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Elizabeth Chatsworth talks all day. It is the Norwalk woman's job as a British voice talent for commercials, animation, educational software, video games, telephone systems and websites.
Chatsworth came over from England 10 years ago as a radio news reporter. She was assigned to the Midwest for what she figured to be a three-month assignment. She reported on slices of Americana and was asked to judge a livestock contest. "I had never done anything like that before,'' Elizabeth says.
On a whim, she drove to New England – "It sounded like home,'' she says – and fell in love with the area. A company heard her radio reports and asked her to become the voice for its telephone system. "It was quite lucrative, and I got paid to talk, which I like to do anyway,'' Elizabeth says.
The gig opened doors. She now has clients worldwide, including England, Dubai and Belgium.
Voiceover artists work hard at their craft. Chatsworth says she has 35 different voices, ranging from a child to a senior, in various English accents. (Listen to Elizabeth here.) She works with voice coaches and recently earned accreditation from the Society of Accredited Voice Over Artists. "It's all about connecting with the audience,'' Elizabeth says. "We can all imitate our great Aunt Edna, but it takes consistency. You really do have to work at it."
Her husband of three years, Michael, helped build a sound studio at their home. Though she frequently auditions in New York, she does much of her recording from home. "The joke is," Elizabeth says, "that you do it at home in your pajamas. Not that I do." Turning serious, she smiles at the twists of fate that have befallen her career. "I consider myself blessed to fall into this line of work,'' Elizabeth says.
