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Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is an American media personality and one of the world's most powerful celebrities. Originally known as Orpah Gail Winfrey, the media icon has built a successful career in Showbiz. 

She is a TV and film producer, talk show host, actress, philanthropist, and author. She is the host and producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, for which she has achieved international acclaim. 

At one point, Oprah Winfrey was the only Black Billionaire and the richest African-American in the world.

Oprah Winfrey's Childhood

Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She was named Orpah after a biblical figure, but because her name was frequently mispronounced as "Oprah," she decided to stick with the latter. Patricia Lofton, Patricia Lee Lloyd, and Jeffrey Lee are her siblings.

Vernon Winfrey and Vernita Lee gave birth to her. Her parents were unmarried when she was born. When Oprah Winfrey was born, her mother was still a teenager. 

Vernon Winfrey, her father, was a coal miner who also worked as a barber and later became a councilman. Her mother, Vernita Lee, worked as a housemaid at the same time. 

Vernita Lee relocated from Mississippi to the northern part of the country after giving birth to Oprah Winfrey. So, for the first six years of her life, Oprah Winfrey lived with her maternal grandmother. Her grandmother taught her to read when she was three years old. She eventually moved in with her mother. 

Oprah Winfrey Schooling

Oprah Winfrey attended Lincoln High School in Milwaukee for her secondary education. She did not complete her studies at the school, however, and later transferred to Nicolet High School. 

Oprah Winfrey's Professional Career

Oprah Winfrey's first job was at a radio station in Tennessee while she was still in high school. She was the co-anchor for the local evening news by the age of nineteen. She then relocated to Chicago and began working as a daytime talk show host/anchor. She was successful in transforming a third-rated show in Chicago into the city's top show. 

She began The Oprah Winfrey Show after launching her own production company. On September 8, 1986, the first episode was broadcast nationally. By 1998, the show had risen to the top of the daytime talk show ratings in the United States. The show began as a tabloid talk show. 

Oprah Winfrey later expanded her topics to include heart disease, spirituality, geopolitics, and meditation. 

In 1988, Oprah Winfrey produced and starred in the drama miniseries The Women Of Brewster Place as a filmmaker. She portrayed Sofia in the 1985 film The Color Purple. Other films in which she has appeared include The Native Son, Brewster Place, Lincoln, There Are No Children Here, Ellen, Before Women Had Wings, Beloved, Charlotte's Web, and Sesame Street. 

Oprah Winfrey's endorsement of Barack Obama in the run-up to the 2008 elections helped him secure approximately one million votes. President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. 

In 1994, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

Her contributions to the media industry have been recognized with several awards. Oprah Winfrey has received 18 Daytime Emmys, two Primetime Emmys, a Tony Award, a Peabody Award, and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. She also received the prestigious Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy Awards. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2021. 

Personal Life of Oprah Winfrey

Stedman Graham has been Oprah Winfrey's boyfriend since 1986. The couple got engaged and were supposed to marry in November 1992, but they never married. 

She had been in several romantic relationships before meeting Stedman Graham. She dated film critic Roger Ebert in the past. She also had relationships with reporter Lloyd Kramer and Josh Tesh. 

Gayle King, a media personality, is her best friend. Gayle King is the current editor of O, Oprah Magazine and the former host of The Gayle King Show.

Oprah Winfrey currently resides on The Promise Land, a 42-acre estate. The estate can be found in Montecito, California. She also has homes in New Jersey, Chicago, Florida, Colorado, Hawaii, and Washington State. Oprah Winfrey does not have her own child.

The Oprah Winfrey Show monetary value
Oprah Winfrey is the CEO of one of the world's largest media conglomerates. Her TV hosting and film careers have netted her a fortune. 

Oprah Winfrey's net worth is currently estimated to be $2.75 billion US dollars.Oprah Winfrey later expanded her topics to include heart disease, spirituality, geopolitics, and meditation. 

In 1988, Oprah Winfrey produced and starred in the drama miniseries The Women Of Brewster Place as a filmmaker. She portrayed Sofia in the 1985 film The Color Purple. Other films in which she has appeared include The Native Son, Brewster Place, Lincoln, There Are No Children Here, Ellen, Before Women Had Wings, Beloved, Charlotte's Web, and Sesame Street. 

Oprah Winfrey's endorsement of Barack Obama in the run-up to the 2008 elections helped him secure approximately one million votes. President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.