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Keri Safran

Performer & Accent Coach

Keri Safran is a bi-coastal Actress and Accent, Dialect, and Acting Coach based in the US. She is an Alum of the Groundlings Sunday Company and a certified Knight-Thompson Speechwork teacher. As a coach, Keri offers private dialect coaching and accent reduction assistance, acting and audition coaching, and regularly teaches Accent Webinars and Intensives. She also offers tons of free accent tips on her Instagram, @kerisafran, and created a free accent guide called 8 Steps to Learning an Accent Fast! She has coached characters on a variety of TV shows and films, including Star Trek, Fargo, Grey’s Anatomy, and The Night Agent. Her most recent performances include a guest star role on Law & Order: SVU and in the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival’s Lake George. She last appeared on the NY stage in the revival of Morning’s at Seven.

Professional Achievements

  • Served as the Dialect Coach for productions across the country, from Off-Broadway to MA to Los Angeles
  • Joined the faculty of UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television in 2025
  • Skilled impressionist, specializing in coaching actors to recreate the voices of actual historical figures
  • First professional actress job was as a Texas bartender in Richard Linklater's unseen HBO pilot, "$5.15/hr."

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Co-authored Articles (10)

How to Do an Irish Accent

A comprehensive guide on sounding like you’re from the Emerald Isle Whether you’re trying out for an Irish play or simply trying to impress your friends, we’ll show you how to master the Irish English accent. The I...

Expert-Backed Ways to Improve Your Speech Clarity

Easy vocal warmups & exercises to help you speak clearly Do you find that you mumble a lot? Are people constantly telling you to speak up or that they can't understand you? Improving your clarity of speech can help. Whet...

How to

Fake a Convincing French Accent

Whether you're preparing for an acting gig or pulling a prank with some friends, there are a few tricks you can use to put on a French accent that's authentic and believable. In order to master the French accent, you’l...

How to Do a German Accent

Learn how to do a believable German accent in no time If you’re an actor, you may find yourself auditioning to play a German character. In this case, you’ll need to modify some core consonant and vowel sounds to make...

How to

Speak Like Yoda

Few fictional characters have a more specific way of speaking than Yoda. Between the sound of his voice and the grammatical specificity of his sentences, Yoda is both a fun and challenging impersonation to master. If you...

How to

Do a Wisconsin Accent

Your first exposure to the Wisconsin way of speaking may be a jarring one. Wisconsinites speak in a strong, nasal tone and use several unique phrases. To do a Wisconsin accent, round out consonants and drag out vowels. I...

A Complete Guide to Becoming a Voice Actor

All you need to know to find work in the voice acting industry If you love acting and have a unique voice, then voice acting might be the right career for you! Voice actors provide the voice for animated films and televi...

How to

Be a Star

Are you ready for your close-up? Being a star takes a lot more than luck. You can learn to recognize and develop your natural talents into skills that will allow you to climb the ladder of your craft toward stardom. With...

How to

Do Impressions of People

An impersonation is a replication of someone's speech or body language. While most people try to impersonate someone's voice, a truly great impressions take the whole body. Whether you want to impress your friends or an ...

How to

Be a Better Stage Actor

Stage acting is a unique art that takes effort to master. Apart from taking classes, there are plenty of ways to hone your craft on your own. Start by memorizing lines, so you can concentrate on mechanics and character d...