Katherine LaNasa Learned Her ‘The Pitt’ Accent in the Bathtub: ‘It Was a Hard Accent to Learn’

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Katherine LaNasa, the Emmy-winning actress behind Dana Evans on HBO Max's medical drama "The Pitt," built her character's distinctive accent in an unconventional place: the bathtub. Rather than hiring a dialect coach upfront, LaNasa immersed herself in prestige television to develop the unflappable charge nurse's voice, ultimately crafting what she describes as a challenging and hard-earned accent that became central to bringing the character to life.