Oprah Winfrey, American television personality, actress, and entrepreneur whose syndicated daily talk show was among the most popular of the genre. Through that program, ‘O, the Oprah Magazine,’ the television network Oxygen, and her philanthropic work, she became one of the most influential women in the U.S.
Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954, Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.), American television personality, actress, and entrepreneur whose syndicated daily talk show was among the most popular of the genre. She became one of the richest and most influential women in the United States. Winfrey moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at age six to live with her mother. In her early teens she was sent to Nashville to live with her father, who proved to be a positive influence in her life. Winfrey received a full scholarship to Tennessee State University but left to pursue a career in broadcasting; she eventually earned her