ABOUT JENNIFER
A highly experienced Actor, Singer & Voice/Dialect Coach based in Sydney Australia, Jennifer White has emerged as a leading professional in the performing arts and communication industries.
Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Acting) from the University of Western Sydney, Nepean and with a Post Graduate Diploma (Voice) from the renowned National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), she has also trained as a voice-overs artist and for 20 years as a singer. Below are details of her Background and Training. For updates on her Current Projects, simply visit the individual drop-down box at the 'About Jennifer' tab above.
Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Acting) from the University of Western Sydney, Nepean and with a Post Graduate Diploma (Voice) from the renowned National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), she has also trained as a voice-overs artist and for 20 years as a singer. Below are details of her Background and Training. For updates on her Current Projects, simply visit the individual drop-down box at the 'About Jennifer' tab above.
"I'm often asked how I got into my career fields and I always find that a difficult question to answer simply.
The best way to explain is that it came about not just from my training and work experience but also from
my childhood and family heritage. My career's more than a job, it's a reflection of my life." ~ Jennifer, 2011
The best way to explain is that it came about not just from my training and work experience but also from
my childhood and family heritage. My career's more than a job, it's a reflection of my life." ~ Jennifer, 2011
Background
VANUATU
CHILDHOOD
Born in Sydney, Jennifer grew up as a child in Vanuatu, a French pacific island off the east coast of Australia. She went to French schools there and soaked up the dialects of the local communities - French, British, Americans, New Zealanders, Asians and the beautiful islander voices. These combined with her parents' passion for theatre, music, accents and languages had a deep impact ... and thus began her love of performance, sound and communication.
FAMILY HERITAGE
Her maternal grandparents were professional stage, film & radio actors and foundation members of The Independent Theatre in Sydney, and her uncle David Nettheim had an illustrious career as a professional actor, writer, voice-overs artist and broadcaster. A member of London's Old Vic Company with Vivien Leigh and Patrick Stewart, he also worked with Sir Laurence Olivier & Robert Helpmann, wrote and acted with Peter Sellers, and played Chaucer in A Canterbury Tale on the West End for over 3 years. In Sydney, he acted in Chekov's Uncle Vanya alongside John Bell & Barry Otto at the Nimrod Theatre (now Belvoir), and in the Sydney Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Nicholas Nickleby.
Jennifer is proud to be one of the family’s next generation of artists alongside brother Rodric White (pianist, composer and arranger), cousins Daniel Nettheim (film and television director: The Hunter, Angst, Rush, Secret Life of Us) and Matthew Nettheim (stills photographer: Where the Wild Things Are, Rabbit Proof Fence, Little Fish, Somersault).
Born in Sydney, Jennifer grew up as a child in Vanuatu, a French pacific island off the east coast of Australia. She went to French schools there and soaked up the dialects of the local communities - French, British, Americans, New Zealanders, Asians and the beautiful islander voices. These combined with her parents' passion for theatre, music, accents and languages had a deep impact ... and thus began her love of performance, sound and communication.
FAMILY HERITAGE
Her maternal grandparents were professional stage, film & radio actors and foundation members of The Independent Theatre in Sydney, and her uncle David Nettheim had an illustrious career as a professional actor, writer, voice-overs artist and broadcaster. A member of London's Old Vic Company with Vivien Leigh and Patrick Stewart, he also worked with Sir Laurence Olivier & Robert Helpmann, wrote and acted with Peter Sellers, and played Chaucer in A Canterbury Tale on the West End for over 3 years. In Sydney, he acted in Chekov's Uncle Vanya alongside John Bell & Barry Otto at the Nimrod Theatre (now Belvoir), and in the Sydney Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Nicholas Nickleby.
Jennifer is proud to be one of the family’s next generation of artists alongside brother Rodric White (pianist, composer and arranger), cousins Daniel Nettheim (film and television director: The Hunter, Angst, Rush, Secret Life of Us) and Matthew Nettheim (stills photographer: Where the Wild Things Are, Rabbit Proof Fence, Little Fish, Somersault).
"Before anything else, preparation is the key to success"
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
TRAINING
ACTOR
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts (Acting) degree from the University of Western Sydney, Nepean. Fellow alumni include Joel Edgerton, Yvonne Strahovski, the Umbilical Brothers, Steve Le Marquand, Nicole da Silva, Lee Jones & Jason Langley.
VOICE & DIALECT COACH
DEGREE: Post Graduate Diploma of Dramatic Art (Voice) from the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), one of only 6 students accepted into her year. During her degree, Jennifer worked as a Guest Tutor at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and taught voice, dialects, poetry, Shakespeare, singing and voice-overs to the full-time students of the Acting, Musical Theatre, Dance and Broadcasting degrees.
SINGER
Trained as a singer for over 20 years, her vocal range covers nearly 3 octaves (alto, mezzo and soprano) and she has performed in numerous styles including musical theatre, cabaret, French chanson, Irish, blues, comedy, jazz/rock fusion, gospel & soul. Her singing teachers have included:
VOICE-OVERS ARTIST
Jennifer completed the short Radio Voice-Overs course at the Australian Film, Television & Radio School (AFTRS), and two weeks later, she was snapped up by voice-overs company Sold On Hold. For 10 years she recorded voice-overs for their clients including NRMA, AMP and the Commonwealth Games Association. She has recorded voice-overs for corporations, theatre, children's shows, documentary, CD-Roms and in-house computer programs which have been broadcast throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts (Acting) degree from the University of Western Sydney, Nepean. Fellow alumni include Joel Edgerton, Yvonne Strahovski, the Umbilical Brothers, Steve Le Marquand, Nicole da Silva, Lee Jones & Jason Langley.
VOICE & DIALECT COACH
DEGREE: Post Graduate Diploma of Dramatic Art (Voice) from the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), one of only 6 students accepted into her year. During her degree, Jennifer worked as a Guest Tutor at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and taught voice, dialects, poetry, Shakespeare, singing and voice-overs to the full-time students of the Acting, Musical Theatre, Dance and Broadcasting degrees.
SINGER
Trained as a singer for over 20 years, her vocal range covers nearly 3 octaves (alto, mezzo and soprano) and she has performed in numerous styles including musical theatre, cabaret, French chanson, Irish, blues, comedy, jazz/rock fusion, gospel & soul. Her singing teachers have included:
- Contemporary/jazz: Trudi Peterson
- Opera/classical: Myra Lambert, coach to legendary opera singer Yvonne Kenny
- Musical theatre: 6 years with Don Grayden, vocal coach for Cameron Mackintosh's Australian productions of Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, and singers David Campbell and Tim Draxl
- Musical theatre & cabaret: since 2009 she has trained with leading Sydney vocal coach Peter Bodnar
VOICE-OVERS ARTIST
Jennifer completed the short Radio Voice-Overs course at the Australian Film, Television & Radio School (AFTRS), and two weeks later, she was snapped up by voice-overs company Sold On Hold. For 10 years she recorded voice-overs for their clients including NRMA, AMP and the Commonwealth Games Association. She has recorded voice-overs for corporations, theatre, children's shows, documentary, CD-Roms and in-house computer programs which have been broadcast throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
- Read styles: soft sell, medium sell, TV & radio station promos, character voices & accents, on-hold messages, phone prompts, documentary & narration
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