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Oprah Winfrey

actress

Birth Date

Zodiac Sign

Aquarius

Biography

Oprah Gail Winfrey, known mononymously as Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she was the richest African-American of the 20th century and was once the world's only black billionaire. By 2007, she was often ranked as the most influential woman in the world.

Additional Information

Born

  • Orpah Gail Winfrey (1954-01-29) January 29
  • 1954 (age 70)Kosciusko
  • Mississippi
  • U.S.

Title

  • Chairwoman and CEO of Harpo Productions (1986–present)
  • Chairwoman, CEO and CCO of the Oprah Winfrey Network (2011–present)

Works

Media projects

Awards

Full list

Partner

Stedman Graham (1986–present)

Website

oprah.com

Children

1[1]

FullName

Oprah Winfrey

Alma Mater

Tennessee State University (BA)

BirthPlace

Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.

Occupations

  • Television presenter
  • actress
  • television producer
  • media proprietor
  • philanthropist
  • author

Years Active

1973–present

Organizations

  • "Oprah's Book Club Archive"
  • Archived
  • "Oprah's Book Club to Add Contemporary Writers"
  • Archived
  • "The Oprah schnook club"
  • the original