Diane Sawyer

Diane Sawyer

Known for
Acting
Born
December 22, 1945 (age 80)
Birthplace
Glasgow, Kentucky, USA

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

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

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

Movie

2026
The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special poster

The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special

Movie · as Self

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

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

Movie · as Self

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

9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan

Movie · as Self - Host

2025
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy poster

Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

Movie · as Self - Journalist, ABC News (archive footage)

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

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

Movie · as Self

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Movie · as Self

2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution poster

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024
Disney Legends Award Ceremony poster

Disney Legends Award Ceremony

TV · as Self · 1 ep

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

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

Movie · as Self - Interviewer

2023
Our Barbara poster

Our Barbara

Movie · as Self

2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields poster

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2022
Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview poster

Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview

Movie · as Self

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

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

Movie · as Self

2022
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist poster

Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist

TV · as Self - ABC News (archive footage) · 1 ep

2021
The Babies of 9/11: Twenty Years Later poster

The Babies of 9/11: Twenty Years Later

Movie · as Self - Host

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

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2020
Crazy, Not Insane poster

Crazy, Not Insane

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2018
Howard poster

Howard

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2017
Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards poster

Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Nineties poster

The Nineties

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

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

The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special

Movie · as Self - Hostess

2015
I Am Cait poster

I Am Cait

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2014
The Price of Gold poster

The Price of Gold

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2012
Janeane from Des Moines poster

Janeane from Des Moines

Movie · as Herself

2012
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel poster

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

Movie · as Self

2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty poster

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2010
Unforgettable poster

Unforgettable

Movie · as Self

2009
A Moment in History - The Inauguration of Barack Obama poster

A Moment in History - The Inauguration of Barack Obama

Movie · as Self

2006
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner poster

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

Movie · as Self

2006
Rachael Ray poster

Rachael Ray

TV · as Self · 1 ep

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

The Prophet of Prosperity: Robert Tilton and the Gospel of Greed

Movie · as Self - Archive Footage

2005
The Colbert Report poster

The Colbert Report

TV · 1 ep

2004
ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion poster

ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion

Movie · as Self

2004
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Self

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 8 eps

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Day One

Day One

TV · as Host · 1 ep

1993
Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1986
48 Hours on Crack Street

48 Hours on Crack Street

Movie · as Self - Reporter

1981
Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1978
20/20 poster

20/20

TV · as Self, Self - Correspondent · 370 eps

1948
World News Tonight with David Muir poster

World News Tonight with David Muir

TV · as Self - Anchor