Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters
Air date(s)	Gilda Radner April 24, 1976 May 8, 1976 May 22, 1976 October 2, 1976 March 19, 1977 Cheri Oteri: Total of 23 appearances Rachel Dratch: November 8, 2003 February 7, 2004 November 13, 2004 Michaela Watkins: January 17, 2009 March 14, 2009 Nasim Pedrad: November 7, 2009 February 6, 2010 October 23, 2010
Impersonator(s)	Gilda Radner Cheri Oteri Rachel Dratch Michaela Watkins Nasim Pedrad

Barbara Walters (September 25, 1929-December 30, 2022) was an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality best known for being the news anchor for over 10 years on the NBC morning television program Today. She was impersonated by Gilda Radner in Saturday Night Live's first season, a portrayal Walters disliked. She has been impersonated by Cheri Oteri for 23 times; Rachel Dratch on November 8, 2003, February 7, 2004 and on November 13, 2004; Michaela Watkins on January 17, 2009 and March 14, 2009; and by Nasim Pedrad on November 7, 2009, February 6, 2010 and on October 23, 2010.

She appeared on the May 10, 2014 episode to celebrate her pending retirement from television, following a retrospective of impersonations from previous seasons.

Gallery

Cheri Oteri as Barbara Walters on the May 2, 1998 episode during "The View" sketch.

Rachel Dratch as Barbara Walters on the February 7, 2004 episode during Weekend Update.

Michaela Watkins as Barbara Walters on the January 17, 2009 episode during "The View" sketch.

Nasim Pedrad as Barbara Walters on the November 7, 2009 episode during "The View" sketch.

Cheri Oteri as the voice of Barbara Walters on the January 10, 1998 episode during the Saturday TV Funhouse cartoon, "George Clooney."

External links

• Gilda Radner as Barbara Walters