Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsAsian Pacific American Heritage MonthSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

Sandi Toksvig

  • Writer
  • Actress
  • Script and Continuity Department
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Sandi Toksvig
Bakers attempt three challenges each week trying to impress the judges enough to go through to the next round and eventually are crowned Britain's best amateur baker.
Play trailer0:51
The Great British Baking Show: Holidays (2018– )
3 Videos
99+ Photos
The Danish-British star, a long-term member of the union, is a well-known broadcaster, actor, comedian, novelist and producer, familiar to audiences fronting shows including QI, The Great British Bake Off and 15 to 1. Her writing credits span theatre, TV, radio, and she has written more than 20 fiction and non-fiction books for children and adults. In 2019 her adaptation of Mamma Mia the Party will open at London's 02.

Toksvig's experience as a political activist and long-time champion for gender equality, including co-founding the Women's Equality Party, stands her in good stead to continue to build on the union's legacy of campaigning for equality and diversity.
BornMay 3, 1958
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
BornMay 3, 1958
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Photos257

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 251
    View Poster

    Known for

    No 73 (1982)
    No 73
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Stephen Fry in Kingdom (2007)
    Kingdom
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Geraldine
    Up the Women (2013)
    Up the Women
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Emmeline Pankhurst
    Playhouse Presents (2012)
    Playhouse Presents
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

    Edit
    IMDbPro

    Writer



    • Sandi Toksvig in Vox Tox (2020)
      Vox Tox
      TV Series
      • creator (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Stephen Fry, Kenneth Collard, Douglas Henshall, and Lenora Crichlow in Doors Open (2012)
      Doors Open
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • screenplay
      • 2012
    • Playhouse Presents (2012)
      Playhouse Presents
      6.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • by
      • 2012
    • Theatre Live!
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Tina McBuig)
      • 2009
    • Michael Winsor in The Basil Brush Show (2002)
      The Basil Brush Show
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Jackanory (1965)
      Jackanory
      7.1
      TV Series
      • book
      • 1994
    • Comedy Playhouse (1993)
      Comedy Playhouse
      4.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1993
    • The Big One (1992)
      The Big One
      7.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1992
    • Motormouth (1988)
      Motormouth
      6.6
      TV Series
      • drama developed by (as Toksvig)
      • 1991–1992
    • Toksvig
      TV Series
      • script writer
      • 1988
    • Kin of the Castle
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1987
    • No 73 (1982)
      No 73
      7.0
      TV Series
      • additional dialogue
      • 1982–1985
    • Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979)
      Friday Night, Saturday Morning
      6.2
      TV Series
      • additional material by (as Sandy Tocsvig)
      • 1979

    Actress



    • Odd Socks
      • McKarmy
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson in Murder, They Hope (2021)
      Murder, They Hope
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Harry
      • 2022
    • Air
      Short
      • Dr. Prentice
      • 2017
    • Bryony Hannah, Helen George, and Jessica Raine in Call the Midwife (2012)
      Call the Midwife
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Sister Gibbs
      • 2013
    • Up the Women (2013)
      Up the Women
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Emmeline Pankhurst
      • 2013
    • Stephen Fry in Kingdom (2007)
      Kingdom
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Geraldine
      • 2009
    • Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999)
      Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures
      7.9
      Podcast Series
      • Vi Yulquen (voice)
      • 2006
    • Jackanory (1965)
      Jackanory
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Storyteller
      • 1992–1994
    • The Big One (1992)
      The Big One
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Deddie Tolbert
      • 1992
    • Up Yer News (1990)
      Up Yer News
      TV Series
      • 1990
    • Screen One (1985)
      Screen One
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Woman in Job Centre
      • 1990
    • Charlotte Rampling in Paris by Night (1988)
      Paris by Night
      5.9
      • Sandra
      • 1988
    • No 73 (1982)
      No 73
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Ethel Davis
      • Various
      • Bathos ...
      • 1982–1986
    • TX
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Ethel Davis
      • 1985
    • Stephen Fry, Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, and Jennifer Saunders in Happy Families (1985)
      Happy Families
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Joyce Nightstick
      • 1985

    Script and Continuity Department



    • Sandi Toksvig in QI (2003)
      QI
      8.6
      TV Series
      • script editor
      • 2019–2024

    Videos3

    Season 5 Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:51
    Season 5 Official Trailer
    The Great British Baking Show: Holidays Trailer - Season 1
    Trailer 1:33
    The Great British Baking Show: Holidays Trailer - Season 1
    The Great British Baking Show: Holidays Trailer - Season 1
    Trailer 1:33
    The Great British Baking Show: Holidays Trailer - Season 1
    QI
    Trailer 0:21
    QI

    Personal details

    Edit
    • Alternative names
      • Ethel Davis
    • Height
      • 5′ (1.52 m)
    • Born
      • May 3, 1958
      • Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Spouse
      • Debbie ToksvigDecember 10, 2014 - present
    • Children
      • Theo Toksvig-Stewart
    • Other works
      On BBC Radio 4, she has contributed to shows like "Breakaway" (a holiday programme), "The News Quiz", "Excess Baggage" (a holiday programme), "Just a Minute", "Home Truths", etc.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Owing to the fact that her father Claus Toksvig was covering the Apollo mission, at the moment when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon, an 11-year-old Sandi was in Houston's Mission Control, holding the hand of Mr Armstrong's secretary.
    • Quotes
      [joking about her origin in reference to Danish bacon]: I am Danish, but you can only tell when I'm naked. I have it written up the side of my body in blue.

    FAQ10

    Powered by Alexa
    • How old is Sandi Toksvig?
    • When was Sandi Toksvig born?
    • Where was Sandi Toksvig born?

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.