Joan Washington death: Jessica Chastain and Dawn French lead tributes to Richard E Grant’s ‘phenomenal’ wife

Joan Washington was a dialect coach who worked with stars including Penelope Cruz and Jessica Chastain.Washington found her way to working with actors after teaching standard British pronunciation to newcomers to England. When she began working in movies, her first was “Yentl” (1983), starring Barbra Streisand as an Ashkenazi Jewish woman in Poland; Washington taught the movie’s stars an authentic accent.

The Vicar of Dibley’s Dawn French is synonymous with a glossy brunette bob and a blunt fringe, but it seems it’s time for change as the star has just unveiled a short new look. Showing her 200k Instagram followers a close-up of her new ‘do, Dawn can be seen sporting short tresses, peppered with grey hairs.

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Withnail And I and more recently Loki, revealed in a social media post last week that Joan Washington, a voice coach, had died aged 71 on Thursday night (September 2). A cause of death was not given.Ahead of her funeral, Grant posted another tribute on Twitter: “35 years ago we pledged ‘In Sickness and in Health’.

Joan Washington, a veteran dialect and voice coach and the wife of Oscar nominee Richard E. Grant, died Wednesday. Grant posted the news on social media Friday morning but did not provide details.

This is truly heart-rending…

Richard E. Grant has shared some sad news with his fans.

Richard E. Grant is mourning the death of his wife Joan Washington.

Withnail And I and Jack And Sarah, revealed in a social media post that Joan Washington, a voice coach, had died on Thursday night (September 2). A cause of death was not given.Sharing a video on Twitter of the two of them dancing together to The Platters’ ‘Only You’, he wrote: “ONLY YOU! Joan – Love of my Life & Giver of Life to our daughter Olivia.“Our hearts are broken with the loss of your Life last night.

Tributes are pouring in for Joan Washington after her husband, actor Richard E Grant, announced her death on Twitter this morning. Voice and dialect coach Washington was married to Grant, 64, for 35 years.

Tributes are pouring in for Hollywood voice coach Joan Washington, who death was announced Friday. Washington’s death was disclosed by her husband, actor Richard E.