Sarah Valentine | Actors Accent Coach

Are African Accents Hard to Portray in Hollywood?

In foreign media, African accents often don’t hit the mark – mangled, erased, or just undercooked. According to these experts, it’s not that simple WINSTON SYLVANS From 1947 until 1972, the Herald Tribune Form organized a series of debates between students from...

5 Top tips for why learning accents is so important as an actor.

Accent Coaching

Learning accents is a valuable skill for actors in movies and TV shows, as it can greatly enhance their performances and make their characters more believable and immersive. Here are five tips and reasons why actors should consider learning accents:

When Famous Actors Miss the Mark: The Importance of Accurate Accents in Movies

Accent Coaching

Actors who didn’t quite get their accents right! Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Dick Van Dyke and Kevin Costner

Breakfast TV invited me on to the show today!

Accent Coaching

Breakfast TV invited me on to the show...

That time I was on The Project NZ

Accent Coaching

Professional actors accent coach Sarah Valentine attempts to teach TV3’s The Project host Paddy Gower how to sound Scottish using her unique Valentine Method.