Lesley Staples - British, deep, authoritative, well modulated voice

British, deep, authoritative, well modulated voice

• Lesley Staples is registered with Voice123 since Nov 08, 2004.
• Lesley Staples started his/her voice over career in 1990.
• Currently Lesley Staples is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 33
• Lesley Staples has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Warm and deep for narrations, smooth and professional for presentations and corporate recordings, etc. Sophisticated, worldly, classy, refined, authoritative.
Standard British accent (RP), Upper class/posh English, Liverpool, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cockney, West Country, French accent, German accent. Some German and French language. Versatile.

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 - 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
• 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

• 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 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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Yorkshire, Lancashire, Liverpool, Cockney. Versatile, with a good ear for dialects.

My Voice Experience

Experienced British actress and voice talent. Over 30 years in theatre, TV, radio, and films including "Calendar Girls" with Helen Mirren (2003 - Disney/Buena Vista International). Credits range from the 'Royal Shakespeare Company' to "Coronation Street". Radio plays and series. Voiceovers for TV commercials, radio ads, company training films, corporate videos, English language dubbing for Sudanese documentary "Reclaiming the Future". Internet voices for TEFL website (Teaching English as a Foreign Language). Documentaries, TV hosting and presenting, virtual spokesperson, teleprompt, audio books, educational recordings, podcasting, telephone on hold messages, messages for voicemail. Chosen by Rosetta Stone (the world's largest language-learning software company) to record the British-English product. Long list of clients ranges from 'Simon G Jewelry' in California to the Barnardo's charity in the UK.
STOP-PRESS: 'Battlestations!!' video installation has won the Jurors' Award at the ArtHouse Film & Video Festival in Tampa, Florida.

My Training

3 year classical theatre, TV and radio training at top London drama college.

Training and experience as TV Host and Virtual Spokesperson.

Many years experience in the profession in the UK and the US - as an actress, host, and voice artist.

My Studio Equipment

BLUE 'BLUEBIRD' MIC
(Large Diaphragm Condenser)

Pre-Amp: Focusrite Trackmaster Pro

Digidesign M-Box 2 (with Pro-Tools LE)

Beyer DT770 Pro-80 Headphones

M-Audio Studiophile BX5A Studio Monitors

Furman 'Power Conditioner' M-8D

Mogami Gold Cables

ClearSonic Sound Booth

Additional Skills

A talent for writing, editing and proof-reading. Medical background, so medical terminology holds no terrors for me! Diplomatic experience. Well travelled. Other interests include forensics, criminal investigations, research, ecology, spiritualism, pets/animals, education, etc.