# Kristen DiMercurio
**Kristen DiMercurio** is an American actor, voice actor, audiobook narrator, and writer known for voicing Dr. Sally Grissom in the science-fiction podcast *Ars Paradoxica*, for narrating more than 80 audiobooks, and for going viral on TikTok as the voice behind many [Bluetooth](https://www.edgepedia.org/bluetooth) speakers and smart-home devices. She is a member of [Actors' Equity Association](https://www.edgepedia.org/actors-equity-association) and [SAG-AFTRA](https://www.edgepedia.org/sag-aftra) and is based in Los Angeles.[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/kristendimercurio) • [2](https://blog.simplecast.com/selling-your-voice-on-the-internet-an-interview-with-kristen-dimercurio)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Training | BFA in Musical Theatre, Emerson College, Boston[3](https://voyagela.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-kristen-dimercurio-of-los-angeles-2/) |
| Breakout role | Dr. Sally Grissom in *Ars Paradoxica* (2015–2018, three seasons)[2](https://blog.simplecast.com/selling-your-voice-on-the-internet-an-interview-with-kristen-dimercurio) |
| Marketplace work | About 9,000 jobs recorded on online voiceover platforms between 2015 and 2018, including Bluetooth and smart-device narration[4](https://www.wired.com/story/the-bluetooth-lady-speaks-voiceover-actors-will-be-artisans-in-the-ai-age/) |
| Audiobooks | 80+ narrated titles; *Delilah Green Doesn't Care* won the Audie Award for Romance Genre (2023)[5](https://www.kristendimercurio.com/) |
| Recent recognition | *Atmosphere* (by Taylor Jenkins Reid, co-narrated with Julia Whelan) named Audiobook of the Year by Audible in 2025[5](https://www.kristendimercurio.com/) • [6](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19230351.Kristen_DiMercurio) |
| Social reach | TikTok 1.1M+ followers and 25M+ likes; Instagram 270k+; YouTube 250k+[5](https://www.kristendimercurio.com/) |
| Representation | Kreativ Media Partners (California, on-camera) and DDO Artists Agency New York (voiceover)[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/kristendimercurio) |
## Background and training
DiMercurio grew up in [Hagerstown, Maryland](https://www.edgepedia.org/hagerstown-maryland), performing in community theater, and went on to earn a BFA in Musical Theatre from [Emerson College](https://www.edgepedia.org/emerson-college) in Boston.[7](https://dcdouglas.com/talent-spotlight/kristen-dimercurio/) • [3](https://voyagela.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-kristen-dimercurio-of-los-angeles-2/) She has said that as a child in small-town theater she played a wide range of roles, and that adult typecasting by age and appearance pushed her toward voice work, where those limits matter less.[3](https://voyagela.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-kristen-dimercurio-of-los-angeles-2/)
Her stage credits include Joan in *Fun Home* at Portland Center Stage, the lead role of The Girl in *Gunfighter Meets His Match* at the New York Musical Festival, understudying Sara in *Murder Ballad* at Studio Theatre in Washington, DC, and roles at Totem Pole Playhouse in Pennsylvania and the Camden Shakespeare Festival.[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/kristendimercurio)
## Fiction podcasts
DiMercurio entered voice acting through podcasting in 2015. After college she asked on an Emerson alumni board about voiceover classes; fellow alum Mischa Stanton replied with an audition offer for an "audio project," which turned out to be *Ars Paradoxica*, a sci-fi thriller in which DiMercurio played Sally Grissom, a modern scientist who accidentally invents time travel and is thrown back to the 1940s. The show wrapped its third and final season in 2018.[2](https://blog.simplecast.com/selling-your-voice-on-the-internet-an-interview-with-kristen-dimercurio)
She has since appeared as a series regular or recurring guest in *Archive 81*, *The NoSleep Podcast*, *Greater Boston*, *What's the Frequency?*, *Star Tripper!!*, *The Far Meridian*, and *Caravan*, among others.[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/kristendimercurio) In *Archive 81* she played Christine, a characterization she built around the single adjective "tired."[2](https://blog.simplecast.com/selling-your-voice-on-the-internet-an-interview-with-kristen-dimercurio) She has described her method for audio drama as finding a motivation for every scene, imagining the physical space of each conversation, and standing while recording so she can perform the character's movements.[2](https://blog.simplecast.com/selling-your-voice-on-the-internet-an-interview-with-kristen-dimercurio)
**Brimstone Valley Mall.** DiMercurio created and co-writes *Brimstone Valley Mall*, a comedy about demons and late-1990s mall loitering, and voices the mall's announcements. The show successfully crowdfunded its second season.[2](https://blog.simplecast.com/selling-your-voice-on-the-internet-an-interview-with-kristen-dimercurio) IMDb lists the series as running 2019 to 2020 across eight episodes.[8](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7379680/)
## Commercial and device voiceover
While auditioning for theater in New York in the mid-2010s, DiMercurio began taking voiceover jobs to pay rent, signing up for five or six online marketplaces including Voices.com, Fiverr, and Voice Bunny. Within about six months it became her full-time work. Between 2015 and 2018 she recorded workplace training videos, phone systems, and internet-of-things product narration, accumulating around 9,000 jobs; one DealDash commercial paid $75.[4](https://www.wired.com/story/the-bluetooth-lady-speaks-voiceover-actors-will-be-artisans-in-the-ai-age/) She later questioned whether the constant volume of recording left room to actually act, and shifted toward audiobooks and scripted audio.[9](https://www.voiceovernews.com/kristen-dimercurio-bluetooth-voice/)
In September 2024 she went viral on TikTok after revealing that she was probably the voice of listeners' Bluetooth speakers, headphones, and smart-home devices. One post reached 17 million views and her following passed 700,000 within weeks.[4](https://www.wired.com/story/the-bluetooth-lady-speaks-voiceover-actors-will-be-artisans-in-the-ai-age/) Her on-screen national commercial work includes spokesperson roles for Consumer Cellular, CarBravo, and [ServiceNow](https://www.edgepedia.org/servicenow), and a lead in a Walmart social campaign.[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/kristendimercurio)
## Audiobooks
DiMercurio's audiobook career spans romance, fantasy, and other genres, with credits including *Delilah Green Doesn't Care*, *You Again*, *The Déjà Glitch*, *The Love Wager*, *Summer Romance*, and *What's in a Kiss*.[9](https://www.voiceovernews.com/kristen-dimercurio-bluetooth-voice/) Her narration of *Delilah Green Doesn't Care* won the Audie Award for Romance Genre in 2023, and in 2025 her co-narration of [Taylor Jenkins Reid](https://www.edgepedia.org/taylor-jenkins-reid)'s *[Atmosphere](https://www.edgepedia.org/atmosphere-novel)* was named [Audiobook](https://www.edgepedia.org/audiobook) of the Year by Audible.[5](https://www.kristendimercurio.com/) A Kirkus review of *Iris Kelly Doesn't Date*, the third Bright Falls novel, praised her return as narrator for well-established supporting voices and her handling of anxious and romantic passages.[10](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/audiobook-reviews/ashley-herring-blake/iris-kelly-doesnt-date/) She has also narrated Holly Jackson's *As Good As Dead* and Isabel Sterling's *These Witches Don't Burn*.[6](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19230351.Kristen_DiMercurio)
## Screen and games
Her screen credits include the short film *Maraschino* (2025) and the series *Fool Me Once: Revenge on You* (2024) and *Knight Watchmen* (2022); she is credited as an actress on 34 productions, with additional writing, directing, and producing credits.[8](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7379680/) In video games she voiced Jane Scott and the Female Captain in *Between the Stars* (2019).[11](https://www.mobygames.com/person/1653447/kristen-dimercurio/)
## Public presence
DiMercurio discusses voice acting on the podcast *String and Tell with Tawny and Kristen*, hosted with Tawny Platis, covering topics such as building a career through marketplaces, queer and sapphic storytelling, and the everyday presence of voice actors in consumer technology.[12](https://www.strawhutmedia.com/string-and-tell/kristen-dimercurio-is-the-voice-of-your-bluetooth) Speaking about artificial intelligence in voice work, she has described voice-over actors as likely to become artisans in the AI age.[4](https://www.wired.com/story/the-bluetooth-lady-speaks-voiceover-actors-will-be-artisans-in-the-ai-age/)
## References
1. [Kristen DiMercurio resume, Actors Access](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/kristendimercurio)
2. [Selling Your Voice on the Internet: An Interview with Kristen DiMercurio, Simplecast Blog (December 14, 2023)](https://blog.simplecast.com/selling-your-voice-on-the-internet-an-interview-with-kristen-dimercurio)
3. [Rising Stars: Meet Kristen DiMercurio of Los Angeles, Voyage LA Magazine (November 10, 2025)](https://voyagela.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-kristen-dimercurio-of-los-angeles-2/)
4. [The Bluetooth Lady Speaks! 'Voice-Over Actors Will Be Artisans in the AI Age', WIRED (March 31, 2025)](https://www.wired.com/story/the-bluetooth-lady-speaks-voiceover-actors-will-be-artisans-in-the-ai-age/)
5. [Kristen DiMercurio, official website](https://www.kristendimercurio.com/)
6. [Kristen DiMercurio, Goodreads author page](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19230351.Kristen_DiMercurio)
7. [Kristen DiMercurio: Voice of Dr. Sally Grissom, DC Douglas Talent Spotlight (June 25, 2025)](https://dcdouglas.com/talent-spotlight/kristen-dimercurio/)
8. [Kristen DiMercurio, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7379680/)
9. [Kristen DiMercurio Is the Voice Behind Bluetooth Devices, Voiceover News](https://www.voiceovernews.com/kristen-dimercurio-bluetooth-voice/)
10. [Iris Kelly Doesn't Date audiobook review, Kirkus Reviews](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/audiobook-reviews/ashley-herring-blake/iris-kelly-doesnt-date/)
11. [Kristen DiMercurio, MobyGames](https://www.mobygames.com/person/1653447/kristen-dimercurio/)
12. [Kristen DiMercurio Is the Voice of Your Bluetooth, String and Tell with Tawny and Kristen, Straw Hut Media](https://www.strawhutmedia.com/string-and-tell/kristen-dimercurio-is-the-voice-of-your-bluetooth)
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