Meredith Vieira
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Also Known As
Meredith Louise Vieira
Birth Place
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Born
December 30, 1953
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Wish Me Away
(2011)
Herself
Shrek Forever After
(2010)
Voice
Get Him to the Greek
(2010)
Self
Get Him to the Greek
(2010)
Herself
Gulliver's Travels
(2010)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
(2008)
The Stepford Wives
(2004)
Producer (Feature Film)
Woman Who Wasn't There. The
(2012)
Executive Producer
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Wish Me Away
(2011)
Other
Get Him to the Greek
(2010)
Other
Cast (Special)
The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(2004)
Presenter
Intimate Portrait: Sheryl Crow
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Gladys Knight
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Linda Lavin
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Alyssa Milano
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Tracey Gold
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Isabel Sanford
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Dana Delany
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Mo'Nique
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Laura Bush
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Vicki Lawrence
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Michelle Phillips
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Melissa Joan Hart
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Eve Ensler
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Dixie Chicks
(2003)
The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(2003)
Performer
Intimate Portrait: Constance Marie
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Emma Samms
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Carnie Wilson
(2003)
Host
The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(2003)
Presenter
Intimate Portrait: Shania Twain
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Lauralee Bell
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Susan Lucci
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Tisha Campbell-Martin
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Rosanna Arquette
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Christiane Amanpour
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Mariah Carey
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Angie Dickinson
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Bea Arthur
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Joely Fisher
(2003)
The View: His & Her Body Test
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Vanessa Marcil
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Linda Gray
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Joan Collins
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Bo Derek
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Rosie O'Donnell
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Naomi Judd
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Florence Henderson
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Erin Brockovich
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Niki Taylor
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Peggy Fleming
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: LeAnn Rimes
(2003)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Chaka Khan
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Paula Zahn
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Katharine Hepburn
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Jennie Garth
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Elizabeth Taylor
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Toni Braxton
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Barbara Eden
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Sharon Osbourne
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Cynthia Nixon
(2002)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Kathy Ireland
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Raquel Welch
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Pam Dawber
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Vera Wang
(2002)
After Party at "The View"
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Jennifer Lopez
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Marian Wright Edelman
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Doris Roberts
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Ivana Trump
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Marion Ross
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Lucille Ball
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Loretta Lynn
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Diane Lane
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Jane Kaczmarek
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: LisaGay Hamilton
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Suzanne Pleshette
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Kristi Yamaguchi
(2002)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Brandy
(2002)
Intimate Portrait: Shirley Jones
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Deborah Norville
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Genie Francis
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Linda Blair
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Rita Moreno
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Jasmine Guy
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Brooke Shields
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Lee Grant
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Mary J. Blige
(2001)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Cheryl Tiegs
(2001)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Dixie Carter
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Judge Judy
(2001)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Maria Shriver
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Sarah Ferguson
(2001)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Calista Flockhart
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Diane Sawyer
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Elizabeth Dole
(2001)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Allison Janney
(2001)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Cindy Williams
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Lisa Rinna
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Judy Garland
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Betsey Johnson
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Patricia Heaton
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Diane Keaton
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Deidre Hall
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Lela Rochon Fuqua
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Patty Duke
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Terry McMillan
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Kim Fields
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Estelle Getty
(2001)
The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(2001)
Presenter
Intimate Portrait: Rosa Parks
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Karen Duffy
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Bobbi Brown
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Liz Smith
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Tammy Faye
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Destiny's Child
(2001)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Kelly Ripa
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Nancy McKeon
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Tippi Hedren
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Sela Ward
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Roma Downey
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Sharon Gless
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Lisa Hartman Black
(2001)
Come Together
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Laila Ali
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Naomi Campbell
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Belinda Carlisle
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Kim Cattrall
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Connie Chung
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Betty White
(2000)
The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(2000)
Presenter
Intimate Portrait: Joanna Kerns
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Ava Gardner
(2000)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Trisha Yearwood
(2000)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Indira Gandhi
(2000)
The Great American History Quiz: Heroes and Villains
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Marie Osmond
(2000)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Sharon Lawrence
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Judy Collins
(2000)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Helen Keller
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Rosalynn Carter
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Marlo Thomas
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Minnie Driver
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Janis Joplin
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Robin Givens
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Cokie Roberts
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Park Overall
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Kathy Najimy
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Lynda Carter
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Tipper Gore
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Holly Robinson Peete
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Victoria Woodhull
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Judith Krantz
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Katey Sagal
(2000)
The Beatles Revolution
(2000)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Lady Bird Johnson
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Golda Meir
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Linda Evans
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Swoosie Kurtz
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Diane Von Furstenberg
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Harriet Taubman
(2000)
Countdown to Oscar 2000
(2000)
Host
Intimate Portrait: Faith Hill
(2000)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Teri Garr
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Madeleine Albright
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Mackenzie Phillips
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Holly Hunter
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Madeline Kahn
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Jamie Lee Curtis
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Linda Dano
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Florence Griffith Joyner
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Rue McClanahan
(2000)
Intimate Portrait: Mary Steenburgen
(1999)
Intimate Portrait: Cheryl Ladd
(1999)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Barbara Taylor Bradford
(1999)
I Am Beautiful
(1999)
Intimate Portrait: Ally Sheedy
(1999)
Intimate Portrait: Laura Dern
(1999)
Intimate Portrait: Star Jones
(1999)
Intimate Portrait: Claudia Schiffer
(1999)
The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(1999)
Presenter
Ending Welfare As We Know It
(1998)
Intimate Portrait: Carol Burnett
(1998)
Host ("Intimate Portrait")
Intimate Portrait: Melissa Gilbert
(1998)
The 78th Annual Miss America Pageant
(1998)
Heroin: The New High School High
(1997)
Chief Correspondent
Deadly Game: The Mark and Delia Owens Story
(1996)
Whiz Kids
(1995)
Inside the Hate Conspiracy: America's Terrorists
(1995)
Reporter
60 Minutes... 25 Years
(1993)
Like Anybody Else
(1992)
Narrator
America's Toughest Assignment: Solving the Education Crisis
(1990)
Life Events
1975
Started as a news announcer for WORC-Radio in Worcester, MA
1982
Joined CBS News as a reporter for its Chicago bureau
1985
Became a principal correspondent for CBS News' "West 57th"
1989
Was a co-editor of the CBS News magazine "60 Minutes"
1993
Joined ABC News in as chief correspondent for "Turning Point"
1997
Served as the moderator and co-host of "The View" (ABC) alongside Star Jones, Joy Behar and executive producer Barbara Walters
1998
Served as host for The Miss America Pageant
1999
Was named the official host of Lifetime's critically-acclaimed series "Intimate Portrait"
2002
Named host of the syndicated version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
2003
Made her Broadway debut as an honorary cast member, for one performance only, of the Tony Award-winning musical, "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
2006
Earned 3 Daytime Emmy nominations for producing and hosting "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and as co-host of "The View"
2006
Accepted an offer to succeed Katie Couric as co-host of NBC-TV's "Today Show" for reported four-year contract worth at least $10 million a year
2006
Joined Matt Lauer as co-anchor of NBC's "Today" and became the contributing anchor for "Dateline NBC"
2007
Played herself on an episode of NBC's "30 Rock"
2011
Announced in April that she is leaving the "Today" show
2011
Announced she was leaving NBC's "Today" show to spend more time with her family
2014
Hosted the syndicated daytime talk show "The Meredith Vieira Show"
2016
Was announced as one of NBC's primetime hosts of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
