Audiobook Talent & Industry Guide

JENSEN OLAYA

[email protected] • (917) 744-7317

https://jenolaya.com

Pronouns: she/her

Nationality/Cultural Identity: American, Filipino

Agent: Marissa Robinson Marino • [email protected]

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Spoken Languages: Standard American, Standard British (RP), French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Tagalog

American Accents: New York, West Coast/ California

Other English Accents: Standard (RP), Australian, Singaporean

World Accents: Cantonese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Middle Eastern, Russian, Spanish

Genres: Children's, Comedy, Drama, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Motivational/Business, Nonfiction, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Young Adult

Voice Range: Juvenile, Teen, 20s-30s

PERFORMANCE & TRAINING

Stage/Film/TV: Freely, a Cabaret as PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/PERFORMER / National Opera America Center; The Tempest as ARIEL/ANTONIO/CHORUS / Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival; The Who’s Tommy as COUSIN KEVIN/CHORUS / Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater

Favorite Roles: HERO / Much Ado About Nothing; ORANGUTAN / Water by the Spoonful; MEDIUM / Rashomon

Voice-Over: Jade Armor TV Series Season 1 and 2 / GRAM, MOM, LUCY, and OTHERS / streaming worldwide; Llamas / SALMON MOM / Nickelodeon 2023; Xbox / Microsoft Audio Description NARRATOR

Training: MFA in Acting Columbia University; BA in Theatre, San Diego State; and Improv Comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade

Expertise: Trauma and Loss, Asian American History, Culture, and Politics, New York City Arts & Culture, Immigration

Worked With: Disney, Harper, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, & Dreamscape

Home Studio • Audiobooks Recorded 11-25

APA Member

SAG-AFTRA Member

AUDIOBOOKS & REVIEWS

Audiobooks: MEET YOUR MATCHA; BITE ME ROYCE TASLIM; LA TERCERA; NERVOUS; SEE LOSS SEE ALSO LOVE; NOLI ME TÁNGERE (An Eagle Flight)

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