Brayben is an English actress, singer and musician who also performs as an original songwriter playing piano and guitar.
[1][5] In an interview, she has stated that she chose to use a different surname than her birth name for her professional career to avoid potential confusion with the already established London born actress Kathy Burke.
In 2014 she joined the production of Mike Bartlett's King Charles III playing Princess Diana, and moved with the show when it transferred from the Almeida Theatre to the West End.
[8] 2022 saw Katie Brayben re-team with American Psycho and King Charles III director Rupert Goold at the Almeida for the new biographic stage musical Tammy Faye.
[9] With Brayben in the title role of the queer icon, the show explored her life with lyrics by Jake Shears and music by Sir Elton John.