You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 150.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

Voiceactingmastery.com is your place to learn both the skills and the mindset you need to become a professional voice actor, even if you're just getting started.

In each episode of this podcast, you'll discover valuable

tips, tricks and insider information to help you portray characters in animation, video games,

and beyond. And now here's your host, voice actor Crispin Freeman.

Hi there. My name is Crispin Freeman, and I'll be your guide through the world of voice acting.

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This is the second and final part of my interview with the inspiring Marianne Strasner.

In the last episode, Marianne talked about how she got started as an actress in New York in the

1960s, even though her parents did not approve of her pursuing a career as a performer.

We also discussed how she transitioned from stage work to voiceover work when she moved to Los Angeles in 1977.

After arriving in Hollywood, one of her first theatrical acting jobs was working with the Variety Arts Radio Theater Company of L.A., which produced old-time radio dramas on stage in front of a live audience.

She also started working on audiobooks for Scholastic

around that time as well. During the 1990s, she moved around to different places in order to take

care of family members. Eventually, she returned to Los Angeles and picked up her acting career where

she left off doing commercials, films, and TV projects. However,

it wasn't until she reached her 70s that she started pursuing voice acting and animation and

video games. In 2016, she was cast as Granny Marl in Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft

game franchise. Now, she is probably most famous for her work in 2018

as Skrull Sage Nola, the kind grandmotherly turtle creature who lives in the land of the Tortolans.

Marianne's journey really shows that it's never too late to pursue your voice acting dreams.

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