Birth place: Kosciusko, Mississippi
Birth name: Oprah Gail Winfrey
Father: Vernon Winfrey, a barber
Mother: Vernita Lee, a maid (parents never married)
Education: Tennessee State University, B.A., Speech and Performing Arts, 1976
Other Facts:
At age 19, while still a sophomore in college, becomes the youngest and first African-American anchor for WTVF-TV in Nashville.
Stedman Graham has been her companion for many years.
Three Emmy Award nominations with one win.
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May 25, 2011 – The last “Oprah Winfrey Show” airs. There are no guests for this episode.
November 12, 2011 – Winfrey receives an honorary Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
January 1, 2012 – Winfrey’s new show, “Oprah’s Next Chapter”, debuts on the OWN network.
June 26, 2013 – Regains #1 spot for Forbes’ World’s Most Power Celebrities.
November 20, 2013 – Is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
March 2014 – Forbes, in its annual list of the world’s billionaires, estimates Winfrey’s net worth at $2.9 billion.
January 15, 2015 – The film “Selma,” in which Winfrey costars, is nominated for an Academy Award for best picture.
