Robert Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, confirmed Barbara Walters's death at her New York home on Friday. Walters was an icon of American television. She was 93 years old.

"She lived her life without any remorse. Cindi Berger, her publicist, stated in a statement that she was a pioneer not only for female journalists but for all women."

Walters became a trailblazing news anchor and interviewer, breaking barriers for women in the media industry and establishing herself as one of journalism's most admired and influential individuals.

Walters' career spanned fifty years.

Walters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 25, 1929, began her journalism career in the 1960s as a writer and segment producer for NBC's "The Today Show."

She finally rose through the ranks to become the program's first female co-host in 1974.

When ABC hired her in 1976 as the first female network news anchor with an excellent yearly salary of $1 million, the announcement made headlines.

Walters has interviewed some of the most notable individuals in politics, entertainment, and business, including every president of the United States since Richard Nixon.

She was renowned for her challenging, perceptive questions and her ability to elicit open, revealing responses from her subjects.

"I have no fear when conducting interviews," Walters told The Associated Press in 2008.

She created and featured on an ABC daytime chat show as a hugely successful side project, "The View" In May 2014, she taped her last television appearance, "The View," which marked the end of her television career. Still, she continued to host infrequent specials after that.

During a commercial break, she posed with many television newswomen for whom she had opened the way, including Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Robin Roberts, and Connie Chung.

Walters whispered, "I have to remember this on the bad days,'' Walters said quietly, "

According to the network, she won 11 of her 12 Emmys while working for ABC News.

Tributes pour in for Walters

Oprah Winfrey paid tribute to Walters on Instagram, stating, "without Barbara Walters, there wouldn't have been me—nor any other woman you see on the evening, morning, and daily news."

"Indeed, she was a Trailblazer...

Appreciative that she served as such a strong and kind role model, "Winfrey added.

Dan Rather, a veteran news anchor, commented on Twitter: "Barbara Walters was a pioneer and a great professional. Competitors were outworked, outthought, and outhustled by her."

Deborah Roberts, her "20/20" coworker, tweeted a photo of them with the caption, "honor to share the set @ABC with the inimitable trailblazer."

The former co-host of The View, Rosie O'Donnell, posted a video on Instagram that stated: "May all remember the obstacles she removed for women. She accomplished it, was the pioneer, and will be recognized forever."

Her only surviving child is Jacqueline Danforth.