Lorena Belcher is a bowhunter, “and I never put the bow down until I’ve made the shot.”
Lorena parallels the philosophy of actor Jim Johnson. Jim believes, “We miss a hundred percent of the shots we don’t take.” Jim, pictured here as a criminal, is not. But you’d never know that unless I clarified because the picture is so convincing. Jim always takes the shot. “And I always will.”
Lorena Belcher is also an actor, a voiceover actor. “And I always take the shot,” she says, “because if I don’t, I don’t have a chance.”
And so, now begins the story of a woman living in Hico, Texas, who is, in fact, a voiceover artist. She’s on a 168-acre ranch, completely isolated from the entire world. “It’s real quiet out here, and I like it.”
She’s impossible to cast as the voice of a witch in a video game because her unique style was influenced by her authentic, non-apologetic country-girl background.
Lorena’s likeness to that of a bowhunter is just like the mindset she takes on in voiceover. “If it’s not a perfect shot, it’s not a shot I wanna take,” she says. “Because using a bow is just like delivering a voice track; it’s got to be a perfect shot, or all is for loss.”
Raised in ranching, Lorena comes from the backwoods of Texas. Lorena was not interested in sports but very motivated to sing in the choir. And that one decision would end up getting her a scholarship in singing at Tarleton State University. “It was something I could really do, and that was to sing.”
Years would pass. Lorena would marry. Have a family. Then, become an empty nester. But in 2019, Lorena recorded an on-hold message for a company, which would be her unique entry into the voiceover business. “It just felt right and was a perfect shot,” she says.
Then COVID hit, and her father passed away, “and I was really floundering.” But what voiceover did is it offered this backwoods country girl a chance to develop the voice that she’s known for. It’s highly specific and overwhelmingly noticeable.
Over and over again, Lorena kept getting cast in material that fit that country girl image.
Presently reinventing herself on the edge of 60 years old, Lorena believes that if you just put yourself in the situation of a good shot, you’ll probably hit your target.
Lorena does demonstrate a gentle comedy range and, in this case, was able to illustrate her edge of comedy, which fits right into this national brand.
A big fan of cars, trucks and equipment, Lorena fits right into the voice for automotive.
Raised by an extended family, Lorena believes her life actually began from a foundation of a strong supportive family. And it was here in rural Texas that she feels her habits of being a family woman began. And it started for her as a little girl.
“Ya know, I’m so used to being alone. I don’t like crowds, like a concert, but I love the microphone because that’s where I get to tell stories, and no one is around,” she says.
And Lorena is at home in the middle of nowhere, so she can create without pressure. “This quiet environment is perfect for how I want to create in the world, and I get perfectly into voicework.
So, there’s no question that Lorena’s specialty is a far cry from the voices of Hollywood. But then, that’s not a shot that Lorena would want to take. “So, just like bowhunting, I think voiceover is always takin’ a shot…because unless you do, you’ll never succeed.”
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