Margaret Ashley
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Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2022 |
Voice Over
Voiceover |
National Georgaphic Channel Promo National Geographic |
Home Studio |
2022 |
Lucia and The Doctor
Voiceover |
, Neuronet: Mandax Proxy, Justin French / Dream Harvest |
Home Studio |
2022 |
OLIVE
Film |
AVA'S MANOR Phil Johnson / Whisper Audio- UKEN GAMES |
Home Studio |
2021 |
Voice Over
Commercials & Industrials |
The Lantern Men James McCoombe / Maple Street Voices |
Home Studio |
2021 |
The Pigs, Ghostly Baroness and Geordie Mother
Voiceover |
Disco Elysium-The Final Cut Jim Ashilev / ZA/UM |
Home Studio |
2020 |
Red Queen
Voiceover |
Alice in Wonderland at the V&A V&A Museum |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2020 | Drama | Manchester Met |
About me
I’m Margaret, a British, award winning, multi nominated, voice artist and classically trained actor.My tone can be described as warm, uplifting and authentic, with gravitas, RP, although I am also a native Geordie and can convincingly do several other regional accents including Scouse and Yorkshire.
I work across all genres including e-learning, commercials, explainer videos, TTS, phone systems, video games, animation & cartoon characters, ADR, dubbing, IVR, audio drama, audio guides and medical voiceovers.
I trained as an actor at what was Manchester Poly School of Theatre, now Manchester Metropolitan University, and did my very first professional voice over for the new Metro Radio up in Newcastle back in 1979. I was their go to female voice for radio ad's before moving to London.
I have appeared in Coronation Street, The Bill, London’s Burning, The Ward, and more as well as working in theatre, film and television and audio dramas and podcasts including Doctor Who for Big Finish and BBC, The Grey Rooms and Horror Shop Radio.
I have a purpose built, broadcast quality home studio, recording via a Neumann TLM103 mic, |Studio One and Focusrite Scarlett Solo and am available for remote direction via CleanFeed , ScourceConnectNow , Google Meet and more.
Some of my voiceover clients include SIDE Global, Noveltea, National Geographic Channel, Portman Dental, LINK, CUBE Productions, DICE, UKEM Games, Dream Harvest Games, IBM, V&A, Foretell Games, Triple B Pictures, Whisper Audio, Pheonix Animation, Netflix, Roche, Toyfel Media, Leitman TV, Smooth Radio, Music Creative jingles, yourfilm, World Phenomeon, Sussex Living Magazine, Koru Kids, Waterstones, LiveIn London, Arachne Press, Boom Radio, Honda Research, t7, and various corporate and radio stations.
Commercial - gravitas, warm, smiley, persuasive, friendly, likeable. Additionally: hard sell, high energy, serious, believable.
Corporate & Explainers - genuine, trustworthy, professional, knowledgeable, believable, approachable, happy, inspiring
Medical - reassuring, warm, gentle, calming, knowledgeable. Additionally: technical, neutral, smooth, direct
Animation & Cartoons - characterful, witty, warm, loving, silly, natural, fierce, mature and young, wide range of voices
Documentary - stirring, inspiring, authoritative, knowledgeable, direct, serious, mysterious
TTS & Machine Learning - clear, warm,articulate, eloquent, direct, neutral
IVR - welcoming, approachable, warm, open, reassuring, authentic
ADR - natural, improvised, clear, versatile, believable, genuine
Industry awards:
VOXAwards Winner and multi nominated as Best Female Voice in Audio Drama, TV Documentary and Animation and Games in One Voice Awards several times,also SOVAS nominee for Junga the Dancing Yeti .
Referees:
Jonathan Ainsworth, Big Finish.
Additional information:
An experienced actress and multi-nominated voice actor, recording from own broadcast quality studio and west end studios, for radio, tv, commercials, video games, audio dramas, e-learning, corporate video, IVR, telephone messages, in-store announcements, apps, podcasts and audio guides. Plus the occasional audio book.
Home Studio
Walk in treated studio, broadcast quality. Neumann TLM103 mic, stand and mount, Studio One, Focusrite Scarlett Solo, Byerdynamic DT100's Philips Monitor.License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Voice Style | Angry, Announcer, Arrogant, Artistic, Authoritative, Bubbly, Charismatic, Cold, Concerned, Dangerous, Deep, Dopy, Empathic, Energetic, Friendly, Fun, Glamorous, Happy, Husky, Informative, Innocent, Luxurious / Smooth, Natural, Reassuring, Rich, Sarcastic, Scary, Sexy, Soft, Sophisticated, Versatile, Warm |
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Voice Age | Adult, Child, Senior |
Languages Spoken | English |
Accents/Dialects | American - General, Eastern European, English - England East Midlands (Leicester), English - England North East (Tyneside, Geordie), English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - England South East (Oxford, Sussex), English - Essex, English - General, English - London, English - Midlands, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, English - Yorkshire & Humber, French (Standard International), Irish, Standard American, Welsh, Welsh (Northern) |
Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |