About Me

I am a 39-year old woman (though I have no wrinkles/lines and have been told I look a lot younger) who, after my recent experience of being on a TV set for a reality TV show, wants to re-kindle the enjoyment and success I enjoyed in my teens when I was on stage. I am Italian and German, grew up in Luxembourg and now live in the UK (have lived in West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and now South Yorkshire - I don't have a distinct regional accent, but have a vaguely 'northern' pronunciation. In Yorkshire, people describe my accent as 'posh'). I speak Italian, German, French and English fluently and also speak a little (rusty) Luxembourgish and Spanish. I love performing and would relish the opportunity for more TV appearances, voice-over work or plus-size modelling. My ultimate dream is to obtain regular work as a TV presenter, particularly if I could combine this with my love of cookery & languages.

Acting

Experience

Accents

Presenting

Specialist Areas

Employment History & Experience

April 2011 - Narration for a student film (Sheffield Hallam University), Aisha. Film will be screened in June at the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield and I will have a copy to add to my showreel(s) after that date.

Extras Work, Partipant, Contestant

Languages Spoken

Experience & Qualifications

General Experience

Reality TV
2011 Cookery Show Contestant (aired 05/05/11) Britain’s Best Dish ITV Productions
2011 Magazine Show Audience Member (aired live 28/03/11) Fern Cactus Productions for Ch4

Radio
1991 Weekly music show Co-host n/a Radio Ramair, Student
Radio, Bradford University


Whilst at school (European School, Luxembourg), I was an active member of the German Drama Club.
I had a number of small parts, but the significant parts were:
ca. 1987: One of the lead roles in "Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank" (Anne Frank's Diary). I was Mrs Van Daan. We performed to a sell-out audience for 3 nights in our school's theatre, followed by a sell-out performance at another school and two performances, by request, in the "Theatre des Capucins", one of the major theatres in Luxembourg City. We received some excellent press coverage and critical acclaim for our performances.
ca. 1986: One of the lead roles, as the mother of a mildly dysfunctional family, in our production of "Bei Tisch wird nicht gesprochen (und später erst gar nicht)"
ca 1984: Struwwelpeter's mother in a Struwwelpeter sketch, LIVE on children's TV show RTL Mini-Plus, hosted by Rainer Holbe

Publications
Food Processing Magazine
• “Skills shortages spell potential disaster”, February 2010, (Longer/uncut version published online in December 2009: http://www.fponthenet.net/article.aspx?ArticleID=30460)
• “People vs Robotics”, June 2010
• “Lean Manufacturing – or lean people?” September 2010: http://www.fponthenet.net/article.aspx?ArticleID=34885
• “Skills: ‘Meating’ the challenge” January 2011 (longer/uncut version published online in October 2010: http://www.fponthenet.net/article/37600/-Meating--the-skills-challenge.aspx )

Food Manufacture Magazine
• One-off column: “The 7 Deadly Sins of Recruitment – Greed”, May 2010

Fortitude
• Column: The joy of (live) music, 20th June 2010, (http://fo.rtitu.de/the-joy-of-live-music-203)
• Analysis: Being a parent is�, Front Page 23rd June 2010 (http://fo.rtitu.de/being-a-parent-is-219)
• Review: REDRUM . . . or . . . how to conquer your fears, Front Page, 24th June 2010 (http://fo.rtitu.de/redrum-or-how-to-conquer-your-fears-234)

Other Information

Relevant Skills

Languages: Fluent English (non-specific mild ‘northern’/ Yorkshire accent), fluent Italian, fluent French, fluent German, basic Spanish, basic Luxembourgish

• Public Speaking: I am a member of ‘Toastmasters International’ since 2009 and have won ‘Best Table Topics’ (improvised, time-limited speaking on a set topic) on a number of occasions, as well as ‘Best Speaker’ and ‘Best Evaluator’.

• Full UK Driving Licence

• I realise that I am just starting out in a very competitive field. I have been told, during the filming for Britain’s Best Dish and during the casting filming (decision pending) for a BBC3 programme on Body Image, that I work very well to camera and come across as confident and interesting to listen to. I also feel that the skills I have gained as a recruitment company director, teacher and mother have given me an excellent grounding for the kind of work I’m seeking.

Interests & Hobbies

Going to live music gigs, watching TV (films, cookery shows, drama series, comedy series, comedy stand-up), going to comedy stand-up gigs, socialising, reading (psychological thrillers, crime novels)

Miscellaneous Information

http://www.youtube.com/user/FrederikaRoberts