Acting
Janina Ramirez
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.
Filmography
Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
Film · 2026
Female Filmmakers Too: BBC Introducing Arts
Film · 2022
Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts
Film · 2021
Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts
Film · 2020
Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez
Series · 2020
Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts
Film · 2019
Handmade in Bolton
Series · 2019
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
Film · 2018
England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation
Film · 2017
An Art Lovers' Guide
Series · 2017
The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich
Film · 2016
Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Series · 2015
Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting
Film · 2014
Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age
Film · 2014
Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War
Series · 2013
Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery
Film · 2012
Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings
Series · 2012
Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
Film · 2011
The Viking Sagas
Film · 2011
Pointless Celebrities
Series · 2011
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
Film · 2010