Acting

Esther Rantzen

Born 1940-06-22 · Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Died 2026-09-30

Dame Esther Louise Rantzen DBE (22 June 1940 – 30 September 2026) was an English journalist and television presenter who presented the BBC television series "That's Life!" for 21 years, from 1973 until 1994. She worked with various charitable causes and founded the charities Childline, a helpline for children, in 1986, and The Silver Line, designed to combat loneliness in older people's lives, in 2012.

Credits

Newest first

Barry Humphries at the BBC
as Self (archive material)
2023
Wogan: Now You're Talking
as Self
2021
The Baby Boomers' Guide to Growing Old
as Self
2017
The Home That 2 Built
as Self
2014
Tales of Television Centre
as Self
2012
Tales of Television Centre
Presenter
2012
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011
ITV Exposure
2011
We Need Answers
as Self - Contestant
2009
Cash in the Celebrity Attic
as Self
2008
The Big Questions
as Self
2007
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2004
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
as Self
2002
The Tranquilliser Trap
as Self
2001
It's Only TV But I Like It
as Self
1999
Parkinson
as Self
1998
A Night in with the Girls
1997
TFI Friday
1996
Ready, Steady, Cook
as Self - Contestant
1994
Room 101
as Self
1994
GMTV
as Self
1993
Pebble Mill
as Self
1991
Daytime Live
1987
Going Live!
as Self
1987
That's GCSE
as Herself
1987
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Countdown
1982
Wogan
as Self
1982
Wogan
as Self - Presenter
1982
Wogan
as Self - Host
1982
Children In Need
as Self
1980
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
1979
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
That's Life!
1973
Esther
as Self - Host
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Hearts of Gold
Creator
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Esther
Creator
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