![]() Where "Freedom of Speech" focused on the U.S., "Displaced" casts a global net, collaging houseless and displaced people internationally. Schneider has since relocated to Portland and is premiering her newest one-woman show as part of the Fertile Ground Festival of New Works. They’ve trained themselves and their kids not to see the people living on the streets. "The moment you look somebody in the eye who normally gets ignored, you’ve made a friend," says actor Eliza Jane Schneider of her reason for focusing on the stories of people living on the streets in her show "Displaced." "Because there’re so many people who just walk right by. Over the years she added more dialects - Navajo, New Orleans, the Pacific Northwest - and eventually turned them into the award-winning show "Freedom of Speech," where she channeled 34 of the most memorable individuals she met in her travels. That first trip she logged 17,000 miles before having to return to L.A. Schneider bought an ambulance from the Los Angeles classified section, since it had AC plugs for her recorder, and set off across America. ![]() I figured it would take me about a month - and I've been doing it for 25 years." "The idea is, I would go and collect all of the dialects of spoken English of the entire world, starting with America. "There was no existing dialect material for actors other than a guy David Alan Stern imitating people," she said. ![]() But like many of her Generation X peers, she found herself wanting more direct and authentic connections to people. "I am a Suzuki-trained violinist since age 7," she said, "and that is an ear training method, so my brain started applying that to languages - everything sound - so that anything I hear I like to mimic."Īspiring to be an actor, she got a full-time role in the children's show "Beakman's World" in the early 1990s. Schneider traces her knack for dialects to her early years, growing up on a Chippewa reservation with a German theater teacher for a father, a Jewish lawyer for a mother, and an adopted Vietnamese brother. She teaches dialects worldwide, and performs award-winning plays and one-woman shows, the newest of which, " Displaced," premieres Jan. She’s created characters for everything from the animated film “Finding Nemo” to the TV series “King of the Hill” to video game franchises like “Assassin’s Creed” and "Pirates of the Caribbean" (thus, the Keira Knightley). For five years, she played most of the female characters on "South Park": Wendy, Shelly, Mrs. In a way you are: Schneider has traveled the globe in her quest to record English in all of its myriad forms. She slides so easily between Southern Pentecostal, Nigerian street slang, Liverpudlian, and Keira Knightley–British (OK, just Keira Knightley). To have a conversation with actor Eliza Jane Schneider is to feel like you're talking with half of the English-speaking world. Cuddling my cats.In addition to voicing most of the female characters on "South Park," Eliza Jane Schneider has created characters for everything from the animated film “Finding Nemo” to the TV series “King of the Hill” to video games like “Assassin’s Creed.” What am I up to on the daily? Drinking lots of tea. Check out my reels and credits for a sample! My native language is English and accent General American, though I'm frequently hired for the following accents: American Southern, American Midwest, New York, British RP, Cockney, Scottish, Irish, New Zealand, Australian, German, French, Russian, and Scandinavian. From kooky kids, to sarcastic teens, and comforting mothers, I'm here to bring something special to your project. Naturally having a mid ranged, energetic, warm voice, I've used my broad range to play roles of any age, gender, ethnicity, and species. Training in martial arts for over a decade, acting since elementary school, and ever trotting the globe, I've found my passion in telling stories: new or old, quaint or bold. I'm currently based in Austin, TX, but willing to travel. Hi! I'm Abigail Turner, a professional, SAG-E voice actor experienced in character, creature, narration, and commercial work.
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