Meredith Vieira Net Worth
Meredith Vieira Net Worth is
$40 Million
Meredith Vieira's salary
$11 Million
Meredith Vieira Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Meredith Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American journalist and talk show and game show host. She is known for serving as the original moderator of the ABC talk show The View (1997–2006), and for co-hosting the long-running NBC News morning news program Today (2006–11). She is also known for being the original host of the U.S. syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, for contributing to Dateline NBC, Rock Center with Brian Williams, and for presenting Lifetime Television's Intimate Portrait series.She is a special correspondent for NBC News, contributor to Today, NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC, and host of The Meredith Vieira Show. | Full Name | Meredith Vieira |
| Net Worth | $40 Million |
| Salary | $11 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 30, 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Height | 5' 3" (1.6 m) |
| Profession | Producer, Actress, Soundtrack |
| Education | Tufts University |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Richard M. Cohen |
| Children | Benjamin Edwin Cohen, Gabriel Anthony Cohen, Lily Max Cohen |
| Parents | Mary Elsie Rosa Silveira Vieira, Edwin Vieira |
| Siblings | Jeff Vieira, Edwin Vieira, Steve Vieira |
| Awards | P.T. Barnum Award |
| Nominations | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine |
| Movies | Gulliver's Travels, Shrek Forever After, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Oil on Ice, The Stepford Wives, 136. Ripped From the Headlines!: The OJ Simpson Trial 20 Years Later, 135. Meredith's Favorite Reality Stars! Theresa Caputo, Bethenny Frankel, The Property Brothers & More!, 134. Meredith's Final S... |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nature inspires me. Whenever I have a problem that needs working out, I walk on the beach or on the path by our home. those simple walks alway seem to help me put things into perspective. |
| 2 | Honestly, I'm living my fantasy. It's being with my family, preferably on a snowy afternoon with a fire going, cuddled up in blankets, playing a game. My family fulfills me. As quoted in the Dec 21, 2004 Woman's World |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Has announced that her last day on The View (1997) will be June 9. She will take the summer off and begin at Today (1952) in September. [May 2006] |
| 2 | Was cast for a one line cameo shot in Gulliver's Travels while an anchor on NBC's Today Show, but was called by Jack Black after she got back to New York and was told the scene was cut, even though he had fought "tooth and nail" to have it kept. |
| 3 | Before hosting the syndicated show, appeared on a celebrity version of Primetime Who Wants to be a Millionaire in 2001 and won $250,000 when she correctly identified what the dot above the letter 'i' is called. The money went to "Windows of Hope" a charity that supported families of the victims of 9/11. |
| 4 | Parents names were Edwin Vieira, MD (b. New Bedford, Massachusetts, 15 May 1904, died Feb 1987), and Mary Elsie Rosa Vieira (daughter of ... Rosa and ... Silveria), both of Portuguese Azorian ancestry. Her paternal grandfather Antonio (Antone) C. Vieira (b. Faial, Azores, ca 1869) is said to have been a Catholic priest in Fall River, Massachusetts, who eloped with Maria Louise (L.) Costa (also b. Faial, Azores, ca 1879), one of his parishioners. They later married in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1896, had two children, Othilia P. (ca 1902) and Edwin (ca 1905), and he became a state lecturer at the Portuguese community of New Bedford, Massachusetts. |
| 5 | Has been chosen by NBC to replace Katie Couric as the female anchor of Today (1952). |
| 6 | Announced that she will be the new co-host on Today (1952) [April 6, 2006]. |
| 7 | When she was at CBS at the same time as Paula Zahn, they each had a husband named "Richard Cohen". |
| 8 | Older brother Edwin (Ed) Vieira, Jr. is a political activist that resides in Virginia. |
| 9 | In 2005, she became the second female to win a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host as host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002). The first was Betty White in 1983 for Just Men! (1983). |
| 10 | Hosted a special featurette of Desperate Housewives (2004) that will be featured on the series' Season 1 DVD box set, to be released in August, 2005. |
| 11 | Has stated on The View (1997) that because she wears pantyhose, she doesn't wear underwear. She thinks it would be redundant to wear both. |
| 12 | Announced on-air during The View (1997) show in May 2002 that she's decided to accept ABC's offer to host the syndicated Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002) weekly series, beginning in the fall, while she continues to co-host The View (1997) for the next five years. Reportedly, her salary may jump from $500,000 a year to $5 million. |
| 13 | Husband, Richard M. Cohen, considered free of colon cancer after surgery in March, 2000. Has battled health problems over many years and is legally blind as a result of multiple sclerosis, which he contracted in his 20s. |
| 14 | Lives in NY City suburb of Westchester County in a 2-story house built in 1929. |
| 15 | Was once approached to pose in Playboy, she declined. |
| 16 | She is allergic to metal, and, therefore, doesn't wear her wedding ring. |
| 17 | Scored 1330 on the SAT as a high school junior, and scored 1300 as a senior. |
| 18 | Graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University with a degree in English (1975). |
| 19 | She has a fear of bridges. |
| 20 | Has three children with Richard M. Cohen: Ben Cohen (Benjamin Edwin Cohen) (b. 1989), Gabe Cohen (Gabriel Anthony Cohen) (b. 1991) and Lily Cohen (Lily Max Cohen) (b. 1993). |
| 21 | Has 3 older brothers named Edwin, Steve and Jeff. |
| 22 | Husband Richard M. Cohen teaches journalism at Columbia University. |
| 23 | Is of Portuguese heritage. |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Meredith Vieira Show | 2015-2016 | TV Series executive producer - 65 episodes | |
| Tower | 2016 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | 2006-2013 | TV Series co-executive producer - 532 episodes | |
| The Woman Who Wasn't There | 2012 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Return | 2011 | executive producer |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odd Mom Out | 2016 | TV Series | Dr. Baldwin |
| House of Cards | 2015 | TV Series | Meredith Vieira |
| Doctor Who | 2011 | TV Series | Newsreader |
| Gulliver's Travels | 2010 | Lilliputian | |
| 30 Rock | 2007-2010 | TV Series | Meredith Vieira |
| Get Him to the Greek | 2010 | Meredith Vieira | |
| Shrek Forever After | 2010 | Broomsy Witch (voice) | |
| Who Is Clark Rockefeller? | 2010 | TV Movie | Meredith Vieira (uncredited) |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | 2008 | Newscaster (voice) | |
| The Stepford Wives | 2004 | 'Balance of Power' Host | |
| The Practice | 2003 | TV Series | Security Guard |
| General Hospital | 2003 | TV Series | Bree |
| All My Children | 2001 | TV Series | June Bellwether |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2013 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Hollywood | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Morning Joe | 2017 | TV Series | Herself - Contributor |
| The View | 1997-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Co-host / Herself - Cohost / ... |
| Today | 2001-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Co-Anchor / Herself - Guest / ... |
| 15 Septembers Later | 2016 | Documentary voice | |
| Hollywood Game Night | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Player |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Hostess / Herself |
| Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest, Neil Vs. |
| Larry King Now | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - guest |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Colbert Report | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Stand Up to Cancer | 2014 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Good Morning America | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Co-Anchor |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007-2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley | 2014 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Host |
| A Leap of Faith: A Meredith Vieira Special | 2014 | TV Movie | Herself - Host |
| Inside Edition | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Conan | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Steve Harvey | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1998-2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Piers Morgan Tonight | 2011-2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2003-2013 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| The Dr. Oz Show | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2010-2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Valerie's Story: A Meredith Vieira Special | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | 2002-2013 | TV Series | Herself - Host |
| Deception | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| American Pickers | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself - presenter 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2009-2012 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
| XXX Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2006-2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| Rock Center with Brian Williams | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Herself - Correspondent |
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| Ghost Hunters | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Joy Behar Show | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| 17 Kids and Counting | 2008-2011 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Wish Me Away | 2011 | Documentary | Herself |
| The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself |
| Dateline NBC | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Inside the Royal Wedding | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Host |
| Breakfast | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Presenter, NBC Today Show |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself - Host |
| At the Paley Center | 2010 | TV Series | |
| Jon & Kate Plus 8 | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself - Host |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | 2001-2009 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Contestant |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Farrah's Story | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Martha | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2000-2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| New York 360º Presents: The 2007 Matrix Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Herself |
| Fat: What No One Is Telling You | 2007 | Documentary | Narrator |
| The Daily Show | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Hidden Epidemic: Heart Disease in America | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Narrator |
| MSNBC Undercover | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2006 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Host |
| The Tony Danza Show | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
| Larry King Live | 2005 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Host |
| All My Children | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hi-Jinks | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Game Show Host |
| Party Planner with David Tutera | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade | 2004 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself |
| Charlie Rose | 1999-2004 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Fat Like Me | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Host |
| Intimate Portrait | 1999-2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Host |
| The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself |
| Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1998-2002 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest Host |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | 2001 | TV Series | Herself - Host (2001) |
| The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Bette | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Beatles Revolution | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Hollywood Squares | 2000 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Herself |
| Open Sesame: The Making of 'Arabian Nights' | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Narrator (voice) |
| Spin City | 2000 | TV Series | Herself |
| Jeopardy! | 1999 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Contestant |
| Healthy Kids | 1998 | TV Series | Herself |
| Sports Night | 1998 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 78th Annual Miss America Pageant | 1998 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Hostess |
| Deadly Game: The Mark and Delia Owens Story | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Correspondent |
| Whiz Kids | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Correspondent |
| Turning Point | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Correspondent |
| 60 Minutes | 1991 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Correspondent |
| America's Toughest Assignment: Solving the Education Crisis | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The CBS Morning News | 1987 | TV Series | Herself - Co-anchor (1992-1993) |
| West 57th | 1985 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Correspondent (1985-1989) |
| CBS Evening News with Dan Rather | 1981 | TV Series | Herself - Chicago Bureau Chief (1982-1984) |
| Morning | 1979 | TV Series | Herself - Substitute Co-Anchor (1984-1985) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Eighties | 2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Media Buzz | 2014 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Hostess, The Meredith Vieira Show |
| Extra | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Inside Edition | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Chelsea Lately | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Cohost of 'The View' |
| Rude Tube | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Hostess, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? |
| Blackfish | 2013 | Documentary | Herself |
| Drew Peterson: Untouchable | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Craigslist Killer | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself (uncredited) |
| Today | 2010 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Host |
| Disappeared | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jay Leno Show | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Just In with Laura Ingraham | 2008 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Host of 'The Today Show' |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2008 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Host of 'The Today Show' / Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Special | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2008) |
| 2009 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game Show Host | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002) |
| 2007 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Excellence in Morning Programming | Today (1952) |
| 2005 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game Show Host | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002) |
| 2003 | Lifetime Achievement Award | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | ||
| 2001 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Host of a Talk or Service Show | The View (1997) |
| 2000 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Host of a Talk or Service Show | The View (1997) |
| 1996 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Segments | Turning Point (1993) |
| 1991 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Informational, Cultural or Historic Programming - Segments | 60 Minutes (1968) |
| 1988 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Programs | West 57th (1985) |
| 1988 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story - Segments | West 57th (1985) |
| 1988 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story - Segments | West 57th (1985) |
| 1988 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Informational, Cultural or Historic Programming - Segments | West 57th (1985) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine | A Leap of Faith: A Meredith Vieira Special (2014) |
| 2013 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game Show | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002) |
| 2012 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game Show Host | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002) |
| 2012 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002) |
| 2011 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Special | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2010) |
| 2011 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game Show Host | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002) |
| 2009 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002) |
| 2008 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Special | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2007) |
| 2007 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002) |
| 2007 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Special | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2006) |
| 2007 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game Show Host | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002) |
| 2007 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Host of a Talk or Service Show | Today (1952) |
| 2006 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game Show Host | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002) |
| 2006 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The View (1997) |
| 2006 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002) |
| 2006 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Host or Performer in a Miscellaneous Series or Special | The View (1997) |
| 2005 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The View (1997) |
| 2005 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Host of a Talk or Service Show | The View (1997) |
| 2004 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game Show Host | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002) |
| 2004 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The View (1997) |
| 2004 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Host of a Talk or Service Show | The View (1997) |
| 2003 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The View (1997) |
| 2003 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Host of a Talk or Service Show | The View (1997) |
| 2002 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The View (1997) |
| 2002 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Host of a Talk or Service Show | The View (1997) |
| 2001 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The View (1997) |
| 2000 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The View (1997) |
| 1999 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The View (1997) |
| 1999 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Host of a Talk or Service Show | The View (1997) |
| 1998 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host | The View (1997) |
| 1998 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Host of a Talk or Service Show | The View (1997) |
Known for movies
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002-2013)
as Producer
60 Minutes (1991)
as Herself - Correspondent
Today (2001-2016)
as Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Co-Anchor / Herself - Guest / Herself / Herself - Special Correspondent / Herself - Correspondent / Herself - Host / Herself - Guest 4th Hour Co-Anchor / Herself - Guest Co-Anchor / Herself - Substitute 4rd Hour Co-Anchor / Herself - Substitute 4th Hour Co-Anchor
The Beatles Revolution (2000)
as Herself