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Crystal Mora is a Latina-American voice actor residing in the Los Angeles area. Originally from Arizona, she avoided the unrelenting desert heat by sheltering indoors and entertaining herself with drawing, cartoons, and video games. Exploring these imaginary worlds sparked a lifelong love of storytelling, which led her to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Animation. As a multi-hyphenate creative, her professional career spans multiple production and administrative roles across the entertainment industry, including film, television, and AAA games.
Crystal’s restless imagination and curiosity push her to continue honing her acting craft and seek out new challenges. She thrives on collaboration, and looks forward to tackling a wide array of creative projects with her talented friends and peers.
A good notebook! My favorite is the Leuchtturm1917 with a grid layout (it’s smooth like buttah 🧈 and even has pockets). I’m a BIG notetaker and often find myself revisiting pages from classes that really challenged or resonated with me. I just started on my fourth notebook, and love having a mini reference library that also documents my personal acting journey.
My pinnacle of 2024 was recording my commercial demo. It felt like a long road to get there, but I’m really proud of the work and collaboration that went into the end result.
I love how everyone in THNEA classes cheers each other on, including the incredible teachers hosting workshops. The instructors meet you at your level and find ways to push where you need to go, because they WANT you to succeed. Even after years of classes my nerves still sometimes bubble up at the start of a workshop, but by the end we’re all celebrating each other’s wins.
Don’t be afraid to step outside your comfort zone. Personally, some of the most measurable growth I’ve noticed resulted from challenging myself rather than playing it safe. It’s okay to start small! Pushing yourself in little ways can help grow your confidence and reassure you that it’s not going to be the end of the world if you stumble.
You can learn more about Crystal on her website!
13 08 26Rest is hard to come by as a creative person. Experts will often tell you to embrace “just being,” but personally, when I try that, a little voice tends to pipe in my head and let me know that I’m falling behind, not doing enough, and then I end up retroactively putting together an in-depth game plan to tackle for when I’m done pretending to “just be.”
09 07 26...networking isn't just about meeting people. It’s about building genuine professional relationships. The challenge is that authenticity has its own etiquette. Industry professionals can usually tell the difference between curiosity and strategy, and the strongest networking happens when the two naturally overlap.
11 04 26I’m curious, if you’re an actor, singer, engineer, composer, dancer, animator — or like, pursue anything in the arts, can you recall a note you’ve received in the past, or a special nugget of wisdom from a mentor that you can say has genuinely helped shape your craft for the better? A note that’s inspired you to strive to be the best artist you can be? On the flip side…have you received a note that felt like a personal attack or perhaps has made you question your worth as an artist?