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Glenview mom shines light on autism
Best Dressed At Last ‘Worst dressed’ experience at GBS propelled actress Wendy Braun to successful career in Hollywood
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Glenview mom assured her neighbors, friends and family that she was not celebrating Hanukkah in April when she decorated her home in blue and lit up the neighborhood. April 2 launched World Autism Month and the Autism Speaks’ Light It Up Blue campaign, where several historic landmarks around the world were adorned in blue lights. These included the White House, Empire State Building, Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, Macau Tower in China and Niagara Falls, according to autismspeaks.org. “We lit up our home in blue to show support for our 17-year-old son, Michael, and to raise awareness for autism,” said Connie Nadia Dornan of Glenview. “On
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etting cast as the Scarecrow in a 7th grade performance of The Wiz put actress and Glenview/Northbrook native Wendy Braun on the path to a successful acting career, but an experience during her senior year at Glenbrook South High School could have derailed her dreams. Instead, the unexpected experience of getting named “Worst Dressed” in the senior class of 1988 helped Braun develop a thick skin, added depth to her stand-up comedy routine, and generally propelled her onto her journey in Hollywood as well as in life. An accomplished actress, Braun will be the guest speaker and honorary alumna at the soldout “A Night of Glenbrook Theatre”, hosted by the Glenbrook High School Foundation, on April 29. Braun has worked steadily in Hollywood, with more than 75 television and film credits
including roles in The Big Lebowski, The Mentalist, Bones, Criminal Minds, Henry Danger, Navy NCIS, Castle, Harry’s Law, All of Us, and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia. Most recently, she gueststarred on Grey’s Anatomy April 13, and she finished shooting a recurring role on a new Netflix series, Atypical, with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Michael Rappaport. She will soon appear in the film, The Clapper, starring Tracy Morgan and Ed Helms. (For more information on Wendy, go to www.wendybraun.com.) In addition to her acting career, Braun is a mom to two boys under age 8 and loves to take them to the beach and swim in the family’s new pool in the backyard of their Southern California home. But she took some time out to answer several questions for DailyNorthShore. DailyNorthShore: What were you involved with at Glenbrook South High School? Wendy Braun: I was on the Dance/Drill team, then did the Variety Shows as a singer/dancer, the musicals, plays and sang in every choir that existed - Daybreak, MasterSingers, Jazz Choir etc. I was also a Senior Peer Group Leader and remember having to help teach the freshmen how to swim. What are your favorite memories of Glenbrook South High School? WB: My favorite memories were definitely performing in the North/South musicals and doing Continued on PG 10
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