Thrilled to be doing comedies on both AppleTV and Netflix….
Set in 1998, DONNY’S BAR MITZVAH showcases the highly dysfunctional family surrounding 13-year-old Donny at his Bar Mitzvah as seen through the lens of a hired videographer. Donny’s self-absorbed, scowling, neurotic mother Sherryl (Braun) only enflames the chaos as he tries to make his entrance into manhood during what turns out to be a wildly inappropriate, surreal and hilarious evening involving sex, drugs, secrets and a surprisingly heart-warming twist.
From writer/director Jonathan Kaufman, Braun shines in the broad comedy alongside a first-class cast including veteran actor Danny Trejo, John DeLuca, Tricia O’Kelley, Noureen DeWulf, and Steele Stebbins as her son, Donny.
Coming soon, Braun will return as ‘Kathy’ for her fourth and final season of the beloved Netflix coming-of-age series, ATYPICAL. The series focuses on the Garner family, specifically Sam (Keir Gilchrist), a teenager on the autistic spectrum, growing up and looking for love and independence. Introduced during the first season, Kathy (Braun) has been the often uptight but well-intentioned leader of the autism parent support group and good friend to Sam’s mom, Elsa (Jennifer Jason Leigh).
The two projects span different styles of comedy, giving audiences a chance to see her comedic range. “To go from a very real and heartfelt show like Atypical, and then do this kind of outrageous mockumentary is lots of fun for me, as an actress. I love playing comedic characters that are trying to hold it together, while underneath it all, everything is falling apart,” Wendy shares. “While audiences might call some of the characters I play demanding or neurotic, I see their humanity in wanting things to just go well — ok, let’s say ‘perfect’. I seek to understand what drives them, and then I just have fun playing in those circumstances.”
Audiences have been enjoying a range of scene-stealing performance from Braun on the big and small screen for years. Her extensive TV and film credits include recent appearances in the comedy feature, The Clapper alongside Ed Helms and Tracy Morgan, ABC’s medical drama Grey’s Anatomy opposite Ellen Pompeo, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia beside Danny DeVito, and IFC’s hit Documentary Now! with Fred Armisen.
