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...
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)
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Trademark
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Her humorously mean comments
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Often wears black trenchcoats
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Always signs off at the end of her television shows with a wink to the camera
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Quote
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[trying to get the Welsh put into Room 101] And what are they for?
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[to a Weakest Link contestant] Why are you dressed like a lesbian?
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You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
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I knew I'd conquered America when Mike Tyson told me I was one mean lady.
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Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand.
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Fact
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Lampooned by comedy duo Mitchell and Webb.
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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.
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Investigated by British police for alleged incitement to racial hatred, following comments she made about the Welsh in Room 101: Episode #6.9 (2001).
Named one of People magazine's "Breakthrough Stars of 2001".
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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.
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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]
$45 Million
