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Known for Acting
Born 1940-06-22 · Died 2026-09-30 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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.
Barry Humphries at the BBC (2023) — Self (archive material)
Wogan: Now You're Talking (2021) — Self
The Baby Boomers' Guide to Growing Old (2017) — Self · 4 episodes
The Home That 2 Built (2014) — Self · 2 episodes
Tales of Television Centre (2012) — Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) — Self - Participant · 1 episode
ITV Exposure (2011) · 1 episode
We Need Answers (2009) — Self - Contestant · 1 episode
Cash in the Celebrity Attic (2008) — Self · 1 episode
The Big Questions (2007) — Self · 1 episode
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004) — Self · 1 episode
The Terry and Gaby Show (2003) · 1 episode
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2002) — Self · 13 episodes
The Tranquilliser Trap (2001) — Self
It's Only TV But I Like It (1999) — Self · 1 episode
Parkinson (1998) — Self · 1 episode
A Night in with the Girls (1997)
TFI Friday (1996) · 1 episode
Room 101 (1994) — Self · 1 episode
Ready, Steady, Cook (1994) — Self - Contestant · 1 episode
GMTV (1993) — Self · 1 episode
Pebble Mill (1991) — Self · 1 episode
That's GCSE (1987) — Herself
Daytime Live (1987) · 1 episode
Going Live! (1987) — Self · 3 episodes
Royal Variety Performance 1984 (1984)
Countdown (1982) · 15 episodes
Wogan (1982) — Self · 2 episodes
Wogan (1982) — Self - Presenter · 1 episode
Wogan (1982) — Self - Host · 3 episodes
Children In Need (1980) — Self · 2 episodes
Question Time (1979) — Self - Panellist · 2 episodes
An Audience with... (1978) — Self · 4 episodes
That's Life! (1973) · 421 episodes
Esther — Self - Host · 3 episodes