I realize that this thread was started 5 years ago, but I only recently looked her up because I saw her in Suits and I was wondering who she was. Anyway, I did the best I could to edit her bio a little bit. I didn't change any factsjust the way some of it was worded.

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I just assumed she had lost 150 pounds between the bio being written, and the pictures beeing taken, making the "all-american good looks"-statement more out of date, than incorrect.

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You're just writing this to make all the blokes hot and bothered, aren't you?

What does "all American good looks" mean anyway? That the rest of us are ugly?
It means someone thinks she looks like a Farmer's Daughter, or a minister's kid. "All-American" easily translates to "Bible-belt goody-two-shoes".
I think the bio looks silly too. And I'm an American, but I'm not "all-American". An atheist, lesbian latina is about as un-American as one can get !

ah the arrogancy of Americans
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I agree, the bio is BS. And well said Travellor. It's so annoying how they had to Americanise it. Like it's the best or only way.
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There's no big ethnic descent difference between most Australians and Americans. In fact it's pretty much the same. Going by her surname she's probably of English descent like any American could be. The mini bio makes no sense.
You cheesy lot of second hand electric donkey-bottom biters!

Hardly sounds like a dropped accent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7dMKo2u4GA

If you're just skimming this bio is confusing.
I only read the bio because I thought in certain scenes of "The Last Kiss" you can hear a strong accent.
Turns out- I was right.

Thanks for actually
doing something
! It's a start.

I agree with Simon-140. I was going to start a thread on it but you beat me to it.
What figure of speech, change you figure of speech to reflect what you are saying.
She is Australian.
What does "all American good looks" mean anyway?
That the rest of us are ugly? That only Americans are good looking?
So there!!
P.S: I have changed her bio, deleting the "all-American" from it. Lets see if it works.

that is one stupid bio
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'dropping' an accent is not a new thing. Is simply an industry term here in the states for when some one speaks with an American accent
If "dropping an accent" means what you say in the U.S. film industry, then the "industry" is abusing the metaphor. "The industry" is also being regrettably parochial, because the phrase has no value for non-Americans.
I know that
'dropping' an accent is not a new thing
, but I am almost certain that it's much older than you have suggested.
"Dropping" an accent is the metaphorical opposite of "picking up," or acquiring, one. While I don't have a copy of the complete Oxford English Dictionary (pretty much the unrivalled source for settling questions about the origins of words and phrases) I'd bet that English speakers were "dropping accents" when California (and Hollywood) was still part of Spain.

'dropping' an accent is not a new thing. Is simply an industry term here in the states for when some one speaks with an American accent instead of there native accent. You know, like Gary Oldman and Christian Bale in The Batman movies. Christian Bale even 'drops' his welsh accent for all the interviews pertaining to the Batman Movies. Taking offense to that is silly.

I don't exactly see what is wrong for saying she dropped her accent?? I don't think they were trying to be offensive just trying to say that she did not use her accent, therefore she dropped it. Maybe that's just a common reference here?? Dropping it just means you stop using it, it doesn't mean she was putting it on for her entire life.
and All-American good looks doesn't really mean that other countries don't have attractive people! Even Americans are describes as being "all-american" it just means that she looks like the girl next door versus someone who looks exotic?
I get why the sentence constructed like it does was not very smart, but they were not trying to be offensive.

No need to over react or be negative, especially if not familiar with the expression. "All-American" is a colloquialism in the U.S. What it means is fresh-faced, clean cut, with a healthy, outdoorsy vibe, maybe a little preppy, maybe a little tan, a "good girl" look, not overtly sexy, though perhaps sexy in an understated way. The girl next door. Think Heidi Klum, Christie Brinkley, Taylor Swift, Bar Rafaeli.

Still, you'll forgive us non-Americans if we don't jump to adopt this "figure of speech" ourselves

So it's OK to write something like "John Wayne was one of the uglier Ugly Americans" because it's "just a figure of speech"?
I would prefer to do away with such "figures of speech" since they're essentially meaningless.

Jeez, people, defensive much? "All-American good looks" is just a figure of speech, and it's something that movie companies look for in actresses. If she were interested being a punk-rocker, then her "British thrash-looks" would be an asset.

There's another odd comment in the Trivia section:-
Dropped her Australian accent for her role in Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000).
Dropped it? So J.B. was presumably
putting on
her Australian accent until "Final Cut" was finally filmed - a bravura 28-year-long performance that's surely worthy of some accolade! But enough carping about the trivia.
Branstrom-2, it's good to know that I'm not suffering from homeland paranoia, but I'm not sure whether I'm equal to a complete Mini-Bio rewrite! I think we need a IMDB Pro subscriber to dash an email off to Jacinda Barrett's agent.

I perfectly agree Someone needs to write up a different introduction, seriously. I reacted to the exact same thing while checking out her page for the first time.