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Christiane Amanpour
(1958-)
Who Is Christiane Amanpour?
Christiane Amanpour is considered one of television's leading news correspondents.
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After first gaining notice for her 1985 report on Iran, which won the DuPont Award, Amanpour has received multiple Emmys and countless other honors for her work, including several Peabody awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award.
She is CNN's chief international correspondent and has worked for CBS' 60 Minutes and ABC News.
Early Life and Career
Amanpour was born on January 12, 1958, in London, England. The daughter of an English mother and Iranian father and the oldest of four sisters, she spent time in Tehran, Iran, while growing up.
An accomplished equestrian who competed as a child jockey, she was sent to a Catholic girls’ boarding school in England at 11 years old. Her world was turned upside down in 1979 when the revolution toppled the shah of Iran, spurring her family into exile and sparking Christiane’s future career interest.
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