Torme, Daisy

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Torme, Daisy

PERSONAL

Surname is pronounced Tor-may; daughter of Mel Torme (a musician) and Janette Scott (an actress). Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A.; studied singing with Dennis Wicks. Avocational Interests: Sports.

Addresses:

Agent—Imperium 7 Talent Agency, 5455 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1706, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Career:

Actress and voice performer. New Sussex Opera Company, singer; West Coast Ensemble, actress for five years; Armed Forces Radio Networks, public service announcement voice; radio presenter and music announcer in Los Angeles and San Diego, CA, including work for KLAC-Radio. Volunteer with Wellness Community, Southern California Stroke Association, and Amanda Foundation; host of charity telethons.

Member:

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Dee Dee, An American Vampire Story (also known as American Vampire), York Entertainment, 1997.

Rebecca, Syriana, Warner Bros., 2005.

Voice of Yeung Ragis, Thru the Moebius Strip (animated), Fantastic Films International, 2005.

News reporter, Totally Baked: A Pot-u-Mentary, Laughter Heals, 2007.

British newscaster, Rambo, Lions Gate Films, 2008.

Also appeared in the independent films Forearm Shiver and Uncle Sam Visits South Central; news anchor, Welcome to Hollywood.

Film Work; Automated Dialogue Replacement:

But I'm a Cheerleader, Lions Gate Films, 2000.

Bobby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Appeared in an episode of Sliders, Fox.

Television Appearances; Other:

Appeared with her father at age eight in The Christmas Songs, PBS; host of Launch TV, NBC; also appeared in Praise Be!, BBC.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared as Tyltyl (title role), The Blue Bird, as first witch, Macbeth, and as Titania, A Midsummer Night's Dream, all Kent Theatre Company, England; as Amahl, Amahl and the Night Visitors, as queen of the night, The Magic Flute, and as Sister Bernadine, Suor Angelica, all New Sussex Opera Company, East Sussex, England.

Radio Appearances:

Performed in With Great Pleasure at Christmas, BBC Radio 4.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voices of Pandas and other characters, Spyro: Year of the Dragon (also known as Spyro the Dragon 3: Year of the Dragon), Sony Computer Entertainment America, 2000.

Voice of Nhadala, Final Fantasy X-2 (also known as Fainaru fantajii X-2), Square Enix, 2003.

Voices of generic ghost dwarf, elf ghost, and Iksar enemies, EverQuest II, Sony Online Entertainment, 2004.

Additional voices, SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2, Sony Computer Entertainment America, 2006.

Voice of Francisca, Armored Core 4, Sega of America, 2006.

Videos:

Voice of Shigure for English version, Jubei ninpucho: Ryuhogyoku-hen (also known as Ninja Scroll: The Series, Urban Vision Entertainment.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Daisy Torme Official Site,http://www.daisytorme.com, March 10, 2008.

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