Actor profile

Diane Sawyer

22nd December 1945 Glasgow, Kentucky, USA Acting

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.

24 Movies 19 TV Shows 1 In Production 47 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special poster

The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special 12th May 2026 as Self

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

Eric Dane: Life, Loss & Courage – A Diane Sawyer Special 24th February 2026 as Self

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 9th February 2026

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

Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special 26th August 2025 as Self

Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy poster

Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy 25th February 2025 as Self - Journalist, ABC News (archive footage)

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution poster

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution 7th June 2024 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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 6th April 2023 as Self - Interviewer

Our Barbara poster

Our Barbara 1st January 2023 as Self

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 29th November 2022 as Self

Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview poster

Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview 28th October 2022 as Self

The Babies of 9/11: Twenty Years Later poster

The Babies of 9/11: Twenty Years Later 10th September 2021 as Self - Host

Crazy, Not Insane poster

Crazy, Not Insane 18th March 2020 as Self (archive footage)

Howard poster

Howard 22nd April 2018 as Self (archive footage)

Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards poster

Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards 15th September 2017 as Self (archive footage)

The Price of Gold poster

The Price of Gold 16th January 2014 as Self (archive footage)

Janeane from Des Moines poster

Janeane from Des Moines 5th October 2012 as Herself

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel poster

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel 21st September 2012 as Self

Unforgettable poster

Unforgettable 16th August 2010 as Self

Waking Sleeping Beauty poster

Waking Sleeping Beauty 5th September 2009 as Self (archive footage)

A Moment in History - The Inauguration of Barack Obama poster

A Moment in History - The Inauguration of Barack Obama 3rd March 2009 as Self

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner poster

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner 15th January 2006 as Self

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

The Prophet of Prosperity: Robert Tilton and the Gospel of Greed 26th December 2005 as Self - Archive Footage

ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion poster

ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion 16th February 2004 as Self

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration 19th May 2003 as Self

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields poster

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields 3rd April 2023 as Self (archive footage)

Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist poster

Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist 16th August 2022 as Self - ABC News (archive footage)

The Nineties poster

The Nineties 9th July 2017 as Self (archive footage)

I Am Cait poster

I Am Cait 26th July 2015 as Self

Rachael Ray poster

Rachael Ray 18th September 2006 as Self

The Colbert Report poster

The Colbert Report 17th October 2005

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story 21st August 1996 as Self

The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show 22nd July 1996 as Self

Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait 14th November 1993 as Self

Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman 30th August 1993 as Self - Guest

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self

Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight 15th September 1981 as Self

20/20 poster

20/20 6th June 1978 as Self

World News Tonight with David Muir poster

World News Tonight with David Muir 11th August 1948

World News Tonight with David Muir poster

World News Tonight with David Muir 11th August 1948 as Self - Anchor

Michael Jackson: A Life in Music poster

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Michael Jackson: A Life in Music 29th August 2026 as Self (archive footage)