DEANNA ANTHONY
MULTIDISCIPLINED ARTIST
Earphones Award Winner and Audie Finalist Narrator
Award Winning Actor / Singer
Welcome to the Audiobook Narrator Website page for Deanna Anthony
“Anthony, a 2023 Audie Award Finalist on the mic, reads each essay with versatility, passion, and distinction, as if she were a contributing author."
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“…they convincingly [imbued] each bookseller or librarian with just the right amount of personality that I might as well have been listening to recorded interviews with the individuals behind the stories.”
“I absolutely loved the narrator that was chosen for this book, I think they really added to it and made me like the story even more. I also appreciate how well Deanna Anthony was able to switch accents and voices between characters, even minor ones.”
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AWARDS, REVIEWS and FEATURES
2025 AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award
It is an honor to be among this number of stellar actors and narrators!
Huge thank you to Audiofile Magazine, the author, my fellow narrators Bryan Barney, Jesse Bickford and the rest of the amazing Blackstone Publishing team.
​Full list of narrators for A TRUE VERDICT by Robert Rothstein, produced by Blackstone Publishing includes​ Sean Pratt, Phil Thron, Kelli Tager, Sophie Amoss, Natalie Naudus, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Hillary Huber, Mark Bramhall, Robin Miles, Alex Boyles, Roxanne Hernandez, Eunice Wong and
Deanna Anthony.
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Deanna is also a 2023 Audie Finalist
The Sex Lives of African Women
by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
Blackstone Publishing, Jesse Bickford, Producer
narrated by Iesha Nyree, Adenrele Ojo, Deanna Anthony, Stephanie Weeks, Joy Hooper, Lisa Reneé Pitts, Karen Murray, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Janina Edwards, M. J. Brown, Karla Mosley
Such a thrill to join colleagues in NYC!
Deanna is a Best Black Narrator Nominee for 2022
It is an honor to be nominated! Huge thank you to the It’s Lit! Literary Awards with Black Girls Who Write.
Full list of nominees in my category of Best Black narrator include Wesleigh Siobhan, Emmanuel Ingram, Morae Brehon, Kimberly Yvonne Steele, Jakobi Diem, Jameela Hammond, Regina Walker, Deanna Anthony, Zara Eden, Shawntay Lewis, Tamika Katon-Donegal, Kevin Free, Bahni Turpin, Trei Taylor, Joy Ofodu and Leon Nixon.
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Hey Universe! I would love to narrate with Bahni Turpin, Leon Nixon and Jakobi Diem!
FACTS AT A GLANCE
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Audie Finalist
Best Black Narrator Nominee
Audiobook Narrator Goldie Nominee (pseudonym)
Audio Publishers Association Member
Professional Audiobook Narrators Association Member
National Association of Voice Actors Member
Actor Union Membership - SAG AFTRA, Actors' Equity Association (AEA), and American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)
Professional Personal Recording Studio - Rode NT1, AKG c1000s, Sennheiser MKH 416, Audio Technica ATH-M50x, Shure A15HP High Pass Filter, Triton Audio Fethead Phantom Preamp, Universal Audio Apollo Solo, Focusrite Scarlet 2i2, Audacity, Reaper, Izotope RX10, Mac/PC
Accents - American (Standard, Southern, Texan, West Coast, Los Angeles, New York, New England, Appalachian, MidAtlantic, MidWest); African (Nigerian, Kenyan, Sudanese)
Secondary Character Accents - Caribbean (Haitian, Jamaican), British (RP, Cockney); Irish
Fluent Language - English
Secondary Familiarity Languages - French, Spanish, Italian, and some Latin
Hobbies - Reading, Quilting, Sewing, Crochet, Cooking, Baking
Life Experience - Teen Model, Director, Producer, Casting Director, Agent, Recording Artist, Cruise Director, Front of House & Ticketing, Retail & Merchandising, Customer Service & Relations, Executive Administration, Sales & Marketing, Teacher, Tour Guide
Areas of Knowledge - Vocal Pedagogy, Vocal Technique & Performance, Band Drum Major, Dance Captain, Beauty Pageants, Certified Cake Decorator, Certified Interior Designer, Musical Theatre, Music (Classical, Pop, R &B, Gospel, Jazz), Dance (Ballet, Ballroom, Contemporary, Competition, Hip Hop, Tap, Theatre) Drum and Bugle Core, Psychology, Marvel, Law of Attraction, International Travel, Feng Shui, Grant Writing, Non-Profit Org, Improv (vocal, stage and on camera)
Different Details - Competed in Miss America local and state pageants, has traveled and toured extensively through South Asia, and select US and International cities with Cirque Du Soleil.
Deanna is an active member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA, and AGVA unions, and of the Audio Publishers Association,
the Professional Audiobook Narrators Association, and the National Association of Voices Actors. She is available for audiobook productions with Blackstone Publishing, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, John Marshall Media, Dreamscape Media and Tantor Media, Audiobook Empire, BEEAudio, Deyan Audio, and through Curated, Hachette, HarperCollins​, Lantern and Macmillan Audio, Brilliance Publishing, Workman Publishing, One Audiobooks, Pink Flamingo Productions, Podium Entertainment, Tydef Studios, AHAB Talent, ACX and more!
“Deanna Anthony was the narrator and her voice was like a hug.”
​THE PERSONAL NARRATIVE
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Deanna Anthony is an award-winning actor, vocalist, an Earphones Award recipient and an Audie Award Finalist audiobook narrator, a director, host and voiceover artist that has appeared in theatre, independent and industrial films, tv, commercials, live events and concerts, on podcasts, in narration, animation and other voiceover.
With a background on stage, on camera, and in the booth, storytelling is at the essence of what she does every day. Bringing a broad range of skills, effervescence and conviction to her delivery process, Deanna's theatre background has prepared her to use her voice to bring life to art. She enjoys the collaborative creative process, and is comfortable self-directing and director others, when and as needed.
An original southern belle, with a citified education, Deanna’s voice has been described as warm, vibrant, conversational and empathetic.
She is a former beauty queen, on a mission, and with stories to tell.
Whether delivering inspirational, humorous or dramatic tones, Deanna remains committed to the text using her over 30 years of experience as an actor.​
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Audiobook narration to date includes, but is not limited to:
Non-Fiction (Biography/Memoir, Business, Children's, Educational, Environmental, Finance, Historical, Justice, Narrative, Political, Pop Culture, Public Policy, Psychology, Self Help, Social Sciences, Sports, Young Adult),
Mystery (Cozy, Psychological/Thriller),
Romance (Contemporary, Closed Door / Open Door, Fantasy, Rom Com, Paranormal, Romantica, Romantasy, Sapphic, Sci Fi, Southern, Sweet, Urban, Urban Fantasy, Western),
Literary Fiction,
Humor,
Women's Fiction,
Children's Literature (Kids, Middle Grade),
Teen and Young Adult,
New Adult,
Speculative Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Horror,
Multi-Cultural,
Multi-Racial,
Motivational,
Inspirational,
Poetry,
Religion & Spirituality,
Graphic Novel, Apocalyptic and Gothic Horror genres.
Extensive acting training in drama, comedy, audiobook narration and performance, character work and scene study equips her with the skill to tell a story from the perspective of an author, to become each character, while intense vocal training gives her the strength and dexterity to portray a wide range of multiple personality and varying gendered and non-gendered characterizations.
When not recording, filming or performing live, Deanna provides production support and coordination for Talkbox Productions, Independent Authors and Independent Film Directors and Producers, teaches vocal technique and performance for professionals of stage, on camera and om the mic for in-studio auditions and various production. She enjoys cooking, baking, quilting, traveling domestically and internationally, dining, reading and writing, and a really good superhero moment.
During the 2020 pandemic, she also hosted her own digital talk show called “Afternoon Tea with D” and is currently collaborating on The Narrator Roundtable Podcast in the role of Co-host and Producer.
Deanna has a personal professional home studio, with remote capabilities and is also available for in-studio recording throughout the Greater Los Angeles area.
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Industry people have long said, “She’s the real deal”, “You want someone with an impeccable work ethic and spirit for what she does...this is your girl” and many have simply said, “hire her”.
“Deanna Anthony was fabulous bringing the characters to life with her voice. I so appreciate it when a narrator has distinguishable voices for the characters so I know exactly who is speaking.”
