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Catherine Zeta-Jones: It was ‘special’ to film in Welsh hometown for first time

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Feric, C. (2026, September 28). Catherine Zeta-Jones: It was ‘special’ to film in Welsh hometown for first time. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/catherine-zetajones-welsh-oscar-swansea-daniel-ings-b1298661.html

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Catherine Zeta-Jones discusses filming her new thriller series "Kill Jackie" in her hometown of Swansea for the first time, describing it as a special experience that allowed her to use her native Welsh accent. The actress reflects on the significance of returning to Wales and performing with her own dialect, which she notes is rare for Welsh actors. Zeta-Jones stars as Jackie Price, a former cocaine dealer facing lethal threats from hitmen, and praises the opportunity to portray both comedic and action-driven aspects of the character in her native accent. The series premieres on Prime Video in October.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones, a 57-year-old actress best known for her role in Chicago, recently starred in a thriller series called Kill Jackie. The show was set and filmed in several locations including Spain, Portugal, England, and Wales, marking the first time in her career that she has used her native Welsh accent in a production while filming in her hometown of Swansea. Reflecting on this experience with the Press Association, Zeta-Jones emphasized how using her own accent helped her connect more deeply with her character Jackie Price, a former cocaine dealer facing threats from assassins due to her past. She noted that it was particularly special for her to return to Swansea and feel grounded in both her identity as an actress and her role, highlighting the rarity of Welsh actors being able to use their own accent on screen.

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The 57-year-old actress stars in a new thriller series as Jackie Price, a former cocaine dealer faced with the threat of assassination by a squad of ruthless hitmen when her past catches up with her. asserted

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Kill Jackie was set and filmed in Spain, Portugal and England as well as Wales, marking the first time in Zeta-Jones’ career that she has filmed a drama in her home country and used her own accent in a role. asserted

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Zeta-Jones, best known for her Oscar-winning role in musical movie Chicago, reflected on how it felt filming in the city where she was born and raised while speaking to the Press Association. asserted

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“The most poignant moment for me was walking down the streets of Swansea, not just as Jackie, but as me,” she said. “Going home to a place that I love, doing what I love to do. asserted

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Zeta-Jones has had a decades-long film and TV career including roles in Ocean’s Twelve, Mask Of Zorro and Entrapment, but has predominantly used British, American or various other accents in her work. asserted

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The star said: “It’s very rare we Welsh actors get to use our own accent. “Being able to portray Jackie in my accent helped me so much because it grounded me in the character and allowed me to be freer with ad-libbing, body language and the humour. “It contributed so much.” asserted

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Kill Jackie is based on the novel The Price You Pay by Nick Harkaway, using his pseudonym Aidan Truhen, with Zeta-Jones playing a female version of main character Jack. asserted

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The actress told PA: “I love that she was this dangerous woman and that I was playing a woman originally written as a man, because the nuances of that were very exciting to me. asserted

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“Although Jackie has lived and worked on the wrong side of the law, inherently she’s a good person and has a vulnerability to her. asserted

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“I’ve loved playing all those different facets, the comedic, real, vulnerable, high-octane stunts and action. asserted

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Read More “It’s been exhausting but incredibly fulfilling. asserted

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She’s a badass!” asserted

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