Oprah Winfrey, born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S., is an American talk show host, actress, television producer, media executive, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’, which aired from 1986 to 2011. She’s North America’s first black multi-billionaire and has been named one of the most influential people in the world. She got her start on television age of 19 when she became the youngest news anchor and the first black female news anchor at Nashville’s WLAC-TV. Oprah eventually relocated to Chicago to host WLS-TV’s half-hour morning talk show, ‘AM Chicago’ — which led to her getting her own talk show after her ratings beat her competitor’s, which were mostly white males a the time.

After her talk show days, Oprah moved onto business, philanthropy, producing, and acting. In 2015, she purchased a minority stake in Weight Watchers, and is still with the brand to this day. She’s donated millions to various charities and causes and has given thousands of scholarships to students through the years. Oprah has starred in films including, ‘The Color Purple’ (1985), ‘The Butler’ (2013), ‘Selma’ (2014), and many more. She currently stars as herself in numerous shows on her OWN network.

Here, Oprah is seen in 1993 (left) and 2019 (right).

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