21 Pretty Good Accents in 155 Seconds
This already has about 250K views, so you may have seen it, but I thought it was pretty charming:
Here’s a little interview with the actress, Amy Walker.
This is a personal bias, but to me this woman has that prototypical ‘actress’ look: big eyes, expressive face, long brown hair and nice cheek bones. I have several friends and acquaintances who are actors who fit this description. Do casting directors favour this type? Maybe, but it seems like they self-select to some degree. Peculiar.
March 21st, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Is it just me or is her Canadian accent the least convincing of the bunch?
March 22nd, 2008 at 12:49 am
The thick piece of distorted glass likes those features; the lens. Big eyes. Large skulls. They look good on camera.
March 22nd, 2008 at 8:10 am
Sarah: Yep, it’s a pretty broad.
Gregg: Interesting, though I was mostly thinking of stage actors.
March 22nd, 2008 at 11:16 am
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March 22nd, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Reminds me of an old clip of Peter Sellers doing something similar.
March 22nd, 2008 at 12:48 pm
And the Canadian accent does sound Canadian, but if she was born in Toronto, she moved to the Maritimes at a young age.
March 23rd, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Darren: Those large features are even better for a live audience that sits far away but can therefore interpret the expressions of said Thespian.
Derek: the Canadian accent sounds Canadian but not from Torontonian. Prince Georgesque perhaps.
March 24th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Yeah I liked this, all the accents were good… except that isn’t a Torontonian accent. I would know, being from Toronto.
March 25th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
I, too, didn’t think much of the Toronto accent (I think her “Seattle” was close to Toronto, though).
Her kiwi accent brought back some good memories.