WHO IS ANDREA EMMES?
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Andrea Emmes - the Actor:
Best Selling, Award Winning Audiobook Narrator and VO Actor, Andrea Emmes, she/her, was born in Hollywood, Florida, grew up in both Tennessee and Rhode Island and started her career in musical theatre. She’s enjoyed an eclectic career as a singer, dancer, Vegas Headliner, Magician’s Assistant, a Recording Artist and a Video Game Designer. She’s narrated 400+ audiobooks, is an Audie Award Nominee, won several SOVAS awards, recipient of multiple Earphones Awards and named Best Female Narrator for the Independent Audiobook Awards in 2019 and was the Producer of the award-winning animated short film, "Mila". After suffering a major setback after being diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in 2006, Andrea was determined to not allow her disability to define her and she found her way back behind the mic. A total book nerd, Andrea, now enjoys narrating all genres of audiobooks, especially YA, Middle Grade/Kids, Geeky/Comics, LitRPG, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, and NonFiction at her professional home studio in CA. Her wide range of character voices and dynamic/emotionally invested performances has reviewers and listeners alike commenting on how she effortlessly pulls listeners in and has versatility and charisma. |
Andrea Emmes - the Author:
In 2019, Andrea co-wrote a semi-biographical young adult short story with her mother, Karen Bogle called “Meatballs and Memories” that was featured in “A Word is Not a Sparrow” audiobook in 2024 which was a benefit anthology for Ukraine Relief produced by PANA – Professional Audiobook Narrators Association.
All profits from audiobook sales will provide financial support to the Artists at Risk Connection in Ukraine through PEN America, a non-profit organization that endeavors to safeguard the right to artistic freedom of expression and ensure that artists and cultural professionals everywhere can live and work without fear. For more information please visit: https://pronarrators.org/sparrow/
Eternal Beauty is her first full length novel and tenth collaboration for an audiobook with Ashley Fontainne. Release Date October 31, 2025
In 2019, Andrea co-wrote a semi-biographical young adult short story with her mother, Karen Bogle called “Meatballs and Memories” that was featured in “A Word is Not a Sparrow” audiobook in 2024 which was a benefit anthology for Ukraine Relief produced by PANA – Professional Audiobook Narrators Association.
All profits from audiobook sales will provide financial support to the Artists at Risk Connection in Ukraine through PEN America, a non-profit organization that endeavors to safeguard the right to artistic freedom of expression and ensure that artists and cultural professionals everywhere can live and work without fear. For more information please visit: https://pronarrators.org/sparrow/
Eternal Beauty is her first full length novel and tenth collaboration for an audiobook with Ashley Fontainne. Release Date October 31, 2025
Fun Facts:
Nationality/Heritage:
Italian, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Jewish, French, Greek, English, German
Andrea has a Bachelor of Science in Game Art and Design; was a game designer for Disney Interactive; and gets her gamer-geek on playing games of all kinds! Currently playing Baldur's Gate 3 and Diablo 4 on PS5.
Guilty Pleasures: learning about Behavioral Science, Body Language and Micro-expressions & Linguistics, True Crime, UK Reality Shows, Supernatural, The Circle, The Great British Baking Show, The Behavioral Panel (YouTube), baking, designing websites, graphic design, and creating art with collectible pins.
Award-winning Animation Producer of the animated CG short film, "Mila". www.milafilm.com.
Nationality/Heritage:
Italian, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Jewish, French, Greek, English, German
Andrea has a Bachelor of Science in Game Art and Design; was a game designer for Disney Interactive; and gets her gamer-geek on playing games of all kinds! Currently playing Baldur's Gate 3 and Diablo 4 on PS5.
Guilty Pleasures: learning about Behavioral Science, Body Language and Micro-expressions & Linguistics, True Crime, UK Reality Shows, Supernatural, The Circle, The Great British Baking Show, The Behavioral Panel (YouTube), baking, designing websites, graphic design, and creating art with collectible pins.
Award-winning Animation Producer of the animated CG short film, "Mila". www.milafilm.com.
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Vocal Range:
Mezzo Soprano Languages: Fluent: English "Audiobook Fluent" Languages: French, German |
Dialects:
New England, New York, Southern , British (RP, Cockney) French, Russian, Irish |
SAG-AFTRA * PANA* APA * SOVAS * ASIFA
