Debra Leigh - Believable, trustworthy, intelligent,understanding

Believable, trustworthy, intelligent,understanding

• Debra Leigh is registered with Voice123 since Mar 23, 2009.
• Debra Leigh started his/her voice over career in 2000.
• Currently Debra Leigh is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 49
• Debra Leigh has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Narrations: Warm, authoritive, believable

Commercials: Husky, smooth, upbeat, fun

Presentations: Authoritive, understanding, enlightening

Telephone on Hold: Sophisticated, Trustworthy,Friendly, Warm, Welcoming

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female

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

• English - British

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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• British Equity

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

My Home Base

London, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

RP British, Manchester UK, Liverpool UK, London, Cockney

My Voice Experience

Debra Leigh
Curriculum Vitae

Voiceovers include

Disney (Hong Kong Disneyland)

Channel 5 Challenge TV

Living Eezee TV

UK Style HSE

BBC TV Autumn Press launch UK Horizons

Paramount Comedy Channel UK Arena
Carlton Select Carlton Food Network
Keymed Olympus

Audio messaging & telephone on hold includes: Expedia; Curry’s; Debenhams; House of Fraser; Costa Coffee; National Express; National Blood; Primark, M&S; Dealerships for Mercedes Benz, Mini Cooper, BMW, Range Rover etc; Vision Express; Bluewater; Whiteleys; Brent Cross; McArthur Glen Designer Outlets; West One, Lowry Centre; Esprit Holidays; Superbreak; Keycamp; Blue Square; Next Generation Health Clubs, Westfield London.

Presenting/Broadcasting

(June to Oct 2006)
Host Presenter for Kleeneze Shows for ‘Eezee TV’

(October 2002/2009 ongoing)
Regular guest presenter and interior design expert for ‘QVC’ in ‘Sweet Dreams’, ‘Stylish Homes’, ‘Handcrafted Quilts’, & ‘Master Bedroom’

(August 2001 to June 2002)
Full time host TV presenter for ‘Home Shopping Europe’ (Sky Digital 644)

(August 2001)
TV presenting live for ‘HSN’, Florida, USA (going out to 80 million homes)

(August 2001)
TV presenting live for ‘America’s Store’ channel, Florida, USA

(April to August 2000)
Regular TV reporter/presenter for Channel East’s Breakfast Show (Sky Digital)

(November ’97 to December ’99)
TV Continuity announcer for BBC ONE, and BBC TWO - BBC TV Centre, London

(Oct ’96 to Nov ’97)
AA Roadwatch - broadcasting traffic news to Classic FM, Jazz FM, BBC GLR, BBC Radio Northampton, BBC Kent, BBC Cambridgeshire, BBC Thames Valley FM, BBC Three Counties Radio, BBC Essex, BBC Southern Counties Radio, Essex FM,

CBC - television - introducing and chairing talk by Dr Luigi di Bella, cancer specialist for Breast Cancer awareness week

‘Cable Bell-Media’ - lead presenter for TV commercial

Acting Work (some as former name of Leigh Samuels)

Various work in theatre, TV and commercials including:

Corporate DVD – lead feature for Barclays Premier Banking Event 2007

TV Promo – Channel FIVE for ‘Milkshake’ children’s programmes (2003)

TV promo - Channel 5 for Where Do We Come From? (2002)

TV promo - UK Style – lead feature Sophie Grigson’s Feasts for a Fiver (2000)

One Foot In The Grave - Petra - (BBC)
‘Love and Death’ - Winner of the Viewers Vote (2000)

Waiting for God - Sally - (BBC)

Body & Soul - Beth - (Carlton)

Laura - Watermill Theatre, Newbury - creating the role of Angelika

West Side Story - York Theatre Royal - playing Maria

Kings’ Rhapsody - Churchill Theatre, Bromley & National Tour - playing Cristiane.

My Training

Two year drama course at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts

Lamda Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in acting and verse and prose

R.A.D.A. course in acting technique

Full radio training for Travel News by AA Roadwatch

Full training as a TV Continuity Announcer for BBC Television in London followed by two years experience

Full training at HSN Florida as a TV host presenter.

My Studio Equipment

I use Sony Sound Forge software, a Rode microphone, a Focusrite compressor together with a Dell Computer.

I also have easy access to other studios as I live 20 minutes from central London, including Soho - the heart of the voice over community in the UK.

Additional Skills

I have worked in radio, TV and theatre, so I understand how delivery can change a whole presentation. I have also been involved in many live presentations for corporate clients and I am a regular face as a guest presenter on QVC UK in the homestyle department. I also work for Curry's to 'sell' their product via telephone on hold, as well as for many other corporate clients.

I spent 15 years in musical theatre and still train with Mary Hammond who is head of the musical theatre course at the Royal Academy of Music in London, so I can sing as well as speak.