Voice Description

I am a chameleon, though definitively, a female one! I am not afraid of any challenge you might have to offer. I can be anything from a cooing baby to the most frightening "Kate" (Taming of the Shrew), to a goofy "Lucy", to a giggly teen. I love them all. Or, I could be the sultry seller of vacation dreams, the hard selling business woman, the inquisitive naturalist, the loving mother. An actress for over 30 years and currently active in the voice-over world, I want to do anything that you want to give me.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Baby
• 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, informercials, 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 British Equity 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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

british, french, irish, brooklyn, southern U.S. I'm a quick study and can learn whatever you want me to in a couple of days

My Voice Experience

After being a stage and film actress for over 20 years, I began in voice by auditioning for, and being accepted into the roster of, a local animation voice shop. Since that time, I have attended a half dozen or so voice-over weekend workshops. My instructors have included Debbie Munro, Jonathon Love and Paul Boucher. I have voiced a robot in a music video (www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDnygPdQh4c),am the narrator of an online "radio" play about the future (www.archivillia.com), and the narrator of an online instruction manual teaching blind people how to use a popular software program. I volunteer for a "not-for-profit" group that records news stories for the blind and illiterate (www.voiceprintcanada.com). I am building a studio in my home which I expect to be fully up and running by mid 2008. I love doing voice work and plan to make it my next full-time career. As you may have guessed, I am excited and energetic about this industry. I will do a great job for you!

My Training

Formal Training:
- University of Calgary – Drama – Faculty of Drama
- Singing – Grade 7 Royal Conservatory

Workshops:
- Chanti Productions - Deb Munro, various voice-over workshops
- Weekend Voice-Over Introduction – Jonathon Love/WCS Voice Spot
- From Audition to Final Performance – Neil Schell
- Intensive Actor’s Workshop –Stuart Aikin/Canadian Casting Centers International
- Auditioning Workshop – Neil Schell and Sean Milliken
- Scene Study Workshop – Neil Schell
- Casting Director Workshop –Rhonda Fisekci and Deb Green/Company of Rogues
- Voice Tooning: Release the Voices Within – Chinook Animation
- Audition Hell – P. Skagan/Franklin & Gower, Professional Actor Development
- Set Etiquette Workshop- Talent Incorporated

My Studio Equipment

Easy access to several high end studios in the city of Calgary, AB.

Additional Skills

In my life outside of performing, I possess both a bachelor and a master of laws (LL.B, LL.M). Although I am trained as a lawyer, I do not currently practise law. Instead, I manage a large land department in an oil and gas company. I am part of a blended family and so a mother of five! I love to travel, love people and cultures and am an extremely positive person. I am responsible, trustworthy, and a hard-working, type A personality. You can rely on me to get the job done. I also have a great sense of humor and I am always laughing and singing. I am a lot of fun to work with.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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