On her illness: I don't fear death - I fear the carnage I'll leave behind in the sense of an emotionally stunned child. Nothing could prepare Nikki for something so awful. It seems desperately unfair to have a mum you've been incredibly close to - and suddenly you haven't got her.
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Fact
1
She was educated at Bath High School for Girls; at the Chelsea College of Physical Education; and at Dahousie University in Canada.
2
She has a daughter, Nikki.
3
BBC has created the Helen Rollason Award in honour of her memory.
4
The first woman to present the UK's premier sports show, BBC's Grandstand.
5
She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to Sports Broadcasting in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Q.E.D.
1998
TV Series documentary
Herself
Sport on Friday
1993
TV Series
Herself - Presenter (1993-1997)
Paralympic Games
1976
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
Newsround
1972
TV Series
Herself - Presenter (1986-1990)
Grandstand
1958
TV Series 1990-1999
The Olympic Games
1936
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Helen Rollason: The Bravest Fight
1999
TV Short
Herself
Known for movies
Newsround (1972) as Herself - Presenter (1986-1990)
Grandstand (1958) as (1990-1999)
Sport on Friday (1993) as Herself - Presenter (1993-1997)
$100,000
