Janina Ramirez

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Pointless Celebrities (2011) — Self
2. The Viking Sagas (2011) — Self - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)
3. Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez (2020) — Self - Presenter
4. Britain's Most Fragile Treasure (2011) — Presenter
5. Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings (2012) — Self - Presenter
6. Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War (2013) — Self - Presenter
7. Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting (2014) — Self
8. Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons (2010) — Self - Presenter
9. England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation (2017) — Self - Presenter
10. The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci (2018) — Presenter
11. Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age (2014) — Presenter
12. Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery (2012)
13. Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries (2015) — Self - Presenter
14. The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich (2016) — Presenter
15. Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts (2021) — Self - Presenter
16. Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts (2019) — Self - Presenter
17. Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts (2020) — Self - Presenter
18. Female Filmmakers Too: BBC Introducing Arts (2022) — Self - Presenter
19. Handmade in Bolton (2019) — Herself - Presenter
20. An Art Lovers' Guide (2017) — Self - Presenter