Quick Facts About Oprah Winfrey
- Born
- January 29, 1954
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Autobiographer
- Notable works
- What I know for sure
- Known for
- Charlotte's Web, The Princess and the Frog, The Color Purple, Bee Movie, The Oprah Winfrey Show
About Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey 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. Globally, she is the richest Black woman and the wealthiest female celebrity. 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 and in 2026 was named the greatest living self-made American.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Order of the Smile
Genesis Award
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
American Black Film Festival
People's Choice Awards
National Book Award
Time 100
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Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
Jefferson Awards for Public Service
Marian Anderson Award
NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series or Special
NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
Horatio Alger Award
Peabody Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Disney Legends
Kennedy Center Honors
National Women's Hall of Fame
Spingarn Medal
Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century
Producers Guild of America Awards
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
honorary doctor of Harvard University
American Library Association Honorary Membership
honorary degree from Spelman College
