Daisy is as fresh as a spring day when it comes to voiceover. And although she may be new to the voiceover scene, she’s no stranger when it comes to the business of show. And right away, you can see the promise of the future:
With less than one year in the business full time, Daisy Stracener is showing encouraging signs of what could be.
“I’m definitely doing this for the rest of my life,” She says. And at 41 years old, she’s been looking for the brass ring all of her life.
Since her childhood, Daisy has been interested in the stage. Learning tap-dancing at the age of four.
“When I was 10, my dad moved to LA and he brought me to the private art school Louis Caroll Academy.” So, Daisy was given the luxury of studying performing arts at a very young age. Through this, Daisy by-passed many subjects that normal middle schoolers were required to take as part of their curriculum. It’s a concept that most American school systems do not facilitate, but in Daisy’s life, it was what gave her somewhat of a shortcut.
Her parents knew that this little girl wanted to be a part of the arts. Above is a photo taken in the living room, when Daisy wanted her parents to see what she had come up with for very important audience of two.
In 1998, Daisy was cast in the independent film “Baby Blues” and unlike the other cast mates, Daisy had her mind only on the project. This was an unusual mindset for a teenager. “I never partied, and my dad was my rock of Gibraltar, always there to keep me steady and focused,” she says.
Caption: Daisy on the set of the movie “Baby Blues” circa 1998
By high school, Daisy was fully focused on a career in performing arts and in the year 2000, she began to perform in coming-of-age theatrical productions.
Caption: “The Educated Heart” circa 2000
“To me working a 9-5 would be depressing,” Daisy tells me. “And that was the last thing on my mind.”
As life would have it, Daisy would go on to get married and have a child. While not a 9-5, this took her out of the quest for searching for the rainbow for some time.
But in 2021, a friend of hers suggested she try voiceover. Lightning can strike twice. For Daisy it did.
And so now at mid-age, Daisy is using all she learned from childhood, education and experience to create yet another career, one as a voice actor.
“It’s all acting,” she says. “The only difference is your audience is your microphone.”
And as fresh as the morning dew, the woman whose name represents that of a spring flower, is blossoming again.
