Karen-Eileen Gordon

Superpower = improvisation, both comedic and dramatic (Groundlings, Los Angeles as well as 4 years performing live with various troupes), Award-Winning former advertising copywriter, Former News anchor/news reporter, Languages: French (neutral and Parisian), Spanish (neutral, Cuban, Mexican), Accents/Dialects: British (several: RP, Cockney, etc.), Scottish, Italian, Russian, Romanian, German, Southern (several, please ask me!), New York (several, please ask me!), Hindu Excellent computer voices, hilarious "Newscaster" voices, 1950s Dames, dragons, demons, sound-a-likes: Marilyn Monroe, Fran Drescher, Dr. Ruth, "new age," talking cats, globs of cholesterol, and talk to me about originating the perfect, unique character voice for your project...

Voted "One of the Ten Funniest People at Harvard" by the student body for my daily-changing outgoing voicemail recordings, I've been a happily working VO artist for more than a decade, with experience covering: EXPERIENCE! +Commercials (500+ voiced), +B2B videos, +audiobooks, +animation (including a DOVE Award-nominated faith-based project), +video games, +narration, +ADR/looping (in English, Spanish and French), +dubbing (Spanish-to-English), +news broadcasts (former drive-time radio news reporter), +corporate training. TRAINING! Before leaving the corporate full-time world for my VO career, I was a radio writer/producer for the Armed Forces Radio Network, where I wrote, cast and co-produced 86 PSA spots, annually. My family line has British, Russian and Spanish blended together beautifully, and I perfected Authentic Flavors of British English while living /studying in England, after being awarded a Fellowship to the University of Bristol. I learned Authentic French with neutral and Parisian accents while living/working in a Paris bank (Société Générale on the Champs-Élysées, currency exchange division). MY MENTORS + TEACHERS: +David H. Lawrence XVII, ongoing, CURRENTLY I AM A SENIOR VO INSTRUCTOR for this 4-time "Best VO Training" Winner (BACKSTAGE BEST OF, Los Angeles) +Dan O'Day, audiobooks (ACX Master Class graduate) +Pat Fraley, commercial vo (Los Angeles) +Su Blu, animation vo (Los Angeles) +Terry Berland, commercial vo (Los Angeles) +Terri Douglas, adr/looping, Loop Troop (Los Angeles) +Brian Miller, radio drama (BBC South and West, Bristol) +The Groundlings, improvisation (Los Angeles) +L.A. Comedy Connection, improvisation (Los Angeles) +Mental Floss, improvisation (Miami) +Julie Garnyé, singing +Dr. Warren Broome, singing Graduate Work in Radio/Film/Television Production, University of Bristol (Bristol, England) EQUIPMENT! My HOME STUDIO: a complete professional digital facility, +AT2020USB+ mic, AT2020 XLR Studio mic, +Scarlett and PreSonus interfaces, +DAWS include Reaper and Audacity; +I have Source Connect (paid version), phone patch for clients. +I will also go safely to any designated studio in my area (tri-county: Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach, Florida). OTHER COOL STUFF! +Award-Winning Member of ToastMasters; Member of the Florida Speakers Association (Keynotes and Workshops on Radical Self-Care for Performers and Business) +Best Actress Winner, BEYOND THE CURVE Film Festival, Paris LOVE MY JOB!!!!!!