Sara Ballantine

Voice Description

For commercials,I am very perky, charming and upbeat!
Animation, I am very versatile with ages and accents and dialect and character impressions. For narration and presentations I am able to bring a wink and intelligence. For voice prompts and promos, I have a clear, non-regional specific easy going way. People often comment on the brightness in my voice!

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• 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
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

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

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Brooklyn, Southern, Valley Girl, Upper crust English, Cockney, Irish, French, German, Russian, Armenian, New York and New Jersey South African.
Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davis, Shirley Temple, Bart Simpson, The Wicked Witches of the East and West, Judy Garland, Joan Rivers.
I have an excellent ear, and am able to do sound alikes easily.

My Voice Experience

I came into voice-over from an acting background. My first v-o was for Starkist Tuna, where I essayed to role of "Charlie Tuna's goldfish girlfriend" who said "Oh Charlie, Starkist don't want tuna with good taste, they want tuna that tastes good! That job opened the doors for me (as it aired for 5 years!) and I have done spots for hundreds of clients since, such as Toyota, Dominos pizza, McDonalds, Diet Coke, Yoplait, Nordstrom, The Gap, Jaguar,Knott's Berry Farm, Velveeta, 6 Flags Magic Mountain, and oodles of others! I did 32 episodes of "Spiderman" for Fox, as the iconic voice of "Mary Jane", which I loved, and even did a couple of episodes of the original "Ghost Busters" animated series.
Just this past year I have been a featured voice on "The Guild Wars" video game. Excelsior!

My Training

I have a Fine Arts degree from Immaculate Heart College. I have been an actress for many years, working in theatre, television, film, and on-camera commercials as well. I attended the London Academy of Music and Drama. I have studied with Lee Strasberg, Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof,Stella Adler, Nina Foch Peggy Feury, David Craig, Harold Guskin, and John Kirby.
For voice-over I studied with Maurice Tobias, Elaine Craig, and did workshops with Andrea Romano.

My Studio Equipment

I have a digidesign M-Box, an MXL 909 microphone, and Sony Dynamic Stereo headphones. I use Pro-Tools LE 7.3
I have easy access to studios for producing actual spots.

Additional Skills

I am a versatile voice talent, and have made my living at this for the past 20 years. I hope to have my own home studio soon, as that seems to be the way the business is going.
I bring the utmost professionalism with the utmost craft to every client.

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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