Shaun Robinson is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV host, producer, author and philanthropist who is dedicated to the empowerment of girls and young women around the world. She is President and Founder of the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls which supports grassroots nonprofits servicing girls in the areas of (S)TEM, (H)EALTH, (A)RTS, (U)NITY and (N)EIGHBORHOODS.

Shaun is known to millions around the country from her work as host of the entertainment show, “Access Hollywood”—interviewing the biggest stars in Hollywood and covering the red carpet for the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes and Grammys.

She is also the recipient of Dove's Real Beauty Award. Shaun is the author of Exactly As I Am: Celebrated Women Share Candid Advice with Today's Girls on What it Takes to Believe in Yourself—a book for teen girls on building self-esteem.

As an actress, she has appeared in TV and film roles in “Bruce Almighty,” “America's Sweetheart,” “Dr. Doolittle 2,” “Law & Order,” “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” “Last Man Standing,” “Monk,” “The Bold Type” and, most recently, as business mogul Kris Kensington on BET’s hit drama series, “Games People Play.”

Her production company, RobinHood Productions, creates television, film and digital content. Shaun is the executive producer of the upcoming movie series, “The Seven Deadly Sins” on Lifetime. Shaun sits on the Advisory Board of the United Nations Foundation's Girl Up adolescent girls campaign and served on the national board of Girls, Inc.

Shaun is from Detroit, Michigan and a graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta.