Oprah Winfrey

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About Oprah Winfrey

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American television host, actress, producer, philanthropist. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. After a troubled adolescence in a small farming community, where she was sexually abused by a number of male relatives and friends of her mother, Vernita, she moved to Nashville to live with her father, Vernon, a barber and businessman. She entered Tennessee State University in 1971 and began working in radio and television broadcasting in Nashville.

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Profile For Oprah Winfrey
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Personal Information
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Birth Name
Orpah Gail Winfrey
Nick Name
Orpah
The Preacher
O
Deepak Oprah
Lady O

Oprah Winfrey

Date of Birth
January 29, 1954 (to unmarried teenage parents)
Weekday
Friday
Birthday / Birth Anniversary
January 29
Place of birth
Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States
Grew up
Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Sex
Female
Hair Color
Dark
Eyes Color
Brown - Dark
Height
5' 6½"
Zodiac sign
Aquarius

Oprah Winfrey

Country
United States
Ancestry
African American
Nationality
United States
Citizenship
United States
Race or Ethnicity
Black, America

Sexual Orientation
Straight
Residence
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Language Speaks
English
Religion
Protestant
Website
www.Oprah.com
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Family Information
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Father Name
Vernon Winfrey (born 1933, a coal miner then barber then city councilman)
Mother Name
Vernita Lee (born1935, a housemaid)
Paternal Residence
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Educational Information(s)
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High School
East Nashville High School, Nashville, TN (1971)
University
Tennessee State University (1971-76)
University
BA Speech and Drama, Tennessee State University (1987)
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Marital Information
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Status
 Single
Boyfriend(s)

1. John Tesh (dated in 1970s)
2. Roger Ebert (dated in 1970s)
3. Stedman Graham (self-help author, cohabiting since 1986)                        

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Professional Information(s)
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Title
African American television host and actress
Occupation(s)
Talk show host, media proprietor, philanthropist, actress
Talk show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Years Active
1983–Present
Rank

• Richest African American of the 20th century
• Black women billionaire

Party Affiliation
Democratic Party
Sexual abuse

• Raped at the age of nine by her cousin, her uncle, and a family friend
• When14, she became pregnant, her son dying shortly after birth

Childhood jobs
Grocery store, Radio station

Personal wealth
Over $2.7 billion (According to Forbes, in September 2010)

Rankings

The first black woman billionaire in world history
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