Karen Gerstman's Modeling Jobs, Acting Auditions and Additional Experience

About Me: As a voice over artist my vocal range is 5 years and up (my physical age is 40-50). My voice has been described as a distinctive, natural voice, full of warmth and elegance, with a quirky, offbeat edge. Commercials for TV, radio, Internet, PSAs, promos, liners, audiobooks, business presentations, telephone/voice messaging, character/animation. I am great with kids and animals (within reason, of course). I was a legal secretary for many years working in the field of medical malpractice defense and personal injury, obtained my paralegal degree in the early 80's and became a voice-over artist in the 90s. Accents include North/American English, British/English, "cartoon" Indian & Russian, generic Southern & Irish, character voices, vocal range 5 yrs and up, own long wigs, own nurse's outfit, hearing impaired

Short Resume: For my full profile, please feel free to visit http://www.karengerstman.com/music/profile.asp

COMMERCIALS:
cfeforkids.com Charity Event - Radio (:60)-CFE for Kids; McLeod Children’s Hospital/Wayne Cribb
Nytol - Radio (:30) - Jeff Meltzer Editorial, Inc./Phantom Audio, NYC
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre - Radio (:30/:60)-Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater/Sony Music Studios, NYC
Priority Healthcare - Radio (:60) - NPM Advertising/Superdupe Recording, NYC
Wild Orchid (RCA Records) -National Radio (:60)- RCA Records/Nutmeg Recording, NYC

OTHER VOICE-OVER PROJECTS
Onhold for Artisian Designs, Florida
VM/Onhold for Malika's Int'l. Dance School, Rego Park, NY
Anna the Brown Pelican - Interactive CD (K-4th Grade), USGS-Nat'l. Wetlands Research Ctr, Louisiana
Voice of 30 characters plus narrator for software product, Story Logic, for children 2-5 y/o, Jupiter Creative, TX
British/English On-Hold Message for 2Afrika, Inc. (On The Air Studios, NYC)
Voice-8 y/o British/English Girl for an English As a Second Language computer-based training program (SoundSource Studios)
Voice of Dispatcher/Mischievous Boys for short animated film,"Stroke of Sin" by Dan Forgione
Voice-60-70 y/o woman - Promotional sales and support video, Braun Corporation, 2004 Entervan (PentaVision Communications, Inc.)
Voice (English) of “Ms. Frizzle” - traveling museum exhibit: Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm (The Children’s Museum of Houston and Liberty Science Center, NJ), Operand Corporation/Scholastic/Kaiser Recording, NYC
RadioWAVE (KWAV 90.7 FM): Intros and sweeps for Colorado Radio Station (Internet)
Spokesperson for MOD: MyOnlineDemo.com (MOD promo video) - Depaul Productions, NY
MOD “Listen” Button: Various recordings (Internet)

INDUSTRIAL FILM
Passover at the Wellmans - Principal Role: Helen, Magder Film

FILM
Just My Luck - Commuter - Lady Luck Productions
Flannel Pajamas - Theategoer - Flannel Pajamas Productions
Game 6 - Theatergoer - Game 6 Productions
The Interpreter - Diplomat - Universal Pictures/Sydney Pollack, Dir.
The Stepford Wives - Power Professional- Paramount Pictures

TELEVISION
Sit Down With Judge Gumba, Pilot, "I Missed My Prom", Role-Defendant, Debbie Smith, Producers-Lonnie Klein, Jill Steir;
Love Letters, Pilot, Role: Janine, Jeff Kennedy, Director;
Law & Order 2005-6), Episode 4:Bible Story, Role: Gallery/Arraignment, Wolf Films/NBC Universal;
Parco's Watching Internet Game, Role: Party Person, Courtroom TV Network;
Robin Quivers Show, Pilot, Role: Audience member, Entrada Productions
Maria Lopez Show, Pilot, Role: Audience member, Entrada Productions;
Law & Order: Trial By Jury, SVU Finale: Day, Roles: Spectator/Night Court DA, Wolf Films/NBC Universal;
Law & Order: Trial By Jury, Role: Episode 7: Vigilante, Role: Upscale Spectator, Wolf Films/NBC Universal

TRAINING
Paul Liberti, Edge Studio, NYC Voice-Over
David Goldberg, Director, Edge Studio, NYC Voice-Over
Cynthia Adler, Stella Adler Studios, NYC Voice-Over
Voice-Overs Unlimited, NYC Voice-Over
Marla Kirban at TVI Actors Studios, NYC Voice-Over
Alice Elliot, A&J Recording Studio, NYC Voice-Over
Pamela Lewis, NYC (Cartoon Character Voice-Over
Susan Berkley, Ron Knight, Rose Tamberino VO/Adv.VO/Diction
Ron Millkie Workshop: “Success in Soap Operas, Film and T.V. Commercials”, NYC
Advanced On-Camera Commercial: Barry Shapiro, Creative Acting Company, NYC
Basic On-Camera Commercial: Gus Waite, Creative Acting Company, NYC