Oprah Winfrey, Biography, Information,Struggle story
Oprah Winfrey
Name: Oprah Gail Winfrey
Profession: American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, voice actor, philanthropist, film producer, voice acting, businessperson media proprietor, motivational speaker, journalist.
Height(Approx.): in centimeters- 169 cm
in meters- 1.69 m
in Feet Inches- 5' 6½”
Weight(Approx.):in Kilograms- 68 kg
in Pounds- 149 lbs
Eye Colour : blue eyes brown eyes
Hair Colour : Cool Brown hair
Biography
-Oprah Gail Winfrey's original name was Orpah Gail Winfrey.
People couldn't take her name properly.
People used to call her Oprah because she used to hear that name.
so, She changed her name to Oprah Winfrey.
-Oprah Winfrey's mother gave birth to her at an early age.
And at that time, her mother was unmarried and used to wash dishes in other people's houses.
-Meanwhile, Oprah Winfrey's mother sent her to her mother,
Oprah Winfrey's grandmother and Oprah Winfrey's mother went in search of work.
-Oprah Winfrey lived with her grandmother until she was 6 years old,
and she taught her church and Bible teachings.
-Oprah Winfrey was taught at home by her grandmother and did the same at an early age.
Everyone called her the bigger because she was so effective.
-Due to lack of money, Grandma sent Oprah Winfrey back to her mother.
After moving to her mother, Oprah Winfrey's life became poor and difficult again.
Her mother couldn't give Oprah Winfrey time because she was working for someone else
-In this, Oprah had to spend many years alone,
in which she had to face hardships as close relatives often abused her physically and mentally.
-At such a young age, she was exhausted from all these troubles.
Tired of all this, she decided to change her situation
and at the age of thirteen, she left home with money.
-She gave birth to a baby boy out of physical abuse,
but because she was weak, she gave birth to a baby boy Died within two days
-Friends, at the age when we understand how to wake up, Oprah woke up all her life.
-After a while, Oprah's mother finds her and brings her home.
-This time Oprah's mother did her admission to high school.
But in difficult circumstances, he befriended Oprah.
All the kids in high school were rich so it was hard for her to live with them so you shouldn't look poor while living with them.
He used to steal money from home.
-So there were frequent quarrels between her mother and her.
-Bored, Oprah's mother decides to send Oprah to her stepfather.
But her mother made the right decision because her stepfather was a very good person.
-Who not only gave Oprah a better life but also provided her with rules and home-like security.
Oprah became known as a smart student at her school because of her stepfather.
-She soon made a name for herself in school with her love of speech and drama.
-On her last day of school, during a rehearsal of the play,
she was offered a news reading on a radio channel. She immediately accepted the offer.
And from here she started working in her favorite field.
-Surprisingly, while she was reading the news, she did not pay much attention to the study
Not distracted. And won first place in scholarship competition at Tennessee State University
-While studying at Tennessee State University, she also did news reading for 2 years.
-Oprah became Miss Black Nassloy and Miss Black Tennessee beauty at the age of 17 by winning 2 beauty contests.
-Oprah received an offer from a multimode news channel, Maryland, this time,
and the job was so attractive that she moved to Maryland without graduating.
And after getting this job, she became the first African American woman.
-Oprah was so sensitive that her boss didn't like it when the news was discussing emotionally accept.
So she was fired from her job.
So once again she was desperate
-But it is said that even if one path of the toiler is closed, 10 paths are opened and something happened in the case of Oprah.
Oprah has not looked back since she became the host of People Talk for 7 years.
-Oprah moved to Chicago in 1983 and performed the A. M. Chicago show there.
At the time, the show had a low rating, but due to Oprah's talent
and language style, it became a show top rated.
-Oprah Gail Winfrey is the highest-paid TV artist and also the richest self-made woman in America.
Oprah Gail Winfrey has founded the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls.
-In 2011, he was nominated for the Oscar Award for Motion Picture Arts and Science.
-The whole world will know this when the most influential people of the 20th century in Time Maxim.
Oprah Gail Winfrey was named in the list.
Forbes Maxim also released a list of the world's billions, including Oprah Gail Winfrey.
-In 2013, US President Barack Obama awarded the country's best civilian award.
Awards:
1989: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special: Oprah Winfrey: On Location in Forsyth County
1991: Entertainer of the Year
1992: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special: The Oprah Winfrey Show
1992: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series: The Oprah Winfrey Show
1993: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special: The Oprah Winfrey Show
1994: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special: The Oprah Winfrey Show
1995: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special: The Oprah Winfrey Show
1996: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series: The Oprah Winfrey Show
1998: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series: The Oprah Winfrey Show
1998: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Special: Dinner With Oprah: A Lifetime Exclusive - Toni Morrison
2005: Hall of Fame
2012: Outstanding Talk Series: Oprah's Lifeclass
In 2013, US President Barack Obama awarded the country's best civilian award.
DOB: 29 January 1954
Age: (age 67 years)
Birthplace: Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Hobbies: reading and photoshoots
Controversies
Winfrey has stated she was molested by her cousin,
uncle, and a family friend, starting when she was nine years old, s
something she first announced on a 1986 episode of her TV show regarding sexual abuse.
Net Worth:
260 crores USD
Oprah is said to be worth a whopping $2.6billion (£1.8billion), according to Forbes.
She was also ranked number 10 on Forbes' list of America's richest self-made women last year and is the only Black woman billionaire in the US.
Car collection:
Oprah Winfrey owns at least four cars. The TV host buys, sells, and donates cars somewhat often,
making it hard to keep up with her current collection, but the latest intel suggests
she owns a relatively modest number of four vehicles
Home Adress:
he Promised Land,” is located in Montecito, CA.
The $50 million home was purchased in 2001. Oprah’s house is on 42 acres and boasts
both mountain and ocean views. She has another home in Chicago that is a $15,000 per month rent, as well as homes and property in New Jersey, Florida, Hawaii, and Antigua.
Relationship:
Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham have been together for nearly 35 years.
Here's a timeline of their relationship. Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham began dating in 1986, the same year Winfrey's show debuted.
Winfrey and Graham got engaged in 1992 but called the ceremony off the following year
Family:
Mother: Vernita Lee
Father: Vernon Winfrey
Grandmother: Hattie Mae Lee
Husband: Stedman Graham
Child: Canaan (brith. 1968; died. 1968)
Favorite Things:
Telfar medium shopping bag. ...
Bychari initial rings. ...
House Dogge fleece dog hoodies. ...
54 Thrones African Beauty Butter Collection gift set.
Lesser-Known Fact:
1)Winfrey was named "Orpah" after the biblical character in the Book of
Ruth on her birth certificate, but people mispronounced it regularly and "Oprah" stuck
As a child, Oprah Winfrey was nicknamed "The Preacher" for
her ability to recite Bible verses as her grandmother often took her to church
Winfrey was born the daughter of an unwed teen.
2)At age 17, Winfrey won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant.
3)Oprah Winfrey's family was so poor growing up that, as a child, Winfrey was teased at school for wearing dresses made of potato sacks.
4)Oprah Winfrey is at least 8% Native American--something she discovered when undergoing a DNA test for the PBS show African American Lives.
5)Winfrey had a son when she was 14 years old who died as an infant.
6)Oprah Winfrey openly discussed her childhood sexual abuse suffered at the hands of male relatives and her mother's friends on a special episode of her show focusing on sexual abuse in 1986.
7)Oprah was anchoring the news at Nashville's WTVF-TV when she was just 19, making her the youngest person and the first African-American woman to hold the position.
8)Winfrey has donated her voice for an array of cartoon characters, voicing Gussie the goose for Charlotte's Web, and Eudora, the mother of Princess Tiana in Disney's
The Princess and the Frog, among others.
9)Oprah Winfrey has interviewed countless celebrities, including Michael Jackson, whose interview became the
4th most-watched event in American television history, as well as the most-watched interview of all time, with 36 million viewers.
10)Winfrey credits her grandmother for guiding her towards success, saying that it was Hattie Mae who encouraged her to speak up in public,
giving Winfrey confidence at an early age and a positive sense of self.
11)Winfrey was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple.
12)Winfrey is credited for popularizing the intimate, confessional form of talk show, which has since become common across cable networks.
13)She was instrumental in launching Oxygen Media, dedicated to producing cable programming specifically for women.
Oprah Winfrey's Education:
Tennessee State University
1987–1987
Tennessee State University
1971–1975
Nicolet High School
East Nashville Magnet Middle School
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