Outrage as film fans find out Jacki Weaver is from Australia... after actress has played an American in all but one of her Hollywood movies By Charlie Coë For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:05 BST, 20 June 2019 | Updated: 04:05 BST, 20 June 2019 Viewcomments She has spoken in a native accent in all but one of her 25 American movies. So it is little surprise film fans are shocked when they find out legendary actress Jacki Weaver is actually Australian. Jacki, 72, revealed on US talk show Late Night with Seth Myers one party guest was left red-faced after being adamant she wasn't from Down Under. She's not from here! She has spoken in a native accent in all but one of her 25 American movies so it is little surprise film fans are shocked when they find out Jacki Weaver is actually Australian 'I heard about a dinner party and there was an argument about whether I was American,' she told the show's host Seth, 45. 'Someone said "I know for a fact she's American,''' the two-time Oscar nominee said as she pretended to bang on Seth's desk to imitate the over-confident guest. The Sydney-born starlet is so well-established on the Hollywood scene she said she is now mocked for her real accent being weak when she returns home. 'They only let me play an Australian accent in Australia, and then they say "you've lost your accent and you're sounding like a bloody yank,"' Jacki joked. Debate: 'I heard about a dinner party and there was an argument about whether I was American,' she told the show's host Seth, 45 'You're sounding like a bloody yank!' The Sydney-born starlet is so well-established on the Hollywood scene she said she is now mocked for her real accent being weak when she returns home The stage and screen icon then talked about her starring role in American TV show Perpetual Grace, LTD alongside acting great Sir Ben Kingsley. When asked about whether she called him by his lofty honorific, Jacki revealed Australians and the British like to play down their titles and she instead calls him 'sweetheart' or 'darling'. 'My husband were trying to get into a restaurant and just ahead of us was Dame Maggie (Smith) because she was in Australia at the time,' she recalled. 'He said "why don't you just say you're Dame Maggie Smith" and she said "oh don't be so f***ing stupid!"' Jacki was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Animal Kingdom, 2011, and Silver Linings Playbook, 2013. She also stars in the new movie Poms, with a stellar cast including Diane Keaton, Rhea Perlman, and Pam Grier. Star company: The stage and screen icon then talked about her starring role in American TV show Perpetual Grace, LTD alongside acting great Sir Ben Kingsley (pictured) Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility