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Joan Washington
British dialect coach (1946–2021)
Joan Washington (née Geddie; 21 December 1946 – 2 September 2021)[1] was a British dialect coach, who trained many high-profile actors across film, television, and theatre.[2][3]
Personal life
Joan Geddie was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on 21 December 1946, to John Geddie and Maggie Cook, a doctor and nurse respectively.[1] At 18, she moved to London, where she attended the Central School of Speech and Drama.[1] On graduation, she taught speech, initially at a reform school for girls and subsequently at the Royal College of Nursing.[1]
Geddie married Keith Washington in 1969, with whom she had a son, Tom.[1] They later divorced.[1] She married actor Richard E.
Grant, who she met while working at London's Actors Center, in 1986.[1] The couple had a daughter, Olivia Grant.[1]
Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2020, Joan Washing