Eastenders - Michelle Ryan Voted Worst Us Accent

Former EastEnders actress Michelle Ryan has topped a poll of the worst attempts at a US accent.

Ryan, 24, recently starred as Jaime Sommers in the US show Bionic Woman, before it was cancelled after just one season due to the writers' strike.

Comedian Eddie Izzard came second in the Radio Times poll for his performance as Wayne Malloy in The Riches.

Another former British soap star, Anna Friel, took the bronze medal for the worst US accent after her turn as Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles in Pushing Daises.

Surprisingly fourth place went to Hugh Laurie for his Golden Globe-winning performance as Dr Gregory House in the hit show House.

Editor of Radio Times' website, Helen Hackworthy, said: "Just as Dick Van Dyke struggled with his English accent in Mary Poppins, so too are some Brits failing to pull off convincing American accents."

Also in the list of worst accents was Lovejoy actor Ian McShane for his portrayal of Al Swearengen in Deadwood.

Making up the top ten were Sean Maguire in The Class, Minnie Driver in The Riches, Joely Richardson in Nip/Tuck, Louise Lombard in CSI and Dominic West in The Wire.


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Daniel Day-Lewis paid an emotional tribute to late actor Heath Ledger during an appearance on the 'Oprah Winfrey Show' yesterday.
The actor's eyes filled with tears as he spoke, via satellite, of his regret on learning of Ledger's sudden death on Tuesday.
Day-Lewis, who was on the show to discuss his Oscar nomination for 'There Will Be blood', said he felt "strange" talking about anything else.
"There isn't anything to say other than to express one's regret to his family and his friends and to say from the bottom of one's heart...that I'm sorry for their trouble."
The actor continued: "I didn't know him. I have a strong impression I would have liked him very much, as a person, if I had."
He added: "I had already marvelled at some of his work. And looked forward to the work he would do in the future."
Day-Lewis prayed Ledger's loved ones would be left alone to grieve, saying: "This is going to be something they are going to be living with for the rest of their lives."

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Jermaine Dupri & MC Lyte Take On New BET Shows

Jermaine Dupri & MC Lyte Take On New BET Shows

So So Def gaffer Jermaine Dupri and knocker MC Lyte will be featured in iI of  four freshly shows that Calculate will debut this year.
According to Daily Variety show, Dupri will look in a docu-reality series titled Brutha which will focus on five brothers in a telling group trying to make it in the medicine manufacture.
MC Lyte will be narrating a one-half hr geological dating render called The Iron heel where sextet young singles and narrowed to a duo.
Wager unveiled its line up of fresh shows for the upcoming season in Newly House of York yesterday (Apr 18).
Other fresh shows which were announced included an animated series for Wonder Comics' Black Panther and a court show called Judge Karen.

Two films top the Oscars shortlist

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The nominations for the 80th Academy Awards give been announced, with 'No Nation for Old Men' and 'There Will Be Blood' leading the shortlist with vIII nominations for each one.
'Atonement', 'Juno' and 'Michael Clayton' have too received numerous nominations.
As expected Wicklow occupier Daniel Day-Lewis has been nominated for a Best Doer Oscar for his performance in 'There Will Be Blood'.
The other nominees for Best Worker are: George Clooney ('Michael Clayton'), Johnny Reb Depp ('Sweeney Todd'), Tommy Tsung Dao Lee Bobby Jones ('In the Vale of Elah') and Viggo Mortensen ('Eastern Promises').
The Topper Actress short list is: Cate Blanchett ('Elizabeth: The Golden Age'), Julie Christie ('Away from Her'), Marion Cotillard ('La Compete en Rose'), Laura Linney ('The Savages') and Ellen Varlet ('Juno').
The nominees for Best Support Actor are: Casey Affleck ('The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'), Javier Bardem ('No Rural area for Old Men'), Philip Seymour Dustin Hoffman ('Charlie Wilson's War'), Hal Holbrook ('Into the Wild') and Tomcat Wilkinson ('Michael Clayton').
Along with Irish adolescent Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett ('I'm Non There'), Ruby Dee ('American Gangster'), Amy Ryan ('Gone Infant Gone') and Tilda Swinton ('Michael Clayton') own been nominated in the Best Support Actress family.
Shortlisted for Topper Theatre director are: Julian the Apostate Artur Schnabel ('The Diving event Bell and the Butterfly'), Jason Reitman ('Juno'), Tony Gilroy ('Michael Clayton'), Joel and Ethan Coen ('No Country for Old Men') and Paul Saint Thomas Maxwell Anderson ('There Volition Be Blood').
The films nominated for Best Picture ar: 'Atonement', 'Michael Clayton', 'No Area for Old Men', 'There Will Be Blood' and 'Juno'.
The 5 films nominated for Best Foreign Film are: 'The Counterfeiters' (Oesterreich), 'Beaufort' (Israel), 'Katyn' (Polska), 'Mongol' (Kazakhstan) and '12' (Russia).
The nominees for Best Documentary film Feature article ar: 'No End in Sight', 'Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience', 'Sicko', 'Taxi to the Dark Side' and 'War/Dance'. 
The nominees for Topper Animated Cinema ar: 'Persepolis', 'Ratatouille' and 'Surf's Up'.
The nominees for Charles Herbert Best Adapted Screenplay are: Christopher Hampton ('Atonement'), Sarah Polley ('Away from Her'), Ronald Harwood ('The Diving Alexander Melville Bell and the Butterfly'), Joel and Ethan Coen ('No Country for Old Men') and Paul the Apostle Norman Thomas Maxwell Anderson ('There Testament Be Blood').
The nominees for Topper Pilot Screenplay ar: Diablo Cody ('Juno'), Nancy Joseph Oliver ('Lars and the Real Girl'), Tony Gilroy ('Michael Clayton'), Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco and Brad Bird ('Ratatouille') and Tamara Jenkins ('The Savages').
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Despite a report in the New York Daily News that Scarlett Johansson is soon to be heading down the aisle with her boyfriend Ryan Reynolds, the 23-year-old has denied that she is engaged.
Johansson's representative told OK! magazine, "There is no truth at all to the Daily News piece."
Canadian-born Reynolds, who is eight years Johansson's senior, ended his engagement to singer Alanis Morissette in February of 2007 and began dating 'The Lost in Translation' star in March.
Johansson has previously been linked to a number of high profile actors including Benicio del Toro and Jared Leto.
She also had a two-year relationship with her 'Black Dahlia' co-star Josh Hartnett, before they split at the end of 2006.
Johansson can next be seen opposite Natalie Portman in Justin Chadwick's new film 'The Other Boleyn Girl', which is due for release later this year.




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