Demos
Virginia Lee
Non-Union ​​Actor / Voice Artist / Singer​

​For direct contact: [email protected]

Reps: Andrea Beane at AB2 Talent, Los Angeles
 Rob Winkworth of Wink Talent, Detroit
 Lau Lapides of MCVO, Boston
DeVine Voices, UK

​Pro home studio: 
Sennheiser 416, sE2200a II c
​Apollo Solo
​Source-Connect
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Detroit based, willing to travel​

​She/Her

​About me

Hi, I'm Virginia—like the state! I am a non-union actor and voice artist based in Detroit and I'm willing and all too happy to travel and work in multiple time zones.

I specialize in commercials, video games, and animation, and I’m also here for your documentaries, corporate narration, explainer, e-learning, audio dramas, and more. My voice has been described as like that of a friend, the girl next-door, and as a school teacher and I’m especially suited to that youthful Millennial / Gen Z vibe. Fun fact: I also do performance capture!

I've always been involved in the vocal arts. Going back as far as I can remember, there has been voiceover and singing. Some of my earliest memories were of my mom recording books on tape for me when I was very small, jingling a bell to signal when to turn the page. When I was a kid my folks would play the original Rent soundtrack on car trips (I could sing along if I didn't repeat the swears) and I practiced for ages to sound exactly like Simba in The Lion King soundtrack. When I was a little older I couldn't help noticing when the voices of characters in my favorite cartoons appeared in other shows and when the actors changed, and for years I wanted to grow up to be Jim Carrey. Later, I amended that to Bette Midler. Something about actors who throw themselves fully into their characters spoke to my little soul and never left. Now, in adulthood, my acting heroes also include Viola Davis and Olivia Coleman--vibrantly talented women who make the heart ache from their talent.

A big part of my own heart still lies in singing and musical theater and I've got buckets of experience in both over many, many years. I've even some ballroom and puppetry thrown in, for a little extra spice. When I'm not acting, I'm a novelist of (currently) historical psychological fiction.

I guess you could say, words are my thing.

But enough about me--I hope to get to know you and I look forward to collaborating!

Let's create something awesome!

Samples

Acting

IBSA Derma Commercial
Ad for "Blade Runner the Roleplaying Game":
"Brae" Audition taken from weekend intensive with Andrea Toyias (posted with permission)

Singing (and speed rap!)

Movement


​From "The Trail to Oregon!"
Planet Ant Theater
Hamtramck, 2022
Court Dance Footage
2020 Vienna Strauss Ball
​(Please note: I had dark hair and bangs at the time this was filmed):

​Acting Resume
Voiceover (selected)
►IBSA Derma Commercial
►"Snow Fashion" - Corporate Narration
►The Player "Celloseum" - Video Game
►English Language Trainer - E-Learning
►Daphne "KFM 3: Testify" - Audio Drama
►Anne Marie "Night Fictions: The Winter Ball" – Audio Drama
►Quell "Blade Runner the Roleplaying Game" – Gold ENNIE Award winning Audio Drama
►Marquelle Bookerson "The Bookmarks" – Audio Drama
​►Jane Hackett "Y'all of Cthulhu" – Gold ENNIE Award winning Audio Drama
​►Gertrude "Y'all of Cthulhu" – Gold ENNIE Award winning Audio Drama
​►Nevada Jones "Y'all of Cthulhu" – Gold ENNIE Award winning Audio Drama
​​►Various characters "Y'all of Cthulhu" – Gold ENNIE Award winning Audio Drama
​►Evan “Survivors' Station” episodes 1-10 – Audio Drama
►Lucy Westenra “Dracula” – Open Space Arts
►Jaques/Narrator “All the World’s a Stage – Shakespeare Monologues and Duologues” – Grosse Pointe Theatre

Theater (selected)
►Letter Writer 2 "Tiny Beautiful Things" – Purdon Studio Theatre
►Mother "The Trail to Oregon" – Planet Ant Theater
​►Rachel/Callers "Talk Radio" – Purdon Studio Theatre
►Ali “Mamma Mia!” – Grosse Pointe Theatre
►Vivienne Kensington “Legally Blonde” – Grosse Pointe Theatre
►Lady Anne “Camelot” – Grosse Pointe Theatre
►Alf, ensemble “Peter and the Starcatcher” – Grosse Pointe Theatre
►Lady Larken “Once Upon a Mattress” – Richmond Community Theatre
►Tim the Enchanter, Chorus “SpamALOT” – Grosse Pointe Theatre
►Chorus “The Producers” – Grosse Pointe Theatre
►Maddy “The Creek Don’t Rise” – Fine Arts Society Detroit
►Crane Hammond “Exit the Body” – Richmond Community Theatre
►Chorus “Guys and Dolls” – Richmond Community Theatre
►Lady Bracknell “The Importance of Being Earnest” – Richmond Community Theatre
►Patsy “SpamALOT” – Richmond Community Theatre
►Annabella Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret “The 39 Steps” – Fine Arts Society of Detroit
►Violet “It’s a Wonderful Life” – Richmond Community Theatre

Training and Education

►Anime dubbing workshop with Caitlin Glass, The VO Pros
►Looping/ADR workshop with Johnny Gidcomb, The VO Pros
​►Promo workshop with JJ Jurgens, The VoiceOver Network
►Political VO workshop with J. Michael Collins, The VO Pros
►Improv Workshop with Scott Parkin, The VO Pros
► Automotive VO Workshop with Cliff Zellman, The VO Pros
►Workshop with Video Game Producer/Director Stehpen Carr, The VO Pros
►2 day Commercial Workshop, VO Cruise with Mary Lynn Wissner
►2 day Animation Workshop, VO Cruise with Bob Bergen
►1 day Business of VO, VO Cruise with Mary Lynn Wissner, Bob Bergen, and Jeff Howell
►"PCAP WITH THE PROS" with Victoria Atkin (participant)
►"VoiceOver Accelerator Program" with Rachael Naylor, The VoiceOver Network
►“The Magical Mystical World Of Video Games” weekend intensive with Andrea Toyias, GYGOLA2023
►“Breakout Workshop” with Randall Ryan, GYGOLA2023
►“Creature Voice Performance and Vocal Stress” with Molly Daisy Scarpine and Scott Lambright, NAVA
►“Your Dying Breath” with Linsay Rousseau, NAVA
►“Auditioning for Anime” woth Rachel Slotky, NAVA
►"PCAP WITH THE PROS" with Victoria Atkin (auditor)
►"Manager Night" with Celia Siegel, The VO Pros
►"Disney Animation Night" with Ned Lott, The VO Pros
►"Voice Acting For Video Games" with Rachael Naylor, The VoiceOver Network
►"Doing The Work - Animation Characters Beyond The Sea" with Sirena Irwin, The VoiceOver Network
►"Auditioning for Performance Capture" with Tom Keegan, GYGOLA2022
►"Cracking the Case: Digging Deep into Your Auditions" with Andrea Toyias, GYGOLA2022
►Improv training with The Groundlings School of Improv
►"Land the Big VO Jobs" with Marc Graue, The VoiceOver Network
►"Marketing Your Demo" with Tom Dheere, The VoiceOver Network
►"Making Anime Auditions That Stand Out" with Mami Okada, The VoiceOver Network
​►“Creating Characters for Animation and Games with Zero Damage to Your Voice!” with Yvonne Morley-Chisholm, Character Acting Program
​►"Method on the Mic the Actors Toolkit" with Portia Scott, The VoiceOver Network
►"Secrets of Making Your Animation Audition Stand Out" with Debi Derryberry, The VoiceOver Network
►Richard Horvitz Weekend Workshop
►"Dubbing From Home with Rythmo Band" with Fannie Brett-Rabault and Maxime Rabault, The VoiceOver Network
►Pro Meet and Read with Lori Alan, Voice One
►"Vocal Combat Technique: Gun Shot Wounds and Being set on Fire" with D'Arcy Smith, The VoiceOver Network
​►"Just Step In" with Stéphane Cornicard, Character Acting Program
​►Character Acting Program with Eliza Jane Schneider, including workshops with Dave Fennoy, Keythe Farley, Sara Cravens, Kay Bess and others
​►Inner Circle program with Eliza Jane Schneider
​►BlumVox Studios with Steve Blum
►Monologue Workshop “100 (monologues) by Eric Bogosian” with Grosse Pointe Theatre
►Bachelor of the Arts (Film Degree) from Wayne State University, 2010. Graduated with a focus on Film analysis and screen writing. Final Project premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival (Short Film Corner).

Behind the Scenes

►Stage Manager "Escanaba in da Moonlight" – Fine Arts Society of Detroit
►Director "Macbeth: Act 2 Scene 2" Summer Shakespeare Stroll – Grosse Pointe Theatre
►Stage Manager "Beauty and the Beast, Jr." – Grosse Pointe Theatre
►Assistant Director and Stage Manager "The Little Mermaid, Jr." – Grosse Pointe Theatre
►Grosse Pointe Theatre New Leadership Board Member
►Assistant Stage Manager "A Christmas Carol, the Musical" – Grosse Pointe Theatre
►Assistant Producer “Little Shop of Horrors” – Grosse Pointe Theatre
​►Costume Assistant “Shrek, the Musical” – Grosse Pointe Theatre
​►Hair and Makeup Assistant “42nd Street” – Grosse Pointe Theatre
►Costume Assistant "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" – Grosse Pointe Theatre
​►Assistant Stage Manager “Fiddler on the Roof” – Grosse Pointe Theatre
​►Properties co-manager – Richmond Community Theatre
►​Stagehand, “Hello Dolly” – Grosse Pointe Theatre

Get In Touch!

Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @va_like_the_state
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/va-like-the-state
TikTok: @va_like_the_state
YouTube: @virginia_like_the_state​

​I look forward to hearing from you!
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