Debbie Grattan
Niles, Michigan, United States
Highlights
Debbie Grattan is a full-time professional voiceover artist, radio and television announcer, commercial actor, and corporate spokesperson, (VO and On-Camera) with a BA in Theater from UC Irvine and over 20 years of experience in studio, on camera and on stage in the Los Angeles area.
Her voice is best described as upbeat with a friendly and compassionate quality and she is very adept at delivering believable, conversational reads as well as complicated narratives, such as for medical, technical, legal and computer industrials.
Versatile, with an actor’s instincts, Debbie is a story-teller, and voices everything from on-hold messages for corporations, private offices, etc. to Disney parkwide announcements, to national television and radio campaigns. Versatile, Upbeat, Friendly, Warm and Compassionate, Midrange, (can be low and sultry all the way to perky and animated).
Specialty in Complicated Narrative, Character Voices and Dialects (Southern Belle, Cowgirl, Minnesota, New Jersey, NYC, California Surfer Girl) and accents, (British, Cockney, Irish, Russian, and others) Believable, Conversational, Authoritative
High quality home studio, ISDN, MP3, Wav, FTP, CD, capable.
Languages
English, English (North American)
Accents
British, Cockney, French, Irish, Russian and other European Accents, Various Regional US dialects.
Ages
Child, Young Adult, Middle Aged
Special Skills
Cartoons, Documentaries, Audiobooks, Business, Educational, Radio, Telephone, Television, Internet
Experience
As a classically trained and highly versatile actor, Debbie Grattan has leveraged her talents over the past two decades into a very successful career as a voice over professional. With a degree in Drama from UC Irvine, and awards for her stage performances from the Los Angeles Times, Drama-Logue, and a Theatre Woman of the Year Award in Southern California, this Orange County native played nearly every stage venue in the Southern part of the Golden State, culminating with leading performances at the Tony award-winning South Coast Repertory Theatre and the Laguna Playhouse.As she loaded her resume with stage work, she was also finding the proximity to Hollywood and the television industry a draw, and won roles in episodics, TV movies, commercials, infomercials, and many gigs, both live and filmed, as a corporate spokeswoman. Debbie also found tenure as an actor with a decade of service to a comedy improv group, performing live interactive theatre, and honing her skills in thinking “off the page”.With a lifetime as an actor, and over 20 years behind a microphone, voicing literally thousands of scripts for hundreds of satisfied clients, her customers have come to expect professional, dynamic, top quality delivery from this seasoned veteran. Debbie uses her warm, friendly style to voice everything from online narrations to Disney parkwide announcements to national television and radio campaigns. She has worked with scores of well-known clients including BMW, Hasbro, Microsoft, TimeWarner, AT&T and HBO, seamlessly shifting between the conversational, the humorous and the dramatic. She has trained diligently with respected experts in the field including Kalmenson & Kalmenson, Voicecaster, Marc Cashman, Joanie Gerber and Carroll Day Kimbel.Not only will she deliver exactly what you need, in record time, she’ll make sure everyone has a good time in the process. Once you work with Debbie, you’ll understand what all of her other loyal clients already know….that Debbie delivers ….a LOT more than just lip service!
Credentials
Education
BA in drama UC Irvine
Kalmenson & Kalmenson Working Pro workshop
Voice Caster Working Pro workshop
Marc Cashman Coaching
other various VO workshops throughout my career
Associations
SAG, AFTRA, Equity
Studio
Microphone
Neumann TLM 102
Computer & Software
IBM Compatible - Soundforge, Audition
Special Equipment
ISDN - Worldnet Tokyo, Mackie Onyx 820i Pro Mixer (with Firewire connection), Mackie MR5 Studio Monitors
Delivery Methods
ftp
Turnaround Time
24 hours or less for most projects
Service Description
Will provide you same day service in most cases
Offering you ISDN, FTP, PHONE PATCH - wav, mp3 or aif format
Client List
Avery Dennison (Avery Labels)American Greetings
America Online (AOL)
Apple Computer
AT&T
Avaya
BMW
Blue Cross
Borgata Hotel & Casino
Bumble Bee
Paramount Pictures
Brookstone
Cadillac
Centennial Wireless
Compaq
Direct TV
Disney
Dole
Southwest Air
Sports Authority
Sprint
Sunkist
Tracfone
Staples
Suzuki
Taco Bell
Texas Instruments
Time Warner
Toshiba
Toyota
Universal Studios
US Navy
Verizon
Vons
Walmart
Washington Mutual
Yahoo
Legoland
LexusLincoln Mercury
McDonalds
Meijer
Microsoft
Nestle
Nissan
Mita
Office Max
Pentax
Pizza Hut
Prudential
Rite-Aid
Ritz Carlton
Ruby Tuesday
Safeway
San Diego Zoo
Smart & Final
El Torito
Footlocker
General Motors GM
Guthy Renker
H&R Block
Hasbro
Hooked On Phonics
HBO
Hitachi
Honda
Hyundai
Hunter Douglas
IHOP
Isuzu
Infinity
JC Penney
Kodak
Kohl’s
Payment Terms
Hire Debbie for voice over work. Payment is made through Voices.com SurePay, an escrow service that guarantees your work is done to your satisfaction. Send payment securely by Visa, Mastercard or PayPal through Voices.com then download your files from the website.