Joan Beal is a trained opera singer and actress. She has performed onstage as a soloist and chorister with ensembles including The New York Philharmonic, The San Francisco Opera Company, and The Los Angeles Master Chorale. As a studio singer, Beal has recorded hundreds of film scores, television scores and themes and commercials. Her dramatic voice has been featured in the theme to The Medium, the scores for HBO's Carnival and Rome, and Netflix House of Cards.