Kara Tsiaperas is an American accent and dialect coach based in London. She works in film, TV and theatre specializing in North American accents and dialects. Kara coaches general American, standard American as well as regional and ethnic accents and dialects. In the UK she is represented by Upson Edwards and in the USA she is represented by Diane Kemp. Kara is originally from California and is a former New York City transplant now making London her home. She trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and was mentored at the Royal National Theatre by Jeanette Nelson.