Barbara Winters

Voice Description

Barbara Winters is the sincere and compassionate voice of the 50-series podcast, Journeys To Motherhood and can be heard as the character, Harley, in the webseries, Typical Strange.

She brings a confident, natural flow to any copy, whether it be the warm, welcoming, girl-next-door/mom-like character for commercials and podcasts...the professional and authoritative for corporate work and documentaries...the vigorous, fun and energetic for promos...the comedic, original and zany for characters...or the deep, sophisticated and sultry for luxury and adult work.

She has been in the voice industry for 10 years, attracting such clients as RH Brands, Bello Films, Scary Dude Productions, Adelphia, King's Family Restaurants, Molyneaux, FYI Cross Channels, Comcast, Pella Windows and Doors and many more.

Barbara also specializes in character work and performs three character voices, plus the narrator's voice, in the upcoming CD series, WonderMoon.

From toddler-like voices, to little old ladies' voices, to voices that are unique, vibrant and quirky, suitable for animation...she is happy to create a character voice specific to your needs.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services

My Home Base

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Southern, in a sophisticated or comical style.
Neutural Accent.

My Voice Experience

Having voiced over 100 commercials, 50 podcasts (as the host of Journeys To Motherhood), acting with voice (and on camera) in 6 films, and performing in 13 theatrical productions...Barbara's voice is also being used through animation as the character, Harley, in the webseries, Typical Strange.

Other characters include the voices of Hailey Dorisdailey, Stella Alliswella and Maxwell Makeyourbackswell in the upcoming CD series, WonderMoon.

Television and radio commercial clients include:
RH Brands
Bello Films
Molyneaux
Manor House Kitchens
Vacation-in-a-Box
Adelphia
Hope Senior Care
FYI Cross Channels
Comcast
Pella Window and Doors
King's Family Restaurant
...and many more.

Creative work, including the writing of copy, interpretation of copy and actual production work done with:
Bello Films
Berg Imaging
Poetess B
...and various commercials/phone systems.

My Training

Barbara is a seasoned actress in every realm, especially concentrated in the voice industry.

Having performed vo work for 10 years, Barbara has also sung in her church choir for 8 years, in a rock band for 3 years and performed in 6 films and 13 theatrical productions.

Barbara has been privately trained directly under voice-over legend, Jeff Bergman (Looney Tunes, Family Guy, Charlie Tuna).

Other training includes:
Duquesne University, Voice-Over Acting
Point Park College, The Voice of Theatre
"Actor's Point of View" Workshop, John Homa
Acting for the Camera, Adrienne Wehr, private training
Acting for the Camera, Kathryn Spitz, private training

My Studio Equipment

MBox Mini with ProTools
Sterling ST77 microphone
Sennheiser speakers and headphones

Additional Skills

Barbara has been extensively trained in college, in workshop forums and privately by her teacher/mentor, Jeff Bergman, (Looney Tunes, Charlie Tuna, Family Guy).
His guidance and inspiration catapulted her into the character realm of vo, bringing out her comedic, dramatic and sometimes downright crazy personas that emerge through her voice.

She has also been blessed with the natural ability to cough and sound stuffy and to burp on command. :)

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Wire transfers

Online Payments Via PayPal

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