Barbara Walters

Biography

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.

Career Overview

Barbara Walters has 57 screen credits in a career dating back to 1952. Signature works include Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything, Our Barbara, My Secret Self. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

57

Birth Date

1929-09-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Known For

• 

  Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
• 

  Our Barbara
• 

  My Secret Self
• 

  Where's My Roy Cohn?
• Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
• 

  The Reagan Show

Frequent Collaborators

• Joy Behar (2 collaborations)
• Martin Clancy (2 collaborations)
• Ted Koppel (2 collaborations)
• Ronald Reagan (2 collaborations)
• Oprah Winfrey (1 collaborations)
• Katie Couric (1 collaborations)
• Bette Midler (1 collaborations)
• Cynthia McFadden (1 collaborations)
• Monica Lewinsky (1 collaborations)
• Andy Cohen (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (55 credits)

  • Michael Jackson: A Life in Music

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal

    - Life's short, have an affair (2024) ... Self - Host, The View (archive footage) actor actors
    2024
  • Our Barbara

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Two Men at War

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • The Accidental President

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Where's My Roy Cohn?

    Herself (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Mike Wallace Is Here

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Geek, and You Shall Find

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • This Is Farrah Fawcett

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

    Self - Broadcaster (voice) (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Fahrenheit 11/9

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Maria by Callas

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Fabulous Allan Carr

    Self (archive)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Reagan Show

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Everything Is Copy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • An Open Secret

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Outrageous Sophie Tucker

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    - Barbara Walters, Mama June & Honey Boo Boo, Iliza Shlesinger (2014) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2014
  • The Armstrong Lie

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Finding Your Roots

    - Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada (2012) ... Self actor actors
    2012
  • Gloria: In Her Own Words

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • My Secret Self

    herself

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Colbert Report

    - Barbara Walters (2008) ... actor actors
    2005
  • The Tony Danza Show

    - Roger Bart, David Tutera, Barbara Walters, Steve Whitmire (2005) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Big Kenny Alphin, James Boyce, Carmen Electra, John Rich (2005) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Episode 63 (2004) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2004
  • ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    - Barbara Walters, Serena Williams, Gym Class Heroes (2007) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The View

    - Episode 220 (2014) ... Self - Moderator actor actors

    - Episode 219 (2014) ... Self - Moderator actor actors

    - Episode 218 (2014) ... Self - Moderator actor actors

    - Episode 217 (2014) ... Self - Moderator actor actors

    - Episode 216 (2014) ... Self - Moderator actor actors
    1997
  • The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Sex, Drugs and Consequences

    self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Daily Show

    - Barbara Walters (2008) ... Self actor actors
    1996
  • Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Late Show with David Letterman

    - Episode 149 (2015) ... Self actor actors

    - Barbara Walters, Mariah Carey (1994) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1993
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    - Barbara Walters, Dax Shepard, Los Lobos (2006) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Barbara Walters, Bill Hader, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (2005) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Barbara Walters, Omar Epps, The Futureheads (2005) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Barbara Walters, Grant Rosenmeyer, Grant Lee Philips (2004) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Barbara Walters, Colin Quinn, Los Straitjackets (2002) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1993
  • The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • America's Funniest Home Videos

    - The Greatest Groin Hits, Macho Mishaps, and the Classic Nincompoop (2003) ... actor actors
    1989
  • Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    - Season 8, Episode 122 (1994) ... actor actors

    - Season 4, Episode 537 (1989) ... actor actors
    1988
  • The Devil Worshippers

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Interviews With Interviewers… About Interviewing

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Mickey's 50

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • 20/20

    - Siegfried & Roy: Behind the Magic (2019) ... Correspondent actor actors

    - Barbara's Bloopers: Her 30 Biggest Blunders (2) (2006) ... actor actors

    - Barbara's Bloopers: Her 30 Biggest Blunders (1) (2006) ... actor actors
    1978
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Charlize Theron with The Black Keys (2014) ... Self - Cameo (uncredited) actor actors
    1975
  • Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Gig Young, Melvyn Douglas, Barbara Walters, Frank Reynolds (1970) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Billy Vera, Barbara Walters, Jack Doroshow, Senator Charles Percy (1968) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 16 (1972) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 219 (1968) ... Self - Co-Host actor actors

    - Episode 218 (1968) ... Self - Co-Host actor actors

    - Episode 217 (1968) ... Self - Co-Host actor actors

    - Episode 37 (1967) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 118 (1967) ... Self actor actors
    1961
  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    - Mickey's 50 (1978) ... Self actor actors
    1954
  • Today

    - Season 25, Episode 261 (1976) ... Self actor actors

    - Season 25, Episode 259 (1976) ... Self actor actors

    - Season 25, Episode 259 (1976) ... Self actor actors

    - Season 25, Episode 258 (1976) ... Self actor actors

    - Season 25, Episode 257 (1976) ... Self actor actors
    1952

• creators (1 credits)

  • The View

    creator

    creators
    1997

• production (1 credits)

  • The View

    - Dr. Mehmet Oz, fitness trainer Chris Powell (2011) ... executive producer production

    - Rob Lowe, stylist Alison Deyette, guest co-host Betty White (2011) ... executive producer production

    - Gilbert Gottfried, Bette Midler, a performance by the Broadway cast of (2011) ... executive producer production

    - The latest "Dancing with the Stars" castoff, guest co-host Patricia Heaton (2010) ... executive producer production

    - Rod Stewart, guest co-host Paticia Heaton (2010) ... executive producer production
    1997