Tonya Cornelisse: Audiobook Narrator
Tonya Cornelisse: Audiobook Narrator
Let's Hear it for the Audiobook Narrators: Featuring Tonya Cornelisse
Bio:
Theatrically, Tonya has worked both on and Off-Broadway honing the stages of The Daryl Roth Theatre, The Cherry Lane, Labyrinth, The Public Theatre, E.S.T., Humana Festival, and many more. In Los Angeles: Sam Shepard's Buried Child at The Whitefire Theatre, IAMA Theatre Company. Tonya is a proud member of Ensemble Studio Theatre, where she can regularly be seen on stage in Los Angeles. Tonya has worked in over 30 films big & small including the upcoming THE VOYAGE OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE with Robert Downey Jr. and LOVE IS NOT LOVE.Other features: BENT, MOPE, GROW HOUSE, Nick Cassavetes’ YELLOW, PELÉ, CRAVE, & THE WOLVES OF SAVIN HILL. She garnered multiple awards from all around the world (including the BFI Award for Best Actress) for her performance in LIMINAL. Television shows include Catastrophe, Trial & Error, How To Get Away With Murder, Scandal, NCIS, Parks & Recreation, ER, Law & Order(s), The Wolfpack of Reseda and the series lead in two of FOX Searchlight’s Digital Webisodes including Crack Whore Galore & The Katie Kooter Show which she also created.
In addition to her acting credits, Tonya has penned a number of screenplays, plays and short stories including Dog Lovers, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. She works extensively in Voice Over including Voice of Lexus & Lipton Tea.
Let's Hear it for the Audiobook Narrators: Featuring Tonya Cornelisse
How did you prepare to narrate White Houses?
There was not really any samples on Hick but for Eleanor -- I listened to every speech I could and adapted her voice to mine .... it was more of a tone and feel and mannerism then a voice match for me as are all my performances / readings in order to make authentic .... I feel it is much more important to get the feeling of where someone is coming from emotionally then it is the matching of the actual voice sound.... it is not ADR but a book!! The essence and spine of the story wins out always!!
Hick I did a bit of research into her roots and how those folks spoke and related to one another at the time. It was very important for me to never let Hick feel to buttoned-up or over- educated... and god-forbid snobbish! The feel of Hick is no bull-shit and street smarts!
Let's Hear it for the Audiobook Narrators: Featuring Tonya Cornelisse
Other books narrated by Tonya Cornelisse:
Let's Hear it for the Audiobook Narrators: Featuring Tonya Cornelisse
Let's Hear it for the Audiobook Narrators: Featuring Tonya Cornelisse
Let's Hear it for the Audiobook Narrators: Featuring Tonya Cornelisse
More places to find Tonya Cornelisse:
website: tonyacornelisse.com
facebook: Tonya Cornelisse
insta: @tonya_cornelisse
twitter: @tonyacornelisse
