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Barbara Rosenblat

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

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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

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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

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AudioFile has named Rosenblat a Golden Voice narrator.[1]

Awards

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YearTitleAwardResultRef.
1996Myst: The Book of Atrus by Rand and Robyn Miller with David WingroveAudie Award for Multi-Voiced PerformanceWinner[5]
2000Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen FieldingAudie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleWinner[6][7]
2001Moment of Truth by Lisa ScottolineAudie Award for Mystery, FictionFinalist[8]
2002Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth PetersAudie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleFinalist[9]
The Vendetta Defense by Lisa ScottolineAudie Award for Mystery, FictionFinalist[9]
2003The Bone Vault (2003) by Linda FairsteinEarphones AwardWinner[10]
Bronx Primitive: Portraits in a Childhood by Kate SimonAudie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleFinalist[11]
Jackdaws by Ken FollettAudie Award for Fiction (Abridged)Finalist[11]
The Nazi Officer's Wife (1999) by Edith Hahn BeerListen Up Award for Narration (Female)Finalist[12]
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael DorrisListen Up Award for FictionFinalist[12]
2004Guardian of the Horizon (2004) by Elizabeth PetersEarphones AwardWinner[13]
The Nazi Officer's Wife (1999) by Edith Hahn BeerAudie Award for Biography or MemoirWinner[14]
Audie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleWinner[14]
Stuffed by Patricia VolkAudie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleFinalist[14]
2005A Fugue in Hell's Kitchen by Hal GlazerAudie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleFinalist[15]
The Serpent on the Crown (2005) by Elizabeth PetersEarphones AwardWinner[16]
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down by Neta JacksonAudie Award for Inspirational/Faith-Based FictionFinalist[15]
Audie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleFinalist[15]
2006Just Above a Whisper by Lori WickAudie Award for Inspirational/Faith-Based FictionFinalist[17]
One Dangerous Lady by Jane Stanton HitchcockAudie Award for Mystery (Fiction)Finalist[17]
Dirty Blonde by Lisa ScottolineListen Up Award for MysteryFinalist[18]
The Serpent on the Crown (2005) by Elizabeth PetersAudie Award for Mystery (Fiction)Winner[16][17]
Suite Francaise by Irène NémirovskyListen Up Award for FictionFinalist[18]
2007Away by Amy BloomListen Up Award for FictionFinalist[19]
Daddy's Girl by Lisa ScottolineListen Up Award for MysteryFinalist[19]
Leave a Candle Burning by Lori WickAudie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleFinalist[20]
Suite Francaise by Irène NémirovskyAudie Award for Literary FictionFinalist[20]
Audie Award for Multi-Voiced PerformanceFinalist[20]
2008Daddy's Girl by Lisa ScottolineAudie Award for Thriller or SuspenseFinalist[21]
Lady Killer (2008) by Lisa ScottolineEarphones AwardWinner[22]
The Laughter of Dead Kings (2008) by Elizabeth PetersEarphones AwardWinner[23]
2009The Elegance of the Hedgehog (2006) by Muriel Barbery with Alison Anderson (Trans.)Listen Up Award for FictionFinalist[24]
Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlisterAudie Award for RomanceFinalist[25]
Lethal Legacy (2009) by Linda FairsteinEarphones AwardWinner[26]
2010Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies and Leslie GoldAudie Award for Biography or MemoirWinner[27]
Audie Award for NonfictionFinalist[27]
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (2006) by Muriel Barbery with Alison Anderson (Trans.)Audie Award for Literary FictionFinalist[27][28]
Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott DavidsonAudie Award for Solo Narration - FemaleFinalist[27]
Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Harry BlissAudie Award for Children's Titles Up To Age 8Winner[27]
Odyssey AwardWinner[29][30]
A River in the Sky (2010) by Elizabeth PetersEarphones AwardWinner[31]
2011Judy Moody & Stink by Megan McDonaldAudie Award for Children's Titles Up To Age 8Finalist[32]
2012The Chalk Girl (2012) by Carol O'ConnellEarphones AwardWinner[33]
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty (1980) by Eudora WeltyAudie Award for Short Stories or CollectionsFinalist[34]
The Witches of Lublin by Ellen Kushner, Elizabeth Schwartz, and Yale StromAudie Award for Distinguished Achievement in ProductionFinalist[34]
Audie Award for Original WorkFinalist[34]
Audie Award for Package DesignFinalist[34]
2013The Chalk Girl (2012) by Carol O'ConnellAudie Award for Thriller or SuspenseFinalist[33][35]
Death Angel (2013) by Linda FairsteinEarphones AwardWinner[36]
2014The Ballad of the Sad Café (1951) by Carson McCullersAudie Award for Short Stories or CollectionsFinalist[37]
Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout by Megan McDonaldAudie Award for Children's Titles Up To Age 8Finalist[37][38]
Unveiled by Francine RiversAudie Award for Faith-Based Fiction and NonfictionFinalist[37][38]
2015Act of God (2015) by Jill CimentEarphones AwardWinner[39]
The Swords of Riverside by Ellen Kushner and Delia ShermanAudie Award for Audio DramaFinalist[40]
2016Clockwork Lives by Kevin J. Anderson and Neil PeartAudie Award for Multi-Voiced PerformanceFinalist[41]
2022Bourdain by Laurie WooleverAudie Award for Multi-Voiced PerformanceFinalist[42]

"Best of" lists

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YearTitleAwardRef.
2003The Bone Vault (2003) by Linda FairsteinAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense[10]
2004Guardian of the Horizon (2004) by Elizabeth PetersAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense[13]
Booklist Editors' Choice: Media[43]
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael DorrisSelected Audiobooks for Young Adults[44][45]
2005Let Me Go by Helga SchneiderBooklist Editors' Choice: Media[46]
2006Suite Francaise by Irène NémirovskyBooklist Editors' Choice: Media[47]
2008Lady Killer (2008) by Lisa ScottolineAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense[22]
Booklist Editors' Choice: Media[48]
The Laughter of Dead Kings (2008) by Elizabeth PetersAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense[23]
Winter Study (2008) by Nevada BarrAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense[49]
2009Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies and Leslie GoldBooklist Editors' Choice: Media[50]
Dear America: My Secret War (2000) by Mary Pope OsborneAudioFile 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 FairsteinAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense[26]
2010206 Bones (2009) by Kathy ReichsAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense[52]
Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Harry BlissNotable Children's Recordings[53][54]
A River in the Sky (2010) by Elizabeth PetersAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense[31]
2011Silent Mercy (2011) by Linda FairsteinAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense[55]
Crunch Time (2011) by Diane Mott DavidsonAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense[1]
2012The Chalk Girl (2012) by Carol O'ConnellAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense[1]
2013The Chalk Girl (2012) by Carol O'ConnellRUSA Listen List[56]
Death Angel (2013) by Linda FairsteinAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense[1]
2014A Full Moon Is Rising (2013) by Marilyn SingerNotable Children's Recordings[57]
2015Act of God (2015) by Jill CimentAudioFile Best of Fiction[1]

Audiography

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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:

Filmography

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Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1976Carry on EnglandA.T.S.
1985Turtle DiaryAmerican Woman
1986The American WayBetsey Blankett
Haunted HoneymoonReporter
Little Shop of HorrorsFifth Customer
1990The Care of TimeBarbaraTV movie
1997Malcolm and MelvinMother (voice)Short film
Babe, He Calls Me
2009Love Is DeafSubway Lady
2016Stranded at the AltarJoan the ShopkeeperShort film
For I Must Hold My TongueDiane
2017Lost Cat CoronaConnie's Mom
2018RunMaria
2019AnyaDr. Rosalind Pfenning
MAD?Judy
Weathering with YouMrs. Mamiya, Fortune Teller (voices)
2023The Boy and the HeronUtako (voice)
Hidden DragonMadame Golden Claw (voice)

Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1976–1981The Dick Emery ShowHerself2 episodes
1982Play for TodayRosieEpisode: "Under the Skin"
Never the TwainMrs. HardyEpisode: "A Woman's Place..."
1983Luna2B2BEpisode: "All the World's a Teletalk Linkup"
Philip Marlowe, Private EyeLady ColumnistEpisode: "Smart Alek Kill"
1984Tales of the UnexpectedTV InterviewerEpisode: "Have a Nice Death"
1989Anything More Would Be GreedyFran Dehring3 episodes
Mini TV series
1997The Cartoon Cartoon ShowMother (voice)2 episodes
2005Law & Order: Special Victims UnitNurseEpisode: "Rage"
2008Click and Clack's As the Wrench TurnsSal (voice)Episode: "Campaign"
2009Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSelma PetersEpisode: "Transitions"
2013–2015Orange Is the New BlackMiss Rosa14 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2014GirlsNurseEpisode: "Flo"
VeepDiane ApplebyEpisode: "New Hampshire"
2015GothamLidia Bicchieri2 episodes
BendersHelgaEpisode: "Secrets and Lies"
LimitlessLorettaEpisode: "When Pirates Pirates Pirates"
2016The Venture Bros.Battleaxe (voice)Episode: "Tanks for Nuthin"
2017House of CardsLouise TalbertEpisode: "Chapter 57"
2018HomelandAttorney General Hoberman2 episodes
The Looming TowerElaine Kaufman2 episodes
2020Social DistanceConnieEpisode: “You Gotta Ding-Dong Fling-Flong the Whole Narrative”
2019–2020The Bug DiariesSpider Mom, Bumblebee, Mrs. Water Bug (voices)7 episodes
2022Moon KnightLagaroEpisode: "The Friendly Type"
2022Better Call SaulJudge Samantha SmallEpisode: "Saul Gone"

Video games

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YearTitleRole
2005Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City StoriesDJ Reni Wassulmaier
2006Grand Theft Auto: Vice City StoriesReni Wassulmaier
2015Just Cause 3Rosa Manuela
2018Pillars of Eternity II: DeadfireAzanui Karu

References

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