Why is it that when Americans — well, at least this American — hears a British accent, we think they’re smart, but the opposite, I’m sure, does not hold true? And not all British accents, mind you. I ...

"As an American getting to play a British part, it's pretty rare — those guys are taking our parts all the time," Nicholas ...

Ella Bright has joined the elite club of actors who put on such a convincing American accent that fans truly had no idea they ...

During the prelude to the War of 1812, Britain was forcibly conscripting American sailors into the British navy by claiming the sailor had a British accent and was actually British. Had the American ...

What is Gillian Anderson’s accent in real life? The answer is … it depends. Fans of Netflix’s “The Crown” will recall Anderson’s marvelously posh British accent when she played Prime Minister Margaret ...

If you speak with a Northern, regional or working-class accent in Britain, you may still be judged before you’ve even ...

Michelle Myers is a woman from Arizona who’s never left the country. But although Myers used to speak like any other American, the 45-year-old now talks with a British accent, reports the magazine ...

What’s the deal with Meghan Markle’s accent? The 41-year-old estranged member of the royal family seemingly attempted a British accent on the latest “Archetypes” podcast episode, with actress Jameela ...

Fantasy books and films are a massive hit with both readers and spectators. Although the tales occur in a fictional realm, the characters always speak with British accents instead of American accents.

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Fans are surprised to learn that Cattrall wasn’t born in America Despite the all-American backstory of Cattrall’s Sex and the City character — Jones is said to come from a working-class background, ...

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