Biography
Oprah Gail Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954), also known mononymously as Oprah, 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. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she was the richest African-American of the 20th century and was once the world's only black billionaire. By 2007, she was often ranked as the most influential woman in the world.
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Filmography
all 192
self 126
Movies 109
TV Shows 83
Producer 21
Voice 5
Creator 4
Narrator 1
Self / Creator / Executive Producer
An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution (2024)
TV
Self / Executive Producer
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)
Movie
Producer
The Color Purple (2023)
Movie
Executive Producer
Black Cake (2023)
TV
Self
Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story (2023)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Satan Wants You (2023)
Movie
Self
100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023)
TV
Self - Guest
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
Movie
Self
The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey (2023)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023)
TV
Executive Producer
The 1619 Project (2023)
TV
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
Movie
Self
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus (2022)
TV
Self
The Hair Tales (2022)
TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
TV
Self - Guest
Sherri (2022)
TV
Producer
Sidney (2022)
Movie
Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon (2022)
Movie
Executive Producer
The Color of Care (2022)
Movie
Self
Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event (2022)
Movie
Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising (2022)
Movie
Self
Speak Sis (2021)
TV
Self
Adele One Night Only (2021)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Parkinson at 50 (2021)
Movie
Herself
Oprah Winfrey: Fight for Better Life (2021)
Movie
Self
TINA (2021)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Val (2021)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Perfect Victim (2021)
Movie
Self
The Me You Can't See (2021)
TV
Self
Meghan and Harry Recollections May Vary (2021)
Movie
Self - Host
Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special (2021)
Movie
Self - Host
Super Soul (2021)
TV
Self
The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey (2021)
Movie
Self
Mary McCartney Serves It Up (2021)
TV
Self
Between the World and Me (2020)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Accidental President (2020)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
First Ladies (2020)
TV
Self (archive footage)
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden (2020)
Movie
Producer
The Water Man (2020)
Movie
8
Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020)
Movie
Self
John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero (2020)
Movie
Self - Host
The Oprah Conversation (2020)
TV
Host
OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here? (2020)
TV
Thanks
Dark Girls 2 (2020)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Disclosure (2020)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Uncle Tom (2020)
Movie
Self
Dear... (2020)
TV
Self
Becoming (2020)
Movie
Self
One World: Together at Home (2020)
Movie
Self
Some Good News (2020)
TV
Self - Host
Oprah Talks COVID-19 (2020)
TV
Self
Visible: Out On Television (2020)
TV
7.6
Executive Producer
Cherish the Day (2020)
TV
Executive Producer
On the Record (2020)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Frontline: America's Great Divide (2020)
Movie
Self - Host
Oprah's Book Club (2019)
TV
Self - Guest
Tamron Hall (2019)
TV
Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)
Movie
Self
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)
Movie
Self
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now (2019)
Movie
1
Herself
RuPaul (2019)
TV
Executive Producer
When They See Us (2019)
TV
8.14
Self - Host
Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland (2019)
Movie
Self - Host
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones (2018)
Movie
The One Who Creates Everything by Thinking (voice)
Crow: The Legend (2018)
Movie
Self
Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama (2018)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (2018)
TV
Self
Quincy (2018)
Movie
Mrs. Which
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
Movie
5.71
Deborah (voice)
The Star (2017)
Movie
6
Self
Spielberg (2017)
Movie
Self
Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief (2017)
Movie
Herself (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Get Me Roger Stone (2017)
Movie
Deborah Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
Movie
Self - Host
13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay (2017)
Movie
Self
An Oprah Winfrey Special: First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell To The White House (2016)
Movie
Self
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (2016)
TV
Self (archive footage)
Before the Flood (2016)
Movie
Herself
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)
Movie
Thanks
13th (2016)
Movie
8
Self
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony (2016)
Movie
Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women (2016)
Movie
Mavis McCready / Executive Producer
Greenleaf (2016)
TV
6.6
Self (archive footage)
Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray (2016)
Movie
Creator
Dr. Phil meets Tracey Armah (2015)
Movie
Self
Harper Lee: From Mockingbird to Watchman (2015)
Movie
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
TV
2
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
TV
Self
The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson (2015)
Movie
Annie Lee Cooper
Selma (2014)
Movie
6.33
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
TV
Producer
The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
Movie
6.54
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Life Itself (2014)
Movie
1
Self (archive footage)
New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor (2014)
Movie
Self
Lindsay (2014)
TV
Self
The Making of 'Making a Scene' (2013)
Movie
Woman
Making a Scene (2013)
Movie
Herself (archive footage)
The Armstrong Lie (2013)
Movie
Gloria Gaines
The Butler (2013)
Movie
5.3
Herself (archive footage)
Are All Men Pedophiles? (2013)
Movie
6
Self
Makers: Women Who Make America (2013)
TV
Self
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington (2013)
Movie
Herself - Host
Oprah: Where Are They Now? (2012)
TV
Oprah
Jesus Henry Christ (2012)
Movie
Self - Host
Oprah's Next Chapter (2012)
TV
Self - Host
Super Soul Sunday (2011)
TV
Self - Host
Oprah's Lifeclass (2011)
TV
Executive Producer
Serving Life (2011)
Movie
Creator
Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star (2011)
TV
Self
Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes (2011)
TV
Self - Host
Oprah's Master Class (2011)
TV
Self (uncredited)
It's Complicated (2009)
Movie
7.5
Eudora
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Movie
7.02
Self - Narrator (U.S. Broadcast) / American narrator / Self
Life (2009)
TV
3.67
Creator
The Dr. Oz Show (2009)
TV
6
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
My White Baby (2009)
Movie
Self
Oprah's Big Give (2008)
TV
Producer
The Great Debaters (2007)
Movie
Judge Bumbleton (voice)
Bee Movie (2007)
Movie
6.6
Self
Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007)
TV
7
Oprah Winfrey
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Movie
5.68
Self (archive footage)
Everything's Cool (2007)
Movie
Gussy the Female Goose
Charlotte's Web (2006)
Movie
6
Oprah Winfrey
30 Rock (2006)
TV
6.1
Executive Producer
Rachael Ray (2006)
TV
Self
A Special Presentation Oprah and Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz Death Camp (2006)
Movie
Web Junk 20 (2006)
TV
Narrator
Emmanuel's Gift (2005)
Movie
Self
Signé Chanel (2005)
TV
Executive Producer
Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
Movie
Oprah Winfrey
Drake & Josh (2004)
TV
7.38
Self
On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004)
TV
Self
Anderson Cooper 360° (2003)
TV
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
TV
5.15
Self
Celebrities Uncensored (2003)
TV
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
Movie
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
TV
6.3
Creator
Dr. Phil (2002)
TV
Self - Host
Oprah After the Show (2002)
TV
Self
The Cosby Show: A Look Back (2002)
Movie
Self
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (2001)
Movie
Executive Producer
Amy & Isabelle (2001)
Movie
Life & Cooking (2000)
TV
Producer
Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)
Movie
Tina Turner : Celebrate! (1999)
Movie
Coretta Scott King (voice)
Our Friend, Martin (1999)
Movie
Executive Producer
David and Lisa (1998)
Movie
Sethe
Beloved (1998)
Movie
The Hughleys (1998)
TV
Executive Producer
The Wedding (1998)
Movie
Zora Williams
Before Women Had Wings (1997)
Movie
Self
The View (1997)
TV
5.5
Self - Host
About Us: The Dignity of Children (1997)
Movie
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
TV
Self
MADtv (1995)
TV
1
Self
All-American Girl (1994)
TV
Therapist
Ellen (1994)
TV
6
LaJoe Rivers
There Are No Children Here (1993)
Movie
Elizabeth Keckley (voice)
Lincoln (1992)
Movie
Thanks
Malcolm X (1992)
Movie
4.5
Executive Producer
Overexposed (1992)
Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
TV
5.75
Oprah Winfrey
Home Improvement (1991)
TV
7
Gabriel's Fire (1990)
TV
Herself
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
TV
7.47
Mattie Michael
Brewster Place (1990)
TV
Mattie Michael
The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
Movie
Self
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988)
Movie
Herself
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Movie
3.5
Mrs. Thomas
Native Son (1986)
Movie
Self - Host / Self
The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
TV
8
Self
American Masters (1986)
TV
Sofia
The Color Purple (1985)
Movie
2
Self
Wogan (1982)
TV
Self
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
TV
8.33
Herself - Host
People Are Talking (1978)
TV
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
The Daytime Emmy Awards (1974)
TV
Self
60 Minutes (1968)
TV
3.5
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
Self
The Grammy Awards (1959)
TV
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Self
The Emmy Awards (1949)
TV
6.08
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
TV
Mattie Michael
The Women of Brewster Place
TV
Aurora Greenway
Terms of Endearment
Movie
Producer
The Water Dancer
Movie
Six Triple Eight
Movie
Black America since MLK: And still I rise
Movie
Self
African American Lives
TV
Ratings
Average 6.2
Based on 2.6 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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2004
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1954-01-29 (70 years old)
Birth NameOrpah Gail Winfrey
Birth PlaceKosciusko, United States of America
Net Worth$1 Billion
RelationshipsStedman Graham, Roger Ebert (1977-01-01 - 1985-01-01), John Tesh (1976-01-01 - 1977-01-01)
MotherVernita Lee Winfrey
RelativesPatricia Lee Logton, Jeffrey Lee
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesMontecito, United States of America
Also Known AsOrpah Gail Winfrey, 오프라 윈프리
Awardshonorary degree from Spelman College, honorary doctor of Harvard University, Horatio Alger Award, NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series or Special, NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year, Marian Anderson Award, Jefferson Awards for Public Service, Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Producers Guild of America Awards, Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, Spingarn Medal, National Women's Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center Honors, Disney Legends, Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, Peabody Awards, Time 100, People's Choice Awards, American Black Film Festival, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, Genesis Award, Order of the Smile, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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