Victoria Coren Mitchell

Biography

Victoria Elizabeth Coren Mitchell is an English writer, presenter and professional poker player. Coren Mitchell writes weekly columns for The Observer and The Guardian and has hosted the BBC television quiz show Only Connect since 2008

Career Overview

Victoria Coren Mitchell has 14 screen credits in a career dating back to 1990. Signature works include Goodbye Television Centre, The Magical World of Julia Donaldson, Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool). Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

14

Birth Date

1972-08-18 00:00:00

Birth Place

Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Goodbye Television Centre
• The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
• 

  Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
• The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

Frequent Collaborators

• James McAvoy (2 collaborations)
• Helena Bonham Carter (2 collaborations)
• Imelda Staunton (2 collaborations)
• Rebecca Cobb (2 collaborations)
• Frank Cottrell Boyce (2 collaborations)
• Sophie Dahl (2 collaborations)
• Julia Donaldson (2 collaborations)
• Nadiya Hussain (2 collaborations)
• Axel Scheffler (2 collaborations)
• David Walliams (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (12 credits)

  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    - Episode 8 (2025) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Episode 8 (2024) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Episode 9 (2024) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Episode 1 (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Episode 3 (2022) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
    2026
  • The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

    interviewed guest

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Magical World of Julia Donaldson

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Taskmaster

    - Caring Uncle Minpict (2021) ... Self actor actors

    - Nothing Matters (2021) ... Self actor actors

    - A Couple of Ethels (2021) ... Self actor actors

    - The Integrity of the Product (2021) ... Self actor actors

    - A Chair in a Sweet (2021) ... Self actor actors
    2015
  • Goodbye Television Centre

    Self - Reporter

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Last Leg

    - Episode 7 (2022) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 4 (2020) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 5 (2019) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 8 (2019) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 2 (2017) ... Self actor actors
    2013
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

    - Kevin Bridges, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Spencer Jones (2020) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Victoria Coren Mitchell, James Acaster, Morgana Robinson (2019) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Kevin Bridges, Joe Wilkinson, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Adam Kay (2018) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Lee Mack, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Alan Carr, Dane Baptiste, Sam Simmons (2018) ... Self actor actors

    - Jonathan Ross, Lee Mack, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Jessie Cave (2017) ... Self actor actors
    2013
  • Would I Lie to You?

    - Clare Balding, Asim Chaudhry, Victoria Coren Mitchell and Greg James (2019) ... Self actor actors

    - Mackenzie Crook, Chris Packham, Victoria Coren, Rhod Gilbert (2011) ... Self actor actors
    2007
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats

    - Episode 7 (2013) ... Self actor actors
    2005
  • QI

    - United (2024) ... Self actor actors

    - Shady & Shaky (2021) ... Self actor actors

    - Queasy Quacks (2019) ... Self actor actors

    - Public & Private (2018) ... Self actor actors

    - Oddballs (2018) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • Have I Got News for You

    - Episode 7 (2026) ... Self - Host actor actors

    - Episode 1 (2025) ... Self - Hostess actor actors

    - Victoria Coren Mitchell, Chris McCausland, Janet Street-Porter (2025) ... Self - Hostess actor actors

    - Victoria Coren Mitchell, Stacey Dooley, Andy Hamilton (2024) ... Self - Hostess actor actors

    - Victoria Coren Mitchell, Chris McCausland, Sophy Ridge (2024) ... Self - Hostess actor actors
    1990

• crew (1 credits)

  • Royal Antiques Revived

    presenter

    crew
    2020

• writing (1 credits)

  • A Lump In My Throat

    writer

    writing
    2001