Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey Lending Voice to Disney Feature

Interview: Lori Petty on 'The Poker House'

Birthday: January 29, 1954

Oprah Winfrey rose from poverty and a troubled youth to become the most powerful and influential woman in television and, according to Forbes Magazine, the world's most highly paid entertainer. Though primarily recognized as a talk show hostess, Winfrey also produces and occasionally acts in television movies and feature films. Winfrey's parents, who never married, were teens ...more