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Some actors have voices so captivating, they can entrance audiences with just a few words. Join us as we celebrate stars whose euphonic speaking styles steal every scene, from iconic narration to unforgettable performances. Our countdown features talents like Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones, Julie Andrews, and more! Whose voice do you find the most mesmerizing? Share your pick in the comments!
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00:00i'm morgan freeman and when i communicate i usually do so through deep weighty and profound voiceover
00:08welcome to ms mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the actors with the most
00:13euphonic speaking voices while there are lots of celebs with gorgeous voices
00:17we'll be focusing solely on actors for this video ray people will come ray
00:24number 10 julie andrews the hills fill my heart with the sound of music
00:37known for her roles in beloved musicals like the sound of music and mary poppins julie andrews's
00:43crystal clear diction has graced both stage and screen for decades however in 1997 a flawed throat
00:50surgery caused irreversible damage to the academy award winners vocal cords i went in for a routine
00:57procedure that i was told would not be threatening to my vocal cords and and since then as you know and
01:04as everybody's been talking about i've just been unable to sing while this forced andrews to be
01:09much more selective with her singing projects her speaking voice remains as clear and pronounced as
01:15ever and she isn't afraid to use it will be honest and true and prize your heart of gold the way i do
01:23andrews continues to grace audiences with her creativity by co-writing children's books and
01:29providing the voice of bridgerton's mysteriously delightful narrator lady whistledown and so it is
01:35with the heaviest heart that i write this final unbelievably short sentence as lady whistledown
01:45number nine angela bassett with a voice so smooth you could skate on it there's no one quite like
01:51angela bassett her illustrious career has seen her portray everyone from royal figures to music icons
01:58and throughout it all her voice has played an important part with a soothing texture and rich tone
02:03it has a powerful and commanding quality that's simply unmatched i am queen of the most powerful
02:11nation in the world and my entire family is gone have i not given everything it's no wonder why bassett
02:22is frequently behind the mic for animated films television series and video games in fact she
02:28even voiced former first lady michelle obama on the simpsons i was a high achiever i got a's back when
02:35a's were hard to get there's truly no voice that is too big for angela bassett of course you know they
02:42seen obama and michelle and first lady michelle in the white house so that's their world number eight
02:49tom hiddleston my uh brother another brother's been misbehaving um the god of thunder has um has
02:56brought his uh his skill set to bear on the local web from spanish to french to greek all the way to
03:04his native english tongue this mcu actor sounds divine in every language most of the time though
03:11you'll catch tom hiddleston speaking with his traditional british accent that being said he's also
03:16known for his impeccable ability to slide into different dialects we are all born let's do
03:23brick tops why don't you uh tell cole and linda to come with and um uh gill you coming of course we
03:32also can't talk about hiddleston without mentioning his on-stage work in various shakespearean
03:37productions honestly we could listen to him stress syllables all day i am loki of asgard and i am
03:46burdened with glorious purpose clear as a bell and effortlessly posh hiddleston's voice is music to
03:53our ears for all right-angled triangles the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares
03:59on the other two sides how am i doing number seven matthew mcconaughey hailing from uvalde texas
04:08matthew mcconaughey's southern drool has been a staple in his career rarely heard on screen without his
04:14distinctive twang mcconaughey has brought his texan charm to flicks like how to lose a guy in 10 days
04:20and the wolf of wall street there's two keys to success in the broker business first of all
04:29you gotta stay relaxed his mellow tempo and elongated vows have also garnered him a reputation
04:36for being one of hollywood's most chilled and laid-back figures let your eyes close and your
04:41breath fall soft and slow as we begin our story which just might rekindle that sense of wonder
04:50mcconaughey's speech is so recognizable it's impossible to think of the word all right without
04:55hearing it said in his voice and that's more than all right with us all right all right all right hey man
05:03you still driving into houston in the morning get those aerosmith tickets oh you damn right
05:08number six salma hayek whether she is in front of a camera or behind a mic salma hayek's voice
05:14ensures she always nails a line read born in cuatzacoalcos mexico the actress has been vocal about
05:21hollywood's aversion to her native accent there is like you know you have more time to explode the
05:29anger is fantastic but if you ask us they were missing out on one of the most melodic and distinctive
05:36voices in all showbiz whether in spanish or english hayek is a treat for the ears
05:52that's probably why her talents were put to such good use in voiceover roles such as kitty's soft paws
05:57in the puss in boots films and camilla in kahil gibran's the prophet that's four five six almitra i
06:06mean it and seven number five emily blunt as a child emily blunt struggled with speaking due to a stutter
06:18but by stepping on stage and growing as an actress she managed her speech impediment
06:23and turned her voice into something to marvel do you know what really just kills me about this whole
06:29thing is the clothes that you're gonna get i mean you don't deserve them you eat carbs for christ's
06:37sake although she admits to occasionally stuttering when stressed most of blunt's professional work is
06:42full of flawless tone between her natural british accent and her impeccable imitation of american english
06:49she's got most of hollywood dialects down pat plus she can sing they search the world for buried gold
06:55they won't grow up and don't grow old can you imagine that honestly there's no one else who could
07:03have picked up julie andrews's floating umbrella to play mary poppins after all emily blunt's perfect
07:09diction is downright magical she goes she goes she goes do you know mary poppins voice and i go spit
07:15spot and off we go and she goes oh and it was just so sweet number four scarlett johansson if you want
07:24to hear about impressive vocal performances back in 2013 some wondered if scarlett johansson deserved an
07:30oscar nomination for her voice alone the role in question is samantha in her an ai operating system
07:37who forms a complicated relationship with a lonely man and developing the character with spike and
07:43figuring out what was working and not working and um you know what he felt the relationship really was
07:50missing or needed even though johansson is never seen on screen it's undoubtedly one of the most
07:57outstanding performances of her career she uses her signature raspy tone to navigate the emotional
08:02story with aplomb although johansson didn't end up getting an oscar nomination for her there's no
08:08denying her voice is astonishing line after line i don't know if you believe me but it doesn't change
08:14the way i feel about you it doesn't take away at all from how madly in love i am with you outside of
08:20her the marvel star has lent her voice to several animated projects continuing to astonish audiences
08:26line by line don't you know what you are i know what you are i know where you came from number three
08:37kate winslet oh i love you we love him don't we love him we love you so what is the secret to your
08:43success 15 years later no idea when you watch this actress work she either warms your heart or breaks it
08:50who could forget the vulnerability in winslet's delivery of that soul-crushing titanic ending the
08:55shakiness and husky tone of her repeating jack over and over again is truly gut-wrenching
09:02jack
09:10jack that being said she can also tap into fierce and fiery places like when she
09:16tore into leonardo dicaprio in revolutionary road if you come any closer if you touch me or anything
09:23i think i'll scream come on stop this
09:30and then of course there's winslet's sweet and gentle side which shines in the holiday packed
09:35with emotional depth and an earth-shaking volume her voice knows no bounds but i think what i've got
09:42is something slightly resembling gumption number two james earl jones from pride rock to a galaxy far far
09:51away james earl jones's voice has been a fixture of some of cinema's greatest moments take the princess
09:58and the wookiee to my ship you said they'd be left in the city under my supervision i am altering the
10:03deal pray i don't offer it any further his iconic deep bass delivery famously pitched at approximately 85
10:11hertz a rarity this allowed him to reach a deep and powerful tone that turned him into one of hollywood's
10:18most celebrated voices that's part of the reason why whether he was portraying a protective father
10:23or galaxy conquering villain jones was unmistakable to the ear when you don't talk it's like going ninja
10:31nobody and then you get in the taxi and you say where you're going this and that guy turns around
10:35and says hey aren't you that uh darth vader guy no matter the time no matter the day you could always
10:41count on earl jones to not only compliment the text but also truly elevate it it'll be as if they dipped
10:48themselves in magic waters the memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their
10:55faces before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions dan stevens refined and elegant his
11:03voice is a class act you've lived your life and i've lived mine and now it's time we live them together
11:13kate blanchett her unwavering tone always delivers i mean look at me with a little hard work and a lot
11:19of dedication i fulfilled my dream to become the goddess of death paul mezcal this irish actor's voice
11:28is pure sultry perfection a general rule of thumb is with the like a a ors or like i don't know how
11:35like like if you say car far that's all the aors i know alan rickman there will never be a voice quite
11:45like alan rickman's should you ever steal from my personal stores again my hand might just slip over
11:54your morning pumpkin juice i haven't stolen anything don't lie to me cynthia erivo her voice can defy
12:02gravity true to form i was you were yes not on gravity yes indeed that does seem fitting yes yes i
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12:27switch on notifications number one morgan freeman and then teach to rejoice in what we have been re-given
12:39our planet
12:43our home this voice is one of a kind calm yet strong morgan freeman's vocals can soothe and command in the
12:50same breath as a result of his low-pitched timber he's played everyone from a united states president
12:57to god if someone prayed for the family to be closer do you think god zaps them with warm fuzzy
13:03feelings or does it give them opportunities to love each other not only that he is also one of the
13:10film industry's go-to actors for narration and voiceover work freeman wasn't born with his unique
13:16inflection though while studying theater at los angeles community college the shawshank redemption
13:21star took a speech class to workshop his enunciation thanks to his training and hard work freeman created
13:28the voice we all know and admire today and so you had to learn to speak and sound your final consonants
13:39so you actually learned something in college which one of these actors voices do you think is the most
13:46iconic let us know in the comments so you started college when you're 22 years old yeah yeah and i
13:51i only went for about 20 minutes
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