Heidi Drennan

English - North American Texan Southern American British

Heidi has an actor's background. She studied musical theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York and also attended Virginia Commonwealth University as a theater major. Her acting led her to Chicago, Illinois where she has been working professionally as an actor for more than 28 years. On-camera work in business industrials and television commercials led her into voice-over work and she has been working as a professional voice-over talent in Chicago for more than 20 years. You've probably heard her voice on the radio, in television commercials, audiobooks or when you've dialed an automated phone system. It's also possible you've heard her as an animated character when you were playing a computer game, or maybe a slot machine in Vegas:) Industrial and commercial voice-over clients include companies in a variety of industries: pharmaceuticals, insurance, healthcare, retail, telecommunications, automotive, and hospitality. Clients include: John Deere Aptus Health Fisher Nuts Purell Baxter Pharmaceuticals Dunkin Donuts Mezzacorona Wine Bon Ton Department Stores Papa Vinos Restaurant Spageddies Restaurant Rosen Auto Group Nicor Gas Ulta Cosmetics Caterpillar Trucks College of Illinois Sylvan Learning Center Weil Cadillac Robert Morris College Associated Bank Brookfield Zoo Humana Health Kalahari Water Parks Motorola Medline Solo Cups Kwik Trip Rogers and Holland Jewelers White Hen Pantry Whitehall Jewelers Seimens GE Medical Ace Hardware Indiana University Healthcare Firestone Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois University Hospital Bissell Vaccums Great Wolf Lodge Chicago Sun Times Pampered Chef Bally's Total Fitness Thermos Heidi also does audiobook narration and has produced (recorded, edited and mastered) 4 books. Moonchild by Kate L. Mary; Liberation: Moonchild Book 2 by Kate L. Mary; Redemption: Moonchild Book 3 by Kate L. Mary; and Triple Shot of Werewolves by Tonia Brown. Gaming voice-over clients include WMS Games, DeNA Games, Big Moon Entertainment, Frostburn Studios, and Pacific Interactive, as the character voices of Alice in Wonderland, The Wicked Witch of the West, Medusa, Goldilocks, and the Harlequin Avatar for Heroes of Newerth, just to name a few. Heidi is also the voice of Minuete in the IOS game Revolution 60 and the voice of one of the players in the game Demons Age. Heidi had 25+ years of on the job training as a Chicago talent both on-camera and behind a microphone. Theater Training at: Virginia Commonwealth University American Musical and Dramatic Academy Heidi's home studio in Evanston, IL, just steps from beautiful Lake Michigan, includes: - a sound proof booth - Mac Computer - Pro Tools - Audacity - Scarlett Interface - Neumann TLM 102 mic - Rode NT1-A mic - Yeti Blue mic - Source Connect A professional and reliable voice talent, Heidi can provide prompt service and a quick turn around. Working regularly with, and maintaining great relationships with, many voice actors in Chicago, Heidi is always happy to recommend a another talent when a second voice is needed for a project.