Oprah Winfrey
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Birthdate :January 29, 1954
Location :Kosciusko , Mississippi
Country :United States
Sign : Aquarius
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1935
Natural daughter of Vernon Winfrey by Vernita Lee (born 2 May 1935).1959
Raised in abject poverty, she received her first pair of shoes in 1959 at age 6. She learned to read at age 2½. In fact, when it was time for her to start kindergarten, she wrote a note to her teacher insisting she should be in first grade. The teacher agreed and after finishing that grade she was then skipped to third grade.1959
Raised in abject poverty, she received her first pair of shoes in 1959 at age 6. She learned to read at age 2½. In fact, when it was time for her to start kindergarten, she wrote a note to her teacher insisting she should be in first grade. The teacher agreed and after finishing that grade she was then skipped to third grade.1960
Oprah's broadcasting career began in the late 1960s as a teenage intern at WVOL, an African-American radio station in Nashville, Tennessee.1971
Graduated from East Nashville High School in Nashville, Tennessee , where she was voted most popular.1971
Graduated from East Nashville High School in Nashville, Tennessee (1971), where she was voted most popular.1985
Her immensely popular TV talk show is a Harpo Production. Harpo is Oprah spelled backwards. Harpo is also the name of a character in The Color Purple (Oprah's film debut) played by 'Willard E. Pug'.1985
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1985" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 37.1985
Her immensely popular TV talk show is a Harpo Production. Harpo is Oprah spelled backwards. Harpo is also the name of a character in The Color Purple (1985) (Oprah's film debut) played by Willard E. Pugh.1986
Partner is Stedman Graham. 1986
Partner is Stedman Graham. [1986 - present]1987
Has a cameo playing herself in Throw Momma from the Train . In a "clip" from her show, she interviews a writer (the ex-wife of Billy Crystal's character) whose plagiarized and embellished "life story" is at the top of the bestseller lists (foreshadowing the James Frey controversy twenty years later).1987
Has a cameo playing herself in Throw Momma from the Train (1987). In a "clip" from her show, she interviews a writer (the ex-wife of Billy Crystal's character) whose plagiarized and embellished "life story" is at the top of the bestseller lists (foreshadowing the James Frey controversy twenty years later).1988
Had two half siblings from her mother. Her half brother passed away from AIDS in December 1988 and her half sister, Patricia, died under mysterious circumstances in 2003.1990
Measurements: 36-25-37 (as 18 year-old pageant contestant), 44D-29-40 (in 1990 at 200#+), 36C-25-35 (after 1995 diet), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)1990
Was instrumental in the passage of the Oprah Bill, in the early 1990s. The bill was signed into law by President Bill Clinton, and is aimed at stopping child abuse.1994
Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca, New York. 1994
Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca, New York. [1994]1997
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997.1997
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997.1998
She permanently withdrew herself and her show from consideration for a Daytime Emmy Award after being awarded the Lifetime Achievement in 1998. She was quoted as saying, "After you've achieved it for a lifetime, what else is there?"1998
She was ranked first in Entertainment Weekly's 1998 list of the most powerful people in show business, but dropped to sixth in the 1999 list. Still, she was the highest ranking performer, as well as the highest ranking woman, and the only African-American to make the list.1998
She permanently withdrew herself and her show from consideration for a Daytime Emmy Award after being awarded the Lifetime Achievement in 1998. She was quoted as saying, "After you've achieved it for a lifetime, what else is there?"1998
She was ranked first in Entertainment Weekly's 1998 list of the most powerful people in show business, but dropped to sixth in the 1999 list. Still, she was the highest ranking performer, as well as the highest ranking woman, and the only African-American to make the list.1999
Given an honorary National Book Award for her "influential contribution to reading and books". 1999
Awarded (lst) 50th anniversary medal by National Book Foundation, NYC. 1999
She and Stedman Graham are teaching "Dynamics of Leadership" class at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. 1999
Announced that Oprah would receive $130,000,000 for continuing her talk show through the 1999-2000 TV season. 1999
Announced that Oprah would receive $130,000,000 for continuing her talk show through the 1999-2000 TV season. [15 September 1997]1999
Awarded (lst) 50th anniversary medal by National Book Foundation, NYC. [November 1999]1999
She and Stedman Graham are teaching "Dynamics of Leadership" class at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. [Fall 1999]1999
Given an honorary National Book Award for her "influential contribution to reading and books". [October 1999]2002
She and her former personal trainer Bob Greene announced they are buying seven shoreline lots from Getty Family Trust to build several homes, including one on 102-acre lot for Oprah. They plan to put conservation first and keep site development low key. 2002
She and her former personal trainer, Bob Greene, announced they are buying seven shoreline lots from Getty Family Trust to build several homes, including one on 102-acre lot for Oprah. They plan to put conservation first and keep site development low key. [April 2002]2003
Added to Forbes Billionare list, making her the first African American woman to do so. 2003
Ranked #1 on VH1's list of the "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons" 2003
Ranked #1 Pop Culture Icon on VH1's "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons" , beating out Superman and Elvis.2003
Ranked #1 Pop Culture Icon on VH1's "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons" (2003), beating out Superman and Elvis.2003
Added to Forbes Billionare list, making her the first African American woman to do so. [February 2003]2003
Ranked #1 on VH1's list of the "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons" (2003)2004
Net worth is estimated to be US$1.1 billion. 2004
Net worth is estimated to be US$1.1 billion. [2004]2005
According to Forbes magazine, her 2005 net worth is $1.3 billion. She was the first African-American women to make the list of billionaires, in 2003.2005
After years of publicly criticizing David Letterman's late-night television show, "Late Show with David Letterman" , she and Letterman finally settled their differences when she agreed to appear on the December 1, 2005 episode, during which time she was to be in New York to promote her musical of The Color Purple . During the Superbowl of 2007, they appeared in an advertisement together for Letterman's show. In the ad, they sat together on a couch watching the Superbowl, wearing opposing team jerseys. 2005
Aunt of Chrishaunda Lee, the daughter of her deceased half-sister Patricia. Oprah walked Chrishaundra down the aisle at her wedding in 2005.2005
After years of publicly criticizing David Letterman's late-night television show, "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993), she and Letterman finally settled their differences when she agreed to appear on the December 1, 2005 episode, during which time she was to be in New York to promote her musical of The Color Purple (1985). During the Superbowl of 2007, they appeared in an advertisement together for Letterman's show. In the ad, they sat together on a couch watching the Superbowl, wearing opposing team jerseys. [2005]2006
In 2006, she gave $58,300,000 to charity to the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, Oprah's Angel Network, and other groups.2006
Was #3 on the annual Forbes magazine Celebrity 100 list in 20062006
Collapsed from heat exhaustion during a recent visit to her hometown of Kosciusko, Mississippi. 2006
In 2006, she earned an estimated $260 million in salary from her various interests including syndication, cable television, and print magazines.2006
In 2006, she gave $58,300,000 to charity to the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, Oprah's Angel Network, and other groups.2006
Collapsed from heat exhaustion during a recent visit to her hometown of Kosciusko, Mississippi. [October 2006]2007
Her two-year-old golden retriever, Gracie, died after accidentally choking to death on another dog's ball .2007
Appearing on the annual "Time 100" list, Time's ranking of the 100 most influential people in the world, in 2007 again, she is the only person who has been on that list five times (May 2007).2007
Her two-year-old golden retriever, Gracie, died after accidentally choking to death on another dog's ball [July 2007].2007
Her personal chef until 2007 was Art Smith.2007
Appearing on the annual "Time 100" list, Time's ranking of the 100 most influential people in the world, in 2007 again, she is the only person who has been on that list five times (May 2007).2008
Ranked #1 in the 2008 Forbes The Celebrity 100 list.2009
She was awarded an honorary doctorate from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina in 2009 and was the 2009 Commencement Speaker.2009
World's first black billionairess with an estimated worth of $2.3 billion as of 2009.2010
Recipient of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors; other recipients that year were Jerry Herman, Paul McCartney, Merle Haggard, and Bill T. Jones.2011
Received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award - a special Oscar for her charity work - on November 12, 2011 in Los Angeles.2011
When Oprah's show went independent for the first time, her staff consisted of 4 personnel including herself. By 2011, her empire had expanded to 464 personnel.3330
Purchased a house at 3330 Radcliffe Avenue, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This superb 11,000 sq ft waterfront property was on sale for Cdn $18 million, at the time British Columbia's most expensive house, but she paid Cdn $17 million (US$13 million). [June 2004]
