Edward Norton - Japanese

Edward Norton (Fight Club, The Illusionist) briefly worked in Osaka, Japan. Although not fluent, he speaks some Japanese.  He also appeared in Only in America, an ESL video/textbook course used at the NOVA ESL language schools in Japan.

In the clip below, he answers an interviewer's questions in Japanese. (He later switches to English.)

Angela Kinsey - Indonesian

Angela Kinsey (Angela from the US version of The Office) grew up in Indonesia - and speaks Indonesian, of course! She lived in Indonesia from 2-14, and attended Jakarta International School.




Megan Mullaly Show. Speaks Indonesian at the end of the clip.




Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson - speaks Indonesian at 4:45 and 5:55

Jodie Foster - French

Here's a thread on MetaFilter about Jodie Foster, speaking and singing in French. Not sure if she learnt French at home, but she did attend Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles.

She had a small French-speaking role in Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement). I'm told she has a perfect French accent.

Here she is speaking French in an interview.

Christopher Doyle - Cantonese

Christopher Doyle is the cinematographer behind:

• Wong-Kar Wai's movies,
• Hero,
• Infernal Affairs (which Martin Scorcese remade as The Departed),
• Porte de Choisy (the one with the Asian salon owner who gets a makeover, including blonde hair) in Paris, je t'aime,
• ... and many other movies with just as gorgeous visuals.

Originally from Australia, he now lives in Hong Kong.

And here he is, presenting an award in Cantonese. Also in the video is Shu Qi.