Diane Sawyer

Known for: Acting
Born: December 22, 1945, Glasgow, Kentucky, USA
Movies: 32

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.2

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2010

7.2

Crazy, Not Insane

2020

6.8

Howard

2018

7.0

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

2012

6.7

The Price of Gold

2014

6.1

Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards

2017

6.7

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

7.8

Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

2025

6.2

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

2024

9.3

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

2023

Filmography

2026	9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan	Self - Host
2026	The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special	Self
2026	Eric Dane: Life, Loss & Courage – A Diane Sawyer Special	Self
2026	The Turpins: A New House of Horror - A Diane Sawyer Special Event
2025	Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special	Self
2025	Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy	Self - Journalist, ABC News (archive footage)
2025	SNL50: The Homecoming Concert	Self
2024	Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023	Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview – A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph	Self - Interviewer
2023	Our Barbara	Self
2022	The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special	Self
2022	Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview	Self
2021	The Babies of 9/11: Twenty Years Later	Self - Host
2020	Crazy, Not Insane	Self (archive footage)
2018	Howard	Self (archive footage)
2017	Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards	Self (archive footage)
2015	The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special	Self - Hostess
2014	The Price of Gold	Self (archive footage)
2012	Janeane from Des Moines	Herself
2012	Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel	Self
2010	Unforgettable	Self
2010	Waking Sleeping Beauty	Self (archive footage)
2009	A Moment in History - The Inauguration of Barack Obama	Self
2006	Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner	Self
2005	The Prophet of Prosperity: Robert Tilton and the Gospel of Greed	Self - Archive Footage
2004	ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion	Self
2003	ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration	Self
1986	48 Hours on Crack Street	Self - Reporter

Directing, Writing & Producing

2026	The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special	Writer
2026	The Turpins: A New House of Horror - A Diane Sawyer Special Event	Writer
2025	Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special	Writer
2022	The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special	Writer

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