Raised on a working cattle ranch on the edge of the Badlands, and first introduced to acting at The Yale Summer Drama Program, I've since studied voice with Will Lebow, Cynthia Songe (@ Sue Blu/Blupka), Patsy Rodenburg (Sir Ian McKellan & Dame Judi Dench's vocal coach), and at the National Voice Intensive. Over the past 15 years, I've brought to life tons of animated characters for Humongous/Atari, Microsoft, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in addition to working on regional (Colorado Lottery) and national ads (AOL) both behind the mic and in front of the camera in both Spanish and English. On stage, I've been anyone from a pregnant West Texan to a manic Meryl Streep. Currently, I'm working on writing both a short film and a feature, exploring cross-cultural and gender constructs, and the short IFP Spotlight Award-Winning project I had a supporting role in, "Betty", which investigates mental illness, just premiered as a work-in-progress to exceptionally positive reviews in Seattle.
Sarah Palin in "Sarah Palin's Secret Diary" audiobook by Joey Green, fabulously satirizing the life and times of Alaska's most famous femme fatale.
Latina narration for the Maya Biosphere Reserve non-profit documentary with Mannic Media, NYC.
Narration for "Water for Life" non-profit, KampGrizzly.
T-Mobile in-house promos as mulitiple-accented characters, KampGrizzly.
Spanish - Latin American Neutral, Castilian (Iberian). Fluent.
English - North American with multiple dialects/accents. Fluent.
Catala and Arabic. Basic morpho-phonological understanding.
Fresh. Refined. Spicy, Casual, Natural, 20-30-something. Bilingual Gen X-er with Shakespearean stage training. Boisterous laughs. Bloodcurdling screams. Young mom. Characters galore. Kids voices - from rambunctious boys to tween girls.
Think: Meryl Streep. New York, New Jersey, Long Island, Yiddish-accented. Boston, Mainer, Georgia Peach, West Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, SoCal surfer, skater, Valley Girl, Mid-West (Fargo), Sarah Palin, Julia Child, Ethel Merman, Weird Female version of Christopher Walken, Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek, East Indian, Latina, Hispanic, Oglala Lakota - from boys to female adults (Indian/Native American/First Nation), Italian, German, French, Swedish, Russian, Various Spanish - Newyorrican. Various Slavic. Marisa Tomei in "My Cousin Vinny". Margaret Cho's mom. Japanese school girls.
Partner with world class Seattle studios for any additional engineering needs.
Thanks for the lovely birthday wishes everyone!
Happy Birthday Michelle! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Wait...you had Polish drinks of vodka, raspberry syrup and tabasco and didn't call me?!?!?!?
Because it's your birthday I sat down and wrote you a special song. Here are the lyics: "This is your birthday song . . . .it isn't very long . . . "
I just listened to your Sara Palin parody on the Lunatic Press site. Very funny stuff. I loved your Palin impression. I am hoping to market some parody type audio to some morning radio types soon. I do over 60 celebrity voices including Tom Brokaw, Brian Williams, Bob Schiefer. All would be good interviewers for your Palin character. Maybe we could put something together in the future if my idea takes off.
Thanks so much for the warm welcome into the UNIVERSE. I believe we've actually been rep'd or are currently rep'd by some of the same folks across the country. I've certainly seen your name pop up quite a few times!