Black Female Voice Actor Hayley Armstrong
The Young African American Voice Your Voiceover Project Needs
Black Female Voice Actor Hayley Armstrong
Hayley Armstrong is a Black female voice actor offering youthful voiceover services for commercials and animation.
Hayley voices popular brand commercials and the character Avery in the animated series, "Anxious Avery" on Youtube.
Listen To Hayley’s Voiceover Demos
Professional Black Female Voice Actor For Commercials
Finding the perfect black female voice actor to bring energy, and a modern edge to your project shouldn't be a challenge. Hayley is a professional African American voice actress specializing in youthful, hip, and urban voiceover services. Known for a natural Gen-Z and Millennial vocal style, Hayley delivers the relatable, conversational tone that today’s audiences connect with.
Commercial Voiceover Services
Radio and TV Commercials
Want your brand to stand out on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, or traditional broadcast media? Hayley provides commercial voiceover services that capture a trendy, youthful black female voice. From casual and conversational to upbeat and hype, Hayley brings the authentic, “I got you” vibe required for modern marketing.
Hayley has voiced commercials for major brands including Google Fiber, Spotify, Poppi, Shopify, Palmers, Macy's, Zumba, L'Oreal, Verizon, Bed Bath and Beyond, Biore, ZipCar, Amazon, Liquid IV, Turbo Tax, Samsung, Family Dollar, Regions Bank, and Dove.
Whether your commercial needs an influencer/content creator female voice, a cool Black girl voice, or a hip, authentic girl-next-door/best friend voice, Hayley provides the sound your audience wants to hear in TV commercials.
Hayley’s voiceover services include: college age female voiceover, young adult millennial female voices, 20-something gen z female voices, and teen voices.
Clients
Poppi (Soda)
Hayley Armstrong is the voice actor for several Poppi soda commercials.
Check out her VO for their flavors, “Sour Apple,” “Shirley Temple,” “Punch Pop,” “Lemon Lime,” and more!
Poppi Sour Apple Commercial Voiceover
Poppi Commercial Voiceover
Poppi Shirley Temple Commercial Voiceover
Poppi Lemon Lime Commercial Voiceover
African American Female Voiceover Services
If you are looking for a Black female voice actor that feels like a trusted friend, or the coolest person in the room, you just found it. Hayley delivers modern, youthful, urban voiceovers that connect instantly with youthful, Black gen z and millennial audiences.
Animation Voiceover Services
Anxious Avery - Animated Web Series
Hayley Armstrong voices Avery in “Anxious Avery,” an original animated cartoon web series about a young African American woman who struggles with various forms of anxiety.
Anxious Avery Episode 1: The Party Invite
Anxious Avery Episode 3: Humiliation Station
Anxious Avery Episode 5: The Health Scare
Anxious Avery Episode 7: End Of The World
Anxious Avery Episode 9: The Bug Battle
Anxious Avery Episode 2: Baby Blues
Anxious Avery Episode 4: The Hang Up
Anxious Avery Episode 6: Brain Drain
Anxious Avery Episode 8: The Quiet Zone
Anxious Avery Episode 10: The Side Effect
You can find Hayley’s animation voice acting for Anxious Avery and watch new episodes on Youtube!
New episodes drop Mondays at 8pm CST.
Anxious Avery Animated Series - Youtube
Anxious Avery Animated Series - Instagram
African American Voice Actor | Source Connect Capabilities
If you need an African American voice actor with Source Connect, Hayley can provide that, but at the cost of the client, who would have to book a studio with Source Connect near her in Austin, Texas.
“Cool Girl” Black Female Voice Over Artist Style
A gifted voice actress, Hayley has a sound that clients describe as hip, cool, and full of swagger.
Hayley’s cool girl voice over style has been heard in sportswear ads, shoe commercials, community college recruitment videos, and more.
Hayley delivers high quality audio that is clear, fresh, and energetic.
Black Female Voice Actor: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What are Hayley’s vocal characteristics?
Hayley is best described as a youthful black woman voice talent with a warm, hip, confident, and conversational tone. She easily adapts to Gen-Z, Millennial, urban, and trendy styles.
What does an "authentic African American voiceover" bring to a commercial campaign?
Authentic vocal delivery ensures your message doesn't feel forced or stereotypical. It respects the cultural nuances, inflections, and emotional beats that genuinely connect with Black consumers, building immediate trust and brand loyalty.
What are your standard turnaround times for commercial scripts?
Most standard commercial spots (15, 30, or 60 seconds) can be delivered within 24 to 48 hours.
How do you handle live directed sessions?
Hayley’s professional home studio is equipped for live directed sessions via Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and over the phone, allowing your creative team to direct the pacing, tone, and performance exactly to your liking.
Black Female Voice Actor Celebrity Soundalikes
If you need “someone who sounds like Issa Rae” or other prominent Black women in the entertainment industry, Hayley has a cool, modern voice that sounds like Black female celebs: Issa Rae, Keke Palmer, Ayo Edebiri, Jessica Williams, Nicole Byer, Quinta Brunson, Danielle Brooks, and Janelle Monae.
Black Voice Actor On Why Representation Matters In Voice Acting
As a Black voice actor, Hayley has written at length about the importance of representation in the voice acting industry. She believes that Black characters are best and most authentically represented when they are voiced by Black actors. Similarly, commercials for products that are used primarily by Black consumers, should be voiced by diverse actors from the same background. When there are political ads aiming to get Black voters to come out and vote, the voice telling them to do so should come from a Black person, because it fosters trust and relates to Black listeners. If there’s a project getting the word out about sickle cell disease that requires a voice actor, that voice actor should be Black, because 90 percent of people in the US with sickle cell disease are Black. The closer the voiceover artist is to the people they’re speaking to, the more familiar to them the voice is, the better, more honest, and better received the performance will be.
Black Female Voice Actor On Breaking Stereotypes
When projects are looking for a “Black female voice actor” they’re often looking for stereotypical voices like the “sassy black woman,” the “sidekick,” the “urban ghetto girl” or the “maternal, deep voice of god with gravitas.” If you’re a Black woman trying to enter the voiceover industry, you’ve probably seen one of these casting breakdown voice requests or been hired to perform one yourself. While that in itself isn’t a bad thing (everybody’s gotta make a buck) Hayley Armstrong wants to break out of those stereotypical boxes and explore all that a Black female voice can be. The word, “urban” used to be a stand in term for “Black.” Urban was used whenever casting directors were looking for Black voice actors, but didn’t want to flat out say that. That presents pros and cons for Black voiceover artists. The pro, is that now, if casting wants a Black voice actor, they have to say it. There’s no easy way to dance around acknowledging race as it pertains to casting in voice acting. It’s totally okay to want Black voice actors for an animation or commercial that needs Black voices! The con, is that “urban,” aside from formerly being synonymous with “Black” has its own separate, valid meaning that got lost when we decided to stop using it altogether. The word “urban” as applied to a voice doesn’t automatically mean “Black” as much as it does, “someone who grew up in the city, specially inner cities, and speaks with a dialect from those areas.” With that definition in mind, yes, when looking for an “urban voice” you may end up hearing more Black voice actors than non Black because, statistically, more Black people in America grew up in inner cities than other types of people. In short, “urban” to mean “Black” is incorrect, because not all Black people are urban. But, “urban” as a category of voice, (regardless of race) should be something we can still reference when describing the tone, texture and accent of someone’s vocal quality and vernacular. Hayley is a Black female voice actor who has a voice that can sound urban or standard north american, depending on project needs. She enjoys displaying her heritage next to the fact that she’s a voice actor, because she wants to be associated with African American voice acting pioneers. That said, Hayley also wants casting agencies and the voiceover industry as a whole to stop seeing Blackness as limiting. She wants to see an industry that doesn’t only want Black womens’ voices for 3 or 4 convenient archetypes, because Black female voice actors have just as much vocal variation as anyone else. But that fact still isn’t being reflected in the audition requirements. Stereotyping is easy to fall into when voice-over meets diversity, and by all means, casting directors, if you want a Black voice actor who sounds “stereotypically Black,” just say that, and the voice actors auditioning will know what you mean. Hayley strongly advocates for voices that sound Black, so long as Black gets to mean as many things as white gets to mean. There are benefits to a voice that is instantly recognized as coming from a Black person. Black people listening can hear that voice and perhaps hear their own family in it, they can hear their friends, their cultural circles, they can hear a voice they recognize as kin and feel at home with it. The flip side of that, is that many white voice actors have learned that they can make a lot of money imitating “Black” voices and since voice acting is a sound based medium, if they’re convincing enough, no one will know the difference and they’ll continue taking from Black culture without actually being Black. Hayley is a Black female voice actor who wants to hear all of the ways a voice can be Black, while keeping the traditional and/or “urban” Black voices in our back pockets, as simply another voice type that we’re just that good at. A note from Hayley: “I want us, as Black voice actors to revel in the fact that most of us have been code switching our entire lives, and really, that’s our voice acting superpower, so please use that survival strategy, apply it to your voiceover work, and take this industry by storm!”
Multicultural Marketing & Urban Campaigns
In today’s advertising landscape, representation and authenticity are everything. Hayley provides voiceover services tailored specifically for television, radio, and digital advertising campaigns.
TV & Radio Commercials: Delivering everything from friendly, conversational retail reads to commercial voiceover for African American audiences.
Urban & Multicultural Campaigns: Infusing the perfect blend of cultural nuance, AAVE, modern phrasing, and authentic delivery that resonates with diverse communities.
What Hayley Brings to Your Voiceover Project
A natural gen z delivery that doesn’t sound like a traditional announcer.
High-Energy Hype: Perfect for upbeat retail, trendy, modern fashion, makeup, and skincare campaigns.
Hayley brings a conversational African American female voice and natural style that builds trust with young people on social media.
Pro Home Studio: Fast turnarounds with broadcast-quality audio.
Hayley is a voice talent with an upbeat, sassy, energetic, confident, casual vocal style that keeps clients coming back. Hire Hayley Armstrong today!