Why Anna Friel’s good at sounding American
When Anna Friel first came to the set of Pushing Daisies and spoke in an American accent, she fooled enough of the crew members into believing she was genuinely an all-American chick.
Apparently, years of training with her dad, who is a linguist, has helped her play and speak the role of Chuck Charles a lot better.
“My dad’s a linguist, and I speak French and take great pride in my accents. I start a characterisation with my voice and I don’t want to lose it. It’s a form of superstition for me - and it helps me concentrate. A lot of people out there don’t know I’m English. Now when I speak to the American crew in my normal voice they say, ‘Will you stop doing that funny accent?’”
Have you heard Anna’s actual speaking voice in one Pushing Daisies episode? She did the voice over for Dandy Lion’s SX Commercial in “Dummy”, the second episode of the series.
Via Digital Spy
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