Barbara Rosenblat
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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.
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
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
AudioFile has named Rosenblat a Golden Voice narrator.[1]
Awards
"Best of" lists
| Year | Title | Award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Bone Vault (2003) by Linda Fairstein | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [10] |
| 2004 | Guardian of the Horizon (2004) by Elizabeth Peters | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [13] |
| Booklist Editors' Choice: Media | [43] | ||
| A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris | Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults | [44][45] | |
| 2005 | Let Me Go by Helga Schneider | Booklist Editors' Choice: Media | [46] |
| 2006 | Suite Francaise by Irène Némirovsky | Booklist Editors' Choice: Media | [47] |
| 2008 | Lady Killer (2008) by Lisa Scottoline | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [22] |
| Booklist Editors' Choice: Media | [48] | ||
| The Laughter of Dead Kings(2008) by Elizabeth Peters | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [23] | |
| Winter Study (2008) by Nevada Barr | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [49] | |
| 2009 | Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies and Leslie Gold | Booklist Editors' Choice: Media | [50] |
| Dear America: My Secret War (2000) by Mary Pope Osborne | AudioFile 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 Fairstein | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [26] | |
| 2010 | 206 Bones (2009) by Kathy Reichs | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [52] |
| Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Harry Bliss | Notable Children's Recordings | [53][54] | |
| A River in the Sky (2010) by Elizabeth Peters | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [31] | |
| 2011 | Silent Mercy (2011) by Linda Fairstein | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [55] |
| Crunch Time (2011) by Diane Mott Davidson | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [1] | |
| 2012 | The Chalk Girl (2012) by Carol O'Connell | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [1] |
| 2013 | The Chalk Girl (2012) by Carol O'Connell | RUSA Listen List | [56] |
| Death Angel (2013) by Linda Fairstein | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | [1] | |
| 2014 | A Full Moon Is Rising (2013) by Marilyn Singer | Notable Children's Recordings | [57] |
| 2015 | Act of God (2015) by Jill Ciment | AudioFile Best of Fiction | [1] |
Audiography
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:
- Kathy Reich’s Temperance Brennen series
- Nevada Barr’s Anna Pigeon series
- Diane Mott Davidson’s Goldy Schultz series
- Linda Fairstein’s Alexandra Cooper series
- Lisa Scottoline’s Rosato & Associates series
- Jeffery Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme series
- Laura Lippman’s Tess Monaghan series
- Carol O’Connell’s Kathleen Mallory series
- Jessica Ellicott’s Beryl and Edwina Mystery series
