Anne Wittman

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Education

About me

I'm a very experienced American actress and voice artist. Originally from the New York area and around the East Coast, I have worked in notable feature films and on the West End. I also work a great deal in British English and have an excellent ear for accents.

You can watch for me playing the concerned New York Housewife in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". I voiced Marie Colvin's final dispatches for the Times in the feature documentary "Under The Wire" for BBC Four Storyville/History Channel. Other film work includes playing opposite Colin Firth as the disgruntled Blonde Church Lady in Matthew Vaughn's "Kingsman: The Secret Service", CNN Newscaster in Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer" and "Proof" directed by John Madden with Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins where I play Joanne, Claire's (Hope Davis') friend in the party and memorial scenes. I've appeared in leading roles in many short films produced by independent companies. "Dinner and a Movie" screened in over 15 festivals and won Film of the Month on Shooting People and Staff Pick on Vimeo.

Recent TV includes the role of the Moderator in "Living The Dream" on Sky 1. I was delighted to get to play the US President in the comedy series "Crackanory" on television channel Dave.

Stage work includes, among many others, a leading role for the English Theatre Frankfurt in their acclaimed production of "The Dead Guy".
My one-woman show, "The Have-Nots" transferred to B.A.C. after winning Time Out Critic's Choice Pick of London's One-Person Show Festival
In "A Round Heeled Woman" at the West End's Aldwych Theatre starring Sharon Gless, covering two women's roles, I had the opportunity to go on several times during the run.

I have also done several audiobooks - a couple of which were longlisted for Audible's Crimefest award. I was also nominated for Backstages' One Voice Award in the audiobook category.

My training background ranges from the traditional at Bristol Old Vic School's 2-year postgrad programme and as a student of the late Stella Adler at her New York studio, and study at Northwestern University's School of Communication, to the more experimental physical approaches of the Michael Chekhov studio in New York and Anne Bogart's "Viewpoints" technique.

I also coach American dialects, RP and acting and poetry performance techniques. My coaching and dialect website is http://www.spokenstates.com

I have permanent UK residency and am legal to work in the UK, EU and USA.
Additional skills:
Playwrighting, Improvisation, Physical Theatre, Mime, Storytelling, Ice Skating, Swimming, Running, Horse Riding
Additional information:
ADDITIONAL TRAINING:

Stella Adler Studio: 2 year programme: Stella Adler, Mario Siletti, Ron Burrus

Northwestern University Department of Speech: 2 years - Bud Beyer

Michael Chekhov Studio -NYC 3 years: Ted Pugh, Fern Sloan

National Theatre at British-American Theatre Institute: Tutors - Gillian Barge, Simon Ward, Mike Ockrent

The Actors Centre

Ann Bogart - NYC - Viewpoints technique

Dance - Isadora Duncan School - NYC - Anita Zahn

Anne has permanent UK residency and is legal to work both in the US and UK. With an exceptional ear for accents works equally well in English and American dialects. She is also a professional American dialect coach of many years standing.

Skills

Languages Spoken	English, French
Accents/Dialects	American - General, Boston, Canadian, English - England South East (Oxford, Sussex), English - Essex, English - General, English - London, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, French (Québécois), French (Standard International), Mexican, Midwest American, New York, Southern American, Standard American, Upper-class American, US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta), US West Coast (California, Portland)
Dance Styles	Ballroom, Contemporary, Folk
Vocal Types	Soprano
Organisations / Memberships	American Actors UK (UK), Equity (UK)