Helen Lederer

photo of Helen Lederer Helen has the perfect voice for outright comedy, subtle comedy, neutral documentary, intelligent and high energy characters. Endlessly versatile!

Helen recently played Marjorie in the new series of Miss Marple, filmed Genie in the House and next films Bargain Hunt and records Just a Minute for BBC Radio and Doctor Who for Big Finish Productions. From the early days at the famous Comedy Store in London, to creating the ‘girl at the bar’ in BBCs Naked Video, not to mention becoming Catriona, the ditzy journalist in BBCs Absolutely Fabulous, Helen enjoys the unique position of having starred in most top TV comedy and Radio shows. Treading the boards includes following hot on the heels of Julie Walters in Educating Rita, playing Doreen in Alan Bleasdales Having a ball, and performing in London’s West End The Vagina Monologues in 2002. Helen is currently in development of a sitcom for BBC 2, a comedy novel, commissioned by Penguin and a number of TV projects. She is a sought-after columnist and her work regularly appears in a stream of national press including Woman & Home, EVE, Independent Magazine, Mail on Sunday and Telegraph.

Experience

 Experience:

TV, theatre, comedy, documentary, audio books, radio, film, narration.

Profile

 Type:

Actor , Presenter , Voiceover

Appearance

 Age:

30-35 , 35-40 , 40-45 , 45-50 , Versatile

Voice

 Accent:

Glasgow , Kent , London , Neutral , Northern , RP , Scots , West Country

 Documentary Styles:

Comic , Informative , Reality

 Native Voice:

British

 Style:

animated , characterful , cheerful , colourful , confident , conversational , distinctive , energy , engaging , Enthusiastic , factual , informative , laid back , smiley , straight , vivacious , warm

Skills

 Other Skills:

Narration , Writer

 Performance:

After dinner speaker , Audio books , Comedy , Radio Presenting , Stand-up Comic , TV Presenting , Voice over

Video

 Classic Ad from 89 Milk :

Classic Ad from 89 Milk
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WIGJAqyd2oc



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