Barbara Walters' memorable interviews: The late journalist brought Oprah Winfrey to tears

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Barbara Walters died on Friday at age 93, but her brilliance and tenacity in many of her iconic interviews will live on.The legendary journalist sat down with an impressive array of entertainment industry stars and world leaders in her career, which reached all the way back to the 1950s.Walters managed to get to the heart of interview subjects known for being on the other end of the questions, including Oprah Winfrey, and she conducted major interviews with major figures including Fidel Castro and the Shah of Iran.But the pathbreaker also developed a reputation for asking unnecessarily probing questions and ignoring the feeling of her guests in some of her more infamous sit-downs.

Legend: Barbara Walters had a string of iconic interviews throughout her decades long career with politicians and entertainment stars.

The journalist, who died on Friday at age 93, is seen with Oprah Winfrey in 2006One of Walters' most acclaimed interviews was with Winfrey, who had conducted more than her share of memorable interviews prior to the 2010 meeting.The veteran interview probed Winfrey about rumors that she was a lesbian that had dogged her for years, which clearly annoyed the television host.

After Walters asked Winfrey about the rumors, she emphatically denied them. 'I'm not a lesbian. I'm not even kind of a lesbian,' she said. 'And the reason why it irritates me is because it means that somebody must think I'm lying.