Valerie Milenka Repnau

Born in France and educated and trained in France and in the UK, Valerie is perfectly bilingual and she has worked extensively on several continents, first as a fringe theater and TV actress, then in Voice-Overs, ADR, and various dubbing projects, lending her voice to numerous US actresses for the French market (Meg Ryan, Shirley MacLaine, Katie Holmes, Diane Keaton, Amanda Peet, Helen Hunt, Mare Winningham, Robin Givens, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Diana Hardcastle, Diane Lane, Talia Shire, and many many others). A trained linguist, expert in phonetics and applied linguistics, translator and interpreter with a reputation for paying particular attention to authenticity, accuracy and detail, Valerie has also worked extensively in the entertainment industry as a Voice and Dialect Coach (various UK and French accents, South/West African, Italian, etc.) for TV series (the last three seasons of Alias (2001-2006), several seasons of The Unit (2005-2006), The L Word (2004-2009) etc.) and various international commercials. Valerie also served as Technical Advisor on the Alias (2001) series, for European scenes. Actors she coached include: Jennifer Garner, Hayden Panettiere, Bradley Cooper, Balthazar Getty, Élodie Bouchez, Kristin Kreuk, Carl Lumbly, Greg Grunberg, Benjamin Mouton, Izabella Scorupco, Judith Scott, Rapper Sean Combs AKA Sean Combs,Julia Voth, and more. Valerie is also a VO director and has directed many dubbing projects in Parisian French, Canadian French, UK and US English. Valerie's French and British voices are also featured in numerous video games and animation films and in the EuroDisney/Disneyland Paris theme park. Show less «