Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American media mogul, actress, executive producer, author and television personality. She became famous for The Oprah Winfrey Show, which aired nationally from Chicago from 1986 to 2011. Oprah Winfrey went partly nude for a scene in the film Beloved. She was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. By age 19 she was co-anchoring the local evening news, and her emotional, unscripted style moved her into daytime talk. After lifting a third-rated Chicago talk show to first place, she started her own production company. By the mid-1990s her show had turned toward books, self-improvement, mindfulness and spirituality. She was once the world's only Black billionaire and the richest African-American of the 20th century.