Lorelei King

Actor

Lorelei King

Information and some details on the work that Lorelei has done in both audio & film work.

She was voted Female Performer of the Year at the Spoken Word Awards 2001

She was voted Gold in the Spoken Word Awards 2005.

Information Note No 1

Lorelei King was born in Pennsylvania. Once described as 'the best-known American voice on Radio 4', she has played roles as varied as Patricia Cornwell's forensic detective Kay Scarpetta and Groucho Marx's sidekick. Film work includes The Saint and Notting Hill; on television she is a running character (Natalie Lawrence) in the acclaimed Cold Feet, and she has appeared in Jonathan Creek, Chef, The Comic Strip, Birds of a Feather and Rumpole of the Bailey. On stage she has acted in such classics as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Blues for Mr Charlie and Death of a Salesman

Information Note No 2

If you hear a female American voice in a radio play or reading a book, there's a strong possibility it will be Lorelei King.

As one of the stars of the hit ITV series Cold Feet, it comes as no surprise that Natalie is her favourite TV role. 'I love Mike Bullen's writing, and the situations he's put my character in - like the fire-extinguisher cat fight with Faye Resnick . . . what a blast!' On the film front she enjoyed playing Mrs Hatch in Edith Wharton's House of Mirth. 'She was rich, vain and flighty - and it was the first time I've worked in a corset!' Her favourite stage role is pop icon Nico in All Tomorrow's Parties. 'I absolutely fell in love with the character,' she explained, 'and it's the only time I've played a person who had actually lived. As it's so liberating to work in a foreign accent, the fact that she was German made her extra fun to play!'

She knows why she finds recording audio books so rewarding. 'I like it because it is such an intimate medium. I feel I'm only ever reading to one person. Sometimes I pretend that that person is someone I love and miss - like my grandmother - and that makes it even more enjoyable.' The books she's most enjoyed recording couldn't be more of a contrast. 'I loved doing Little Women by Louisa May Alcott for the beautiful writing and wonderful sentiment, and I really enjoyed Tell Me Your Dreams by Sidney Sheldon - but then who wouldn't love playing a serial killer with multiple personalities?'

She is quite clear about the identity of her favourite author. 'Gerald Kersh, Gerald Kersh, Gerald Kersh,' who wrote about London in the 30s and 40s. 'I discovered a book of his in a second-hand bookshop when I was 11, and was immediately hooked! Tales of seedy London nightlife and Cockney rhyming slang were so exotic to a pre-teen from Pittsburgh!'

By way of relaxation she confesses to being a telephone addict - ('My husband says I'll be at the head of the queue for the first telephone implant!') - while she has recently taken up learning the flute. She is currently 'trying to influence the children of the nation by providing voices for three different cartoon series' while in the future she hopes to do more writing. And does she have a hidden yearning? Of course! 'One day I'd love to have a go at writing a blockbuster novel! I feel I've learned so much about it from the ones that I've recorded!'

Lorelei King's Website

This looks like the official site, but it is early days and it is low on contents as of (01.06.2007).

If this is the official site, then I will remove this page, once it has all the content you could want.

Do have a look at the audio book section, I think the Lorelei must have some sort of record for the number of books that she has done.

Her site is well worth a look now, keep looking as the content is added to the site.

Oh & Lorelei if you are reading this can I have your autograph?

David Williams

http://www.loreleiking.com/index.php

Lorelei King's Radio Work For Dirk Maggs

Lorelei King's Film Work

1993 Lorelei King as Savanna Concord in Chef!

Lorelei King's TV Work

Lorelei King Book Narrator

Lorelei King has done just a few book readings over 200+ at last count !

Samples of Lorelei King's voice work

http://www.vocalpoint.net/fvo/king/character.m3u

http://www.vocalpoint.net/fvo/king/narration.m3u

http://www.vocalpoint.net/fvo/king/commercials.m3u

http://www.vocalpoint.net/fvo/king/compilation.m3u

More Samples of Lorelei King's voice work

http://www.webwords.org/audio/170.mp3 Girl From The South by Joanna Trollope

http://www.webwords.org/audio/99.mp3 Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell

http://www.webwords.org/audio/82.mp3 Angel by Barbara Taylor Bradford

http://www.webwords.org/audio/374.mp3 The Pelican Brief by John Grisham

http://www.webwords.org/audio/476.mp3 Point Of Origin by Patricia Cornwell

Praise for Lorelei's King's Narration

“Narrator Lorelei King does a fabulous job, as each character is assigned a distinctive voice, thus milking the humor for every drop.”—The Boston Globe

“Narrator Lorelei King somehow makes the crazy, comic antics of Evanovich’s irresistible bond agent, Stephanie Plum, seem almost rational in this fine audio adaptation...

With plenty of prior experience narrating Evanovich titles, King has no trouble highlighting the eccentricities of the author’s invariably quirky cast of characters....King’s chameleon voice and ease with accents make this a lively listening experience.”—Publishers Weekly

"Narrator Lorelei King steps neatly into Stephanie's shoes, her agile voice conveying not only Stephanie's fear and frustration, but her plaintive, why-does-this-always-happen-to-me attitude. King also nails the manly, mysterious voice of gorgeous bounty hunter Ranger, Stephanie's sometime superhero...her vocal styling's are generally as superb as Evanovich's zany characterization."--Publishers Weekly

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