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Gwen Ifill
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 61
Also known asGwendolyn IfillGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn29/09/1955Born inJamaica, Queens, New York, United StatesDied14/11/2016Died inWashington, D.C.Causeuterine cancer, endometrial cancerWikidataQ5623430TMDb#1226256

Gwendolyn L. Ifill was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program with Washington Week in Review. She was the moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and co-anchor and co-managing editor, with Judy Woodruff, of the PBS NewsHour, both of which air on PBS. Ifill was a political analyst and moderated the 2004 and 2008 vice-presidential debates.

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Filmography5 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2017The NinetiesSeriesSelf (archive footage)62
2015America After CharlestonMovieHost60
1996The Daily ShowSeriesSelf41
1975PBS News HourSeriesSelf - Anchor20
1967Washington Week with The AtlanticSeriesSelf - Moderator12