Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and 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 North America's first black multi-billionaire, and she has been ranked the greatest black philanthropist in American history. By 2007, she was sometimes ranked as the most influential woman in the world.
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| Full name at birth | Orpah Gail Winfrey
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| Claim to fame | Opray Winfrey Show
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| Date of birth | 29 January 1954
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| Place of birth | Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
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| Occupation | Media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
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| Height | 5' 6½" (169 cm)
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| Weight | 195 lbs (89 kg)
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| Dress size | 12
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| Shoe size | 10.5
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| Pets | Sadie (Dog)
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| Residence | Montecito, California Lavallette, New Jersey Telluride, Colorado Maui, Hawaii Chicago, Illinois Fisher Island, Florida
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| Net worth | $3,500,000,000 USD
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- Was a guest at friends Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger's star-studded wedding
- In 2006, she earned an estimated $260 million in salary from her various interests including syndication, cable television, and print magazines.
- Raised in abject poverty, she received her first pair of shoes in 1959 at age 6. She learned to read at age 2½. In fact, when it was time for her to start kindergarten, she wrote a note to her teacher insisting she should be in first grade. The teacher agreed and after finishing that grade she was then skipped to third grade.
- First African-American woman to become a billionaire in American history.
- Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997.
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