Why Oprah Winfrey?

Oprah Gail Winfrey is my Woman Role model. She was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to a single teenage mother. She was molested during her childhood and became pregnant at 14, her son was born prematurely and died in infancy. Working in local media, Oprah was both the youngest news anchor and the first black female news anchor at Nashville's WLAC-TV. Oprah Winfrey is considered a role model to many individuals because of her tough childhood, wonderful charity work, her schools, and the true relationships with her fans. Oprah stands out among many people on her ability to feel others' pain and help those people get through their troubling times.

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About Oprah

Oprah Gail Winfrey 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.

Oprah Winfrey's Professions

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Author

Oprah has written a variety of books as a solo writer and has collaborated with many other writers. She also started The Book Club which brought together authors.

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TV Show Host

The Oprah Winfrey Show, often referred to as The Oprah Show or simply Oprah, is produced and hosted by Oprah Winfrey and remains the highest-rated daytime talk show in American television history.

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Businessperson

Winfrey debuted Oxygen Media, a company she co-founded that was dedicated to producing cable and online programming for women, in 1999. Soon after The Oprah Winfrey Show ended in 2011, Winfrey moved to her own network.

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Motivational Speaker

Every right decision I’ve made—every right decision I’ve ever made—has come from my gut. And every wrong decision I’ve ever made was a result of me not listening to the greater voice of myself.

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Actor

Winfrey’s breakthrough acting role came in Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film The Color Purple which is a novel by an award winner author. She played Sofia Johnson, a friend of the protagonist, Celie, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Journalist

Oprah continued to work at WVOL in her first years of college, but her broadcasting career was already taking off. She left school and signed on with a local television station as a reporter and anchor. In 1976, she moved to Baltimore to join WJZ-TV News as a co-anchor.

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Philanthropist

In 2005, Business Week named Winfrey the greatest Black philanthropist in American history. She has created multiple charities over the years, including Oprah’s Angel Network, the Oprah Winfrey Foundation, and the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation.

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Film Producer

Winfrey has become a powerhouse producer. It's no wonder that she was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2021. Here are Winfrey's finest films when serving as a producer in this collection of films.

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