Mairead Curran (born 16 August 1968) is an Australian born children's entertainer, actress, and

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artist based in

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. Having trained at TAFTA and the Geelong Performing Arts Academy she started her career at the Oxford Children's Theatre and the Australian Puppet Theatre performing children's theatre and puppetry.

Cartoon Creations

For ten years she worked with business partner Collin Ingram and through their company Cartoon Creations they produced dozens of live children's shows touring them throughout Australia and in the United Kingdom, performing shows for many thousands of children. Her contributions in this area make her an important part of the history of live children's entertainment in Australia. During this period she also produced and starred in "The Digger and Danni Radio show" on Southern FM, a daily children's radio show and produced children's pages in several newspapers including the

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and

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Community Newspapers.

Stage work

On stage, Mairead has had roles in numerous plays for theatres such as

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and in the

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including "Women, Men, Nazis and Trucks" and "Love and Madness in the LMP Unit" to strong reviews. She was also a founding member of Actors Inc, a group of working actors, convened to promote their work and practice their craft. In addition to various indie short films, Mairead has also had roles in

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, Stingers, MDA,

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and

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Voice-overs

In more recent years Mairead has focused on voice-overs, where she has carved out a successful career working with companies such as the ARN,

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and Jingle House as well as many corporate clients. She is the voice of numerous characters in games including the lead and four other female characters in Fashion Boutique and the female lead in The Clockwork Man by Total Eclipse She has also voiced many commercials both radio and TV for international brands including

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, Ferrero,

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, Sasse & Bide,

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, Freedom Furniture and

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References

External links

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Official voiceover website of Mairead Curran
{{DEFAULTSORT:Curran, Mairead Australian television actresses Australian voice actresses Living people 1968 births Actresses from Geelong