Mariella Frostrup

Voice + Writer

Female

Born Nov 12, 1962

Age 50

Mariella Frostrup is a Norwegian-born journalist and television presenter, well known on British TV and radio, mainly for arts programmes. Her 'gravelly' voice was once voted the sexiest female voice on TV, and research to find 'the perfect voice' has… Read More

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Jameson Empire Film Awards held at Grosvenor House - Arrivals

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Mar 24, 2013

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Mariella Frostrup. Evening Standard's 1000 Most Influential People In London held at the Burberry...

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Nov 7, 2012

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Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2012

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Nov 1, 2012

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Celebrities departing the Harper's Bazaar Woman of the Year Awards held at Claridge's Hotel

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Oct 31, 2012

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Jason McCue

Married 2003
George Clooney
Dated 2002
Richard Jobson
Married 1980 - 1984
Nick Allot

Dated

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Jonathan Douglas: How Can We Get Children Reading?
Huffington Post - Jan 29, 2013

In recent years, children's reading across all formats from books and magazines to websites has dropped significantly. Our research published last September revealed that only three young people in 10 read daily in their own time, compared with four young people in 10 in 2005. This highlights a significant drop in children reading for enjoyment. More alarmingly, nearly a fifth of children and young people surveyed would be embarrassed if their friends saw them reading. The study als...
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Minister For Communications Joins Mariella Frostrup To Promote Uk Technology4 Good 2012
CNN iReport - Mar 06, 2012

Communications Minister, Ed Vaizey and TV presenter, Mariella Frostrup, are just two of the names getting behind this year’s UK Technology4Good Awards - a national competition to encourage digital inclusion in the community. They are urging businesses, charities, schools, social enterprises and individuals to enter the awards when nominations open on 7th March 2012. Launched for the first time l...
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Bbc Radio 4 Releases Results Of Poll On Parenting In Britain
News On News - Dec 17, 2011

A poll for BBC Radio 4 indicates that it is widely believed that parents in Britain are losing control of how their children behave. Seventy-five per cent of people asked in the survey agreed with the statement “British parents are losing control of their children’s behaviour”. The survey also suggested that more than 75 per cent of people quizzed think the way parents raise their children in Britain has deteriorated in the past 10 years. Sixty-five per cent of respondents feel that teen...
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Claire Rees: How Does Mariella Do It? Wales Online
Google News - Sep 13, 2011

I once asked Mariella Frostrup, how does she do it. The reply was, possibly quite rightly in hindsight, frustrated. I'd asked because at the time, her name seemed to be everywhere. The then 45-year-old presenter and
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1962 Birth Born in 1962.

TEENAGE

1977 15 Years Old After the death of her father, in 1977 she moved to London.

1980 18 Years Old There, she worked as a public relations executive for Phonogram Records, between 1980 and 1990; marshalled the PR for the Live Aid concert at Wembley in 1985; and, after leaving Phonogram, swiftly broke into television as a presenter and film critic.

TWENTIES

1989 27 Years Old Frostrup presented the Channel 4 music show Big World Cafe in 1989 alongside Eagle Eye Cherry and Jazzie B.

1990 28 Years Old She also presented Thames Television's Video View from 1990 and after Thames lost the London ITV franchise, reprised the role straight afterwards on The Little Picture Show for Carlton Television from 1993. … Read More

FORTIES

2007 45 Years Old In September 2007 she chaired a question-and-answer session with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, at the Labour Party Conference in Bournemouth, Dorset.

2008 46 Years Old In 2008, Frostrup received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from Nottingham Trent University in recognition of her contribution and commitment to journalism and broadcasting. … Read More

2009 47 Years Old In September 2009, the nature film The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos was released in the United Kingdom, for which Frostrup provided the voice-over. … Read More

2010 48 Years Old In 2010, she created, along with 3 other trustees, The Gender Rights and Equality Action Trust. … Read More

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