Barbara Rosenblat is a British actress. She is best known as a prolific

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s, for which ''AudioFile'' named her a Golden Voice. She has also appeared on screen such as in the

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original series '' Orange Is the New Black'' as the character Miss Rosa.

Early life

Rosenblat was born in

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and was raised in New York City in a Jewish family. She attended a Hebrew school as a child.

Career

After returning to London for a family wedding, Rosenblat decided to stay in England. Soon afterwards, she landed a part in a production of ''

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''. She continued to work in

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, as well as various fields of entertainment in the UK such as radio, film and television. She later returned to the US, and worked at the

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narrating

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for four years. On

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, she appeared in the musical ''The Secret Garden'' and the play ''Talk Radio''.

Awards and honors

''AudioFile'' has named Rosenblat a Golden Voice narrator.

Awards

"Best of" lists

Audiography

Rosenblat has narrated more than 400

s and has been praised for her range of performance in both

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and

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. She has also narrated a vast range of books across various

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, from classics such as

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’s Alice in Wonderland to the

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of T. C. Boyle or short stories of

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novels by Katie McAllister. Rosenblat is known for her narrations of well-loved mystery series such as

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’s ''Mrs. Pollifax'' series,

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‘s ''Amelia Peabody'' series, and continues to carry many long-running contemporary

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series including: * Kathy Reich’s Temperance Brennen series * Nevada Barr’s Anna Pigeon series *

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’s Goldy Schultz series *

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’s Alexandra Cooper series *

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’s Rosato & Associates series *

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’s Lincoln Rhyme series *

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’s Tess Monaghan series * Carol O’Connell’s

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series *Jessica Ellicott’s Beryl and Edwina Mystery series

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

Barbara's Recent News - Audiofilemagazine.com
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External links

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