Mary Jane Wells is a British female Voice artist, whose work won a BAFTA in recent years (she was series voice for BBC's 'In My Childhood'). She is also Cate Blanchett's voicematch at Dreamworks, Nicole Kidmans' voicematch in Paddington, Tilda Swinton's voicematch for Marvel, and has matched Judi Dench a few times. She reads the news for the Chicago Tribune news app every morning and is the voice for the Downton Abbey audiobooks 'Below Stairs' and 'Above Stairs'.
She also pops up as an on-camera actress too, such as American character Josie Marks in HBO's The Newsroom.
Find her on the web at www.maryjanewells.org, or email hello@maryjanewells.org.
VIDEO SAMPLES
Here is something she put together to showcase her 'brand':
ANIMAL: https://vimeo.com/135646717
VIDEOGAME https://vimeo.com/91743307
EHARMONY CAMPAIGN https://vimeo.com/72551525
WEB how - to VIDEOS: https://vimeo.com/73457183
https://youtu.be/huECfZy5ppQ
SHORT: https://vimeo.com/76919300
DOC: http://participatorygis.blogspot.nl/2014/05/a-three-way-dialogue-on-climate-change.html
WHAT IS HER SOUND?
Her reads are described as confident, quirky, natural, sincere and authoritative. She is known for making the driest copy sound warm, inviting and friendly, and for bringing authentic human connection into all of her work. She finds voice work exciting and inspiring and it reflects in her work.
For corporate work, she has an optimistic, driven and educated sound: for narration work she sounds warm and assured. In animation, audiobook and videogame she works across the board, with a range of characters and ages, male and female.
She likes to get on with the job of bringing your copy to life, engaging the target demographic, and creating a fun and efficient work rapport where she nails the tone and feel of what you are looking for quickly. Being a trained actress goes part and parcel of the work that differentiates her - she is trained to quickly engage a target audience, and create meaning. She is also a writer; sensitivity to your text and it's interpretation is important to her. Mary Jane has her own home studio, access to ISDN and patch, and prides herself on a professional and speedy turnaround.
She has particular interest in projects with a global humanitarian focus, that are ethically sound. She is an active campaigner in the abolition of slavery, zero tolerance of MST, and violation of human rights. Don't hesitate to get in touch if you think she can help you out.
Training
MA HONS English at Glasgow University, UK
MDR Acting Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, UK
Ongoing intensive work work with Nadine George of Voice Studio International
Diana Castle's The Imagined Life, and various voice workshops in LA.
Experience
Recent clients include -
HBO
Dreamworks
Jet 2 Holidays
Donut Wald
Bank of America
Tarneeb
Esure,
Eharmony,
Emirates AIrways,
Royal Bank of Scotland,
Techcrunch
Brightcandle
Bank of America,
BBC3, BBC1, Channel 4, STV
LEVEL3
Future brand (they designed the 2012 Olympics)
Phantom Limb
University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
Promapp
Pixelearning
Esprida
Claritas
Obama Campaign
Brian Mahan
Meditation CD
Moxie Post
Movie trailer for the Knight and the Serpent
Switch Video
Transperfect
Big Wonderful
LinkedIN
Richter Studios
Audible
Lachlanworks
Grand and Noble productions
Portal-A Productions
NFU Mutual
Microgenius
Level 3
Opthub
Jaguar Anapolis
Specials
I sing, and I can add music. I am a voicematch for a few actresses too.