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03.09.2021 - 14:15 / evoke.ie
Richard E Grant has announced that his wife Joan Washington has sadly passed away at the age of 71.
The actor, 64, and voice coach had been married for 35 years and have one daughter, Olivia. Richard is also stepdad to Joan’s son Tom.
Sharing the sad news with fans on Twitter, Richard posted an emotional tribute to his partner alongside a clip of the couple dancing together.
He wrote: ‘ONLY YOU… Joan – Love of my Life & Giver of Life to our daughter Olivia. Our hearts are broken with the loss of
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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.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.The Withnail And I and Loki actor revealed earlier this month that his wife Joan Washington, who was a voice coach, had passed away aged 71.In a throwback clip of him dancing at home in high heels, Grant is seen being guided by Washington from behind the camera.“1st attempt in 6”heels with instructions & notes from my beloved late wife Joan who coached my Sheffield accent to play ‘Loco Channelle’ in @JamieMovie,” he captioned the post.1st attempt in 6”heels with
Withnail And I and more recently Marvel series Loki, revealed in a social media post earlier this month that Washington, a voice coach, had died aged 71 on September 2.
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’.
Richard E. Grant has taken to Instagram to share a heartbreaking message ahead of his late wife’s funeral.Voice coach Joan Washington had been married to the actor from 1986 until her death on 2 September.
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.