- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGwendolyn L. Ifill
- Gwen Ifill was born on September 29, 1955 in Queens, New York, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Washington Week (1967), House of Cards (2013) and Washington Week with the Atlantic (2023). She died on November 14, 2016 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- She was a Washington journalist who covered seven presidential campaigns, and moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. She started out as a reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun and the Boston Herald American. She became a national political reporter for the Washington Post and the White House correspondent for the New York Times.
- Broadcast journalist.
- Pictured on a nondenominated 'forever' USA commemorative postage stamp in the Black Heritage series, issued 30 January 2020. Price on day of issue was 55¢.
- Cousin of Sherrilyn Ifill.
- She was co-moderator of the 2016 Democratic primary debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
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