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Diane Sawyer

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Diane Sawyer
Based on her one-woman show, Carrie Fisher riffs on her life, her career, and her struggles with sobriety.
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Diane Sawyer was born on 22 December 1945 in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for ABC Evening News (1953), 20/20 (1978) and Primetime Live (1989). She was previously married to Mike Nichols.
BornDecember 22, 1945
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BornDecember 22, 1945
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    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 26 nominations total

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    Known for

    David Muir in ABC Evening News (1953)
    ABC Evening News
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Self - Anchor
    • Self
    • Self - ABC News Contributor
    • Self - Co-Anchor
    Deborah Roberts and David Muir in 20/20 (1978)
    20/20
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Primetime Live (1989)
    Primetime Live
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (2025)
    Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
    • Producer
    • 2025

    Credits

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    Writer

    • The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later -- A Diane Sawyer Special (2022)
      The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later -- A Diane Sawyer Special
      7.5
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 2022
    • Matthew Perry and Diane Sawyer in Matthew Perry: L'interview de Diane Sawyer (2022)
      Matthew Perry: L'interview de Diane Sawyer
      7.9
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 2022
    • Deborah Roberts and David Muir in 20/20 (1978)
      20/20
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2011–2013
    • Primetime
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Primetime Live: Brad Pitt's Journey to Africa
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Leni Cohen in Weddings Gone Wacky, Wonderful and Wild: Anything for Love (2004)
      Weddings Gone Wacky, Wonderful and Wild: Anything for Love
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • My Big Wild You're-Not-Gonna-Believe This Wedding
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2003
    • Primetime Special Edition: Whitney Houston
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Primetime Live (1989)
      Primetime Live
      5.8
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1990
    • 60 Minutes (1968)
      60 Minutes
      7.4
      TV Series
      • staff writer
      • 1987

    Producer

    • Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Will Reeve: Finding My Father (2025)
      Will Reeve: Finding My Father
      8.1
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2025

    Additional Crew

    • Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
      Capturing the Friedmans
      7.6
      • particularly good advice
      • 2003
    • Primetime Live (1989)
      Primetime Live
      5.8
      TV Series
      • correspondent
      • 1990

    Videos1

    Wishful Drinking
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    Wishful Drinking

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
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    • Height
      • 1.75 m
    • Born
      • December 22, 1945
      • Glasgow, Kentucky, USA
    • Spouse
      • Mike NicholsApril 29, 1988 - November 19, 2014 (his death)
    • Children
        Daisy Nichols
    • Parents
        Erbon Powers "Tom" Sawyer
    • Relatives
      • Linda Sawyer Frankel(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Print ads for the Association of American Publishers "Get caught reading" promotional campaign (2007).
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Portrayal
      • 3 Interviews
      • 8 Articles
      • 5 Pictorials
      • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      TV newswoman. Was the first female co-anchor of TV's 60 Minutes (1968).
    • Quotes
      [on co-hosting Good Morning America (1975)] "The scariest part about taking this job was how many people would know what I really look like when I get up in the morning". (From "Ladies' Home Journal" interview)
    • Salary
      • Good Morning America
        (1975)
        $12,000,000 /year (2007)

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    • How old is Diane Sawyer?
      79 years old
    • When was Diane Sawyer born?
      December 22, 1945
    • Where was Diane Sawyer born?
      Glasgow, Kentucky, USA
    • What is Diane Sawyer's birth name?
      Lila Diana Sawyer
    • How tall is Diane Sawyer?
      5 feet 9 inches, or 1.75 meters

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