Oprah Winfrey

Biography

Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954), also 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.

Known For

Sofia

The Color Purple

Eudora (voice)

The Princess and the Frog

Judge Bumbleton (voice)

Bee Movie

Gussy the Goose (voice)

Charlotte's Web

Self

Adele One Night Only

Host

About Us: The Dignity of Children

Self

Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

Self

The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey

Self - Guest

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Sethe

Beloved

Self

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Self

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Me broni ba

Mrs. Thomas

Native Son

Mattie Michael

The Women of Brewster Place

Gloria Gaines

The Butler

Self

Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event

Self (archive footage)

Parkinson at 50

Self (uncredited)

It's Complicated

Zora Williams

Before Women Had Wings

Herself

Throw Momma from the Train

The One Who Creates Everything by Thinking (voice)

Crow: The Legend

Self (archive footage)

Satan Wants You

Annie Lee Cooper

Selma

Self

Sidney

Self

The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson

Herself

Oprah Winfrey: Fight for Better Life

Self

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

Self

Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story

Self

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Woman

Making a Scene

Self

Tina Turner : Celebrate!

Elizabeth Keckley (voice)

Lincoln

Narrator (voice)

Emmanuel's Gift

Self

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird

Self

An Oprah Winfrey Special: First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell To The White House

Self (archive footage)

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Self

Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

Self

An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution

Black America since MLK: And still I rise

Mary McLeod Bethune

The Six Triple Eight

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

La piqûre de la minceur

Self (archive footage)

Propaganda

Self (archive footage)

There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

South Park: The End of Obesity

Coretta Scott King (voice)

Our Friend, Martin

Self

A Special Presentation Oprah and Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz Death Camp

Mrs. Which

A Wrinkle in Time

Herself

Oprah and Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary

Self (archive footage)

New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor

Deborah Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Oprah

Jesus Henry Christ

Self (archive footage)

Before the Flood

Self

Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge

Deborah (voice)

The Star

Self

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Herself

13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Whitney: Can I Be Me

Self

Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief

Self

Spielberg

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Oprah Winfrey

Ocean's Thirteen

Self

Casablancas, l'homme qui aimait les femmes

Self (archive footage)

Are All Men Pedophiles?

Self

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

Self

Quincy

Self - Host

Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama

Self

Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland

Self (archive footage)

Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray

LaJoe Rivers

There Are No Children Here

Self

Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now

Self

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Self (archive footage)

The Armstrong Lie

Self

The Making of 'Making a Scene'

Self - Host

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

Self

One World: Together at Home

Self (archive footage)

Uncle Tom

Self

Between the World and Me

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

Self

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

Self

Becoming

Self (archive footage)

Frontline: America's Great Divide

Self (archive footage)

Everything's Cool

Self (archive footage)

Get Me Roger Stone

Self (archive footage)

Mike Wallace Is Here

Self (archive footage)

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

Self

TINA

Self

Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special

Self

The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Life Itself

Self (archive footage)

The Accidental President

Self (archive footage)

La parfaite victime

John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero

Self

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

Self (archive footage)

Val

Self - Host

AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special

Self

Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude

Self

Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah

An Oprah Special: The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley

Oprah Winfrey (voice - archival footage)

Piece by Piece

Self (archive footage)

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doc of Chucky

Self

OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett

Self (archive footage)

This Is the Tom Green Documentary

Self (archive footage)

Predators

Aurora

Terms of Endearment

Self - Host

An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution

Self

Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-01-29

Place of Birth

Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA

Also Known As

Orpah Gail Winfrey