Barbara Walters

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Birthday: September 25, 1931

A true pioneer of American broadcasting, Emmy winner Barbara Walters battled her way through the male-dominated world of network news and emerged as an iconic figure in TV history. Walters was innovative and fiercely competitive from her beginnings at NBC in the early 1960s, where she brilliantly navigated network-imposed limitations on the type of work “girls” could do. A writer, researcher, producer, and eventual on-air co-host of “The Today Show” (NBC, 1952- ), Walters continually pushed boundaries and her tenacious pursuit of hard n…more

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Actor

Producer

Iyanla
Executive Producer
The Barbara Walters Special (03/29/93)
Executive Producer
Barbara Walters Presents The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2003
Executive Producer
The View: His & Her Body Test
Executive Producer
The Barbara Walters Special (03/30/92)
Executive Producer

Writer

ABC's 40th Anniversary Special
Screenplay
The Barbara Walters Special (03/29/93)
Writer
The Barbara Walters Special (03/21/94)
Writer
What Is This Thing Called Love?
Writer
The Perfect Baby
Writer

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Career Milestones

2008
Published her memoir, Audition
2007
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (June)
2001
Served as a producer of the syndicated talk show "Iyanla"
1997 to 0000
Co-host (also co-creator and co-executive producer) of the daytime talk and information program, "The View" (ABC)
1984 to 2004
Co-hosted the ABC newsmagazine "20/20" with Hugh Downs; added a second night of the show in 1997