Accent
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sangos_counterpart — 18 years ago(June 09, 2007 12:04 PM)
Well, while we're on the topic of Anna Friel's accents I think she did a really great American accent for Pushing Daisies, even though I've only seen the ABC previews. I was surprised when I read in a review that her accent is fake, and that she is actually British.
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jorr1 — 18 years ago(October 03, 2007 07:25 PM)
Accents aren't constant. As people move around and live in different areas they change. I grew up in Scotland but have lived in the US for some time, my accent isn't quite Scottish and isn't quite American. Somewhere in the middle I guess.
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lee3171 — 18 years ago(October 05, 2007 07:09 AM)
I think its really interesting how this thread started from Anna Friel's accent (and how it has changed from her living in the south of england and the numerous roles she has taken as part of her career) to a general thread about accents. I can appreciate the view that those who live in a region can notice subtle differences in that accent when people either move away and then come back or they move away and don't come back (Sheena Easton's interesting accent of Scottish and American comes to mind).
On a personal note as I am from the next town to AF, I am from Oldham, 4 miles from AF's hometown of Rochdale, I would have prefered her to keep her regional accent but I understand that as a consequence of her career and the fact that she now lives in the south of england her accent has changed. Anna is a fine looking woman but has lost the uniqueness that her accent brought her which British audiences first saw in Brookside, but maybe as the world is becoming more generic (i.e. more American) the loss of regional accents is a consequence. -
iloveyoubunches — 18 years ago(October 19, 2007 01:35 PM)
yeah hi um apdozier where are you from?
i realized now that i'm typing that it sounded immensly offensive but i promise it's not. i only said it bc of what you posted and i want to make a remark about it of course if your from where i don't happen to think your from them i'll feel like an asswhole AND an idiot. so yeah. where are you from/do you live?
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iloveyoubunches — 18 years ago(October 20, 2007 07:44 AM)
oh no no no i don't want to make fun of your accent.
i've got some family in the south.
i was just saying that bc you said you thought she was from like the midwest (ohio ext.) and i'm from cincinnati and i'm just saying
i didn't know she was british and um
there's no way that she'd be from the midwest if she was american.
trust me.
i'm from the midwest.
she doesn't sound midwestern.
at least i don't think.
that's all i'm saying
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em_phan89 — 18 years ago(October 22, 2007 12:12 PM)
Haha, same here. I'm not from the deep south, but where I'm from there is enough of an accent. I make fun of it all the time, but I never seem to realize I sort of have one too until I go a little further north, lol.
Anyway, the first time I saw Anna was in Timeline as Lady Claire, and I had no idea who she was until I saw Pushing Daisies. I had no idea she was a British actress! -
Chiisu61 — 18 years ago(December 01, 2007 09:19 PM)
I have to agree that her american accent is one of the best I've every heard. It just seems to have a breathlessly, effortlessness to it. It's very generic american, yet distinctly just her own voice. It never falls into a caricature.
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alsingle_99 — 18 years ago(December 18, 2007 02:40 PM)
I knew before the show started that she was English, since I am a big fan of her performance in Our Mutual Friend. I think she does a decent job with her American accent, even if it's not perfect. Also, since the show has progressed, her accent has gotten a little better.
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maomwl — 18 years ago(December 22, 2007 03:11 AM)
yeh it's beyond me how tv actors manage to act AND put on an accent for like 18 hours everyday (like u have to remember ur lines, ur facial expressions, etc.). its admirable, like that Hugh Laurie guy (House). i suspected he was english midway through season 1, but i couldnt say from what exactly. i didnt notice AF was faking her american accent though, well, until it clicked that she's Lady Claire from "Timeline" (haha, convincing French accent from what little she had to say).
talking about bad fake accents. what no one has mentioned is the difference between an ozzie and english accent! how bad is Chase's (in House) ozzie accent?! i was convinced he was meant to be British until someone in the show mentioned he's from oz. there're different ozzie accents for sure, but his definitely got more and more ozzie as the season went on.
anyway, if we're looking at how well AF's doing her job, she's definitely delivering superb quality acting compared to whoever's hiring her expects!