10 Things You Didn't Know About Lauren Cohan

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9. She Lived In Georgia Before The Zombie Apocalypse

The Walking Dead is famously set outside of Atlanta, with Maggie and the Greene family previously living on Herschel's farm somewhere out in the countryside. But in the real world, Cohan also spent a short time living in Georgia, which again added to her bizarre combination of accents. She told GQ: "I'd always fantasised about playing a southern role. I definitely had this idea of being sooooo southern. I had to dial that in slightly." Now she splits her time between London, L.A. and Atlanta while filming the show.