Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in
Kosciusko, Mississippi.
Deepak Oprah or the self help guru are just
2 of the names that put a face to Oprah Winfrey, she is also
known as O, and her birth name Oprah Gail Winfrey.
Oprah Winfrey has made of alot of first, becoming
the first woman in history to own and produce her own talk
show was just a start. Winfrey also became the fist African
American Woman to make the Forbes Billionare List in Febuary
2003. Making her the first African American women to become
a billionaire in American history.
In 2003 Oprah Winfrey was Ranked #1 on VH1's
list of the "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons".
People Magazine labeled Oprah Winfrey as one
of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997.
Found not liable, Oprah Winfrey was sued by
Texas cattlemen who claimed that Oprah hurt there business
by talking about beef on her talk show.
In 1985 Oprah Winfrey was listed as one of twelve
Promising New Actors in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 37.
Oprah Winfrey has a huge follow from her popular
talk show THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW, which is a Harpo Production.
Harpo is Oprah spelled backwards.
As if a sign for the future Harpo was the name
of a character in the movie THE COLOR PURPLE in 1985, which
was Oprah Winfrey film debut. The role of Harpo was played
by Willard E. Pug .
Just starting out Oprah Winfrey was a news anchor
on WJZ-TV13 in Baltimore Maryland, she was a co-host with
reporter Richard Sher on a local talk show PEOPLE ARE TALKING.
Oprah Winfrey was Ranked #1 in Entertainment
Weekly's 1998 list of the most powerful people in industry.
In 1999 she dropped 5 spots to #6.
In the hit movie THE COLOR PURPLE in 1985 Oprah
Winfrey played Sofia. This film was her debut role making
it even more impresive that Oprah had an Oscar-nomination
for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Before auditioning for the role of Sophia, Oprah
Winfrey was at a "fat farm" to lose weight. She left the farm
immediately, because the role required her to be heavy.
TV Guest appearances usually playing herself
include THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, HOME IMPROVEMENT, THE
ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW, LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, EXTRA,
and GOOD MORNING AMERICA.
Oprah Winfrey is a huge star and success having
several successful turns as a producer and having serveal
series like OPRAH WINFREY PRESENTS, and THE OPRAH WINFREY
SHOW.
Oprah Winfrey's other notable credits include...
Oprah Winfrey - MovieActors.com
