Laurette Ben-Nathan

Voice Description

Warm & Deep Voice for Narrations, fun voice for commercials, upper crust for professional & Royal for presentations and movie projects. Bag Lady, Joan Collins Takeoff, Angela Landsbury Mrs. Potts character, Ventriloquist's Dummy, Witch character.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

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

• English - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• French - European
• Hebrew
• Welsh
• Other

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

• AFTRA (US)

• British Equity

• 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
• 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 have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

English (Cockney, Native Upper-Class, Regional), Irish, Scottish, Welsh, French, Italian, Gernamn, Yiddish, Australian, Southern, Impersonations and characterizations such as Ventriloquist's Dummy, Bag Lady, common slut, woman next door, teenage girls voice.

My Voice Experience

L a u r e t t e B e n - N a t h a n
Unions: SAG-AFTRA-AEA & British Equity
Phone: (917)-549-0573
Email: actsing@pacbell.net
Height: 5’2”
Weight: 118 lbs
Hair: Short Dark Brown
Eyes: Blue

Films:

Going To Chicago--Featured--Paul Leder, Poor Robert Prods. (Film Festival Winner)
Make The Dust Fly--Featured--Seth Krasowitz, Director
The Late Night D.J. Featured--Jack Joy, Director
The Eye of the Beholder--Featured-- Halaban Productions

Television:
General Hospital--Featured (Recurring)--M. Laird, ABC-TV
Supersquad--Featured--Kermitt Sampson, III, Wesco Pictures
Murphy Brown--O’Shea’s Secretary--Barnett Kellman, CBS-TV
Tea With Michael Rae--Joan Collins (Spoof)--Rae Productions, Warner Cable TV

Commercials:
Kentucky Fried Chicken Commercial--Singing/Dancing/Acting--Michael Daniels Productions

Plays:
The Ventriloquist’s Dummy--Lucy (Dummy)--Directed by Dee Caruso, Royce Hall
No Sex Please, Were British-- Barbara--James Scally, Director, Open Theatre, San Francisco
California Suite--Diana--Open Theater, San Francisco

My Training

Training:
On Camera: Randal Hoey
Acting: Arthur Meyer Academy, Alan Bergmann, Meisner Technique, Viola Spolin, SMCC and LACC
Commercial: Greigg Snazell
Singing: Seth Riggs, The Music Studio of Ruth Opolion, The Arts Educational Trust Limited
Voice-Overs: Daws Butler, Dr. Arthur Lessac, Dr. Dan Desmond
Tap: Debbie Reynolds Studio
Awards: Winner of Trophies, Silver Cup, Gold & Silver Medals, Certificates of Distinction & Merit for Solo Singing
Special Skills:
Music: Professional Singer, Vocal Range--Legitimate Soprano/Mezzo, Sight Reads Music, Ballroom & Tap Dancing.
Art: Water Colors, Drawing. Published Creative Writing.
Athletics: Swimming, Snorkeling, Rowing, English Horse-Riding.
Dialects: English (Cockney, Native Upper-class, Regional), Irish, Scottish, Welsh, French Italian, German, Yiddish, Australian, Southern.
Languages: Conversational Hebrew, Some French, Spanish & Yiddish.
Education: Santa Monica City College—Theater Arts. Los Angeles City College—Liberal Arts Major. Arts Educational Trust Ltd—Drama & Musical
Theatre--UK. Gregg Grammar—Shorthand, Typing, Bookkeeping—UK. John Kelly Girls School, UK.
Rossmore House Boarding School, UK.
*DVD’s & Voice-Over CD's Available

My Studio Equipment

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Additional Skills

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Payment Methods Accepted

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

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