Lisa Cordileone

Voice Description

Commercial-Young, fun, upbeat, energetic, raspy, natural
Narration-Warm, inviting, crisp
PSA's-natural, smooth, genuine

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult 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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) 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

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Dialects-Cockney, British, French, Southern, New England (Up-State New York)

Characters-whiney kids (girls and boys), funny free-stylin rapper, valley girl, luring "come hither"

My Voice Experience

I first moved to Chicago 3 yrs ago and went to an open call at an agency and was told that I would have a good voice for voice over work.. I was completely in the dark, and a little cautious, but I moved forward and recorded my demo with Keith Uchima. I took his advice on what to add to my demo, characters, and certain qualities in my voice to be aware of and use to market myself. After making my demo I submitted it with every Voice Over Agent in Chicago. I had gotten some response and began to audition..it was, however, not on a regular basis. I tried again and submitted with several agencies here, and after about 6-8months got called to meet with a fantastic agent. I am auditioning on a more regular basis than before and mostly for commercial work that is well suited to my voice.

This also led to my taking a class with Jeff Lupetin, Chicago Actor Studio, who helped me learn the details of breaking down and reading copy, hearing where my voice is and offering the opportunity to play and see what creative ways I could expand my voice to do more.
I got to try a new southern style character for a gatorade commercial and a fun baby bear voice for The Three Little Bears. I learned how to, as a stage actor, use my breath in a new way suited for voice over acting and read longer copy and tag lines smoothly and clearly.

At this point, I feel new to the voice-over business, but have been auditioning for the past couple of years without booking any work. I am interested in creating opportunities to work as a voice over actor in as many areas as possible.

My Training

Education
East Carolina University-B.F.A. Theatre Arts, Professional Actor Training
Graduated May 2004, Magna Cum Laude

Training
Acting: Meisner Training (2 years) Donald Biehn

Improvisation: Second City Improv Conservatory-Norm Holly, Tim O’Malley

Second City Musical Improv Conservatory-Mike Descoteaux, Stephanie McCullough

Second City, Chicago Improv. For Actors Summer Session-Jim Zulevik

Voice Over-Actors Studio/Chicago Recording Company-Jeff Lupetin

Dialects: Standard British, Cockney, Southern, New York, French

Advanced Scene Study, Profiles Theatre, Chicago-Darrell W. Cox, Erica Daniels

Scene Study-Victory Gardens Theatre (Spring 2008)-CeCe Klinger

Audition Workshop, Profiles Theatre, Chicago-Darrell W. Cox, Erica Daniels

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Lisa Cordileone

Additional Skills

Currently work at a market research company in Chicago.
Familiar with IVR, have recorded basic messages for the company.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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