Janina Ramirez
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 7, 1980 (age 46)
- Birthplace
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Biography
Dr Janina Sara Maria Ramirez (pronounced [ja'nina]; née Maleczek; born 7 July 1980), sometimes credited as Nina Ramirez, is a British art historian, cultural historian, and TV presenter. She specializes in interpreting symbols and examining works of art within their historical context. Ramirez went to school in Slough, Berkshire. She gained a degree in English literature, specializing in Old and Middle English, from St Anne's College, Oxford, before completing her postgraduate studies at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York. She completed a PhD on the artistic and literary symbolism of birds, which led to a lectureship in York's Art History Department, followed by lecturing posts at the University of Winchester, University of Warwick, and University of Oxford.
Known For
The Viking Sagas
Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez
Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation
Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War
Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age
Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery
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Filmography
Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
Movie · as Historian
Female Filmmakers Too: BBC Introducing Arts
Movie · as Self - Presenter
Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts
Movie · as Self - Presenter
Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts
Movie · as Self - Presenter
Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez
TV · as Self - Presenter · 6 eps
Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts
Movie · as Self - Presenter
Handmade in Bolton
TV · as Herself - Presenter · 4 eps
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
Movie · as Presenter
England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation
Movie · as Self - Presenter
An Art Lovers' Guide
TV · as Self - Presenter · 6 eps
The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich
Movie · as Presenter
Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting
Movie · as Self
Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age
Movie · as Presenter
Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War
TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery
Movie
Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings
TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
Movie · as Presenter
The Viking Sagas
Movie · as Self - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)
Pointless Celebrities
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
Movie · as Self - Presenter