You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 213.

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to help you portray characters in animation, video games, and beyond.

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

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Welcome back to the second part of my interview with an actress who has worked in almost every different kind of acting environment you can think of, the talented and versatile Nancy Lanari.

She's worked on animated shows like Hannah Barbera's version of the Adams family, as well as

animaniacs, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Ben Ten. In the world of video games, she's worked on Marvel Ultimate Alliance,

Legends of Rune Terra, and Dungeons and Dragons Dark Alliance.

She's also working with yours truly on the new Pokemon Horizons anime series.

However, Nancy is probably most famous for playing Aunt May in both the Disney

X-D Spider-Man animated series, as well as the Sony

PlayStation series of Spider-Man games from 2018 and 2023. In the previous episode, Nancy shared

with me how she got started as a voice actor and how it grew organically out of her pursuit

of an acting career in Chicago. After graduating college with a degree in theater,

she started working at a theme park in the Chicagoland area

while also pursuing theater and commercial work.

One of her theater shows toured the country

with one of their stops being in Los Angeles.

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