10 Celebs Who Speak Multiple Languages

August 2024 · 5 minute read

Most actors and actresses in Hollywood speak English for their movie roles. A lot of their fans don’t always know that they secretly are able to communicate in more than one language.

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Some actors and actresses were born on American soil and chose to pursue knowledge by learning new languages on their own while others were born and raised in situations and environments where they were able to pick up multiple languages as they grew up. These are some of the most intelligent and amazing actors out there because of how much brilliance they have.

10 Johnny Depp – French

Johnny Depp is a very talented actor who knows how to speak more than one language. On top of his ability to speak English, he can also speak French. Johnny Depp is very well known for his movies including the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, and more. His relationship scandal with Amber Heard will definitely not overshadow his amazing career.

9 Mila Kunis – Russian

Surprisingly enough, Mila Kunis can also speak Russian! She rose to fame on That '70s Show alongside her current husband Ashton Kutcher. They met on the set of the show. Before all that, she moved from Soviet Ukraine to the United States with her family at the age of seven. At that point, she was able to pick up the language of English on top of her natural-born Russian.

8 Bradley Cooper – French

Bradley Cooper has already proven himself to be an extremely talented actor who also knows how to pull off being a musician as well! He starred in A Star is Born alongside Lady Gaga showing off his instrumental skills and amazing vocals. In real life, Bradley Cooper can also speak the language of French. He is winning in so many ways since French is one of the most romantic languages.

7 Sandra Bullock – German

Sandra Bullock is an award-winning actress who has won awards including the Academy Award in 2010, Critic's Choice Movie Award in 2010, and the Golden Globe Award in 2010 as well. These are only 3 out of the many she has pulled in over the years.

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She also knows how to speak the language of German! She is beyond impressive and only keeps surprising her fans. Sandra Bullock deserves all the love she gets because she is beauty AND brains.

6 Zoe Saldana – Spanish

Zoe Saldana speaks both English and Spanish. One of her biggest and most well-known roles to date would have to be in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies where she plays an alien with green colored skin. She also stared in Avatar where she played an alien with blue-colored skin. And in 2013 and 2016, she even starred in a few Star Trek movies. She has not really utilized her Spanish skills in many of her films but it would be incredible for her to be able to do that.

5 Leonardo DiCaprio – German

Leonardo DiCaprio is an incredible actor with an incredibly amazing list of movies from Titanic in 1997 to The Wolf of Wall Street in 2013. Most recently he starred in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood alongside Brad Pitt in 2019.

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Something shocking about Leonardo DiCaprio? He also knows how to speak German! He shares this in common with Sandra Bullock.

4 Emma Watson -- French

The Harry Potter movie franchise would not be the same without Emma Watson as Hermione Granger. Fans of Harry Potter absolutely loved her for the role and watched her grow up right before their eyes. In real life, Emma Watson is very similar to the character of Hermione Granger who is known for being extremely intelligent in the world of academia. Emma Watson knows how to speak French.

3 Gwyneth Paltrow -- Spanish

As shocking as this might sound, Gwyneth Paltrow actually knows how to speak fluent Spanish with a perfect Spanish accent. She has chosen to raise her children in a multi-lingual household speaking to them influence Spanish and English so that her children grow up learning both languages as well.

2 Shakira – Spanish, Portuguese & Italian

Shakira's fans know and love her for her amazing dance moves and catchy pop songs. What they might not all know about her is that she is able to speak four languages. She speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian. She can travel to so many different places and still be able to easily communicate with the people around her. That must make her vacations so much easier! She is great as a performer on stage and she is great in her personal life with her secret talent to speak so many languages.

1 Natalie Portman – Hebrew, Spanish, French, German, & Japanese

Natalie Portman is an actress who knows more languages than the average individual. She knows English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. Natalie Portman is quite impressive due to the fact that she can speak so many languages fluently. It just adds to the list of her talents. She is known for being an actress but she also does work behind the scenes as a filmmaker as well. How much cooler can a beautiful actress like her even get?!

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