Diana McCleery -- Bio
Who is she?
Raised in Memphis, TN by Midwestern parents who were both teachers, with a theatrical maternal line, learning and acting have always been a part of Diana's (some might say “bohemian”) life.
She's grateful for a breadth of experiences that not many people have had. She has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Memphis. Most of her childhood summers found her snorkeling among the reefs of Florida and the Bahamas from a 30-foot sailboat. She spent high school working in a Nature Center, focused on animal rehabilitation, trail maintenance, and live animal demonstrations; she knows how to pick up a snapping turtle while calmly describing its life and habitat. She has been a school bus driver and trainer, and worked at Adventures in Cardboard, a performance and art camp.
She's been a Childbirth Educator, lived in a house full of Rocky Horror roommates, produced comedy on YouTube, and camped alone for weeks in the English countryside. She can cook you a meal from wild foods, or crochet you a doll. Get to know her and you'll hear about even more skills and adventures. Diana has lived a colorful life, and can bring a unique depth and authenticity to your project.
Intelligent and intuitive.
Responsibly weird.
Versatile and natural.
How did she get here?
Her grandmother was an actress and radio personality in Palm Beach, FL for decades, and her mother was also an actor; performance is in her blood. A drama kid since grade school, she carries on the love of her family craft. While pursuing the craft in sometimes idiosyncratic spaces (*cof* LARP *cof* ) Diana never strayed too far from the stage, and voice acting allows her to pursue that passion in combination with her personal values of community supportiveness and environmental responsibility.
Following professional voice-over coaching and some podcasting, she has found this career to be an ideal way to draw on her varied life experience, seeing all her travels literal and metaphorical as having been preparation for this journey all along. It's been a place of self-discovery, and she's honored to share it with all the people with whom she works in this crazy and welcoming industry.
Diana is a member of the National Association of Voice Actors and QueerVox, and is a reader for Vocal Point, providing free, human-narrated audio news and magazines for people with print disabilities. She makes her home in South Minneapolis with her husband, neuroatypical daughter, and an exceedingly naughty tuxedo cat. In what spare time she has, she does arts and crafts including papier-mâché and fiber arts, listens to Metallica and 80s Post Punk, and tries to keep up with a Geekdom or two.