About Oprah
Oprah Gail Winfrey 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.
Oprah Winfrey's Professions
Author
Oprah has written a variety of books as a solo writer and has collaborated with many other writers. She also started The Book Club which brought together authors.
Books
TV Show Host
The Oprah Winfrey Show, often referred to as The Oprah Show or simply Oprah, is produced and hosted by Oprah Winfrey and remains the highest-rated daytime talk show in American television history.
Tv Show
Businessperson
Winfrey debuted Oxygen Media, a company she co-founded that was dedicated to producing cable and online programming for women, in 1999. Soon after The Oprah Winfrey Show ended in 2011, Winfrey moved to her own network.
OWN
Motivational Speaker
Every right decision I’ve made—every right decision I’ve ever made—has come from my gut. And every wrong decision I’ve ever made was a result of me not listening to the greater voice of myself.
Quotes
Actor
Winfrey’s breakthrough acting role came in Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film The Color Purple which is a novel by an award winner author. She played Sofia Johnson, a friend of the protagonist, Celie, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Actor
Journalist
Oprah continued to work at WVOL in her first years of college, but her broadcasting career was already taking off. She left school and signed on with a local television station as a reporter and anchor. In 1976, she moved to Baltimore to join WJZ-TV News as a co-anchor.
Journalism
Philanthropist
In 2005, Business Week named Winfrey the greatest Black philanthropist in American history. She has created multiple charities over the years, including Oprah’s Angel Network, the Oprah Winfrey Foundation, and the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation.
Philanthropist
Film Producer
Winfrey has become a powerhouse producer. It's no wonder that she was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2021. Here are Winfrey's finest films when serving as a producer in this collection of films.
Movies