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Barbara Walters

Television Presenter / News Presenter | * 09/25/1929 († 93, 12/30/2022) | Boston, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022) was an American broadcast journalist and television personality. Known for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, she appeared as a host of numerous television programs, including Today, the ABC Evening News, 20/20, and The View. Walters was a working journalist from 1951 until her retirement in 2015. Walters was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1989, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the NATAS in 2000 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007. Walters began her career at WNBT-TV (NBC's flagship station in New York) in 1953 as writer-producer of a news-and-information program aimed at the juvenile audience, Ask the Camera, hosted by Sandy Becker. She joined the staff of the network's Today show in the early 1960s as a writer and segment producer of women's-interest stories. Her popularity with viewers led to her receiving more airtime, and in 1974 she became co-host of the program, the firs... ()
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Barbara Jill Walters was an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. Walters was known for hosting a variety of television programs, including Today, The View, 20/20, and the ABC Evening News.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Talk-Shows | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Barbara Walters

Disney Legends Iwmf Lifetime Achievement Award Lucy Award Honorary Doctor of The Hofstra University Honorary Doctor of The Ohio State University Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame NAACP Image Awards Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards 2x Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host Tca Career Achievement Award Television Hall of Fame Ladies' Home Journal Women of The Year Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
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Movies with Barbara Walters as Actress(24)

as Self (archive footage)2022 Two Men at War
as Self (archive footage)2020 Loving Neverland
as Self (archive footage)2020 The Accidental President
as Self (archive footage)2019 This Is Farrah Fawcett
as Self (archive footage)2019 Mike Wallace Is Here
as Herself (archive footage)2019 Where's My Roy Cohn?
as Self (archive footage)2018 Fahrenheit 11/9
as herself2017 The Reagan Show
as herself2017 Maria by Callas
as Self (archive footage)2014 Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
as herself2014 An Open Secret
as Herself (Archival Footage)2013 The Armstrong Lie
as Self (archive footage)2013 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as herself2007 My Secret Self
as herself1990 Night Of 100 Stars III

TV Shows/Series with Barbara Walters as Actress(20)

TV Shows/Series with Barbara Walters as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer1997 The View
Creator/Creator1997 The View

Additional Information

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Full Name: Barbara Jill Walters
Born: Wednesday, 09/25 1929 (September) in Boston, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 12/30 2022 (December) in Manhattan (aged: 93)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Sarah Lawrence College, Birch Wathen Lenox School, Miami Beach Senior High School, Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Employer: NBC, ABC News
Spouses (current/former): Merv Adelson, Lee Guber, Robert Henry Katz
Other names for Barbara Walters (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Barbara Jill Walters"
Barbara Walters frequently works together with these people:
Drew Barrymore (12x, Actress)
Jimmy Fallon (12x, Actor)
Meredith Vieira (12x, Actress)
Diane Sawyer (11x, Actress)
Daniel Radcliffe (10x, Actor)
Julianne Moore (10x, Actress)
Tom Hanks (10x, Actor)
Jennifer Garner (10x, Actress)
David Duchovny (10x, Actor)
Stephen Colbert (10x, Actor)
Jon Stewart (10x, Actor)
Donald Trump (6x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:206559, Added: 07/24/2018, Last updated: 02/29/2024