Wow Keira Knightley is British #_#

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miniMUNCH

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Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
Just realized this. Her American English is flawless and I never would've guessed otherwise. I heard her talking on the special features of the Jacket and at first I thought she was mocking the director or something..

What other British actors who play American people as she does?

...and in other news, the sky is blue...
 

Deeko

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Originally posted by: Flatscan
Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
What other British actors who play American people as she does?
Claire Forlani is pretty well known for this. She speaks with an American accent in Mallrats, The Rock, Meet Joe Black, Mystery Men, Boys and Girls, and probably Antitrust.

I've only seen Bend It Like Beckham, Pirates of the Carribean, and Love Actually, where Keira's characters are British.

Natalie Portman is short in addition to being less attractive.

You say that like its bad. Short girls are MUCH better than tall girls.
 

johnjohn320

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Kate Winslet is another British actress with a really convincing American accent (I'm thinking Eternal Sunshine...). She's also pretty, though not as "hot" as Keira I'll grant you.
 

DivideBYZero

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Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Kate Winslet is another British actress with a really convincing American accent (I'm thinking Eternal Sunshine...). She's also pretty, though not as "hot" as Keira I'll grant you.

Miranda Richardson in Nip/Tuck is English.
 

Forsythe

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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Kate Winslet is another British actress with a really convincing American accent (I'm thinking Eternal Sunshine...). She's also pretty, though not as "hot" as Keira I'll grant you.

Miranda Richardson in Nip/Tuck is English.

Nip/Tuck rules!
 

oogabooga

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Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Kate Winslet is another British actress with a really convincing American accent (I'm thinking Eternal Sunshine...). She's also pretty, though not as "hot" as Keira I'll grant you.

agreed : Kate winslet does an amazing job with 'american' english.
 

poopaskoopa

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Originally posted by: oogabooga
Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Kate Winslet is another British actress with a really convincing American accent (I'm thinking Eternal Sunshine...). She's also pretty, though not as "hot" as Keira I'll grant you.

agreed : Kate winslet does an amazing job with 'american' english.

And Minnie Driver, imo.
 

lokiju

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I find it strange that in the movie The Hole she was topless also like in The Jacket but in The Hole she was not even 18 y/o yet they still show that movie on Showtime and HBO all the time. :confused:

Very hot though indeed :thumbsup:

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vi edit

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Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Kate Winslet is an Aussie. Sort of British...but not quite.

:p

my bad.

No...my bad.

She was born in the U/K. Maybe she just lived in Austraila for a while.
 

PingSpike

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She's hot now. In bend it like beckham she was really a bone pile. She's put a little bit of fat on since then and she looks a lot better now.
 

Koenigsegg

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Originally posted by: Deeko
Originally posted by: Flatscan
Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
What other British actors who play American people as she does?
Claire Forlani is pretty well known for this. She speaks with an American accent in Mallrats, The Rock, Meet Joe Black, Mystery Men, Boys and Girls, and probably Antitrust.

I've only seen Bend It Like Beckham, Pirates of the Carribean, and Love Actually, where Keira's characters are British.

Natalie Portman is short in addition to being less attractive.

You say that like its bad. Short girls are MUCH better than tall girls.

Only if you're short yourself.

Tall guy + tall girl = :)
 

Achtung

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In general, Brits are better at American accents than Americans are at English accents because they constantly get our crappy TV shows and movies over there, while we see less of their stuff here. They've practically grown up hearing Americans everywhere, so they manage to pull it off really well.
 

0roo0roo

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Originally posted by: Achtung
In general, Brits are better at American accents than Americans are at English accents because they constantly get our crappy TV shows and movies over there, while we see less of their stuff here. They've practically grown up hearing Americans everywhere, so they manage to pull it off really well.


and it can be necessary for them to get a job in hollywood in the first place.
 

cchen

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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Kate Winslet is another British actress with a really convincing American accent (I'm thinking Eternal Sunshine...). She's also pretty, though not as "hot" as Keira I'll grant you.

Miranda Richardson in Nip/Tuck is English.

you mean Joely Richardson