Marinda Botha - Warm, earthy, confident, South African, Afrikaans

Warm, earthy, confident, South African, Afrikaans

• Marinda Botha is registered with Voice123 since Feb 27, 2006.
• Marinda Botha started his/her voice over career in 2005.
• Currently Marinda Botha is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Marinda Botha was last active on Voice123 5 days ago

Voice Description

I have a very sensual, warm, earthy voice that lends itself well to narrative voice over work. I am a bi-lingual speaker of both English and Afrikaans. I can do an English Johannesburg accent and an English "Boer" accent authentically as I grew up with these foreign accents in South Africa.In addition I can of course record in my native tongue, Afrikaans.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Girl
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

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

• English - British
• English - South African
• 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
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• 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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks

My Home Base

PE, JHB and CPT, South Africa

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Afrikaans, South African accented English and British RP.

My Voice Experience

My clients to date include BBC Worldwide Services, Virgin Media, CNN Africa,Hallmark Entertainment,Ecosse Television,Natural Health Advisory Service,Mary Glasgow Magazines and Sun International, among others.

My Training

BA Performing Arts degree at The University of Pretoria, South Africa

Short courses in London, UK, including Advanced Acting for Radio.

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Marinda Botha

Additional Skills

My skills include translation work between English and Afrikaans and the ability to write my own voice over scripts.
I am also an actress with 9 years professional acting experience and a professional puppet constructor and manipulator!