Penelope Rawlins

Native RP and native General American. This side of the pond - London, Cockney, Essex, Home counties, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Devon, South Wales, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Lancashire, Scottish, Edinburgh. Across the pond - New York, General American, Californian, Southern, Mid West, Canadian. Other accents include: Australian, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Austrian, Polish, Russian, Indian, South Africa. My vocal disguises range from gabbling young toddler to Julie Andrews to dear sweet old lady.

I have been working as a voice over artist ever since my days in drama school, initially specialising in young voices and then extending that range to grown ups! Many of my audiobooks I have recorded have required voices from baby to elderly, so as a result, my age range and list of accents is extensive! I was born in Surrey, and then grown up in the States so my American accent is as native as my native RP! Aside from the many audiobooks I've recorded, I have also recorded animation series, video games, English Language Tapes for examination purposes (including Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press), corporate and documentary based material, commercials, and also worked for the BBC Radio Drama. I trained as an actress at Guildford School of Acting on the 3 year Acting course (graduating in 1999) and then later obtained a Degree in Performance Studies at Arts Educational School. I have been working as a voiceover ever since my days at drama school, and have loved every minute of it, particularly the range and versatile nature of the industry! Prior to training as an actress, I studied at Elmhurst Ballet School, so am comfortable with being kept on my toes! Aside from my voiceover work, I also read to stroke patients in hospitals (working for InterAct Reading Service) - this will be a variety of material, ranging from poetry and songs to short stories and non fiction material. It draws on ones interpersonal skills as well as sight reading and is a hugely moving and rewarding experience.