Oprah Winfrey
Birth Name:
Oprah Gail Winfrey
Birth Place:
Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States
Profession
Producer, Actress, Writer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Motivated by the memories of her difficult childhood, she launched a campaign to establish a national database of convicted child abusers, which was established under the "Oprah Bill" that was signed into law by President Clinton in 1993
- Was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013
- Is the first female African-American billionaire in the world
- Majored in Speech Communications and Performing Arts at Tennessee State University, but left when her broadcasting career began to take off
- Started out working as a news anchor at Nashville's WLAC-TV
- Hosted her first talk show, "People Are Talking," on WJZ-TV in Baltimore in the late 1970s
- Quote: "It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from․ The ability to triumph begins with you․ Always․"
- Her hit TV series "The Oprah Winfrey Show" started out as a failing morning program on WLS-TV called "AM Chicago" in 1984
- Known for her warmth and sympathy
- Was voted "Most Popular" by her classmates during high school
Awards
- 1985LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 1986Oscar - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1986Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1987Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk or Service Show Host:Winner
- 1988Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host:Nominated
- 1989Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host:Nominated
- 1989Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk/Service Program:Winner
- 1989Image Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie:Nominated
- 1989Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Miniseries:Nominated
- 1990Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk/Service Show:Nominated
- 1990Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host:Nominated
- 1991Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host:Winner
- 1991Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk/Service Show:Winner
- 1992Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk/Service Show:Winner
- 1992Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host:Winner
- 1993Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk/Service Show:Nominated
- 1993Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Special:Winner
- 1993Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show Host:Winner
- 1994Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show:Winner
- 1994Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show Host:Winner
- 1995Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show Host:Winner
- 1995Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show:Winner
- 1996Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show:Winner
- 1996Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show Host:Nominated
- 1997Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show Host:Nominated
- 1997Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show:Winner
- 1997OFTA Television Award - Best Host of a Talk or Service Show:Nominated
- 1998Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show:Nominated
- 1998Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host:Winner
- 1998OFTA Television Award - Best Host of a Talk or Service Show:Nominated
- 1999Black Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 1999Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show:Nominated
- 1999Image Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1999OFTA Film Award - Best Drama Actress:Nominated
- 1999OFTA Television Award - Best Host of a Talk or Service Show:Nominated
- 1999PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:Nominated
- 2000OFTA Television Award - Best Host of a Talk or Service Show:Nominated
- 2000PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:Winner
- 2000Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Made for Television Movie:Winner
- 2001OFTA Television Award - Best Host of a Talk or Service Show:Winner
- 2002OFTA Television Award - Best Host of a Talk or Service Show:Nominated
- 2003OFTA Television Award - Best Host of a Talk or Service Show:Nominated
- 2004OFTA Television Award - Best Host of a Talk or Service Show:Nominated
- 2005Black Movie Award - Outstanding Television Movie:Nominated
- 2005OFTA Television Award - Best Host of a Talk or Service Show:Nominated
- 2006Felix - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2008Christopher Award - Feature Films:Winner
- 2008OFTA Television Award - Best Host of a Talk or Service Show:Nominated
- 2008Stanley Kramer AwardWinner
- 2009EDA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2011People's Choice Award - Favorite Talk Show Host:Nominated
- 2012CINE Golden Eagle - Broadcast Division: People, Places and Events:Winner
- 2013AAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2013EDA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2013CINE Golden Eagle - Broadcast Division: News, Special Features, Public Affairs & General Information:Winner
- 2013HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2013PFCS Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Informational Series or Special:Nominated
- 2013VVFP Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2013WFCC Award - Worst Female Images in a Movie:Nominated
- 2013WIN Award - Outstanding Actress Feature Film:Nominated
- 2014Movies for Grownups Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2014Movies for Grownups Award - Best Grownup Love Story:Nominated
- 2014Hollywood Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014Hollywood Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Nominated
- 2014Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2014Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2014ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2014BAFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014BET Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2014BFCC Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2014Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2014Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Special Class Series:Winner
- 2014DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2014Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2014IDA Award - Best Episodic Series:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special:Nominated
- 2014Prism Award - Performance in a Feature Film:Nominated
- 2014SDFCS Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
- 2014Montecito AwardWinner
- 2014Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2014WAFCA Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Nominated
- 2014WFCC Award - Best Female Action Star:Winner
- 2014Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Actress:Winner
- 2015Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
- 2015EDA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2015Black Reel - Outstanding Motion Picture:Winner
- 2015Christopher Award - Feature Films:Winner
- 2015Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2015GAFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
- 2015Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2016Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Special Class Series:Nominated
- 2016IDA Award - Best Limited Series:Nominated
- 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2017Black Reel - Outstanding TV Movie/Limited Series:Nominated
- 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series:Nominated
- 2017OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Television Movie:Nominated
- 2018Black Reel - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2018Black Reel - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2018Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Special Class Series:Nominated
- 2018Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2018Vision Award - Best Performance - Drama:Winner
- 2018Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Actress: Fantasy:Nominated
- 2019Black Reel - Outstanding TV Movie/Limited Series:Winner
- 2019Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series - Longform:Winner
- 2019Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series - Longform:Nominated
- 2019Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine:Winner
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited Series:Nominated
- 2020PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television:Nominated
- 2021Real TV Award - Best Show Host:Nominated
- 2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special:Nominated
- 2023IDA Award - Best Episodic Series:Nominated
- 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series:Winner
- 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special:Nominated
- 2024Black Reel - Outstanding Film:Nominated
- 2024Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Anthology Series:Winner
- 2024Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program:Winner
- 2024Gotham TV Award - Breakthrough Drama Series:Nominated
- 2024PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:Nominated