Oprah Winfrey
Acting
Born: January 29, 1954 (age 72) · Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954), 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.
Known for
Ocean's Thirteen
2007
The Princess and the Frog
2009
Bee Movie
2007
The Butler
2013
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Selma
2014
The Color Purple
1985
Drake & Josh
2004
Malcolm X
1992
A Wrinkle in Time
2018
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
2009
The Hundred-Foot Journey
2014
Photos (2)
Movies (26)
The Princess and the Frog
Eudora (voice)
Bee Movie
Judge Bumbleton (voice)
Ocean's Thirteen
Oprah Winfrey
The Star
Deborah (voice)
The Six Triple Eight
Mary McLeod Bethune
Charlotte's Web
Gussy the Goose (voice)
The Color Purple
Sofia
A Wrinkle in Time
Mrs. Which
Piece by Piece
Oprah Winfrey (voice) (archive footage)
Throw Momma from the Train
Oprah Winfrey
The Butler
Gloria Gaines
Selma
Annie Lee Cooper
Beloved
Sethe
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Deborah Lacks
Our Friend, Martin
Coretta Scott King (voice)
Jesus Henry Christ
Oprah
The Women of Brewster Place
Mattie Michael
Native Son
Mrs. Thomas
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013
Before Women Had Wings
Zora Williams
Emmanuel's Gift
Narrator (voice)
Crow: The Legend
The One Who Creates Everything by Thinking (voice)
There Are No Children Here
LaJoe Rivers
John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero
2020
About Us: The Dignity of Children
Host
TV Shows (15)
American Playhouse
Mrs. Thomas · 1 eps
30 Rock
Oprah Winfrey · 1 eps
Home Improvement
Oprah Winfrey · 1 eps
Ellen
Therapist · 2 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Oprah Winfrey · 1 eps
Drake & Josh
Oprah Winfrey · 1 eps
The Hughleys
Oprah Winfrey · 1 eps
Greenleaf
Mavis McCready · 9 eps
Rachael Ray
1 eps
The Daytime Emmy Awards
2 eps
Gabriel's Fire
1 eps
The Women of Brewster Place
Mattie Michael · 2 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Brewster Place
Mattie Michael · 10 eps
OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?
Host · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (147)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · 1 eps
60 Minutes
Self · 1 eps
60 Minutes
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Steve Harvey
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 4 eps
Anderson Cooper 360°
Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 2 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · 1 eps
American Masters
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 3 eps
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
CBS Mornings
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 6 eps
The Super Models
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
All-American Girl
Self · 1 eps
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self · 4 eps
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Some Good News
Self · 1 eps
Visible: Out on Television
Self · 5 eps
Dear...
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Self · 2 eps
Super Soul Sunday
Herself - Host · 162 eps
The Me You Can't See
Self · 6 eps
Dolly
Self · 1 eps
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Self (archive footage)
It's Complicated
Self (uncredited)
The Oprah Conversation
Self - Host · 15 eps
Oprah's Book Club
Self - Host · 14 eps
America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
South Park: The End of Obesity
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oprah Talks COVID-19
Self - Host · 13 eps
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom
Self - Interviewer (archive footage)
Sidney
Self
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Soccer's American Dream
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
RuPaul
Self · 1 eps
First Ladies
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
The Hair Tales
Self · 1 eps
Val
Self (archive)
Spielberg
Self
Before the Flood
Self (archive footage)
TINA
Self
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Self - Host · 1 eps
Adele One Night Only
Self
Becoming
Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Self
Jane Elliott Against the World
Self (Archive Footage)
One World: Together at Home
Self
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MADtv
Self · 1 eps
Makers: Women Who Make America
Self · 3 eps
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
Self · 1 eps
Quincy
Self
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Self
Between the World and Me
Self
Maradona: The Fall
Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
Self (archive footage)
Life Itself
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self
Satan Wants You
Self (archive footage)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
The Armstrong Lie
Self (archive footage)
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
Self (archive footage)
Brunello: The Gracious Visionary
Self
Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special
Self
The Accidental President
Self (archive footage)
Are All Men Pedophiles?
Self (archive footage)
An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution
Self - Host
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge
Self
Lindsay
Self · 8 eps
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
Self (archive footage)
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Self
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
Self
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
Super Soul
Self · 7 eps
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Self (archive footage)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Self
Get Me Roger Stone
Self (archive footage)
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
Self
The Perfect Victim
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
Self
Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray
Self (archive footage)
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Self
Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland
Self
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Self
Everything's Cool
Self (archive footage)
Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women
Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Self - Host
The Secret of Me
Self - Host (archive footage)
The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage)
An Oprah Special: The Presleys - Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley
Self - Host
An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution
Self · 2 eps
Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah
Self
Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief
Self
The Color of Care
Self
Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story
Self
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Self
AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special
Self - Host
Remember Mulugeta: Confronting Hate in Portland
Self (archive footage)
La piqûre de la minceur
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
Self
The Steve Irwin Story
Self (archive footage)
The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey
Self
Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama
Self - Host
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
Self
My White Baby
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird
Self
Oprah and Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary
Herself
An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution
Self
Oprah Winfrey: Fight for Better Life
Herself
The Grammys
Self · 1 eps
Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event
Self
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett
Self
13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay
Herself
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 eps
Upcoming (1)
Writing (2)
Producing (40)
Greenleaf
Executive Producer
When They See Us
Executive Producer
Rachael Ray
Executive Producer
Black Cake
Executive Producer
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Producer
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Executive Producer
David Makes Man
Executive Producer
The Color Purple
Producer
The Great Debaters
Producer
The Me You Can't See
Executive Producer
Sidney
Producer
Selma
Producer
The 1619 Project
Executive Producer
Beloved
Producer
The Hair Tales
Executive Producer
Cherish the Day
Executive Producer
The Women of Brewster Place
Executive Producer
The Kings of Napa
Executive Producer
The Water Man
Executive Producer
Oprah's Master Class
Executive Producer
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Executive Producer
Serving Life
Executive Producer
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Executive Producer
Brewster Place
Producer
The Women of Brewster Place
Executive Producer
Tuesdays with Morrie
Producer
David and Lisa
Executive Producer
On the Record
Executive Producer
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Executive Producer
The Wedding
Executive Producer
Before Women Had Wings
Producer
Amy & Isabelle
Executive Producer
OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?
Executive Producer
Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland
Executive Producer
An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution
Executive Producer
Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah
Executive Producer
The Color of Care
Executive Producer
Overexposed
Executive Producer
AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special
Executive Producer
An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution
Executive Producer
Other Crew (13)
The Dr. Oz Show
Creator
Malcolm X
Thanks
Super Soul Sunday
Creator
Oprah's Book Club
Creator
Dr. Phil
Creator
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Creator
13th
Thanks
Brewster Place
Creator
Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star
Creator
OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?
Creator
Dark Girls 2
Thanks
An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution
Creator
Dr. Phil meets Tracey Armah
Creator