Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey 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. Globally, she is the richest Black woman and the wealthiest female celebrity.
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Background
- Born in
- Kosciusko
- Educated at
- University of TennesseeTennessee State UniversityEast Nashville Magnet High SchoolLincoln High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom
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1954
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