Diane Sawyer
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Colbert Report
2005
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Series
20/20
Self
1978
The Tony Danza Show
Self
2004
Series
World News Tonight with David Muir
1948
Series
World News Tonight with David Muir
Self - Anchor
1948
Series
Rachael Ray
Self
2006
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
Self - ABC News (archive footage)
2022
Series
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
2023
Series
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
Self
2024
Series
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Michael Jackson: A Life in Music
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
1996
Series
I Am Cait
Self
2015
Film
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Film
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Self - Journalist, ABC News (archive footage)
2025
Film
Howard
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2003
Film
Crazy, Not Insane
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Film
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special
Self
2022
Film
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
Self
2012
Film
Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview
Self
2022
Film
Eric Dane: Life, Loss & Courage – A Diane Sawyer Special
Self
2026
Film
The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special
Self
2026
Film
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
Self
2006
Film
Our Barbara
Self
2023
Film
Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special
Self
2025
Film
ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion
Self
2004
Film
Unforgettable
Self
2010
Film
Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview – A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph
Self - Interviewer
2023
Film
The Price of Gold
Self (archive footage)
2014
The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special
Self - Hostess
2015
Film
Janeane from Des Moines
Herself
2012
Film
The Babies of 9/11: Twenty Years Later
Self - Host
2021
Film
A Moment in History - The Inauguration of Barack Obama
Self
2009
Film
The Turpins: A New House of Horror - A Diane Sawyer Special Event
2026
Day One
Host
1993
Film
The Prophet of Prosperity: Robert Tilton and the Gospel of Greed
Self - Archive Footage
2005