Amy J. Johnsonshe/her

Never Idle.

United States · Chicago

Native American English (General)

Literary fiction Forbidden romance, Classic fiction-- female and male characters, 3rd person narrator from Jane's perspective

About

Born and raised in Nebraska, Amy has currently been a Chicago actor for over 20 years. She won the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actress in a Principal Role in a play for her work in Falling by Deanna Jent. As an audiobook narrator, she has over 60 published titles on Audible with clients including Podium Entertainment, John Marshall Media, Brilliance Audio, Fireside Audio, Orange Sky Audio, Spoken Realms, Audible Studios and several independent authors. Amy is adept at creating a range of characters and assimilates accents easily. Her studio is pet friendly. . . until they snore.

Training: Deyan Institute classes with P.J. Ochlan
Historical Fiction with Andi Arndt & JD Jackson
Sean Pratt Presents Coaching
Carol Monda Coaching
Ronald Butler Coaching
Johnny Heller’s Splendiferous Workshop

Find online: Personal website ↗ · Audible ↗ · Libro.fm ↗ · Instagram ↗

Voice and range

Proficient accents

UK RP / Standard British UK Cockney Scottish Irish (Republic) US Standard American US Southern US New York US Midwestern US Texan Transatlantic / mid-Atlantic Australian French German Russian Polish Romanian Arabic (general) Mexican Latin American Spanish (general) Old-fashioned American (1920s-40s) Victorian English

Voice ages

1 to 12 (child) 13 to 19 (teen) 20 to 39 (young to mid-adult) 40 to 59 (mid-adult) 60 to 79 (senior) 80 to 99 (elder)

Languages

English

Voice presentation

Female / femme-presenting

Heritage / identity

White / European

Selected credits

5 listed · 41 to 100 narrated

They're Not Gaslighting You

by Dr. Isabelle Morley · 2025 · narrator

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The Good Goodbye

by Maureen P. Keeley, Ph.D. and Julie M. Yingling, Ph.D. · 2025 · narrator

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A Wedding in Driftwood Cove

by Olivia Miles · 2023 · narrator

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Cherished by the Agent

by Kennedy L. Mitchell · 2023 · narrator

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The Story of My Life

by Helen Keller · 2021 · narrator

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Genres

Literary fiction Young Adult Comedy Fantasy Science fiction Thriller Mystery (general) Cozy mystery Murder mystery Romance (clean) Romance (contemporary) Romance (historical) Romance (paranormal) Romance (steamy) Biography and memoir History Business Self-development Health and fitness Travel Instructional / how-to

Multi-cast Dual narration

More samples

6 total

Literary fiction Threatening, Thick Russian accent, classic 1920's fiction-- Female and Male dialogue, 3rd person narrator

Thriller Slow-burn, psychological thriller-- 2 females (one female 30's, one character is senior age 70s-80s), 1st Person Perspective

Self-development Subdued introspection, but not without lightness; the topic is dealing with the death of a loved one, real-person interview expanded upon by authors' narrative

Self-development Straight forward, upbeat, tongue-in-cheek, sarcasm-- author's first person introduction

Literary fiction Women's fiction, comic, but tense in circumstance-- 2 female, 1 male (Armenian accent), 1st Person Female perspective

Working details

Experience

41 to 100 audiobooks

12 years narrating

Studio

Home studio · edits at home

DAW: Presonus Studio One

Rates

$250 to $300 PFH

RS Plus $50 to $100 PFH portion

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