Diane Sawyer

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Diane Sawyer

Acting 80 December 22, 1945

Glasgow, Kentucky, USA

Lila Diane Sawyer is an American television broadcast journalist known for anchoring major programs on two networks including ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20,…

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The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.4 1996 TV Show
Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

6.5 1993 TV Show
The Switch

The Switch

6.2 2010 Movie
The View

The View

4.3 1997 TV Show
The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

7.0 2005 TV Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.3 2003 TV Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6 1988 TV Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.6 2003 TV Show
Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

4.5 1993 TV Show
20/20

20/20

6.3 1978 TV Show
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

7.3 2021 TV Show
Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray

5.1 2006 TV Show

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Lila Diane Sawyer is an American television broadcast journalist known for anchoring major programs on two networks including ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Primetime newsmagazine while at ABC News. During her tenure at CBS News she hosted CBS Morning and was the first woman correspondent on 60 Minutes. Prior to her journalism career, she was a member of U.S. President Richard Nixon's White House staff and assisted in his post-presidency memoirs.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Michael Jackson: A Life in Music

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2026
    9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan

    Movie Self - Host

  3. 2026
    The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special

    Movie Self

  4. 2026
    Eric Dane: Life, Loss & Courage – A Diane Sawyer Special

    Movie Self

  5. 2026
    The Turpins: A New House of Horror - A Diane Sawyer Special Event

    Movie

  6. 2025
    Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

    Movie Executive Producer

  7. 2025
    Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special

    Movie Self

  8. 2025
    Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

    Movie Self - Journalist, ABC News (archive footage)

  9. 2025
    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    Movie Self

  10. 2024
    Disney Legends Award Ceremony

    TV show Self

  11. 2024
    Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  12. 2023
    Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview – A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph

    Movie Self - Interviewer

  13. 2023
    Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  14. 2023
    Our Barbara

    Movie Self

  15. 2022
    The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special

    Movie Self

  16. 2022
    Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2022
    Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist

    TV show Self - ABC News (archive footage)

  2. 2021
    The Babies of 9/11: Twenty Years Later

    Movie Self - Host

  3. 2021
    Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  4. 2020
    Crazy, Not Insane

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2018
    Howard

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 2017
    Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  7. 2017
    The Nineties

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  8. 2015
    I Am Cait

    TV show Self

  9. 2015
    The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special

    Movie Self - Hostess

  10. 2014
    The Price of Gold

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  11. 2012
    Janeane from Des Moines

    Movie Herself

  12. 2012
    Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

    Movie Self

  13. 2010
    The Switch

    Movie Thanks

  14. 2010
    Unforgettable

    Movie Self

  15. 2009
    Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  16. 2009
    A Moment in History - The Inauguration of Barack Obama

    Movie Self

  17. 2006
    Rachael Ray

    TV show Self

  18. 2006
    Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

    Movie Self

  19. 2005
    The Prophet of Prosperity: Robert Tilton and the Gospel of Greed

    Movie Self - Archive Footage

  20. 2005
    The Colbert Report

    TV show

  21. 2004
    The Tony Danza Show

    TV show Self

  22. 2004
    ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion

    Movie Self

  23. 2003
    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    TV show Self

  24. 2003
    ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

    Movie Self