Janet Street-Porter Wiki Biography
Janet Street-Porter is an English media personality, journalist and broadcaster. She was editor for two years of The Independent on Sunday, but relinquished the job to become editor-at-large in 2002. She has made numerous television appearances on discussion programmes inclu…
| Full Name | Janet Street-Porter |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 27, 1946 |
| Place Of Birth | Brentford, United Kingdom |
| Height | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
| Profession | Journalist, Editor, Television producer, Actor, Film Producer |
| Education | Architectural Association School of Architecture |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Spouse | David Sorkin (m. 1997–1999) |
| Parents | Stanley W G Bull, Cherry Cuff Ardern |
| Nicknames | Janet Bull , Janet Vera Ardern , Janet Street Porter |
| http://www.twitter.com/the_real_jsp | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0834110 |
| Awards | British Academy Television Award for Best Originality |
| Nominations | British Academy Television Rediffusion Star Awards: Harlequin |
| TV Shows | The F Word, Deadline, Loose Women, Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack, Call Me a Cabbie |
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| 1 | it would be embarrassing to get married again. It’s something we’ve never talked about. Anyway, we’ve got our gay friends, they are all getting married, people like Elton (Elton John). They have taken the load off all us heterosexuals living in sin. |
| 2 | [on Sir Jimmy Savile, Stuart Hall and Rolf Harris] Removing all these accolades and awards from sex criminals is pretty pointless. The fact that they were given in the first place tells you an awful lot about the society we live in. I don’t want any of the television shows made by this ghastly trio to be wiped. I want them to be studied for future generations, to try to understand how none of us spotted what these men were up to. I want their honours to stand as a condemnation of the whole rotten system of dishing out tributes to those who don’t deserve it. I don’t want these three men to be airbrushed out of history, because that represents a futile attempt to diminish the horror of what they did. To stop it happening again, we need to keep their memory alive. And start asking questions about ourselves. |
| 3 | Rolf Harris was a terrible artist as well as a creepy entertainer. He wrote asking if he could paint my portrait for a BBC series. I declined. But will the BBC now be wiping the tapes of all his shows? And what’s its position on its extensive catalogue of Savile [Jimmy Savile] material? And has Hall [Stuart Hall] been deleted from the BBC library? |
| 4 | Airbrushing irons out cellulite, smooths away muffin tops and eradicates pimples. It results in bland, homogenised images of women (and some men) who are eerily perfect. People you never see on the street, in everyday life, where we sweat, bulge and grow hairs in inconvenient places. Now, airbrushing is being applied to our social history. In the wake of recent scandals involving Jimmy Savile, Stuart Hall and Rolf Harris, all sorts of organisations want to airbrush away their previous involvement with these repugnant characters. |
| 5 | I’m no fan of Jeremy Clarkson’s. He’s right up there on my list of five most hated men. |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her services to Journalism and Broadcasting. She is a journalist and broadcaster in London, England. |
| 2 | She is a passionate supporter of homosexual rights and a close friend of the rock star Elton John since the 1970s. She was a guest at his 1984 wedding to Renata and praised the Tony Blair government for allowing legal recognition of homosexual relationships and legalising adoption by homosexual couples. |
| 3 | She was impersonated in the BBC’s 1993 Christmas tape made by BBC staff engaging in a conversation with unpopular Director-General John Birt, himself portrayed as Davros from Doctor Who (1963), before they break into a song based on “I Wanna Be Like You” from The Jungle Book (1967). |
| 4 | Editor of The Independent on Sunday (UK) 1999 – 2001. |
| 5 | Voted the sexiest female spectacles wearer in a 2004 poll by Specsavers opticians. |
| 6 | Had a four year relationship with Normski. |
| 7 | Was Managing Director of UK cable channel L!VE TV in 1995. |
| 8 | Head of BBC Youth & Entertainment Features 1987-94. She is credited with cancelling The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971). |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial Killers | 1998 | TV Mini-Series senior executive producer | |
| Paul Merton’s Life of Comedy | 1995 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Great Railway Journeys | 1994 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 6 episodes | |
| Manga! | 1994 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| The Vampyr: A Soap Opera | 1992 | TV Movie producer | |
| Ruby Takes a Trip… | 1991 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Queen: The Days of Our Lives | 1991 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| The Full Wax | 1991 | TV Series executive producer | |
| 283 Useful Ideas from Japan | 1990 | TV Series documentary executive producer | |
| Smash Hits Poll Winners’ Party | 1989 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Extra | 1989 | TV Movie documentary co-executive producer | |
| Smash Hits Poll Winners’ Party 1988 | 1988 | TV Special executive producer | |
| Get Fresh | TV Series executive producer – 80 episodes, 1987 – 1988 producer – 20 episodes, 1986 | ||
| Def II | 1988 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Network 7 | 1987 | TV Series producer | |
| Bliss | 1985 | TV Series producer – 9 episodes | |
| Paintbox | 1985 | TV Series producer |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benidorm | 2014 | TV Series | Interviewer |
| The Lily Savage Show | 1997 | TV Series | |
| BBC2 Playhouse | 1976 | TV Series | Robina Oliver |
| I Am What I Am | 1967 | Salon Receptionist (uncredited) | |
| Blow-Up | 1966 | Girl Dancing In Ricky Tick Club (uncredited) |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loose Women | 2006-2016 | TV Series | Herself – Presenter / Herself |
| Have I Got News for You | 1996-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Panellist |
| Generation ’66 | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | |
| It Was Alright in the 70s | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Kendra on Top | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Countdown | 2015 | TV Series | Herself – Dictionary Corner |
| O’Brien | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Question Time | 1998-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled | 2015 | TV Series | Herself – Panelist |
| Lorraine | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Panellist |
| A Taste of Britain | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Presenter (2014) |
| You Saw Them Here First | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! | 2004-2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| QI | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Pointless Celebrities | 2013 | TV Series | Herself – Contestant |
| Celebrity Masterchef | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| 10 O’Clock Live | 2013 | TV Series | Herself – Journalist and broadcaster |
| Rupert Murdoch: Battle with Britain | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Room 101 | 2000-2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| This Week | 2003-2013 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest Presenter / Herself – Presenter |
| The Unforgettable Russell Harty | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Friend and Co-Presenter on Saturday Night People |
| Ben Elton: Laughing at the 80s | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (as Janet Street Porter) |
| TV Greats: Our Favourites from the North | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! NOW! | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| Ask Rhod Gilbert | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| Celebrity Chase | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| That Sunday Night Show | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Wright Stuff | 2004-2011 | TV Series | Herself – Guest Panelist |
| The Genius of British Art | 2010 | TV Series documentary | |
| The Alan Titchmarsh Show | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| The F Word | 2005-2010 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Paul O’Grady Show | 2005-2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Big Food Fight | 2009 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Would I Lie to You? | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Fawlty Exclusive: Basil’s Best Bits | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The One Show | 2008-2009 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
| Gok’s Fashion Fix | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Money Programme | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| Tonight with Trevor McDonald | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| How to Get More Sex | 2008 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| Grumpy Old Women | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| New Heroes of Comedy | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| The National Television Awards 2007 | 2007 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| Perfect Night In | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Deadline | 2007 | TV Series | Herself – Editor |
| So You Think You Can Nurse | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| Call Me a Cabbie | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Herself – Knowledge Student / Herself |
| The Bigger Picture | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Taste of My Life | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Richard & Judy | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| Never Mind the Full Stops | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| Demolition | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Michael Moore & Me | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Host |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Page Turners | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| TV on Trial | 2005 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Defender (segment “The Noughties”) |
| An Audience with Joe Pasquale | 2005 | TV Movie | Herself (voice) |
| What the Papers Say | 2005 | TV Series | Herself – Presenter |
| The Panel | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| I’ll Do Anything to Get on TV | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Grumpy Old Women at Christmas | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Late Late Show | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| GMTV | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| This Morning | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Review | 2004 | TV Series | Herself – Panelist |
| Happy Birthday BBC Two | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (as Janet Street Porter) |
| Faking It | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Joy of Exercise | 2004 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Mastermind | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| V Graham Norton | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| It Takes Two: The Story of the Pop Duo | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Gist | 2002 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Night of a Thousand Faces | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
| tvSSFBM EHKL | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Points of View | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Guest Presenter |
| There’s Only One Madonna | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Cathedral Calls | 2000 | TV Series | Presenter |
| As the Crow Flies | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Masterchef | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
| Coast to Coast | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| A Perfect Carry On | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Watch This or the Dog Dies | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Blankety Blank | 1998 | TV Series | Herself |
| Light Lunch | 1997-1998 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Best Show in the World… Probably | 1998 | TV Series | Herself |
| Shooting Stars | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
| An Audience with Elton John | 1997 | TV Special | Herself (uncredited) |
| An Audience with Alf Garnett | 1997 | TV Movie | Herself – Audience Member |
| Travels with Pevsner | 1997 | TV Series | Herself – Presenter |
| The Life and Times of Alf Garnett | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| An Evening with Lily Savage | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Audience Member |
| Without Walls | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| Clive Anderson Talks Back | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
| Do the Right Thing | 1995 | TV Series | Herself – Panellist |
| The Longest Walk | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
| Alas Smith & Jones | 1986 | TV Series | Herself |
| An Audience with Kenneth Williams | 1983 | TV Movie | Herself (uncredited) |
| 6 O’Clock Show | 1982-1983 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Kenny Everett Television Show | 1982 | TV Series | Herself |
| Did You See..? | 1980 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Give Us a Clue | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
| This Is Your Life | 1980 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The London Weekend Show | 1975-1979 | TV Series | Herself – Presenter |
| Ulla’s Fete | 1974 | Documentary short | Herself |
| Russell Harty Plus | 1973 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Have I Got News for You | 2010-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled | 2015 | TV Series | Herself – Panelist |
| QI | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Would I Lie to You? | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Gok’s Fashion Fix | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Shooting Stars: The Inside Story | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| TV’s Believe It or Not | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The Very Best of ‘Have I Got News for You’ | 2002 | Video | Herself (as Janet Street Porter) |
| When Snooker Ruled the World | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Room 101 | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |