Janora mcduffie biography of michaels

Janora McDuffie was in a Kia dealership in Olympia, Washington, plugging the upcoming release of a new Kia electric vehicle when the call to audition for the live announcer role for the Oscars showed up in a text message on her phone. 

The L.A.-based actress, speaker, voiceover artist, and North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Class of 1995 alum had always maintained side hustles since moving to California more than 20 years earlier to pursue her acting career.

Janora mcduffie biography of michaels

For working actors searching for their big break, side jobs help pay the bills during lean times. 

The path had been no different for McDuffie. Even though her Hollywood resume boasted more than 60 credits, including a stretch of six episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy” in 2011-2012, she’d done things like tutoring and working trade shows as a presenter to stay ahead.

She’d even been part of a bar mitzvah hype crew, pumping up partygoers with dance moves and positive energy.

Her phone dinged in the showroom as