Carol Herman

Voice Description

A warm, "fuzzy" grandmother voice for children's audio books
A varied, interesting, versatile voice for all audio books.
A clear, intelligent, articulate voice for all business.
Anything needed for commercials. from humorous & entertaining to serious & caring.
Anything wanted for TV and film.
A "with it" grandmother for all young and hip needs.

I can write! I can sing! I can make you laugh--or cry.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• 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
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Brit--both RP and Cockney; Scots, Irish, NYC, generic deep South, Texas and mid-west.

Two lumps of sugar, if you please, and no milk at all.
Wot kin I do to mek yer 'appy?
Dinya hear of the haggis, now? Oh, aye!
And would ye be wantin' bleach in the wash, missus?
So--how's with the wife and kiddies, Sam?
Ahm perishin' with the heat---anothuh mint julep, please.
Leave yer gun outside, mister, and git yer big ole' feet offen my clean carpet!

My Voice Experience

After a year with Voice 123, I feel confident recording anything sent to me. I just finished an intensive day on voiceover for audiobooks, and was encouraged to make a CD to mail to publishers. I have done public speaking all my life. As a musician, I ran many workshops; lectured, wrote parodies (which I performed) as well as taught one on one for years. I love reading out loud, and have done this at some elementary schools and libraries, as well as for my own kids and grandkids. I was a children's docent for 6 years at The Southwest Museum in Los Angeles. Now, as an actor on stage and in TV and film, I have even more opportunities to speak---in many different ways.

I was chosen, by a professional VO talent, to do a radio spot, which was the beginning of my voiceover career. He picked me because he said I had "the perfect older woman voice." Soon afterwards he created my VO demo reel, and set me up with home recording equipment.

Following a VO casting director session, I was immediately brought in for an audition by one of the top CDs in Los Angeles. I have booked several projects for Voice123. A couple were for commercial products; one was for a non-profit organization which helps impoverished children. I was also hired to be "a mean, old woman" for a Halloween haunted house!


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My Training

BA cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Pomona College
Further musical training Drake Univ. IA
Long professional music career, both US and abroad: Europe, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand, performing and teaching.
Created and ran week long early music workshop for 16 years.
Workshop MC: created humorous skits and parodies.
Public speaker.
Published humorist and musician.

As an actor, I have credits in TV, film, and stage. I have taken--and am continuing with--countless casting director workshops, seminars, acting classes, commercial and scene study classes.

My Studio Equipment

Pro Tools LE-7 software
AT2020 cardioid condenser microphone
ATH-M20 headphones
Mini-box 2

All used with my MAC OS X laptop.

Additional Skills

I am fully grounded in the arts. I enjoy story telling, teaching, and public speaking. I am an excellent writer, and I can whip off a humorous sonnet with no trouble! I draw. I've written a one-act play.

I'm an unusual woman in that, at an age where many are considering retiring, I have plunged boldly into a new and challenging career. I gave up music in order to "follow my bliss" and pursue a lifetime dream of acting. I now dedicate myself 100% to what I do. I am stubborn, fearless, hard working, and totally committed.

I'm a mother and grandmother. I've worked a lot with children, as teacher and docent. I'm gregarious, and love meeting people. I think of myself as a combination of traditional and non-traditional. I'm a great cook, a fine decorator, a vigorous and health conscious exerciser. AND I'm a dedicated and hard working actor!

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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