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Tamara Braun Joins The Young and the Restless in New Role
Two-time Daytime Emmy-winner, Tamara Braun is adding yet another daytime drama to her already impressive television resume with the news that she is joining the cast of The Young and the Restless.
For the initial report from PEOPLE, Tamara will be taking on a new role, that of Sienna Bacall, who is said to have “personal connections to several characters” in Genoa City. Braun will begin taping all-new episodes of The Young and the Restless after Labor Day, starting next week.
With Y&R’s tape to air schedule, look for Tamara to debut in Genoa City sometime in the fall, most likely in October. Most recently, Braun was seen on your screens on Peacock’s Days of our Lives where she reprised her Emmy-winning role of Ava Vitali.
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Tamara first became soap-famous when she became the second Carly Corinthos on General Hospital replacing Sarah Brown in 2001-2005. Next, she headed to DAYS to play Ava Vitali in 2008. Then, she headed to All My Children and played Reese Williams from 2008-2009.
The popular actress returned to DAYS in 2011, now playing the role of Taylor Walker. Several years later, she reprised the role of Ava from 2015-2016, before heading back to General Hospital – this time to take on the role of Kim Nero, which won Braun her second Emmy. She played Kim from 2017-2019. Eventually, she made another return to Days of our Lives as Ava starting in 2020 and was last seen on the series earlier this year.
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This marks the second recent former DAYS star and major talent acquisition for the Sony-owned, The Young and the Restless, which comes on the heels of Billy Flynn coming over to play a recast Cane Ashby, while departing his Salem role as Chad DiMera.
Now the question is, who will Tamara’s new GC alter-ego, Sienna, be linked to in story? Who would you like to see her paired with romantically? Happy about Tamara’s move to Y&R? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
Talk about a casting surprise! Tamara Braun continues to stay booked in American daytime, and that is amazing for her! “Sienna Bacall” is a very old-school soap name, and part of me thinks it could be a code name (like “Aristotle Dumas” was for Billy Flynn’s casting as Cane Ashby). But I am excited to see Braun shake it up on The Young and the Restless, a soap I have wanted her to join for decades.
Truthfully, the perfect time would have been 2005 as Victoria Newman or 2021 as Tara Locke (who I suspect “Sienna” might just be), but I look forward to seeing where this could potentially lead.
Tamara Braun is amazing actress and any show would be lucky to have her.
That said, does Y&R really need another female character in this age group?
No they don’t and I’m sure she can sit at a table and talk about a business that does not exist blah blah blah
As for the comments about her being Victoria Newman AH has done a fine job as Victoria so knock it off she was off the charts with Billy Miller and she deserved the Emmy’s for Delia’s death storyline and she stays off of politics which is refreshing to all of us who what strictly entertainment .
Please re-read Scott’s comment. He didn’t suggest Tamara could be a recast for Victoria. He said that she could have been a good recast for Victoria back when Heather Tom vacated the role in 2005. And I agree with you- AH is a damn good actress who can emote with the best of them. I think Scott was suggesting TB could be a solid recast for Tara Locke. That suggestion piqued my interest.
Very good, Linda!
Yep Harry you were right misread what a dummy . Sorry Scott.
She could read the phone book (or a Beyond Them Gates script) and I’d be riveted to my seat!! Love you Tamara!!!!!!
Dottie – if you haven’t learned by now, your racist whistles on “Beyond The Gates” don’t work and are not even amusing.
Normally, I’d request Michael to remove, but you need to see that this is the last time you’ll see something like this.
Grow up, or get out.
Michael Fairman and his staff have been trying to keep up with the removal of Dottie’s racist posts as I’ve seen some of them disappear. She’s been obsessed with Beyond the Gates since day one. With all the ugliness and hatefulness that is going on in our country right now, it’s beyond disheartening to see it bleeding into a discussion which is supposed to be about soaps—escapism we all need right now.
I appreciate the open platform used on this site for comments. Unfortunately, sometimes that allows a bad egg or two to sneak in.
I’ve pointed some out to Michael in the past and he’s quick to remove the racist post (which also removes any replies to it). Wish there was some way to permanently ban those posters, but kudos to MF for following through.
Of course you’d make a racist joke with the Gates‘ title, per usual.
Could she be audras mother?
Nah, I don’t see that happening.
Hmm !!! My guess is that she’s working with Caine? And also somehow connected to the Abbotts and the Newman’s.
This is just my theory!
Don’t waste another talent, Y&R!
Honestly I was just about ready after years to take restless off the dvr but now they are dragging me back to staying because I could watch Tamara read the phone book ! Loved her on days
This may bring me back to Y&R. She’s good.
Unfortunately as talented as she is, she will be yet another victim of Josh Griffith’s horrible writing. The last thing we need is more people cast in this age bracket sitting around talking about taking over each other’s companies.
Take a clue from Beyond the Gates, Y&R. Fire Josh Griffith asap.
The Young and the Restless is performing in both demos and ratings, which is what the suits at CBS care about. Unless those begin significantly dipping, there is no reason (from their point of view) to remove Josh Griffith from his positions as executive producer/head writer.
I love Tamara!!! I’m just concerned that the show just killed off three male contemporary actors of her age (ish) with the span of Chance, Damien, and Cole. There could be some great chemistry with Joshua Morrow/Nick but he seems to be headed back towards Sharon. I would like to see a return of Ronan, but he was kind of mentioned one time recently with the passing of Chance by Jill. Having a triangle of Sienna, Ronan, and Phyllis might be an option. Or maybe Sienna is Phyllis’ sister Avery and then there could be a return of Dylan (recast obviously). There are possibilities. I just hope they recognize the gem of casting Tamara, and hopefully this is a good sign that the show is moving away from coffee and drinks conversations for all of the “drama”.
Love TB! I would have wanted her to play Tara Locke, but unless they bring Summer back also, I don’t think that makes sense right now. I could also see her playing Avery. For some reason, I don’t think she’s playing a new character but is a recast for a previous character.
Beyond the Gates
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and it was CBS daytime’s The Young and the Restless and broadcast television newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates that racked up the most nominations with 18 and 16, respectively.
The full reveal on Tuesday follows the announcement of several major categories including Lead Actor and Actress on Monday via Extra and Entertainment Tonight and The View today revealing Daytime Drama Series and more.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmys ceremony is set to take place on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.
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In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS expressed, “We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television, As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
“Each year, the Daytime Emmy Awards celebrate the creativity, passion, and dedication that drive this vibrant community of storytellers,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. “Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in Hollywood this October.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Gold & Silver Circle Inductees, and ceremony host will be announced at a later date.
Now below, check out the nominees in the daytime drama, talk show, entertainment news series and creative arts categories and congratulations to all!
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Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Stacy Haiduk (as Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives
Karla Mosley (as Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Michelle Stafford (as Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful
Tamara Tunie (as Anita Williams Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (as Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton (as Jason Morgan), General Hospital
Scott Clifton (as Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye (as Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules Le Blanc (as Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Linsey Godfrey (as Sarah Horton), Days of Our Lives
Camryn Grimes (as Mariah Copeland), The Young and the Restless
Beth Maitland (as Traci Abbott), The Young and the Restless
Trisha Mann-Grant (as Leslie Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Amanda Setton (as Brook Lynn Quartermaine), General Hospital
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Sean Dominic (as Nate Hastings), The Young and the Restless
Timon Kyle Durrett (as Bill Hamilton), Beyond the Gates
Michael Graziadei (as Daniel Romalotti), The Young and the Restless
Roger Howarth (as Matt Clark), The Young and the Restless
Mike Manning (as Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Beyond the Gates
Lawrence Saint-Victor (as Carter Walton), The Bold and the Beautiful
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner (as Emma Scorpio-Drake), General Hospital
Al Calderon (as Javier Hernandez), Days of Our Lives
Alice Halsey (as Rachel Black), Days of Our Lives
Giovanni Mazza (as Gio Palmieri), General Hospital
Ambyr Michelle (as Eva Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Arielle Prepetit (as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke (as June Hughes), Beyond the Gates
Jeff Kober (as Cyrus Renault), General Hospital
Eva LaRue (as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez), General Hospital
Christopher Sean (as Paul Narita), Days of Our Lives
Ray Wise (as Ian Ward), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
3rd Hour of TODAY
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live With Kelly and Mark
TODAY With Jenna & Friends
The View
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
Outstanding Daytime Personality (Daily)
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood — An Entertainment Tonight Special
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Working In the Theatre
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode 5033
Let Frankie Cook,” Getting the Band Back Together
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 104
The Bold and the Beautiful,” Episode 9511
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, ” Episode 4041
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
General Hospital, Episode 15719
The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Episode 5033
The Young and the Restless,” Episode 13273
So, what do you think of the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations? Who are you happy to see receive a nomination and who do you think was snubbed? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Monday on Entertainment Tonight, the second set of nominations for the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced which included the highly-coveted Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress and Outstanding Daytime Talk Series.
ET followed suit after Extra announced the nominees, as previously reported, in the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actor and Outstanding Daytime Talk Host.
Now, five leading ladies of the soaps are vying for the gold for Lead Actress and the category marked the first-ever nominations for CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates when two actresses made the final cut. Only General Hospital is not represented among the actresses this year after Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) took home the trophy last year.
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THE FIVE LEADING LADIES OF THE SOAPS ARE …
The 2026 Lead Actress nominees are: Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives, Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates, Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless, Heather Tom (Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Beyond the Gates.
This marks the first Daytime Emmy nominations for Karla Mosley and Tamara Tunie. In addition, this marks the first-time in her career that Stacy Haiduk had received a Lead Actress nod after two Supporting Actress nominations.
Meanwhile, Michelle Stafford had previously won 3 Emmys – 2 for Lead Actress and 1 for Supporting, but this recognition makes it her 11th overall nomination.
Heather Tom currently is tied for the most all-time Daytime Emmy wins with One Life to Live alum and General Hospital guest star, Erika Slezak. The B&B star has 19 nominations throughout her career.
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DAYTIME TALK SERIES
In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category, the nominees are: 3rd Hour of Today, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Live with Kelly and Mark, Today with Jenna and Friends and The View.
“We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement on the nominations. “As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
The rest of the nominations will be revealed tomorrow on Tuesday July 14 starting on The View and then the full list of nominees in both the main and creative arts will be released by NATAS. The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are slated for October 30th in Hollywood, California.
So, what do you think about the women who are vying for the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy? Happy with who got in? Who do you feel got snubbed? What do you think of the nominees for Daytime Talk Series? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Monday afternoon, Extra kicked-off the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations with the reveal of two major categories. First, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor, and second, Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host.
Previous Emmy winners all, the men who will be vying for daytime’s most coveted prize are: Eric Braeden (Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless, Steve Burton (Jason Morgan), General Hospital, Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful, Thorsten Kaye (Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Christian Jules Le Blanc (Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless.
Let’s take a look at the actors Emmy resumes: Eric Braeden has been nominated nine times for Lead Actor and won once in 1998. Steve Burton is a two-time Daytime Emmy winner, both in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category for GH as Jason Morgan and Y&R as Dylan McAvoy. Today’s nomination makes it his 10th overall, and his third time in the the Lead Actor category.
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Scott Clifton has won three times previously in 2011, 2013 and 2017 and has the distinction of being the only actor to win in Younger Actor, Supporting and Lead. This is his 8th nomination.
Thorsten Kaye is a two-time Lead Actor winner in 2023 and 2024. Christian LeBlanc has also won three times as Lead Actor in 2005, 2007 and 2009 and this is his first nod in over a decade.
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TALK SHOW HOSTS
In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host, the nominees are: Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Ana Navarro, The View, Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall, Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show, and Sherri Shepherd, Sherri.
Both The Kelly Clarkson Show and Sherri have come to their conclusions as Sherri was canceled after 4 seasons and Kelly Clarkson decided to end her talk show after 7 seasons.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are set to be handed out in a ceremony on October 30 in Hollywood with more details forthcoming. The complete list of 2026 Daytime Emmy nominations will be revealed tomorrow on July 14 beginning at 12pm ET/9am PT via The Emmys.TV social channels and website.
So, what do you think of the race for Lead Actor in a Drama Series? Surprised by any of the nominees? Who are you rooting for? What do you think about the the talk show host category? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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