Voice Description

My voice has a warm, friendly, nurturing tone. I can speak like a mischievous six year old, a wacky mom, a trustworthy neighbor, a crusty rancher woman, a flirtatious tease, an admonishing school marm, a hyped-up fanatic, or a sweet old grandmother who bakes cookies or smacks muggers with her umbrella! I can speak with a British, French, Yiddish or Spanish accent and can read Spanish well, but am not fluent. I have a strong East Texas twang and a soft, Southern Belle voice. I can sound like Katherine Hepburn, Minnie Mouse, and zany character voices for numerous inanimate objects. I narrate in an easy, believable, intelligent smooth tone for documentary and professional presentations.

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
• Songs

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 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

None

My Home Base

Austin, Texas, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I can speak with a British, French, Yiddish or Spanish accent and can read Spanish well, but am not fluent. I have a strong East Texas twang or a soft, Southern Belle voice. I can sound like Katherine Hepburn, Minnie Mouse, and zany character voices for numerous inanimate objects. I narrate in an easy, believable, intelligent smooth tone for documentary and professional presentations.

My Voice Experience

My experience is primarily as an actor for stage and film; however, I narrated several slide shows (Powerpoint voiceovers) for the Texas Department of State Health Services on nutrition, breastfeeding, and other health-related topics. These voiceover messages were heard in kiosks in state agency lobbies and at state, national and international conferences. I also was the Hispanic voice of "Ladybug" in "Tink", an animated children's nutrition video for the Texas WIC program. I have been the voiceover actor of several short films produced by University of Texas students in the Radio/TV and Film program.

My Training

I studied voiceover with Lainie Frasier, VoiceWorks at the Production Block in Austin, Texas. I took her commercial, narration, and animation voiceover workshops. She produced my commercial voiceover demo which may be heard

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Laurie Coker

Additional Skills

I volunteer each week as a recording director and voiceover artist for Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic, Austin, Texas, where I read/record textbooks on a variety of general subjects (non-specialized), novels and poems. I also volunteer each week at a community clinic where I read aloud to children and give them the children's books I read to take home with them and keep.

Payment Methods Accepted

• Credit cards
• 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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