Ruth Kaufman
is an experienced actor and voiceover talent based in Chicago.
Her thousands of VO credits include commercials, e-learning courses, medical lectures, explainer videos and characters including customers, employees, an elf and a princess. Clients say she has a gift for making dry or technical copy sound interesting.
On-camera credits include numerous independent features and short films, national and local TV commercials, web series, pilots, industrials and internet videos for clients including The Onion.
And she’s performed on stages from iO to ComedySportz to the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Her unparalleled improvisational speed talking has been featured on America’s Funniest People and productions including a 24-hour event streamed live on Facebook.
Ruth has extensive corporate role playing experience, is a humorous storyteller and presents a variety of workshops including “Essential Sales Skills for Actors,” “Creating a Persistence Plan” and “Improv for Authors.”
She’s also an award-winning, Amazon-bestselling author who has published two humorous novels, four historical romances, a novella and dozens of non-fiction articles. Her freelance editing skills enhance many types of copy and scripts, and she has critiqued for a NYT and USA Today bestselling and other authors. For more information, visit www.ruthkaufman.com.
