American Family Life Appeals to Foreign Actors
If you?ve seen the ABC show, Pushing Daisies, you?re no doubt familiar with actress Anna Friel. She plays the love interest to the show?s main character, Ned, played by Lee Pace. Friel and her boyfriend, British actor, David Thewlis have a daughter, Gracie, and they would love to increase the size of their family. ?I really want to be a mother again?, she is quoted as saying.
According to reports, UK born Friel wants her next child to be born and raised in America. The family is so comfortable in Los Angeles where the show is filmed, she wants to make it home. ?You know, I’d always thought we’d go back (to Britain), but David and I had that conversation the other day asking, ‘What happens if Daisies doesn’t continue – would we then go back?? she said.
It seems like a lot of foreign born actors either set up roots or spend a lot of time in the good old USA. I remember reading an article once that suggested that Jude Law?s desire to stay in the US put a strain on his marriage to Sadie Frost, who wanted to stay in Britain.
The late Heath Ledger, who was born in Australia, spent a great deal of time in the US, with a home in LA, and fathering a daughter with American actress, Michelle Williams. A number of other Aussie imports also seemed to find the USA a great place to raise a family. Simon Baker, who garnered attention for his work in The Guardian, saw his career take off after relocating with his family to Los Angeles.
Nicole Kidman was also very much at home in the US during her marriage to Tom Cruise. It?s not certain where she will end up now that she has remarried and has a new baby, Sunday Rose to complete her family. Given her Hollywood career however, it?s reasonable to assume that she will continue to spend much time in the US.
On the other side of the coin, Eric Bana who has worked with some of the top names in Hollywood, still resides in Melbourne, Australia. Other notable foreign born actors who spend much of their time in LA include Kate Beahan (The Wicker Man) who was born in Australia, and Daniel Goddard (Beastmaster), another Aussie, who resides in LA.
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