Diane Sawyer
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.
Movie Appearances

Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview - A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph
as Self - Interviewer
2023

Howard
as Self (archive footage)
2018

Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009

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

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
as Self
2006

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

Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview
as Self
2022

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

Our Barbara
as Self
2023
The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special
as Self - Hostess
2015

Janeane from Des Moines
as Herself
2012

Crazy, Not Insane
as Self (archive footage)
2020

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

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

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
as Self
2012

Unforgettable
as Self
2010

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

Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special
as Self / Narrator (voice)
2025

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

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
2003
TV Appearances

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003

The Daily Show
as Self
1996

20/20
as Self
1978

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
1988

World News Tonight with David Muir
1948

Rachael Ray
as Self
2006

The View
as Self
1997

E! True Hollywood Story
as Self
1996

The Colbert Report
2005

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