Anne Robinson Wiki Biography
Anne Josephine Robinson is an English television presenter and journalist, known for her assertive views and acerbic style of presenting. She was one of the presenters on the long-running British series Watchdog from 1993 to 2001, before returning in 2009. She gained notorie…
| Full Name | Anne Robinson |
| Net Worth | $45 Million |
| Date Of Birth | September 26, 1944 |
| Place Of Birth | Crosby, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
| Profession | Presenter, Journalist, Actor |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Spouse | John Penrose (m. 1980–2007), Charles Wilson (m. 1968–1973) |
| Children | Emma Wilson |
| Parents | Anne Josephine Robinson Wilson |
| Siblings | Peter Robinson |
| Nicknames | Anne Josephine Robinson , The Queen of Mean |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0732381 |
| Nominations | British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama, British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Serial |
| Movies | The Glass Wall, The War of the Worlds, Dragnet, Gun Brothers, Gun Duel in Durango, Damn Citizen, Imitation of Life, Attack from Mars, War of the Worlds, The Robot of Regalio |
| TV Shows | Weakest Link, The Weakest Link, Watchdog, Points of View, Test the Nation, Outtake TV, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (UK) |
| Trademark | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Her humorously mean comments |
| 2 | Often wears black trenchcoats |
| 3 | Always signs off at the end of her television shows with a wink to the camera |
| Quote | |
|---|---|
| 1 | [trying to get the Welsh put into Room 101] And what are they for? |
| 2 | [to a Weakest Link contestant] Why are you dressed like a lesbian? |
| 3 | You are the weakest link. Goodbye. |
| 4 | I knew I’d conquered America when Mike Tyson told me I was one mean lady. |
| 5 | Sad old blokes, I’m told, now dream of me with a whip in hand. |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lampooned by comedy duo Mitchell and Webb. |
| 2 | She was criticised by Outrage!, the gay rights organisation, after comments she made describing a contestant’s “gay” T-shirt, which were cut by the BBC from their broadcast of the finished Weakest Link episode. She was also criticised for “homophobic stereotyping” after asking another contestant why she was dressed like a lesbian. |
| 3 | Investigated by British police for alleged incitement to racial hatred, following comments she made about the Welsh in Room 101: Episode #6.9 (2001). |
| 4 | Mother of Emma Wilson, radio host. |
| 5 | Named one of People magazine’s “Breakthrough Stars of 2001”. |
| 6 | Was a reporter for the Liverpool Daily Post newspaper before moving on to the London Daily Mirror and later the Daily Mail in the 1970s. |
| 7 | Made her peace with the Welsh by fronting an advertising campaign for the Welsh Tourism Board. The ads highlighted the fact that Wales’s major tourist locations were open despite the foot-and-mouth crisis in the United Kingdom. [April 2001] |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Family | 2007 | TV Series | Weakest Link Presenter |
| Doctor Who | 2005 | TV Series | Anne Droid |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story | 2009 | Documentary thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blankety Blank | 1988-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Britain’s Spending Secrets | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| The One Show | 2009-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
| Watchdog | 1993-2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Presenter / Herself / Herself – Contributor |
| Newsnight | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| My Life in Books | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Herself – Presenter / Herself – Host |
| Mark Lawson Talks to… | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Weakest Link | 2000-2010 | TV Series | Herself – Hostess / Herself – Host / Herself |
| Loose Women | 2000-2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Sunday Night Project | 2009 | TV Series | Herself – Guest Host |
| The National Lottery: Big 7 | 2008 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Test the Nation: The National IQ Test 2007 | 2007 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter |
| You Can’t Fire Me, I’m Famous | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Comic Relief: The Apprentice | 2007 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Weakest Link: The Story So Far | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| Test the Nation: The National IQ Test 2006 | 2006 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter |
| Sunday AM | 2006 | TV Series | Herself – Newspaper Reviewer |
| Test the Nation: The 2005 Test | 2005 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter |
| The Brendan Courtney Show | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Strictly Come Dancing | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Test the Nation: Know Your English Test | 2005 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter |
| Death of Celebrity | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| What’s the Problem? With Anne Robinson | 2005 | TV Series | Herself – Presenter |
| The Wright Stuff | 2005 | TV Series | Herself – Guest Panelist |
| Test the Nation: The 20th Century Test | 2005 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter |
| Breakfast with Frost | 2001-2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Test the Nation: The Big Entertainment Test | 2005 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Kumars at No. 42 | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| Test the Nation: The 2004 Test | 2004 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter |
| Test the Nation: The Popular Music Test | 2004 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter |
| Test the Nation: The National IQ Test 2004 | 2004 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter |
| Happy Birthday BBC Two | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Parkinson | 2001-2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Terry and Gaby Show | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| Test the Nation: The Great British Test | 2004 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter |
| Travels with My Unfit Mother | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Today with Des and Mel | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| Test the Nation: The 2003 Test | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| Test the Nation: The National Quiz | 2003 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter |
| Top Gear | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? | 2003 | TV Series | Herself – Host |
| Test the Nation: The National IQ Test 2003 | 2003 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter |
| The BAFTA TV Awards 2003 | 2003 | TV Special | Herself – Host |
| Test the Nation: The National Relationship Test | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| Outtake TV | 2002 | TV Series | Presenter (2003-) |
| Test the Nation: The National 2002 Test | 2002 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter |
| Great Britons | 2002 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| Weakest Link | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Herself – Host |
| Have I Got News for You | 1992-2002 | TV Series | Herself – Guest Presenter / Herself |
| NBC’s Funniest Outtakes | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
| Test the Nation: The National IQ Test 2002 | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| Liquid News | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| Providence | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Weakest Link | 2001 | Video Game | Herself (voice) |
| Night of a Thousand Faces | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Weakest Link: Insults and Exits | 2001 | Video | Herself |
| So Graham Norton | 1999-2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Daily Show | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| Top Ten | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Annie Goes to Hollywood | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
| Room 101 | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks | 2000 | TV Series | Herself – Special Guest |
| Going for a Song | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| Winton’s Wonderland | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Weekend Watchdog | 1999 | TV Series | Herself – Presenter |
| Light Lunch | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jack Docherty Show | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
| Comic Relief | 1997 | TV Special | Mrs. Robinson |
| Points of View | 1987-1996 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes | 1993 | TV Special | Herself |
| Question Time | 1983-1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Question of Entertainment | 1988 | TV Series | Herself |
| Countdown | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Papers | 1968 | TV Mini-Series | Herself – Daily Mail |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV’s Nastiest Villains | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Destinations of Doctor Who | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Anne Droid (uncredited) |
| Points of View | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| Casualty | 2009 | TV Series | Herself – Weakest Link Presenter |
| Roy Walker’s Gameshow Moments | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| 50 Most Wicked Women of Primetime | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – The Weakest Link |
| Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters | 2003 | Video | Guest Presenter |
| The Very Best of ‘Have I Got News for You’ | 2002 | Video | Herself |
| The Most Outrageous Game Show Moments | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Host of a Game Show | The Weakest Link (2000) |
| 2001 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Host of a Game Show | The Weakest Link (2000) |