Kara Edwards - Young, Clean, Coy, Character Specialist

Young, Clean, Coy, Character Specialist

• Kara Edwards is registered with Voice123 since Oct 26, 2006.
• Kara Edwards started his/her voice over career in 1996.
• Currently Kara Edwards is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 39
• Kara Edwards has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Fresh, Young, Vibrant. Kara is an experienced voice actor that can portray emotion, paint an audio picture, or simply be the girl next door for any project.

Kara's voice is bright, hip, energetic, clean, coy, and friendly for radio commercials. She has great comedic timing! Kara is real, compassionate, sassy, upbeat, and fun for TV commercials; informative and exciting for training videos. A character specialist, Kara is quirky, silly, playful, dramatic, evil, realistic, and very versatile for cartoons, children's programming, video games...the list goes on and on! Truly experienced, truly professional.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Baby
• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult 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
• 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 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
• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I have Source Connect in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• 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
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Tampa, Florida, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Southern Belle, Redneck, Authentic Texas (West Texas or Central- yes, there's a difference!), New York, Boston, 'Mob-girl', 'Valley girl', Spanish

I am known for my impressions, and can mimic almost any accent I hear.

My Voice Experience

Kara Edwards is a professional voice actor known for her young sound and wide range of characters. Credits include Disney, Blockbuster, AT&T, Nintendo, Belk, Mattel, Publix, as well as DragonBall Z and Yu Yu Hakusho from the Cartoon Network, the Solty Rei DVD series, the hit pre-school series Raggs currently on PBS, and many more. Kara also voices and produces monthly audio versions of the popular children’s magazine Highlights High Five and Ask Arizona for the Highlights website.

Feel free to e-mail Kara for a complete list of animations, video games, radio and TV commercials, training videos, narrations, and promos she has voiced.

This is what a few of Kara's clients had to say:

“Working with Kara is a pleasure..her voice work is first rate..more than provide a variety of reads, she can accommodate and improve upon any direction/and or revision that my clients would request.
Plus...her easy going nature makes any type of project more relaxed and enjoyable!”
...Gene Filiaci

"We love working with Kara. She's a real pro who brings her energy and
unique character voices to every session."
...Josh Sacco

"The best thing a director could ask for is a cast of voice actors who "get it". Kara is one of those actors. Always professional, forever creative, and shockingly charming, Kara Edwards is on my short list of talent I try to use on all of my projects. From the first day she was cast as Goten in Dragonball Z to her most recent role on Solty Rei, she has been consistent, reliable, and an absolute joy to work with. With Kara, you're guaranteed 100% performance and no excuses. When it's time for her to do her thing, she delivers. I would recommend Kara Edwards to anyone and I am fortunate to call her both a gifted colleague and longtime friend."
...Christopher Sabat

“Experienced, easy to work with, great sense of timing - and humor. She was first recommended to us by Pro Media Labs, and we were thrilled with the results. The very next spot that came up, she was our first choice.”
...Jim Overbey

"Dear Kara--
I want to thank you for lending your talent and personal inspiration to the TV spot we recently produced in cooperation with The Charlotte Bobcats. Your amazing range of talents brought an unexpected dimension to the lead part and, in my professional opinion, greatly increased its potential effectiveness with our target audience. In addition, your genuinely charming personality and approachable demeanor had a noticeably calming effect on the Bobcats personalities appearing in the spot.
Once again, thank you so much for making this project a success. And I do hope we will work together again in the future!
Sincerely,
Nathan Tothrow"

“YOU ROCK!!! I AM THRILLED THAT YOU ACCEPTED THIS!! You did an awesome job and it is going to be a better routine thanks to you and the voice you lent to Izzy! I have sent you the payment for your AWESOME services.”
...Chad C.

"I was searching for a female voice for a videography job I was doing. Listening to at least 25 professional female voices, I decided on a young lady by the name of Kara Edwards. While on her Web site, I emailed her and told her of my interest. My inquiry was replied to promptly and a deal was struck. Not only did I get a timely professional result that was right on target but I met an amazing woman with many talents. The richest being her ability to handle her many gifts in a way that genuinely brightens your day, and makes you feel special."
...Jim Carstedt

"Thank you again for being so quick and professional! You're always at the top of my list! :)"
...Dana from Serious Vanity Music

"The audio is great! No retakes needed! We're really impressed and look forward to working with you more."
...Jay L.

"From the bottom of our hearts....we thank you so much for helping us out of this jam. You saved the day lol! You have a great talent and we wish you many blessings in the future. Thanks again."
...Courtney

My Training

For Character voice over:
Pat Fraley
Bob Bergen
Cynthia Songe

For Commercial/ Narration:
Nancy Wolfson
Marice Tobias

A former member of the prestigious Collin County Theatre Department

Completed acting classes at The Actors Theatre of Charlotte

Additional Training Includes:
Improv Commedy
Acting in Commercials
Broadcasting Seminars
Media Training
VOICE 2007
VOICE 2008

My Studio Equipment

Lawson L47 FET Microphone
Telos Zephyr/ ISDN
Mackie 1202-VLZ3
Focusrite Mic-pre
M-Box 2 with Pro Tools
Treated recording area for clean sound
Phone patch
Source Connect
Full music and SoundFX libraries (Over 30,000 SFX!)

Additional Skills

Kara was born on a cotton farm in West Texas. While you won't hear her accent, you will notice her Southern Charm. After an 11 year career as a radio co-host, Kara now enjoys being a full-time voice actor from her home studio in Florida.

Fun and easy to work with, Kara loves organic gardening, photography, scrapbooking, pilates, and hiking the Carolina mountains.

Quick and efficient, Kara won't waste your time and will make sure your project is exactly the way you want it to be.