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Donna de Varona

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Sister of Joanna Kerns. She won two gold medals in swimming in the 1964 summer Olympics, and was the youngest American on the 1960 Olympic team. In 1965, became the first woman on network TV as a sports broadcaster. She was in the chair for the 1999 Women's World Cup in America.
BornApril 26, 1947
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      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Tom Skerritt in Fighting Back (1982)
    Fighting Back
    6.0
    • Sara Rogers(as Donna DeVarona)
    • 1982
    Samuel María Gómez, Zach Shinske, and Marie Dinolan in Such Is Life
    Such Is Life
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer(as Donna DeVarona)
      The Superstars (1973)
      The Superstars
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Self - Announcer
      • Self - Co-Host
      ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961)
      ABC's Wide World of Sports
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Self(as Donna DeVarona)

      Credits

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      • 37 Words (2022)
        37 Words
        7.7
        TV Mini Series
        • archive source
        • 2022

      Actress

      • Tom Skerritt in Fighting Back (1982)
        Fighting Back
        6.0
        • Sara Rogers (as Donna DeVarona)
        • 1982

      Producer

      • Such Is Life
        • associate producer (as Donna DeVarona)
        • Completed
        • TV Mini Series

      Videos1

      Run for Your Life
      Trailer 2:55
      Run for Your Life

      Personal details

      • Alternative names
        • Donna De Varona
      • Height
        • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
      • Born
        • April 26, 1947
        • San Diego, California, USA
      • Spouse
        • John PintoJanuary 10, 1987 - present (2 children)
      • Children
          Joanna Pinto
      • Relatives
          Joanna Kerns(Sibling)
      • Other works
        Narrated a video called "Swimming for Fitness".
      • Publicity listings
        • 1 Article
        • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

      Did you know

      • Trivia
        Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1987.
      • Nickname
        • Liz

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