# What famous person has the sexiest speaking voice? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 30, 2000, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100 "2000-09-30T02:57:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![shimmery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@shimmery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shimmery)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2000, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/61 "2000-10-04T22:06:28Z")
Sean Connery of course also for singers Rob Thomas from matchbox20 (I was so disappointed when I first saw him cuz his voice is so sexy and he’s kind of girly looking. also eminem does too especially on I’m Back on his new CD ---
**Author:** ![Peta\_Tzunami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@Peta\_Tzunami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peta_Tzunami)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2000, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/62 "2000-10-04T23:26:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tracer \* > \*\*I found this thread _right_ next to a thread on Jar-Jar Binks. Mmmmm … who could resist the whine of Jar Jar’s faux-Jamaican voice? 😉 \*\* You laugh; I have a friend who really fell for the voice–she’s said she’d love to meet Ahmed Best. I adore Peter Tork’s voice (of course), but he’s probably 2nd or 3rd on my list, especially considering speaking versus singing (not that I don’t think he’s got a great speaking voice as well–and don’t get me started on that laugh!). Like many American women, accents just do me in. The absolute sexiest famous (male) voice is without a doubt Liam Neeson to me. I’ve borrowed (and planned to buy) the book on tape “How the Irish Saved Civilization” which Neeson reads and some of the poetry in that book as read by him is…ooooooo…spine-tingly. Hey, I’ve got an addendum to the OP if anyone wants to throw their answer in as well…I’d say mine stays with the two above, but…what famous person has the sexiest laugh? Is it the same as the person you chose for sexiest speaking voice? Just curious… ---
**Author:** ![dewdropvelvet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@dewdropvelvet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dewdropvelvet)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/63 "2013-01-28T07:03:03Z")
Jessy Schram – and there are other girls that are in this category but she’s the first that comes to mind-- I like how it’s lush but girly, sweet but light. There’s something childlike or innocent about it. Charming Bjork of course, even if it’s dark and light What do people think of Claire Danes voice? I thought it was great in my so called life with the angst and sweetness, but in Homeland, it’s seems a little shrill… No? Does Sasha Pieterse have a sweet voice? ---
**Author:** ![dewdropvelvet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@dewdropvelvet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dewdropvelvet)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/64 "2013-01-28T07:08:18Z")
Also, I agree with Eminem for guys… Velvety. Very sexy! Also Kurt Cobain had a sexy voice. Anthony LaPaglia has a deep voice but its multifaceted and has an elusive feel that gives me a thrill and I like. * * * Also somebody mentioned Juliana Margulies-- what’s her appeal? Maybe it’s the same as LaPaglia but the female version. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/65 "2013-01-28T18:22:39Z")
Tim Curry. Even if he is a zombie. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/66 "2013-01-31T20:25:39Z")
Claudia Black, but it may just be the accent. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/67 "2013-01-31T20:39:58Z")
Another vote for Kathleen Turner. ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/68 "2013-01-31T20:44:05Z")
Benedict Cumberbatch. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/69 "2013-01-31T21:14:26Z")
[Vicky Butler-Henderson](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BivgVRMMdYM), presenter of Fifth Gear and formerly of Top Gear- ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/70 "2013-01-31T21:50:58Z")
Kathleen Turner for the women, Alan Rickman for the men - surprised I’m the first one to mention him. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Cornholio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Cornholio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Cornholio)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/71 "2013-02-01T17:34:29Z")
Harriet Cass and Charlotte Green (and we’re now sadly deprived of hearing their dulcet tones). Best of all is hearing Charlotte Green cracking up whilst reading the news… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kKBWsy5A2bA/hqdefault.jpg "Radio 4's Charlotte Green cracks up on air") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKBWsy5A2bA) ---
**Author:** ![Orca\_Eyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Orca\_Eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orca_Eyes)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/72 "2013-02-03T00:50:46Z")
I love Geri Halliwell’s speaking voice. It sounds really sexy. ---
**Author:** ![Mattie\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@Mattie\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mattie_Blue)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/73 "2013-02-03T01:03:53Z")
Alan Rickman definitely. I, too, was surprised he wasn’t listed earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/74 "2013-02-03T01:37:00Z")
^^Alan Rickman, yes. Antonio Banderas - the man could probably seduce someone while reading from the phone book. Kurt Cobain did have a very nice non-gravelly speaking voice, not sure I’d say he was ever trying to be “sexy” though… ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/75 "2013-02-03T01:48:09Z")
> [@Mattie\_Blue](#): > > Alan Rickman definitely. I, too, was surprised he wasn’t listed earlier. This is the correct answer. If I’d been a Doper in 2000, I would have voted for him back then. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/76 "2013-02-03T02:11:52Z")
Elizabeth Peña, specifically as Mirage in [_The Incredibles_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317705/fullcredits#cast). Her voice is just _crazy_ sexy in that film. [QUOTE=Sarabellum1976] Antonio Banderas - the man could probably seduce someone while reading from the phone book. [/QUOTE] I forget the comic, but he had a bit about what women say they want (a guy with a good sense of humor) versus what they actually want (Antonio Banderas) “I will make love to you and give you an orgasm so intense that you will see dead relatives.” ---
**Author:** ![colander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@colander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colander)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/77 "2013-02-03T07:07:13Z")
Barbara Walters Gilbert Gottfried Calvert Deforest Ricardo Montalban Danny Devito Paul Lynde ---
**Author:** ![midnight-dreary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@midnight-dreary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/midnight-dreary)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/78 "2013-02-03T08:04:00Z")
Peter Steele. Alan Rickman ---
**Author:** ![colander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@colander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colander)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/79 "2013-02-03T08:18:54Z")
Andy Merrill Judy Tenuta ---
**Author:** ![phxjcc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100/80 "2013-02-03T09:00:50Z")
Lauren Bacall, Alan Rickman, James Earl Jones, Cathy Moriarty–yes. But Emma Thompson does it for me. And Andie MacDowell. And Capucine And Audrey Hepburn Accent Fetish, much? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100.md?page=5)