Barbara Rosenblat

Barbara Rosenblat is a British actress.

She is best known as a prolific narrator of audiobooks. 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

Rosenblat was born in London, England and was raised in New York City in a Jewish family.[1] She attended a Hebrew school as a child.[1]

Career

After returning to London for a family wedding, Rosenblat decided to stay in England.[1] Soon afterwards, she landed a part in a production of Godspell.[1] She continued to work in theatre, as well as various fields of entertainment in the UK such as radio, film and television.[2]

She later returned to the US, and worked at the Library of Congress narrating books for the blind for four years.[2]

On Broadway, she appeared in the musical The Secret Garden and the play Talk Radio.[2][3]

Audiobook narrations

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

Film

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)
2021 Hidden DragonMadame Golden Claw (voice)

Television

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"

Video games

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

  1. Osterheldt, Jenee (14 June 2014). "Actress brings her dulcet voice to 'Orange Is the New Black,' to audiobooks and now to KC". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. Porter, Mary Jean (19 April 1998). "She has quite a story to tell, hundreds in fact". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. Furman, Phyllis (24 November 2008). "ADVICE THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU". New York Daily News. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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