Oprah Winfrey Biography

An American media actress, proprietor, talk show host, producer, and philanthropist who is better known as the host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, considered as the highest-rated syndicated program on air, which was aired in 1986 to 2011. She was born to an unmarried teenage mother Vernita Lee who used to work as a housemaid. She had very hard childhood. When she was just 19 years old and studying in high school she started her career as co-anchor in the local evening news. Later due to her emotional ad-lib delivery she was transferred to the daytime talk show arena. In 1983 she worked as a host in WLS-TV's low rated half-hour morning talk show, Chicago. Her interview with Michael Jackson became the fourth most-watched event in American television history which was viewed by estimate 36.5 million audience. She has also starred in movies like The Color Purple. She holds a record of world's first female black billionaire who had a net worth of $2.9 billion in 2013. In 2013, she was honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom by American President Barack Obama.