Zane Daudziņa, Ph. D (b. 1967) is an actress, consultant, and trainer in voice and speech with almost 25 years of professional experience.

Zane has earned her Master’s degree in Philology of Latvian Language and Literature at the University of Latvia, as well as a Master’s degree in Performing Arts Voice Pedagogy at the Latvian Academy of Culture. She has furthered her education through the program University Teacher Pedagogical Perfection / Innovations in the Higher Education System / Education Work Management (University of Latvia), and courses such as Using Voice on Stage (Maastricht Summer University, Amsterdam), Voice as the Engine of the Body (Utrecht Summer School, the Netherlands), Action and Words (Odin Theatre, Denmark), among others.

Currently, Zane works as an actress and as a voice consultant at Latvijas Radio (Latvia’s national public service radio broadcasting network). Her doctoral thesis, An Actor’s Speech in the 21st Century Latvian Theatre, is a cultural-historical study of contemporary speech practices among Latvian actors.

She is the author of five books: The Diary, An Actor’s Speech in the 21st Century Latvian Theatre, My Year of the War, Speak Confidently, and Bērnudienas komunālijā.