ABOUT

Hi, I'm Jennifer

Below you'll find details of my background, training and a list of the Dialects & Languages I've coached.
Dialect Coach Jennifer White Globe Theatre London
At the Globe Theatre, London

Background

I'm an Australian born woman, but grew up as a child in Vanuatu speaking 3 languages ... French, English and the island creole language Bislama. I was surrounded by people and voices from all over the world and that's where my deep love and fascination for accents, culture and human expression began.

I went to French primary schools in Vanuatu and Australia so I have a lived experience of what it's like to completely and authentically change your voice, accent, language and the expression of your personality. My father also spoke 9 languages so I grew up mimicking those even though I didn't speak them fluently.

"This above all: to thine own self be true"

William Shakespeare

Training & Experience


As a Coach, I've coached feature films, television, theatre, musical theatre, cabaret and internationally televised live events watched by millions of viewers globally. My production credits can be viewed at Dialect Coach.

Before training as a Coach, I was a professional actor, singer and voice-overs artist so I've walked in a performer's shoes.
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  • Bachelor of Arts (Acting), UWS Nepean. Fellow alumni include Joel Edgerton, Yvonne Strahovski and David Wenham.
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Voice, National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Am a senior teacher in their Voice Department for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) and Masters of Fine Arts (Voice) degrees, and teach dialects, text and voice-overs.
  • Trained & worked as a musical theatre and cabaret singer for over 25 years. Toured Australia/New Zealand, including being the Guest Singer at a VIP Dinner for the Prime Minister of Australia.
  • Worked as a voice-overs artist for over 10 years. Recorded soft sells, hard sells, character & animation voices, in dialects, on-hold messages and documentary. I was the voice for brands like NRMA, AMP, Kennards Hire, Prouds Jewellers and many more. I teach voice-overs at NIDA to the 3rd Year Acting students, and have coached voice-overs and ADR on feature films including Peter Rabbit, Jasper Jones, Cargo, Wonder Park and The Hunter.
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Accents & Dialects
​Coached To Date

I've coached actors and singers to speak or sing in 50 dialects and 18 foreign languages.
I've coached presenters, a choir and a singer in foreign languages for international events

Australia & New Zealand


  • Australia: Standard Australian, Educated, Broad, Greek Australian
  • New Zealand: Standard New Zealand, Wellington & Maori​

United Kingdom & Ireland


  • United Kingdom: Received Pronunciation (RP), Advanced RP (Period), Standard British, London, Cockney, West Country (Gloucester & Somerset), North Country (Liverpool, Manchester, Yorkshire & Lancashire), Northeast (Geordie),
  • Ireland: Dublin, Belfast
  • Scotland: Glasgow, Edinburgh

Europe, Asia & Africa


  • Europe: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Puerto Rican, Russian, Swedish, Polish, Ukrainian, Serbian, Arabic, Czech
  • Asia & Africa: Indian, African & South African (white)​

North America


  • North America: General/Standard American, Los Angeles, New York variants (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Jewish, Latino), Midwest (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois), New England (Boston, New Hampshire), Southern variants (Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Virginia, Texas), African-American, West Coast (California)
  • Canada: Standard Canadian, Gander, Newfoundland

Foreign Languages
​Coached To Date

Productions


Production Coaching: actors and singers have been coached to speak or sing in the following languages for their roles in film, theatre and musical theatre:
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  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish
  • Russian
  • Hungarian
  • Serbian
  • Arabic
  • Polish
  • Yiddish​

Events


Events Coaching: singers have been coached to sing in foreign languages for internationally televised live events:
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  • Netball World Cup: I was the Foreign Languages Coach of National Anthems for the Opening Ceremony at Sydney Olympic Park. I coached Australian choir 'Vox' in the sung pronunciation of the national anthems of Malawi (Chichewa language), New Zealand (Maori), Samoa (Samoan), Singapore (Malay), South Africa (Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho & Afrikaans), Sri Lanka (Sinhala) and Wales (Welsh). All anthems were sung live at the Opening Ceremony and televised globally. ​
  • International Rugby World Cup - Australia vs. France: I coached leading lady of musical theatre Patrice Tipoki (Fantine in Les Misérables) for the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sung live at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne in front of 50,000 people.​ ​

​Showreels of my Dialect & Foreign Language Coaching can be viewed at:
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