Barbara Berkery

Dialect / Dialogue / Voice Coach

Biography

Barbara Berkery is a Voice and Dialogue Coach who has worked with some of the best-known and distinguished names in Hollywood.  She is also credited as Vox Barbarae Ltd.

Further information may be found on her website and IMDB page.

Credits

Film

Production Company Notes
HEADS OF STATE
(Priyanka Chopra Jonas) 2023
2025
Amazon MGM Studios

Dir: Ilya Naishuller
Prod: John Rickard & Peter Safran

ROCKETMAN
(Bryce Dallas Howard)
2018
Paramount Pictures

Dir: Dexter Fletcher

LYREBIRD (Guy Pearce)
2018
Imperative Entertainment

Dir: Dan Friedkin

OUTLAW KING
(Chris Pine and Aaron Taylor-Johnson)
2017
Netflix / Sigma Films

Dir: David Mackenzie Prod: Gillian Berrie, Richard Brown, Steve Golin

STAN AND OLLIE (Shirley Henderson & Steve Coogan)
2017
BBC/Entertainment One

Dir: Jon S. Baird Prod: Faye Ward

ATOMIC BLONDE (Charlize Theron)
2017
87Eleven / Closed on Mondays Entertainment / Denver and Delilah Productions

Dir: David Leitch Prod: Ethan Smith

FINAL PORTRAIT (Geoffrey Rush)
2016
Potboiler Productions/Riverstone Pictures

Dir: Stanley Tucci Prod: Nik Bower, Gail Egan, Ilann Girard

BRIDGET JONES' BABY (Renée Zellweger)
2016
Miramax / StudioCanal / Universal Pictures

Dir: Sharon Maguire Prod: Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward

WAR MACHINE (Cast)
2016
Netflix / Plan B Entertainment

Dir: David Michod Prod: Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner

THE LOST CITY OF Z (Charlie Hunnam)
2016
MICA Entertainment / MadRiver Productions / Paramount Pictures

Dir: James Gray Prod: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Anthony Katagas, and Dale Johnson

KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE: KING ARTHUR (Charlie Hunnam)
2016
Warner Bros

Dir: Guy Ritchie
Prod: Bruce Berman, Steve Clark-Hall, Akiva Goldsman, Joby Harold, Guy Ritchie, Tory Tunnell, Lionel Wigram

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (Geoffrey Rush)
2016
Walt Disney Pictures

Dirs: Joachim Ronning & Espen Sandberg
Prod: Jerry Bruckheimer

BASTILLE DAY
(Idris Elba, Richard Madden)
2015
Anonymous Content / Vendome Pictures / Studio Canal

Dir: James Watkins
Prod: Bard Dorros, Fabrice Gianfermi, Steve Golin, David Kanter, Philippe Rousselet

THE SECOND BEST MARIGOLD HOTEL
(Tamsin Greig)
2015
Blueprint Pictures

Dir. John Madden
Prod. Graham Broadbent & Peter Czernin

HARDCORE (Sharlto Copley)
2015

Dir: Ilya Naishuller
Prod: Alex A. Ginzburg, Timur Bekmambetov, Alex A. Ginzburg, Ekaterina Kononenko, Tony Lee, Inga Vainshtein Smith, Will Stewart

THE RIOT CLUB
(cast)
2014
Blueprint Pictures

Dir: Lone Scherfig
Prod: Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin

MORTDECAI (Gywneth Paltrow)
2015
Lionsgate

Dir: David Koepp
Prod: Christi Dembrowski, Johnny Depp, Andrew Lazar, Patrick McCormick, Gigi Pritzker, Sam Sarkar

CINDERELLA
(cast)
2014
Walt Disney Productions

Dir: Kenneth Branagh
Prod: David Barron, Simon Kinberg, Allison Shearmur

MALEFICENT
(cast)
2014
Walt Disney Pictures

Dir: Robert Stromberg
Prod: Don Hahn, Joe Roth

THE BOOK THIEF
(cast)
2014
20th Century Fox

Dir: Brian Percival
Prod: Ken Blancato, Karen Rosenfelt

OLDBOY
(Sharlto Copley)
2014
Universal Pictures

Dir: Spike Lee
Prod: Doug Davison, Roy Lee, Spike Lee

LES MISERABLES
(cast)
2012
Working Title Films

Dir: Tom Hooper
Prod: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Cameron Mackintosh

NOW IS GOOD
(Dakota Fanning)
2012
Blueprint

Dir: Ol Parker
Prod: Pete Czernin

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
(Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron)
2012
Universal Pictures

Dir: Rupert Sanders
Prod: Joe Roth

BRAVE
(Reese Witherspoon)
2012
Pixar Animation Studios

Dir: Brenda Chapman
Prod: Katherine Sarafian

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4: ON STRANGER TIDES
(Geoffrey Rush, Penelope Cruz)
2011
Walt Disney Productions / Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Dir: Rob Marshall
Prod: Jerry Bruckheimer

THERE BE DRAGONS
(Charlie Cox)
2011
Mount Santa Fe España A.I.E.

Dir: Rollan Joffé
Prod: Ignacio Gómez-Sancha

PRINCE OF PERSIA
(Jake Gyllenhaal)
2010
Walt Disney Productions / Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Dir: Mike Newell
Prod: Jerry Bruckheimer

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
(Jim Carrey)
2009
Walt Disney Productions

Dir: Robert Zemeckis
Prod: Steven Boyd

CASS
(three boys)
2008
Cass Films

Dir: Jon S. Baird
Prod: Stefan Haller

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END
(Geoffery Rush)
2007
Walt Disney Productions / Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Dir: Gore Verbinkski
Prod: Jerry Bruckheimer

ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
(Geoffery Rush)
2006
Working Title

Dir: Shekhar Kapur
Prod: Jonathan Cavendish

MISS POTTER
(Renee Zellwegger)
2006
Phoenix Pictures / Hopping Mad Productions

Dir: Chris Noonan
Prods: David Kirschner, David Thwaites

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
(Geoffery Rush)
2005
Walt Disney Productions / Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Dir: Gore Verbinski
Prod: Jerry Bruckheimer

V FOR VENDETTA
(Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves)
2006
Warner Bros Productions

Dir: James McTeigue
Prod: Roberto Malerba

MUNICH
(Eric Bana, Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Craig)
2005
DreamWorks

Dir: Steven Spielberg
Prod: Colin Wilson

ALIEN VERSUS PREDATOR
(Paul Bova - post production only)
2004
Warner Bros Productions

Dir: Paul Anderson
Prods: Gordon Carroll, John Davis

RESIDENT EVIL
(Thomas Kretschmann - post production only)
2004
20th Century Fox / Impact Pictures / Stillking FIlms

Dir: Alexander Witt
Prods: Jeremy Bolt, Paul Anderson, John Davis, David Giler, Walter Hill, Thierry Potok

BRIDGET JONES - THE EDGE OF REASON
(Renee Zellweger)
2004
Working Title / Studio Canal / Little Bird Ltd / Universal Pictures / Miramax Films

Dir: Beeban Kidron
Prods: Tim Bevan, Jonathan Cavendish, Eric Fellner

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS
(Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson)
2004
Company Pictures / HBO

Dir: Stephen Hopkins
Prods: Simon Bosanquet, George Faber

SUZIE GOLD
(Summer Phoenix - post-production only)
2004
Greenwolf Films / Pathe

Dir: Richard Cantor
Prod: Lisa Ratnor

FINDING NEVERLAND
(Johnny Depp and company)
2004
Miramax / Film Colony

Dir: Mark Foster
Prods: Richard N Gladstein, Roberto Schaefer

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
(Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightly, Orlando Bloom)
2003
Walt Disney Productions / Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Dir: Gore Verbinsky
Prods: Jerry Bruckheimer, Mitchell Amundsen

NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
(COMPANY)
2002
Hart Sharp Entertainment / Potboiler Productions

Dir: Doug McGrath
Prods: Simon Channing Williams, John Hart, Jeff Sharp

PURE
(Kiera Knightly, the boy (age 8) and Company)
2002
Kudos Productions / Little Wing Films / A Bad Way Ltd

Dir: Gillies Mackinnon
Prod: Howard Burch

CLOSE YOUR EYES
(Goran Visnjic)
2002
BBC Films / Kismet Film Company / Film Council

Dir: Nick Willing
Prods: Michelle Camarda, Peter Sova

POSSESSION
(Gwyneth Paltrow)
2002
Baltimore Spring Creek Productions / Contagious Films / Focus Features / USA Films / Warner Bros

Dir: Neil LeBute
Prod: Paula Weinstein

THE FOUR FEATHERS
(Kate Hudson)
2002
Belhaven Ltd / Dune Films

Dir: Shekhar Kapur
Prods: Robert D Jaffe, Stanley R Jaffe, Marty Katz

BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY
(Renee Zellweger)
2001
Working Title / Studio Canal / Little Bird Ltd

Dir: Sharon McGuire
Prods: Tim Bevan, Jonathan Cavendish, Eric Fellner

JUST VISITING
(Christina Applegate)
2001
Alpilles Productions / Amigo Productions / France 3 Cinema / Gaumont International / Le Studio C

Dir: Jean-Marie Gaubert
Prods: Ricardo Mestres, Ueli Steiger

WHEN THE SKY FALLS
(Joan Allen)
2000
Irish Screen Pictures / Icon Entertainment

Dir: John Mackenzie
Prods: Michael Wearing, Seamus Deasy

THE MAN WHO CRIED
(Christina Ricci, Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett)
2000
Working Title / Adventure Pictures / Canal Plus

Dir: Sally Potter
Prod: Sacha Vierny

JAKOB THE LIAR
(Robin Williams, Hannah Taylor Gordon)
1999
Columbia Tristar / Global Entertainment / Blue Wolf / Kasso Inc

Dir: Peter Kassovitz
Prods: Steven Haft, Marsha Garces Williams

ANGELA'S ASHES
(Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Michael Legge)
1999
Paramount / David Brown Productions / Scott Rudin Productions

Dir: Alan Parker
Prods: David Brown, Scott Rudin

PLUNKETT & MACLEANE
(Liv Tyler)
1999
Working Title / Arts Council / Stillking Films

Dir: Jake Scott
Prods: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Rupert Harvey, John Mathieson

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
(Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Ben Affleck)
1998
Miramax / Universal / Bedford Falls Productions

Dir: John Madden
Prods: David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti

THE PARENT TRAP
(Lindsay Lohan)
1998
Walt Disney Pictures / The Meyers / Shyer Company

Dir: Nancy Meyers
Prod: Dean Cundy

SLIDING DOORS
(Gwyneth Paltrow)
1998
Mirage / Intermedia / Miramax / Paramount

Dir: Peter Howitt
Prod: Philippa Braithwaite

DANGEROUS BEAUTY (aka THE HONEST COURTESAN)
(Company)
1998
New Regency Pictures / Bedford Falls Productions

Dir: Marshall Herskowitz
Prod: Sarah Caplan

SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET
(Brad Pitt, David Thewlis and children)
1997
Mandalay Entertainment / Tristar Pictures / Applecross / Reperage & Vanguard Films

Dir: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Prod: Heinrich Harrer

THE SAINT
(company)
1997
Paramount Pictures / Rysher Entertainment

Dir: Phillip Noyce
Prod: David Brown

SOME MOTHER'S SON
(Helen Mirren, Finnoula O'Flanagan)
1996
Castle Rock / Hell's Kitchen / Columbia Pictures

Dir: Terry George
Prod: Jim Sheridan

EMMA
(Gwyneth Paltrow)
1996
Miramax Films / Haft Entertainment / Matchmaker Films

Dir: Doug McGrath
Prod: Patrick Cassavetti

FRENCH KISS
(Kevin Kline)
1995
20th Century Fox / Working Title / Polygram Filmed Entertainment / Prufrock Pictures

Dir: Lawrence Kasdan
Prod: Eric Fellner, Kathryn F Galan, Meg Ryan, Owen Roizman

CRY FREEDOM
(Juanita Waterman)
1987
Universal Pictures / Marble Arch

Dir: Richard Attenborough
Prod: John Briley

Television

Production Company Notes
MOON KNIGHT (Oscar Isaac)
2022
Marvel Studios

Creator: Doug Moench

GENIUS (Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Flynn)
2016 – 2017
National Geographic Channel

Dir: Ron Howard, James Hawes

ROYAL WIVES AT WAR (Gina McKee)
2016
BBC

Dir: Tim Dunn Prod: Kate Shiers

CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR
2015
Fox 21/Imagine Television/Allison Shearmur Productions

Dir: Pierre Morrel
Prod: Ron Howard, Allison Shearmur, Linda Woolverton, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo

LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER
(Richard Madden)
2015
Hartswood Films Ltd

Dir. Jed Mercurio
Prod. Serena Cullen

Theatre

Production Company Notes
THE LONELY ROAD
(Anthony Hopkins)
Old Vic Theatre

Dir: Christopher Fettes

M. BUTTERFLY
(Anthony Hopkins)
Leicester Haymarket, Shaftesbury Theatre

Dir: John Dexter

TOVARICH
(Natalia Makarova)
Chichester Festival Theatre, Prince of Wales Theatre

Dir: Patrick Garland

THE GLASS MENAGERIE Theatre Royal Northampton

Dir: Richard Digby-Day

CREON Leicester Haymarket

Dir: John Dexter

JULIUS CAESAR Leicester Haymarket

Dir: John Dexter

WHEN I WAS A GIRL Colchester Mercury
OTHELLO
(Michael Gambon, Ken Stott)
Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

Dir: Alan Ayckbourn

THE TEMPEST English Stage Company

Dir: Michael Bogdanov

MACBETH Cheek by Jowl

Dir: Declan Donnellan

BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS Leatherhead

Dir: Chris Stanford

THE THREEPENNY OPERA
(Sting)
Broadway

Dir: John Dexter

LOST IN YONKERS Singapore Repertory Company
DEATH OF A SALESMAN Singapore Repertory Company
THREE WOMEN Nu Lan Theatre Company, London
OTHERS Almeida, Soho Poly, Bush, Hampstead
ANTIGONE
1994
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

UNCLE VANYA
1994
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

THE BACCHAE
1993
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

THE SEAGULL
1993
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

THE TROJAN WOMEN
1992
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

ON THE RAZZLE
1992
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

ROMEO AND JULIET
1992
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

THE DUTCH COURTESAN
1992
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

ROAD
1992
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

AS YOU LIKE IT
1991
LAMDA at Hatfield House

Dir: Barbara Berkery

HYPOLITUS
1991
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

THREE SISTERS
1991
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE
1991
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

CYMBELINE
1990
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

AGAMEMNON
1990
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

THREE SISTERS
1990
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

CREON: Stephen Spender after Sophocles
1989
LAMDA

Dir: Barbara Berkery

THE ODYSSEY
(Devised and directed)
1988
Drama Centre London

Dir: Barbara Berkery

THE ILIAD
(Devised and directed)
1987
Drama Centre London

Dir: Barbara Berkery

Other

Production Company Notes
LAMDA

Senior Voice Tutor and Director, 1987-94

Drama Centre London

Head of Voice, 1982-87

RADA, CSSD, Royal Holloway College

Visiting tutor, 1980-87

Barbara Berkery
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