Claudette Roche – The Accent Coach, Accent/Dialect Coach, Foreign Accents, Accent Reduction

MARCH 2010

I’m blushing while gushing because I was named by HOLLYWOOD WEEKLY MAGAZINE as one of the Top 5 Voice Coaches in Hollywood. Look for me in the March 2010 online issue, as well as on the newsstands. Read more »

Actress/Singer and student, Keke Palmer, wins the 2010 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance In A Youth/Children’s Program for her hit television show, True Jackson V.P., on the Nickelodeon Network.

Keke is one of those brilliant young actors who hones her craft and continues to improve and grow. Currently, we are working on a West African accent for an upcoming film project. I advocate to always be prepared and Keke is doing just that. When her first day of shooting will start, she will be 100% on her game and ready with a flawless accent. Her respect for the people of Uganda will be appreciated by her dedication to learning their native sounds. Read more »

It’s a busy and an exciting time to be Freddy Roy! He just wrapped production on the pilot, Princess J and Kay. And he signed with Larry Goldhar at The Characters, the biggest talent agency in Canada. Freddy also landed great management, working with Korin Kaplan at Asylum Entertainment located on the famous Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. Read more »

Don Cherry was voted as the seventh greatest Canadian on the CBC’s (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) television special, THE GREATEST CANADIANS.

Many of you watched the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and witnessed the colorful and brash Canadian hockey icon, Don Cherry with his cherry red suit, Hockey Canada cufflinks and his Canadian Maple Leaf tie on NBC predicting that Team Canada would win over Team USA. Great drama on the ice ensued as Team Canada won Gold over Team USA 3 – 2. Not quite the 5 – 3 victory Don Cherry promised, however. Read more »

This really is no surprise to me that my student, actor Anthony Debaeck, gets swept up by top reps in the city after having arrived in the United States only a short time ago. When this town discovers talent, they pounce.

Anthony has it all, strong acting skills, an incredible work ethic and charismatic leading man good looks, all of which make him a dynamic performer to watch. Read more »

Congratulations to my student, Savannah Lathem for her Best Guest Star nomination from the 31st Young Artist Awards. Savannah plays Young Rachel on Lost “The Incident” Season Finale Part II that was nominated for several Emmy Awards in 2009.  

I am most fortunate to be working with this young actress as her accent/dialect coach. We most recently worked on a London accent, of which she is quite brilliant, with more accents to follow. Read more »

Hooray for Hollywood! Israeli actor and student, Ian Fisher, is thrilled with his film MACHETE JOE’s win at the 2010 SDBFF (San Diego Black Film Festival) Awards. Read more »

Student, Georgianna Dalaras, lands a commercial agent, books a lead role in a film and will star as Gianne in the grand spectacle, Fantôme. Read more »

Applause for Clark for signing with CESD, one of Los Angeles’ top voice over agencies. They are extremely impressed with all the accents he has mastered working with me, plus the character voices he is able to do. The more varied he is, the more opportunities he has and the more money he makes for himself and for the agency. Read more »

I am so proud to announce that my student, Areva Martin Esq., will commence her second year as an on-camera legal expert for THE DR. PHIL SHOW. Read more »