Blaze and identical twin sister Beau were born in Manhattan, into a showbiz family. Her dad was a Broadway actor and her older brother was in the middle of his run as Tiny Tim in Radio City's Christmas Spectacular. Though a lack of hair by age 3 proved an initial impediment to the twins' ability to get commercial roles ... their hair eventually grew in and they began pulling their weight in ‘the family business.’ At age 8, Blaze booked the supporting role of Ellie Creed in Stephen King's “Pet Sematary,” a role shared with her twin. By 10, she was starring as Lenni on Ghostwriter, a childrens’ tv series on PBS. The show lasted 4 years and went on to be syndicated all over the world, effectively making her a tween celebrity. She performed on the White House Lawn at Easter, for Katie Couric on the Today Show and had a longer autograph line at Mall of America than Neil Diamond. The life of a D-List child celebrity proved trying for Blaze, who just wanted to live the life of a regular NYC kid. Competing against pageant girls with rollers in their hair and dreams of stardom always had casting directors scratching their heads at the comparatively nonchalent, sometimes scraggly would-rather-be-at-school-or-a-playdate Berdahl kids. They remained consummate professionals however and continued to perform in national commercials, New York theatre, soap operas and voice-overs for tv & radio. Voice-overs appealed to Blaze the most because you could show up and just “do your thing,” without having to look like someone else (and that still goes!). Unlike plays and films, where she had to be away from school for months at a time with on-set/backstage tutors, voice-overs typically only lasted a few hours. She could wear whatever outfit she had planned that day and her mom wouldn't make her change in the car after school for the gig! It didn't hurt that some of these voice-overs were recorded literally across the microphone from legendary orators such as James Earl Jones and Walter Cronkite. Talk about master class! By the time she was 15, she was the voice of a major commercial campaign (Blaze was the animated “Kid Vid,” on Burger King Kids Club spots) and even voiced a major character in "We're Back," an animated film produced by Stephen Spielberg. Being directed via isdn by Mr. Spielberg was an early career highlight.

Blaze took a four-year self-imposed hiatus from 'showbiz' to attend college at Bucknell University (in Central PA) , looking for a more quintessential college experience. She eventually double majored in economics and political science, graduating with honors. She was lucky to get a job offer at one of the big private wealth management firms, passing major licensing exams in order to trade stocks for clients. Her plan of pursuing a more traditional life and career was all falling into place. As the story often goes however, the grass was not greener. Blaze missed her creative showbiz family and community. She called up her old talent agency from the kiddie days ... and based off her success as a child they agreed to represent her again! Within a year, she was doing voice-overs full time but this time it was on her own (adult) terms. Blaze has since gone on to become one of the most active adult voice-over actresses in NY. She has promoted shows across dozens of channels and for many years has been on the tight roster of talent voicing regularly on HGTV, the DIY Channel & the Nickelodeon networks (Nick, Nick Jr & Noggin). Currently she can also be heard on promos for A&E. She has done announcing for live tv events and has been the venue voice for hundreds of live shows at some of NY's most iconic concert halls and venues. Blaze’s unique vocal quality not only carries it across theatres and arenas but it also makes her voice ideal for branding. From 2006-2013 Kaplan Thaler used Blaze as the voice of Swiffer for P&G, playing a part on the team that made Swiffer a household name. More recently she voiced a multi-spot campaign for Metamucil starring Michael Strahan, and Dairy Queen’s successful “Happy Tastes Good” campaign (thank you Barkley Agency!) Over the years there have been countless tv & radio spots in between.

Branding is not just for products. Five years ago, Blaze broke into the world of “radio imaging.” She is now the voice of radio stations in Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, St Louis, Detroit and roughly a dozen other cities in the US & Canada, on formats ranging from Top 40 to Country. Tune in to any of these stations at any time and she will be the female voice branding the channel, telling you about upcoming concerts/contests/promotions, or to tune into the morning show, etc. She is also the regular affiliate voice of the CW Twin Cities. This is all work she is able to voice from her home studio. Steady work in an unsteady profession. Something she is incredibly grateful for! Aside from on your tv & radio, you can hear Blaze's voice in the most unexpected of places: standing on line at the checkout, sitting waiting for your movie to start, helping you program in your tv settings, and when you call to order concert tickets. Blaze’s voice has been described as young but with maturity, having a unique gravitas , texture and rich bottom end to her tone that makes her VO stand out from the mix. She brings 25+ years of experience and a wide range. She has voiced characters across the spectrum, from Siri-soundalikes (in various tv ads) to the Eartha-Kitt-esque Cheetah (DC comic shorts) to Barbie (for Toys R Us). A recent character highlight was as Shep, an overly-confident, coach-like, Jane-Lynch-inspired Shetland Sheepdog for the family friendly podcast “My Dog Has Fleas,” also featuring Alec Baldwin and from the same team as Nickelodeon’s WallyKazam. She doesn’t know what projects are next on the horizon, but every day is different, bringing new opportunities each morning. She is thankful and happy to be on a road that is less traveled- but way more exciting.