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Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 29 January 1954
- Place of birth
- Kosciusko
- Sex or gender
- female
- Family name
- Winfrey
- Father
- Vernon Winfrey
- Mother
- Vernita Lee Winfrey
- Child
- Canaan Winfrey
- Field of work
- self-help
- Occupation
- television presenter, patron of the arts, television producer, film producer, businessperson, actor, voice actor, writer, talk show host, autobiographer, journalist, podcaster
- Citizenship
- United States
- Native language
- English
- Awards
- Presidential Medal of Freedom, Peabody Awards, honorary doctor of Harvard University, Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, Time 100, Spingarn Medal, Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, Jefferson Awards for Public Service, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series or Special, NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year, NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award, People's Choice Awards
- birth name
- Orpah Gail Winfrey
- described by source
- Notable Black American Women, The St. James women filmmakers encyclopedia
- different from
- Orpah
- educated at
- Tennessee State University, Lincoln High School, Nicolet High School, East Nashville Magnet High School, University of Tennessee
- employer
- WVOL, WTVF, WJZ-TV, WLS-TV, Harpo Productions
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- member of political party
- Democratic Party
- name in native language
- Oprah Gail Winfrey
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award for Best Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
- notable work
- The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Women of Brewster Place, The Color Purple, Beloved, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Charlotte's Web, Bee Movie, The Princess and the Frog, The Butler
- owner of
- Harpo Productions, Q128486655
- participant in
- commencement at the Harvard University, commencement at the Stanford University, Ice Bucket Challenge
- related category
- Category:Films produced by Oprah Winfrey
- relative
- Patricia Lee Logton, Jeffrey Lee
- residence
- Milwaukee, Nashville, Chicago, Montecito, Lavallette, Fisher Island, Telluride, Maui, Antigua, Streeterville
- significant event
- interview
- social media followers
- 43446422, 5090000, 43209050, 43001575, 5620000, 5760000, 35800, 199000, 232000, 298000, 334000, 386000
- start of work period
- 1967
- topic has template
- Template:Oprah Winfrey
- topic's main category
- Category:Oprah Winfrey
- unmarried partner
- John Tesh, Roger Ebert, Stedman Graham
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