Mara Finerty

Voice Actor

Confident ~ Sophisticated ~ Sarcastic….but Warm

Narration for Politikaward/PR Video - Germany4Ukraine

Capgemini Invent Germany

About Me

I believe that voice over acting, like singing, is one of the purest forms of acting.

I’m a voiceover professional working in the San Francisco Bay Area. I started singing when I was about eight years old - I used to say I was “allergic” to singing. Yep, I definitely wasn’t clear on the concept.

Many years of voice lessons, acting training, and professional acting work now bring me to voice over….well, after a couple decades working in tech, biotech, financial services and some well-know arts non-profits in San Francisco as an HR leader and attorney. Professional acting work included two companies of Les Miserables, leading roles in Sondheim musicals and lots of Shakespeare.

After many, many years of supporting others in their careers and work, I decided it was time to get back to what I love and what excites me most - using my voice to bring ideas, emotions and concepts to life.

I show up in the booth as a pro, able to shape my voice to express the ideas, emotions and objectives of the script in front of me. I’m creative, quick, make strong choices and take direction well - my training in improv and as a coach has taught me how to listen well and react quickly. I can turn on a dime and improvise with ease.

My age range is wide, from 25 - 60, and even wider with character work - my voice has been described as confident, Intelligent snarky but warm and witty.

Combining my vocal training, acting experience with my work as a business executive/attorney, I have a keen ability to bring intelligence, life and light to a wide variety of scripts and projects - and I can shift gears quickly when asked to try something new or different with ad copy or a character script.

I’d love to bring my voice and versatility to your project whether it is commercial and narration work, character craziness or eLearning enlightenment!

Call or email me and let’s discuss how I can help you with your next project.

San Francisco

Representation

Minneapolis 

Offering VO Services for:

  • Commercial

  • Narration

  • Museum Audio Tours

  • Animation and Toys

  • Documentary Narration

  • eLearning

  • Live Announce

  • Guided Meditation

VO and Acting Training:

  • Voice One with Sally Clawson, Jim Edgar, Pam Lorence, Melissa Hutchinson, Jeff Howell, Bob Bergen

  • Private Coaching with Mary Lynn Wissner, Sally Clawson and Tom Chantler

  • B.A. Dramatic Arts, U.C. Berkeley (Go Bears!)

  • American Conservatory Theater

  • Berkeley Rep

  • Member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA - E (Must Join)

Age Range

  • 25 - 60

Voice Print

  • Warm

  • Confident

  • Classy

  • Sexy

  • Witty

  • Inteliigent

  • Sophisticated

  • Approachable

Accents and Character Voices

  • American Neutral

  • Authentic Irish

  • American Regional: Various Southern, Eastern and Western drawls, NY/Bronx/Brooklyn

  • Characters: ditzy female, little girl, young teen girl, Valley Girl, evil woman, caricature Russian, sexy-smooth villain, AI voice, quirky/peppy female.

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Studio and Recording Capabilities

Mic

Rode NTG1 Shotgun

Interface

SSL 2

DAW

Twisted Wave

Hardware

MacBook Pro 2021

I record in my broadcast-quality studio, soundproofed and treated for optimal recording results, using 24bit 48k resolutions, to provide clients with professional, high quality audio files that meet client specs, on time and at a competitive rate.

My studio is equipped to do remote recording sessions with SourceConnect, Skype and Zoom, enabling remote direction, collaboration with your sound engineer and real-time recording capabilities.

Remote Direction

Source-Connect

Zoom

Skype

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