Esther Rantzen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 22, 1940
- Died
- September 30, 2026 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Esther
TV · as Self - Host · 3 eps
Barry Humphries at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive material)
Wogan: Now You're Talking
Movie · as Self
The Baby Boomers' Guide to Growing Old
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Home That 2 Built
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Tales of Television Centre
Movie · as Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep
ITV Exposure
TV · 1 ep
We Need Answers
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Cash in the Celebrity Attic
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Big Questions
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Terry and Gaby Show
TV · 1 ep
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
TV · as Self · 13 eps
The Tranquilliser Trap
Movie · as Self
It's Only TV But I Like It
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Night in with the Girls
Movie
TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep
Room 101
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ready, Steady, Cook
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
GMTV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pebble Mill
TV · as Self · 1 ep
That's GCSE
Movie · as Herself
Daytime Live
TV · 1 ep
Going Live!
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Movie
Countdown
TV · 15 eps
Wogan
TV · as Self, Self - Presenter, Self - Host · 2 eps
Children In Need
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Question Time
TV · as Self - Panellist · 2 eps
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 4 eps
That's Life!
TV · 421 eps
The BAFTA Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep