Ana Bayat

Italian, like an authentic mamma a la Anna Magnani (the press has compared me to the Italian diva based on my stage appearances in the San Francisco Bay Area). French, Spanish, UK English (standard RP or international),Persian / Farsi. I am an authentic multilingual who grew up speaking Persian, Spanish (Castillian)and French simultaneously. Academically, I am a linguist with a keen ear on pronunciations and language variations.

2010 Basmati Tilda Rice (UK) 2009 Both Spanish and French versions of the interactive internet game "the best of us challenge" on the winter Olympics in Vancouver are my voice. www.bestofuschallenge.org 2008 XBox McCann-Erickson (Italian receptionist) 2007 ELT - online employee training video M.A., Film & Moving Image, Thames Valley University, London, UK Post-graduate Diploma in Professional Acting & Stagecraft, Birmingham School of Speech & Dramatic Arts (BSSD), UK B.A. with Honors in English Language & Linguistics, University of Surrey, UK Stanislavsky Workshop, James Neale-Kennerley, City Lit College, London, UK Stanislavsky Acting Diploma, Prof. M. Oskui's Anahita School of Acting, Tehran, Iran Advanced Acting Workshop, Bruce Williams, A.C.T. Studio, San Francisco, CA Solo Performance Workshop, Kamau Bell, Jean Shelton Studios, San Francisco, CA I have a fully equipped home studio with the ability to record high quality sound using a full featured digital audio work station, multi track solution. Can deliver CD resolution audio 44 KHZ sampling with 16 or 24 bit depth. Can provide files in common codecs and formats including .cda, .wav, .mp3. LANGUAGES: SPANISH (European / Castillian), FRENCH (France), PERSIAN / FARSI (Iran), ENGLISH (RP & Standard American), GERMAN, ITALIAN, CATALAN (proficient) I am a multilingual, professional, working actress with over a decade of experience in theatre, film and translation and language instruction. In addition to my voice over, stage and on camera work, I am also a linguist with vast experience in second language instruction (certified to teach ESL, Spanish and Persian). I currently teach Spanish and French with emphasis on pronunciation.