Yumi Iwama - Friendly, Charactery, Honest, Professional, Fun

Friendly, Charactery, Honest, Professional, Fun

• Yumi Iwama is registered with Voice123 since Aug 06, 2010.
• Yumi Iwama started his/her voice over career in 2005.
• Currently Yumi Iwama is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 61
• Yumi Iwama has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Commercials - warm, conversational, charactery, fun, upbeat, motherly, sarcastic, sweet, sexy, angry, sultry, friendly

Narrations - professional, technical, caring, smooth, confident

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• 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 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

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

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

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Dialects: Asian, British, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Indian, New Jersey, New York, Southern

Characterizations: Children, Jean Hagen, Marilyn Monroe, Munchkin, Old Lady, Villain

Excellent at voice matching.

My Voice Experience

Welcome to Yumi's page! Yumi, a member of all 3 acting unions, is a New Jersey native. Her love of voiceovers started at the age of 9 when she and her brother spent hours taping parodies of television commercials.

She began her acting career in New York City, starring Off-Broadway in Our Town at the Vineyard Theatre. From New York, she also booked roles at the nation's leading theaters from Sacramento Music Circus and Kansas City Starlight to Syracuse Stage.

Upon moving to Los Angeles, Yumi began a successful career in television and film. She starred with Jane Seymour in "The New Swiss Family Robinson" and had recurring roles on Beverly Hills 90210 and Diagnosis Murder. Yumi has acted in numerous national commercials for Toyota, Toys R Us, Radioshack, Southwest Airlines, and ADT to name a few.

Since taking her first class at Susan Blu, Yumi has been working as voiceover artist for 5 years. She continues to study at Voicecaster and Kalmenson & Kalmenson.

Recent Voiceover Jobs include:

McDonalds - TV Commercial
Karl Storz - Instructional Software
LA Magazine - Books/Magazines on Tape
Marriott - Industrial
Milliman - Instructional Software
Avalon - Radio Commercial (series)

One Cold Dark Night - Live Radio Show at Gene Autry Theater, Los Angeles
7 Giant Waves - Documentary Narration

Thanks for visiting, and I hope to hear from you soon!

My Training

B.A. Colgate University

Acting: HB Studios, William Alderson Acting Studio
Improv: John Bates
Voiceover: Susan Blu (Cynthia Songe), Kalmenson and Kalmenson, Voicecaster

My Studio Equipment

Home: AT2020 Condenser Studio Mic

As a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Yumi has access to the state of the art Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab 8 minutes from her home in Los Angeles.