 After graduating from RADA, Braid did rep and was cast in West End theatre productions, including parts in "The Waltz of the Toreadors" from 1956 to 1957, and "Pickwick" from 1963 to 1964.Later, she was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in productions of "Richard II" in 1974, and "King John" in 1974 to 1975.Braid made her television debut in the police drama "No Hiding Place", playing Alice Flinders in an episode that aired on 14 October 1960.