Diana Nyad
Biography
Diana Nyad is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan and in 1979 when she swam from North Bimini, The Bahamas, to Juno Beach, Florida.
Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles
Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes • as Self - Contestant
The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by viewers. Enjoy sizzling salsas, sambas and spray-tans as they vie for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy.
Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes • as Diana Nyad
Men Behaving Badly is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 1996 to 1997. It is based on the earlier British sitcom of the same name.
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • as Reporter #1
Lieutenant Rick Hunter's girlfriend is murdered, and the main suspect is her ex-husband. But Hunter is soon convinced of a connection to another case.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Self
Some people become icons, but rarely does someone emerge who becomes the inspiration for generations to come. This is the story of dreams , of passion and belief that Anything is Possible. This is the Story of the 'Godfather of Fitness', Jack LaLanne.
Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Self
Diana Nyad, an iron-willed swimmer determined to leave her mark on the long-distance swimming world attempts a swim from Cuba to Florida, at the age of sixty-two.
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Self
The film tracks legendary swimmer Diana Nyad’s lifetime vision and four harrowing attempts to swim non-stop from Cuba to Florida. An abusive past collides with an obsessive present over a dangerous 60-hour feat never before accomplished.
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Examines how women's collegiate sports, caught in a web of homophobic practices, collude in the destruction of the lives and dreams of many of its most talented athletes.