Born: 30 December 1953, United States
Died: NA
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
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In 2005, Meredith Vieira won the first of her two Emmys for Outstanding Game Show Host for her work on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. She took Millionaire from the Regis Philbin-hosted primetime version to a daily syndicated show. Vieira served as host from 2002-2013. In her 11 years with the Millionaire, she also co-executive produced 365 episodes, another breakthrough for women in the game show field.