Jameela Jamil Reveals Which American Actor Does the Best British Accent

Entertainment Weekly

Jameela Jamil has strong opinions on American actors attempting British accents. In this video from the BAFTA Tea Party, 'The Good Place' star praises Renée Zellweger’s performance in ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ as the gold standard. She jokes that the UK has adopted Zellweger because her London accent is so convincing.

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00:00Oh, which American actor?

00:02Renee Zellweger easily does the best British accent of any American ever

00:07because it's not the easy, like, British, tough accent.

00:11She does a proper London accent. She nails it.

00:14I was in London at a party last night, so I'm afraid I'm a bit hungover.

00:18Wish I could be lying with my head in the toilet that I call normal people.

00:23I forgot she was American while watching that.

00:26So we have adopted her as British and she's ours now and you can't have her back.

00:30I'm really sorry. She belongs to Britain.

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