Now Recording: Lesley Mendenhall

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Straight to Audio Productions welcomes Lesley Mendenhall back to the studio. Lesley played the role of Suki in Yikes! Another Quirky Audio Book. Lesley will now tackle the role of Nancy Neptune in Gadzooks! A Comically Quirky Audio Book.

In real life, Lesley works as a professional voice actress for film, video games, animation, industrial and commercial projects. When she's not in the studio, Lesley serves on the Ivins City Council. Her contributions to the community include co-founding a No-Kill Animal Shelter in Ivins. Putting her passion for animal welfare into practice, Lesley is a caretaker to nine rescue kitties. 



Lesley with Tiger Lily, Studio Kitty Extraordinaire

Lesley's background includes a BA in Music from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri where her studies focused on Voice and Opera Performance. Somewhere along the way, Lesley also learned to play the harp!

In her personal life, Lesley is an avid reader, enjoying the works of Mercedes Lackey, Marion Zimmer Bradley and Andre Norton. She's also a big fan of of the popular PBS show, “Downton Abbey.” Additionally, Lesley enjoys collecting antique Shelley and Wileman English Fine Bone China.

Check out some of Lesley's work:
Narration Demo
Commercial Demo
Lesley's Website: http://www.voicz.com

Lesley is represented by TGMD in Los Angeles, STARS in San Francisco, and Talent Management Group in Salt Lake City.

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