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Oprah Winfrey

Acting • 1954-01-29 • Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA

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

The Butler

The Butler

2013

A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time

2018

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

1985

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

2006

The Princess and the Frog

The Princess and the Frog

2009

The Six Triple Eight

The Six Triple Eight

2024

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Filmography

2026
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar OdomFilm
Self - Interviewer (archive footage)
★ 6.8
2026
Jane Elliott Against the WorldFilm
Self (Archive Footage)
★ 9.0
2026
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the WorldFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2026
America Who Are You?TV
Self (archive footage) • 2 episodes
★ 4.0
2026
Soccer's American DreamTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
2026
Remember Mulugeta: Confronting Hate in PortlandFilm
Self (archive footage)
2025
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, ActionTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
2025
This Is the Tom Green DocumentaryFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
2025
Barbara Walters: Tell Me EverythingFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2025
Brunello: The Gracious VisionaryFilm
Self
★ 6.1
2025
Seen & Heard: The History of Black TelevisionTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 2.1
2025
The Secret of MeFilm
Self - Host (archive footage)
★ 10.0
2025
An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause RevolutionFilm
Self - Host
★ 5.0
2024
The Six Triple EightFilm
Mary McLeod Bethune
★ 7.6
2024
South Park: The End of ObesityFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
2024
Piece by PieceFilm
Oprah Winfrey (voice) (archive footage)
★ 7.1
2024
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. TrumpFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
2024
Robert Downey Jr.: High AltitudeFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2024
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in ChargeFilm
Self
★ 8.5
2024
La piqûre de la minceurFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 8.0
2024
Hollywood BlackTV
Self (archive footage) • 4 episodes
★ 3.0
2024
An Oprah Special: The Presleys - Elvis, Lisa Marie and RileyFilm
Self - Host
★ 8.0
2024
AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey SpecialFilm
Self - Host
★ 4.0
2024
An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss RevolutionTV
Self • 2 episodes
2024
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela BassettFilm
Self
2024
An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss RevolutionFilm
Self
2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.TV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 7.5
2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + LoveFilm
Self - Guest
★ 8.1
2023
The Super ModelsTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
2023
Satan Wants YouFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.1
2023
The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah WinfreyFilm
Self
★ 5.6
2023
Oprah & The Color Purple JourneyFilm
Self
★ 3.3
2023
Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear StoryFilm
Self
★ 3.5
2022
The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
2022
SherriTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 2.6
2022
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with SomebodyFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2022
SidneyFilm
Self
★ 6.9
2022
Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special EventFilm
Self
★ 6.4
2022
The Hair TalesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.1
2022
Maradona: The FallFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens RisingFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2022
The Checkup with Dr. David AgusTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
2022
The Color of CareFilm
Self
★ 2.0
2022
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul SimonFilm
Self
2022
Oprah and Quinta Brunson Abbott ElementaryFilm
Herself
2021
ValFilm
Self (archive)
★ 7.2
2021
TINAFilm
Self
★ 7.7
2021
Adele One Night OnlyFilm
Self
★ 7.7
2021
Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime SpecialFilm
Self
★ 6.5
2021
CBS MorningsTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
2021
The Me You Can't SeeTV
Self • 6 episodes
★ 6.3
2021
The Perfect VictimFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2021
The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah WinfreyFilm
Self
★ 9.5
2021
Fatal DistractionFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.5
2021
Parkinson at 50Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
2021
Super SoulTV
Self • 7 episodes
★ 1.0
2021
Oprah Winfrey: Fight for Better LifeFilm
Herself
2020
BecomingFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a KingFilm
Self
★ 8.1
2020
You Cannot Kill David ArquetteFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.7
2020
One World: Together at HomeFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2020
Visible: Out on TelevisionTV
Self • 5 episodes
★ 6.7
2020
Some Good NewsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
2020
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. BidenFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2020
Between the World and MeFilm
Self
★ 7.9
2020
The Oprah ConversationTV
Self - Host • 15 episodes
★ 8.3
2020
Dear...TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
2020
The Accidental PresidentFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.4
2020
John Lewis: Celebrating a HeroFilm
★ 6.6
2020
First LadiesTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
2020
Oprah Talks COVID-19TV
Self - Host • 13 episodes
★ 6.0
2020
America's Great Divide: From Obama to TrumpTV
Self (archive footage) • 2 episodes
2020
OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?TV
Host • 2 episodes
2019
The Tamron Hall ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 4.7
2019
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us NowFilm
Self
★ 7.7
2019
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I AmFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2019
Oprah Winfrey Presents: After NeverlandFilm
Self
★ 5.5
2019
Mike Wallace Is HereFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
2019
RuPaulTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
2019
Oprah's Book ClubTV
Self - Host • 14 episodes
★ 4.0
2018
A Wrinkle in TimeFilm
Mrs. Which
★ 5.0
2018
QuincyFilm
Self
★ 7.3
2018
Patriot Act with Hasan MinhajTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
2018
The Steve Irwin StoryFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
2018
Crow: The LegendFilm
The One Who Creates Everything by Thinking (voice)
★ 7.1
2018
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy JonesFilm
Self - Host
★ 7.0
2018
Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle ObamaFilm
Self - Host
★ 8.0
2017
The StarFilm
Deborah (voice)
★ 6.5
2017
SpielbergFilm
Self
★ 7.5
2017
Whitney: Can I Be MeFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.6
2017
Get Me Roger StoneFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
2017
The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksFilm
Deborah Lacks
★ 6.3
2017
13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernayFilm
Herself
★ 6.3
2017
Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane ReliefFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2016
Before the FloodFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
2016
GreenleafTV
Mavis McCready • 9 episodes
★ 7.1
2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2016
Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur RayFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
2016
Casablancas: The Man Who Loved WomenFilm
Self
★ 5.4
2016
An Oprah Winfrey Special: First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell To The White HouseFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2016
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening CeremonyFilm
Self
★ 5.5
2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV
Self - Guest • 2 episodes
★ 6.1
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
2015
The 10 Faces of Michael JacksonFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.0
2014
SelmaFilm
Annie Lee Cooper
★ 7.4
2014
Life ItselfFilm
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
★ 7.5
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.2
2014
LindsayTV
Self • 8 episodes
★ 7.0
2013
The ButlerFilm
Gloria Gaines
★ 7.3
2013
The Armstrong LieFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2013
Are All Men Pedophiles?Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.2
2013
Martin Luther King and the March on WashingtonFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2013
Makers: Women Who Make AmericaTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 4.5
2013
Making a Scene | 11 PerformancesFilm
2012
Jesus Henry ChristFilm
Oprah
★ 6.2
2012
Steve HarveyTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2012
Oprah's Next ChapterTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
★ 3.6
2012
Oprah: Where Are They Now?TV
Herself - Host • 12 episodes
2011
There's Something Wrong with Aunt DianeFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.6
2011
Super Soul SundayTV
Herself - Host • 162 episodes
★ 5.0
2011
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a MockingbirdFilm
Self
2010
The TalkTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 3.0
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 4.9
2009
The Princess and the FrogFilm
Eudora (voice)
★ 7.2
2009
It's ComplicatedFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 6.5
2009
My White BabyFilm
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.7
2008
Oprah's Big GiveTV
★ 1.0
2007
Keeping Up with the KardashiansTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
2007
Ocean's ThirteenFilm
Oprah Winfrey
★ 6.7
2007
Bee MovieFilm
Judge Bumbleton (voice)
★ 6.1
2007
Everything's CoolFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
2006
30 RockTV
Oprah Winfrey • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
2006
Charlotte's WebFilm
Gussy the Goose (voice)
★ 6.2
2006
Rachael RayTV
★ 5.1
2006
Web Junk 20TV
★ 9.3
2006
A Special Presentation Oprah and Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz Death CampFilm
Self
★ 7.5
2005
Emmanuel's GiftFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.8
2004
Drake & JoshTV
Oprah Winfrey • 1 episodes
★ 8.4
2004
On Air with Ryan SeacrestTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 9.5
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 5.3
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 5.5
2003
Anderson Cooper 360°TV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.4
2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave NarrativesFilm
★ 5.2
2003
Celebrities UncensoredTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.9
2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary CelebrationFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2002
The Cosby Show: A Look BackFilm
Self
★ 7.8
2002
Oprah After the ShowTV
Herself - Host • 1 episodes
★ 1.0
2001
Quincy Jones: In the PocketFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2000
Life & CookingTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
1999
Our Friend, MartinFilm
Coretta Scott King (voice)
★ 7.1
1999
Tina Turner : Celebrate!Film
Self
★ 9.0
1998
BelovedFilm
Sethe
★ 5.8
1998
The HughleysTV
Oprah Winfrey • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1998
ParkinsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
1997
The ViewTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 4.3
1997
Before Women Had WingsFilm
Zora Williams
★ 6.4
1997
About Us: The Dignity of ChildrenFilm
Host
★ 10.0
1996
The Daily ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
1996
E! True Hollywood StoryTV
★ 8.1
1995
MADtvTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1994
EllenTV
Therapist • 2 episodes
★ 6.2
1994
All-American GirlTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.4
1994
I Hate the Way I LookFilm
Self
1993
Late Show with David LettermanTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1993
Michael Jackson Talks... to OprahFilm
Self
★ 7.8
1993
There Are No Children HereFilm
LaJoe Rivers
★ 7.0
1993
Learning Not to HurtFilm
Self
1993
Shades of a Single ProteinFilm
Self
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.3
1992
LincolnFilm
Elizabeth Keckley (voice)
★ 7.3
1992
Surviving a Break-UpFilm
Self
1991
Home ImprovementTV
Oprah Winfrey • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirTV
Oprah Winfrey • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1990
Gabriel's FireTV
★ 6.9
1990
Brewster PlaceTV
Mattie Michael • 10 episodes
★ 4.0
1989
The Women of Brewster PlaceFilm
Mattie Michael
★ 6.9
1989
The Women of Brewster PlaceTV
Mattie Michael • 2 episodes
★ 6.0
1988
LIVE with Kelly and MarkTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1988
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas SpecialFilm
Self
★ 7.2
1987
Throw Momma from the TrainFilm
Oprah Winfrey
★ 6.2
1987
DollyTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
1986
American MastersTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1986
The Oprah Winfrey ShowTV
Self - Host • 3 episodes
★ 3.9
1986
Native SonFilm
Mrs. Thomas
★ 5.2
1985
The Color PurpleFilm
Sofia
★ 7.7
1982
Late Night with David LettermanTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1982
WoganTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1982
American PlayhouseTV
Mrs. Thomas • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1981
Entertainment TonightTV
Self • 6 episodes
★ 4.3
1979
CBS News Sunday MorningTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1978
People Are TalkingTV
Herself - Host • 1 episodes
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1974
The Daytime Emmy AwardsTV
★ 10.0
1968
60 MinutesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1968
60 MinutesTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1959
The GrammysTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.6
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.1
1953
The OscarsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1949
The Emmy AwardsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
★ 7.0