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Maria McCann
Maria McCann Narrator
Maria McCann Narrator

Maria
McCann

Vivid & Vivacious
Storytelling
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About Maria

Maria McCann

When it comes to the right voice for your story -

she hopes you’ll

“never stop saying Maria”!

A professional working actress from the age of 16, Maria is a classically trained LA-based narrator with a conservatory acting degree from UCLA. She began her career playing Keanu Reeves girlfriend in a MTV commercial and has since appeared in over 45 films and TV shows, including Lucifer, Shameless and Grey’s Anatomy.  She has recorded over 100 audiobook titles, working with publishers including Brilliance, Simon and Schuster, Podium, Dreamscape, Harper Collins and Macmillan. 

 

Maria is a respected acting coach and teacher, with a skill for sharing complex concepts in challenging non-fiction -  bringing an engaging air of expertise to topics ranging from dance (in all its forms), hiking, Alzheimer’s care, and self-help. Her experience in youth arts gives her a passion and perspective for captivating YA audiences.

Her years spent in an elite writer’s group (surrounded by Emmy award-winning storytellers), and with her acclaimed novelist husband give her an affinity for capturing the author’s intent and for in-depth character analysis. Maria’s musical ear and love of travel have afforded her a knack with accents and dialects. She is particularly drawn to historical fiction where she can throw herself into the research necessary.

 

She is also a fan of narrating paranormal, thrillers, women’s fic, and second-chance love, and as a proud LGBTQ+ parent, she also loves to inhabit the HEA of a scintillating sapphic romance. A lifelong animal advocate, Maria has helped to rescue furry friends from pitbulls to the real-life displaced tigers from hit documentary Tiger King!

 

Maria McCann
Simon & Schuster
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Macmillan Audio
Deyan Audio
AHAB Talent
Brilliance Publishing
Harper Audio
Dreamscape Publishing
ACX
Podium Entertainment
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Clients Include...

Publishers

Reviews

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AudioFile Magazine

by Marty Essen | Read by Maria McCann

Fiction • 8 hrs. • Unabridged • © 2024

Maria McCann flawlessly portrays two elderly Robin Hoods. Listeners meet the former high school sweethearts who reunite in their new retirement home. Their differences show McCann at her best, with gritty Beth and hesitant Barry forming an indomitable team who fight to right social wrongs. Laughs abound as they use a can of SPAM to deactivate their tracking device as they score goodies for the homeless. Traveling cross-country, they pick up well-rendered Jenny, helping her outsmart her abusive, loud-mouthed husband, a cop. Next, they save drowning kittens and place a bumper sticker "I Dump Kittens" on the perpetrator's car. The clever use of contemporary technology and McCann's enthusiasm make for a relatable adventure with an epilogue that adds to the upbeat tone.

 

S.G.B. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2025]

AudioFile Magazine

by Karina Sainz Borgo, Elizabeth Bryer [Trans.] | Read by Maria McCann • Fiction • 7.5 hrs. • Harper Audio • © 2024

Maria McCann's Spanish-accented narration sets the tone for this sweeping novel about an outbreak of a plague causing amnesia in an unnamed Latin American country. McCann employs a dramatic tone to tell the story of Angustias and her husband, who lose their infant sons while fleeing for a better life. As they search for a place to bury them, they meet larger-than-life Visitación Salazar, who runs a cemetery in the town of Mezquite. McCann utilizes varied voices to differentiate the male and female characters. The author's short, impactful sentences and McCann's expressive narration drive home the difficult story, which captures the plight of the migrant. A translator's note at the end provides helpful context.

 

S.E.G. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2025]

Bury the Dead  Audiobook
Reviews

What Clients Say...

"Maria McCann brings life to my characters in dynamic and delightful ways I never thought possible. The emotional depth that goes into each line, prose and dialog, creates a cinematic experience inside the mind of the reader. And Maria's characters are so vivid and distinct, I am 80% sure she's secretly doing costume changes."

—DIck Wybrow, Author of the bestselling Wolfwere Series

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Skills

 I've got skills...

Maria McCann

Accents & Dialects

Mexican, Irish, Russian, British, French, German, Arabic​; US Southern, Texan, New York, Wisconsin

Favorite Genres

Historical Fiction, Memoir,

Self-Help, Literary Fiction,

Mystery & Thriller,

Fantasy, Paranormal

Romance, Humor

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Coaching

Julie Wilson, Jesse Bickford, Andi Arndt,

Paul Alan Ruben, Johnny Heller,

Don Baarns, Ronnie Butler, Erin Bennett,

PJ Ochlan, Deyan Masterclasses,

New England Narrators Retreat,

Home Studio

Sennheiser MK4 MIC

Studio One DAW

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© 2025 Maria McCann by The Plante Life

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