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Barbara Rosenblat (born 17 July 1950) is a British actress. She is best known as a prolific narrator of audiobooks, for which AudioFile named her a Golden Voice.[1] She has also appeared on screen such as in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black as the character Miss Rosa.
Early life
[edit]Rosenblat was born in London, England and was raised in New York City in a Jewish family.[2] She attended a Hebrew school as a child.[2]
Career
[edit]After returning to London for a family wedding, Rosenblat decided to stay in England.[2] Soon afterwards, she landed a part in a production of Godspell.[2] She continued to work in theatre, as well as various fields of entertainment in the UK such as radio, film and television.[3]
She later returned to the US, and worked at the Library of Congress narrating books for the blind for four years.[3]
On Broadway, she appeared in the musical The Secret Garden and the play Talk Radio.[3][4]
Awards and honors
[edit]AudioFile has named Rosenblat a Golden Voice narrator.[1]
Awards
[edit]"Best of" lists
[edit]Year | Title | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | The Bone Vault (2003) by Linda Fairstein | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [10] |
2004 | Guardian of the Horizon (2004) by Elizabeth Peters | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [13] |
Booklist Editors' Choice: Media | [43] | ||
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris | Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults | [44][45] | |
2005 | Let Me Go by Helga Schneider | Booklist Editors' Choice: Media | [46] |
2006 | Suite Francaise by Irène Némirovsky | Booklist Editors' Choice: Media | [47] |
2008 | Lady Killer (2008) by Lisa Scottoline | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [22] |
Booklist Editors' Choice: Media | [48] | ||
The Laughter of Dead Kings (2008) by Elizabeth Peters | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [23] | |
Winter Study (2008) by Nevada Barr | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [49] | |
2009 | Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies and Leslie Gold | Booklist Editors' Choice: Media | [50] |
Dear America: My Secret War (2000) by Mary Pope Osborne | AudioFile Best of Children | [51] | |
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (2008) by Muriel Barbery with Alison Anderson (Trans.) | AudioFile Best of Fiction | [28] | |
Lethal Legacy (2009) by Linda Fairstein | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [26] | |
2010 | 206 Bones (2009) by Kathy Reichs | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [52] |
Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Harry Bliss | Notable Children's Recordings | [53][54] | |
A River in the Sky (2010) by Elizabeth Peters | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [31] | |
2011 | Silent Mercy (2011) by Linda Fairstein | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [55] |
Crunch Time (2011) by Diane Mott Davidson | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [1] | |
2012 | The Chalk Girl (2012) by Carol O'Connell | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [1] |
2013 | The Chalk Girl (2012) by Carol O'Connell | RUSA Listen List | [56] |
Death Angel (2013) by Linda Fairstein | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [1] | |
2014 | A Full Moon Is Rising (2013) by Marilyn Singer | Notable Children's Recordings | [57] |
2015 | Act of God (2015) by Jill Ciment | AudioFile Best of Fiction | [1] |
Audiography
[edit]Rosenblat has narrated more than 400 audiobooks and has been praised for her range of performance in both British and American English accents. She has also narrated a vast range of books across various genres, from classics such as Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland to the literary fiction of T. C. Boyle or short stories of Kurt Vonnegut to paranormal romance novels by Katie McAllister.
Rosenblat is known for her narrations of well-loved mystery series such as Dorothy Gilman’s Mrs. Pollifax series, Elizabeth Peters‘s Amelia Peabody series, and continues to carry many long-running contemporary crime fiction series including:
- Kathy Reich’s Temperance Brennen series
- Nevada Barr’s Anna Pigeon series
- Diane Mott Davidson’s Goldy Schultz series
- Linda Fairstein’s Alexandra Cooper series
- Lisa Scottoline’s Rosato & Associates series
- Jeffery Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme series
- Laura Lippman’s Tess Monaghan series
- Carol O’Connell’s Kathleen Mallory series
- Jessica Ellicott’s Beryl and Edwina Mystery series
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1976 | Carry on England | A.T.S. | |
1985 | Turtle Diary | American Woman | |
1986 | The American Way | Betsey Blankett | |
Haunted Honeymoon | Reporter | ||
Little Shop of Horrors | Fifth Customer | ||
1990 | The Care of Time | Barbara | TV movie |
1997 | Malcolm and Melvin | Mother (voice) | Short film |
Babe, He Calls Me | |||
2009 | Love Is Deaf | Subway Lady | |
2016 | Stranded at the Altar | Joan the Shopkeeper | Short film |
For I Must Hold My Tongue | Diane | ||
2017 | Lost Cat Corona | Connie's Mom | |
2018 | Run | Maria | |
2019 | Anya | Dr. Rosalind Pfenning | |
MAD? | Judy | ||
Weathering with You | Mrs. Mamiya, Fortune Teller (voices) | ||
2023 | The Boy and the Heron | Utako (voice) | |
Hidden Dragon | Madame Golden Claw (voice) |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1976–1981 | The Dick Emery Show | Herself | 2 episodes |
1982 | Play for Today | Rosie | Episode: "Under the Skin" |
Never the Twain | Mrs. Hardy | Episode: "A Woman's Place..." | |
1983 | Luna | 2B2B | Episode: "All the World's a Teletalk Linkup" |
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Lady Columnist | Episode: "Smart Alek Kill" | |
1984 | Tales of the Unexpected | TV Interviewer | Episode: "Have a Nice Death" |
1989 | Anything More Would Be Greedy | Fran Dehring | 3 episodes Mini TV series |
1997 | The Cartoon Cartoon Show | Mother (voice) | 2 episodes |
2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nurse | Episode: "Rage" |
2008 | Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns | Sal (voice) | Episode: "Campaign" |
2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Selma Peters | Episode: "Transitions" |
2013–2015 | Orange Is the New Black | Miss Rosa | 14 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
2014 | Girls | Nurse | Episode: "Flo" |
Veep | Diane Appleby | Episode: "New Hampshire" | |
2015 | Gotham | Lidia Bicchieri | 2 episodes |
Benders | Helga | Episode: "Secrets and Lies" | |
Limitless | Loretta | Episode: "When Pirates Pirates Pirates" | |
2016 | The Venture Bros. | Battleaxe (voice) | Episode: "Tanks for Nuthin" |
2017 | House of Cards | Louise Talbert | Episode: "Chapter 57" |
2018 | Homeland | Attorney General Hoberman | 2 episodes |
The Looming Tower | Elaine Kaufman | 2 episodes | |
2020 | Social Distance | Connie | Episode: “You Gotta Ding-Dong Fling-Flong the Whole Narrative” |
2019–2020 | The Bug Diaries | Spider Mom, Bumblebee, Mrs. Water Bug (voices) | 7 episodes |
2022 | Moon Knight | Lagaro | Episode: "The Friendly Type" |
2022 | Better Call Saul | Judge Samantha Small | Episode: "Saul Gone" |
2024 | Lego Monkie Kid | Tortoise Guardian (voice) | Episode: “The Storm Within” |
Video games
[edit]Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2005 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | DJ Reni Wassulmaier |
2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Reni Wassulmaier |
2015 | Just Cause 3 | Rosa Manuela |
2018 | Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | Azanui Karu |
References
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- ^ a b c d Osterheldt, Jenee (14 June 2014). "Actress brings her dulcet voice to 'Orange Is the New Black,' to audiobooks and now to KC". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ a b c Porter, Mary Jean (19 April 1998). "She has quite a story to tell, hundreds in fact". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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- ^ Rosenblum, Trudi M. (19 June 2000). "PW: Independents Rule at Audie Awards". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "2001 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b "2002 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b "THE BONE VAULT by Linda Fairstein Read by Barbara Rosenblat | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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- ^ a b Yamashita, Brianna; Maughan, Shannon (5 January 2004). "Listen Up Awards 2003". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b "GUARDIAN OF THE HORIZON by Elizabeth Peters Read by Barbara Rosenblat | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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- ^ a b "THE SERPENT ON THE CROWN by Elizabeth Peters Read by Barbara Rosenblat | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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- ^ "2008 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b "LADY KILLER by Lisa Scottoline Read by Barbara Rosenblat | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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- ^ Odyssey Award: 2010. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2022 – via Booklist.
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- ^ "WINTER STUDY by Nevada Barr Read by Barbara Rosenblat | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Booklist Editors' Choice: Media, 2009. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2022 – via Booklist.
- ^ "DEAR AMERICA MY SECRET WAR by Mary Pope Osborne Read by Barbara Rosenblat Claire Slemmer | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "206 BONES by Kathy Reichs Read by Linda Emond | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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- Barbara's Recent News - Audiofilemagazine.com
- "Actors You've Never Heard of Are Becoming the Ones Heard Most". The New York Times. 15 January 2005.