Wendy Carter

Dialect training in the Phoenetic Alphabet. Queens English, Cockney, Irish, Scottish, Russian, German Broad or subtle character voices

Wendy was named after J.M. Barrie’s quintessential storyteller because her mother was a storyteller, too. Wendy’s vocal talents were developed by listening to and imitating the records her mother placed in her hands, where she studied classic roles performed by spectacular voice talents. Peter, Paul, and Mary, Cinderella, (the Disney and the Julie Andrews..) Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Sesame Street, The Muppet Show… she would “bubbah boo” with Baloo, whistle to the birds, and squeak the mice obsessively, much to her parents amazement, and sometime chagrin. (Any parent of a child fixated with Frozen can identify with the mind numbing repetitiveness of a kid trying to get it right.) When there was no music available for land-drills, and her synchronized swimming routines were written to Chorus Line, Chicago or Sweet Charity, her teammates would would say “Wendy, you sing it. You sound the most like the recording”. Adolescence had her imitating Lilly Tomlin and Carol Burnett comedy skits. Her college years saw her through the joys and stresses of a theatre major, and a double minor in Psychology and Humanities. One of her greatest healers was discovered the day she learned to fall asleep laughing by listening to Monty Python clips. Graduate school at DePaul/ Goodman School of Drama gave her the phonetic alphabet and cracked open the language of dialects in a whole new way. The imitations have since developed into her own powerful voice that have brought her jobs on stage, screen, behind podiums, and behind a lot of microphones. Her reading of Young Fredle by Cynthia Voight received a finalist nod from The Odyssey Awards. Two children’s books, Cloudette where she played a lost little cloud, and Bink & Gollie where she embodied a kind hearted a Russian fortune teller, have been turned into animated films. She knows the difference between Southern with a hard “R” and the genteel Southern where the “ahr’s disseapeah almost entiahly…” She knows long vowels, hard consonants, splashy “S’s” and glottal stops. Wendy has a musical ear, facile voice, nimble mind and when something strikes her as truly funny, she has a hearty, head- thrown- back laugh. She’s fun. And she’s still growing, challenging herself and ever evolving into more of a pro. She suggests you hire her so she can stop writing about herself in the third person… Just hire her already… WENDY CARTER Modelogic/Wilhelmina- 804-644-1000 Mid-Atlantic SAG / AFTRA #10151001 Height: 5’10” Weight: 140 lbs. Hair: Dark Blonde Eyes: Blue FILM (Partial Credits) TRI Supporting Dir: Jai Jameson Double Identity Lead *Dir: Rob Legato Going All the Way Supporting Dir: Mark Pellington Jackass 2 Synchronized Swimmer Paramount Pictures Copperhead Lead United Film Organization Basilisk: The Serpent King Lead Dir: Stephen Furst A Coat of Snow Lead Dir: Gordy Hoffman TELEVISION (Partial Credits) House Of Cards Guest Star Netflix Home On The Strange Recurring Pilot Dir: Mike Henry Legends & Lies Co-star FOX Killing Lincoln Mrs. Dixon NatGeo The Abolitionists Sarah Grimke PBS Brothers and Sisters Co-star ABC Icarly Co-star Nickelodeon Spellbound (Pilot) Co-Star WB Strong Medicine Co-Star Lifetime Early Edition Guest Star NBC THEATRE (Partial Credits) The Taming of The Shrew Multiple Roles Dir: Jan Powell Pericles Dionyza Dir: James Ricks ANNIE Grace Dir: Wendy Hunter As You Like It Rosalind Dir: Tiger Reel The Seagull Nina Dir: David Johnson Born Yesterday Billie Dir: David Johnson Peter Pan Wendy DePaul Theatre WRITING/ PRODUCING/ DIRECTING (Partial Credits) Angelfish Cove W/P/D/Lead 2nd Star Productions Mermaid Rock W/P/D/Lead 2nd Star Productions The Windup Puppet Show W/P/D/Supporting The Berubians, LA TRAINING MFA – Acting, DePaul University/ Goodman School of Drama- Chicago, IL BA – Virginia Tech- Theatre Major, Psychology/ Humanities Double Minor SPECIAL SKILLS DIALECTS – Phonetic Alphabet Training, Multiple Dialects COMBAT - Sword and Dagger, Hand to Hand. Basic Firearms and Archery DANCE – Chicago Swing, Basic Jazz, Hip Hop, Salsa, and Tango. Quick Study VOCALS – MEZZO Bands- Super 64 (Jazz/Blues) Accoustic Therapy (Country, Blues, Folk, Rock) SPORTS – Masters Internationally Competitive Synchronized Swimmer PADI Scuba and Lifeguard Certified, Recreational Beach Volleyball, Yoga Singer in several genre's of music in bands, and on stage. Jazz, Country, Southern Rock, Musical Theater