Maria Pendolino-Voice Acting With A Disability

Maria Pendolino-Voice Acting With A Disability

Author: rrapaport December 10, 2024 Duration: 1:16:35

Meet Maria Pendolino an internationally recognized award-winning voice actor. Her signature voice print has been heard across commercials, documentaries, video games and more.

Maria has lent her voice to campaigns for global brands such as Comcast/Xfinity, Dannon, American Express, Panera and more.

She talks to Ron about her life's work dealing with a disability she contends with namely psoriatic arthritis, her career in musical theatre, comedy, film and television.

Maria alerts us to the realities of having a disability and the many kinds of disability situations people have and the public's lack of understanding them.

Maria inspires us that adversity should not come between our vision for a full, happy and rewarding life.

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