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Oprah Winfrey: Quick Facts

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Born January 29, 1954 (age 72) • Mississippi
Founder Harpo Productions, Inc. • “O, the Oprah Magazine” • Oprah’s Book Club
Awards And Honors Cecil B. DeMille Award (2018) • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2013) • Academy Award (2012) • Kennedy Center Honors (2010)

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Oprah Winfrey smiling at an event in 2017, wearing black glasses and a white outfit, with a red background behind her.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey as Sofia stands in a wooden doorway with one arm raised and her hand on her hip, wearing an apron and patterned skirt, in a scene from The Color Purple (1985).
Oprah Winfrey poses in a deep V-neck black dress with red and purple trim, smiling with curled hair and drop earrings at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
book cover of Live Your Best Life: A Treasury of Wisdom, Wit, Advice, Interviews, and Inspiration from O, the Oprah Magazine
David Zaslav and Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey poses indoors wearing a light pink gown and drop earrings, with styled curly hair and makeup, at the 25th Annual CFDA Fashion Awards in New York City.
Oscar de la Renta and Oprah Winfrey pose together on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Gala, both dressed in formal evening wear.
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Whoopi Goldberg smiles in front of a red Fashion Group International step-and-repeat backdrop at the FGI Night of Stars 39th Annual Gala in New York City.
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Steve Harvey smiles in front of the NBC logo at the 2017 Summer TCA Tour in Beverly Hills.
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Jane Fonda smiling, wearing a black velvet outfit with a beaded choker necklace and hoop earrings, with short, layered blonde hair.
Jane Fonda
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