Lesley Stahl
Birth Name:
Lesley Rene Stahl
Birth Place:
Lynn, Massachusetts, United States
Profession
Actress
Fast Facts
- Recipient of the Alfred I․ duPont-Columbia University Journalism Award
- Recipient of the Edward R․ Murrow Award for Overall Excellence in Television
- Recipient of the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award
- Graduated cum laude from Wheaton College in Norton, Mass
- Got her start in TV as a reporter covering the Watergate scandal
- Quote: "I'd like to know when you're going to answer the questions?"
- Has interviewed countless heads of state, from United States presidents to Margaret Thatcher and Boris Yeltsin
- Perhaps best known for her reporting for CBS on "60 Minutes" and anchoring on "48 Hours Investigates․"
Awards
- 1993Emmy - Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Segments:Nominated
- 1993Emmy - Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Segments:Winner
- 1997Emmy - Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Segments:Winner
- 1997Emmy - Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Segments:Winner
- 1999Emmy - Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Segments:Nominated
- 1999Emmy - Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Segments:Nominated
- 2000Emmy - Outstanding Instant Coverage of a News Story - Programs:Nominated
- 2002Emmy - Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Long Form:Nominated
- 2003Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2004Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2004Emmy - Best Report in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2006Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2007Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Winner
- 2007Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2007Emmy - Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming:Nominated
- 2008Emmy - Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2009Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Current Business News Story - News Magazines:Nominated
- 2009Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2009Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2010Emmy - Best Report in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2010Edward R. Murrow Award - Edward R. Murrow Award:Winner
- 2011Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2011Emmy - Outstanding Interview:Nominated
- 2011Emmy - Best Report in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2012Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine:Winner
- 2013Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2013Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2013Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing:Nominated
- 2013Emmy - Outstanding Interview:Nominated
- 2014Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine:Winner
- 2014Emmy - Best Report in a News Magazine:Winner
- 2016Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2016Emmy - Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine:Winner
- 2016Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Edited Interview:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Business, Consumer and Economic Report:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Edited Interview:Winner
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding Edited Interview:Nominated
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding Arts, Culture and Entertainment Report:Nominated
- 2020Silver Gavel Award - Television:Nominated
- 2024WGA Award (TV) - News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary:Nominated
- 2025WGA Award (TV) - News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary:Nominated
- 2026WGA Award (TV) - News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary:Nominated