About...
Award-winning Actor, Singer, Audiobook Narrator, Director, Host and VO
Deanna Anthony is a SAG AFTRA, AEA, AGVA professional and dynamic talent who delivers high quality storytelling in a versatile voice with specific intention, who currently serves on several committees of both the APA and PANA. She was a Principal Cast Member of the team at Disneyland Resort that was awarded the prestigious IAAPA Brass Ring Award for Best Theatrical Production in 2022.
2022, also brought a nomination of Best Black Narrator from the author collective know as Black Girls Who Write for their It’s Lit Literary Awards. In 2023, Deanna was named an Audie Award Finalist for her performance in the multicast audiobook nonfiction title, THE SEX LIVES OF AFRICAN WOMEN by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and published with Blackstone Publishing.
With a background as a professional stage and on camera actor, live vocalist, animation voice artist, and audiobook narrator, she seamlessly provides a strong work ethic with a warm, focused and collaborative demeanor.
Whether delivering a performance in tones that are Vibrant, Conversational, Humorous, or Inspirational, her love of performance shines through, with comments likening her voice and personal charisma to well-known women such as Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Alison Janey.
Deanna’s engaging storytelling avidly holds the attention of each listener and viewer from the bright beginning to the inevitable end of each storyline.
All audiobook, on camera, stage, commercial print and voiceover work engagements fall under union jurisdiction.
Deanna has direct relationships with multiple publishers, producers, directors and authors in a variety of genres throughout the publishing world. Audiobook specific partnerships that allow direct booking include, but are not limited to:
Audible, The Audio Flow, Audiobook Empire, Audioworks, Bee Audio, Blackstone, Brilliance, Common Mode, Deyan Audio, Dreamscape, East House Productions, Findaway, Fireside Audio, Hachette, Harlequin, Harper Collins, John Marshall Media, Lantern Audio, Lepton Films, Little Brown & Co, MacMillian, North Atlantic Books, Northern Lake Audio, One Night Stand Productions, Orange Sky Audio, Penguin Random House, Pink Flamingo Productions, Podium, Punch Audio, Scribd, Scribe Media, Seal Press, Simon & Schuster, Spotify, Tantor Audio and Tydef Studio.
