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Oprah Winfrey
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Producer, Executive Producer, Actor
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January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, MS
Biography:"Oprah Winfrey" rose from poverty and a troubled youth to become the most powerful and influential woman in television and, according to Forbes Magazine, the world's most highly paid entertainer. Though primarily recognized as a talk show hostess, Winfrey also produces and occasionally acts in television movies and feature films.

Winfrey's parents, who never married, were teens when she was born in rural Mississippi. She was originally named Orpah after a woman from the Book of Ruth but a spelling mistake on the birth certificate changed it to Oprah. She spent her childhood growing up in abject poverty on her deeply religious grandmother's farm. When she was older, Winfrey moved in with her mother in Milwaukee, WI. This proved a difficult time as Winfrey alleges she was repeatedly sexually molested by male relatives. Winfrey became a bit of a wild child during her early teens, experimenting with... Full Biography

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Oprah Winfrey, right, reacts to illusionist Criss Angel in Chicago while taping an episode of "The...
Oprah Winfrey, center, stands with Russell Simmons, right, and other mourners as the casket enters...
Oprah Winfrey, center, and British actress Thandie Newton, second right, pose for pictures with...
Oprah Winfrey shares a hug from poet Maya Angelou during the Uncommon Height awards of National...
Oprah Winfrey receives the Uncommon Height award from the Chair and President Emerita of National...
Oprah Winfrey, smiles at Duke president Richard Brodhead, after receiving her honorary degree from...
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey arrives at the Art Institute of Chicago for a dinner in honor of the...
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