Portrait of Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington

Acting

Biography

Arianna Huffington (born Arianna Stasinopoulos (Greek: Αριάννα Στασινόπουλος)) is a Greek American author and syndicated columnist. She is best known as co-founder of the news website The Huffington Post. A popular conservative commentator in the mid-1990s, she adopted more liberal political beliefs in the late 1990s. She is the ex-wife of former Republican congressman Michael Huffington. In 2003, she ran as an independent candidate for Governor in the California recall election. In 2009, Huffington was named as number 12 in Forbes' first-ever list of the Most Influential Women In Media. She has also moved up to number 42 in The Guardian's Top 100 in Media List. On February 7, 2011, AOL announced it would acquire The Huffington Post for US$315 million and make Huffington president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group, which will include The Huffington Post and existing AOL properties such as Engadget, AOL Music, Patch Media, and StyleList.

Born: July 15, 1950

Place of Birth: Athens, Greece

Filmography

2017
2016
2010
Conan

as Self

2008
Swing Vote

as Arianna Huffington

2005
The Colbert Report

as Self - Guest - The Huffington Post

2005
How I Met Your Mother

as Arianna Huffington

2004
2004
The L Word

as Self

2002
John Q

as Arianna Huffington

1999
Snoops

as Arianna Huffington

1999
EDtv

as Panel Member

1999
Family Guy

as Arianna Huffington (voice)

1998
The Siege

as Capitol Week Pundit

1997
The View

as Self

1996
1992
1988
Roseanne

as Estree Longet

1975