
Acting
Prue Leith
Born
1940-02-18 (86)
Place of birth
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Known for
Acting
Credits
40 titles
Dame Prudence Margaret Leith, DBE (born 18 February 1940) is a South African restaurateur, broadcaster, cookery writer and novelist.
Known for
4.9Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
6.2Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
8.0Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
4.3A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
The One Show
2006
7.9Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
QI
2003
5.6Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.
Wogan
1982
Film credits
2020s · 5 titles
Prue Leith and her adopted daughter Li-Da travel to Cambodia, as together they explore Li-Da's Cambodian roots and heritage, in this intimate and revealing documentary.
Prue Leith: Journey With My Daughter
2020
NRSix celebrities, 3 holiday-themed challenges, with Baking Show judges and hosts in one iconic tent. Will these celebs do enough to impress… and avoid setting fire to the tent?
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday
2022
2.0Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith welcome four celebrities to the iconic Baking Show tent for a spook-tacular Halloween special. Stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt, SNL legend Rachel Dratch, comedian Leslie Jones, and actor-comedian Adam Pally whisk, bake, and decorate their way through three hair-raising Halloween baking challenges. From creepy confections to ghoulishly creative desserts, these stars will put their baking skills to the test. Only one will scare up a win and claim the Star Baker title.
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween
2025
2.0Guests are actors Janelle James and Oliver Hudson, along with basketball player Baron Davis and former Saturday Night Live cast member Cheri Oteri.
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
2025
NRThe chef Prue Leith supports assistant dying, her son the Conservative Party MP Danny Kruger does not. Can a trip to North America, where assisted dying is legal, resolve their differences?
Prue and Danny's Death Road Trip
2023
Series credits
4.9Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
6.2Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
8.0Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
4.3A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
The One Show
2006
7.9Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
QI
2003
5.6Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.
Wogan
1982
6.0A daily BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians.
Newsnight
1980
7.8A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
Would I Lie to You?
2007
5.9This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
Question Time
1979
2.8The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
5.2The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2011 and currently airs on Saturday evenings following the conclusion of Ross' BBC One chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, in July 2010.
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
6.1A gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
6.1A gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
5.9Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure.
Great British Menu
2006
5.9Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure.
Great British Menu
2006
8.1Britain's best amateur bakers compete in the iconic white tent - all united in their aim to prove their baking skills and impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
The Great British Bake Off
2017
6.0Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
7.0Four different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking skills.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
5.6Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts, answer their way to a fortune?
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
7.5This British television baking competition selects from amongst its competitors the best amateur baker. The series is credited with reinvigorating interest in baking throughout the UK, and many of its participants, including winners, have gone on to start a career based on baking.
The Great British Bake Off
2010
7.0Bradley Walsh presents the triumphant return of Britain's blank-iest game show. Can he control his celebrity panel and help contestants win the coveted cheque book and pen?
Blankety Blank
2021
5.2The show that gives fans another bite of Bake Off when one helping just isn't enough. Jo Brand chats to a panel of celebrities about all the action, and meets the latest baker to leave the tent.
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017
7.0Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains involves celebrity guests revisiting their teenage years. Each celebrity will take a trip down memory lane; competing across fashion, pop culture, retro gadgets, first loves, school reports and more to get their teenage years recognised as the most embarrassing by comedian Rhod Gilbert. With mystery guests popping up along the way, offering up further revelations the show celebrates those ultimate embarrassing teenage moments, and it's down to Rhod to judge which celebrity should be crowned 'winner'.
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
NRLegendary judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood are back with a new season of The Great American Baking Show with hosts Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry, where nine amateur bakers from around America enter the iconic tent for unique signature challenges.
The Great American Baking Show
2023
6.9A spinoff of 'The Great British Bake Off', this show features children aged 9-13 competing to be ‘Junior Bake Off’ Champion by taking part in a series of Technical Bakes and Showstopper Challenges using their own original recipes
Junior Bake Off
2011
7.2Joe Lycett, famed for his epic battles with petty officials and dodgy scammers, fights for the consumer rights of the Great British public in this series. With the help of his assistant Mark Silcox, a weekly celebrity guest, and some daring hidden camera investigations, Joe campaigns on behalf of viewers who've been wronged by big corporations, caught out by small print, and hoodwinked by fraudsters. From dishing the dirt on unhygienic takeaways and battling with big banks, to pulling back the covers on sub-par hotel rooms, and taking low budget airlines for a bumpy ride, Joe is determined in his quest for consumer justice.
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
2019
7.0Competitive cooking show judging 20 pairs of amateur cooks from four regions of the UK.
My Kitchen Rules
2017
5.5Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen on ITV1 sees the Bake Off judge join her husband John to share their favourite dishes.
Prue Leith's Cotswold Kitchen
2024
NRFour celebrities step into the sun-filled Baking Show tent, ready to whip up some sweet summer treats
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer
2025
6.0Sandi Toksvig's joined by some of the nation's most fascinating and funny women to explore the delights of the UK's wildest, most remote and beautifully designed holiday hideaways
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
2021
NRThe series looked back at British lifestyle television programmes shown on the channel from across the decades, with episodes on the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and the 2000s.
The Home That 2 Built
2014
NRAlexander Armstrong is joined by a selection of celebrity guests for this festive special celebrating all the things that go into a perfect Christmas including Prue Leith and Fay Ripley and setting out to answer an important seasonal question - what is the best bit? Each of Alexander's guests makes the case for their favourite part of the holiday, and at the end of the show, the studio audience will cast their votes on which one they think is most important. A house band is on hand to provide some seasonal live music to accompany the festivities.
Best Christmas Ever with Alexander Armstrong
2018
NRPrue and her husband John have downsized to a modern barn conversion, but their new home is surrounded by rubble, rubbish and overgrown vegetation. They embark on the task of creating a garden in under a year.
Prue's Great Garden Plot
2021
6.0Across Cambodia, archaeologist Pauline Carroll meets the experts piecing together the mysteries of the ancient Khmer civilization
Lost Temples of Cambodia
2024

