Born and raised in the suburbs of New Jersey, and now based in central Florida, Tanya Wheelock has a theatrical history spanning more than twenty years. Tanya has performed at multiple regional theatres in New Jersey and Florida since she began acting in 2000. A regular performer at Universal Orlando Resort, she is no stranger to performing for audiences from all walks of life and all over the world. Tanya has extensive acting training for voice-over, theatre, on-screen, and improvisation. She has also received a Consent-Forward Artist certificate through IDC and is an Emerging Member of the Florida Intimacy Professionals Collective.
Tanya co-starred as a Ravager in Marvel Studio's WHAT IF...? and featured as Rachel in the Indie thriller UNSHELTERED. She has also partnered with Will Phillips, developing and co- writing the sci-fi podcast series THE MOONSTRUCK. Her short films BETTER USES FOR THE INFINITY GAUNTLET: A SUPER SATIRE and FREE PUDDING played the festival circuit in the United States and Internationally in 2019 and 2020.
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Training
• Animation & Interactive VO: Richard Tatum, Mick Wingert, Sara Jane Sherman, Kari Wahlgren, Vanessa Marshall, Tony Oliver, Sirena Irwin, Pamela Roth Goldman, Tony Grinage, & Steve Blum.
• Commercial VO: Jason Sasportas, Billy Collura, & Jason Lord.
• Misc VO: Tony Oliver (ADR From Home), Steve Blum (Business of Voice-Over), & Bob Bergen (Business of Voice-Over).
Tanya has a Bachelor's degree in Theatre with a concentration in Acting from Centenary University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. Beyond her degree, she has studied and honed her skills extensively. Tanya's studies have included improv at SAK Comedy Lab, on-screen acting under The Walking Dead's Jordan Woods-Robinson, and Acting Through Song with Judy Kuhn.
Experience
Most notably, Tanya voiced a Female Ravager on the Marvel Studios streaming cartoon WHAT IF...? (now on Disney+), directed by Bryan Andrews and starring Chadwick Boseman. She has also done scratch VO for Marvel Studios.
She also worked with Frozen Way, playing Lily McKay in the HOUSE FLIPPER - FARM DLC.
She voiced lead and supporting characters in 3 short films: JUST CALL ME LUNA, THE SEVEN RAVENS , and TWO WORLDS.
You can listen to her narrate the audiobook romance THE HOPELESS ROMANTIC'S GUIDE TO AVOIDING LOVE.
She can also be heard in multiple audio dramas, including CYCLONE, DARK DICE, HITCH, THE POTCHKI AUDIO CHRONICLES, THE SKELETON PRINCE, TATTERED TALES, and THUNDERCUNT.
Tanya has done commercials for THE LORY THEATER and CENTENARY STAGE COMPANY.
Specials
Her primary language is English (North American), with accent/dialect training in London Estuary & RP English and United States Southern (Dallas/East Central Texan, Panhandle/Oklahoma, Carolina/Georgia). She is currently studying additional dialects under Ginny Kopf.
For characters that require singing, Tanya is an Alto/Mezzo/Belter (Range F3- B5).
Tanya has a broadcast-quality studio at home consisting of a Studiobricks One Plus booth, Rode NT1-A Microphone, Universal Audio Apollo Solo Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface with UAD DSP Pre-Amp, Sennheiser HD280PRO Headphones, and Source-Connect Standard. Both her Animation and Interactive demos were recorded using this set-up. She records in Eastern Standard Time, but is comfortable using her home studio in the evenings to accommodate other time zones.