Oprah+Winfrey

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__**Birth date and Place:**__

Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, a small town in Mississippi,US.

__**Early life:**__

She was named “Orpah” after a character in the bible ** but due to a misspelling on the birth certificate it was spelled Oprah. ** Oprah lived in a really small place with her grandma but her dreams for her future were big. Her grandmother taught Oprah the bible so when Oprah started kindergarten they were really impressed with her reading and writing skills that they put her into grade one.

__**Goals and Achievements:**__

At the age of twelve Oprah wanted to get paid to talk to a crowd. She wanted to open her own talk show. In 1997 she started her show, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” but at the time it was last in ratings so she changed the topic of her discussions to current and controversial topics. Those made her ratings go really high. Oprah was the first lady of talk shows. She won a lot of Emmys for best talk show host and she was also honored the best talk show host. Oprah is also one of the highest paid and most influential individuals in America. Aside from being a talk show host, Oprah is a very talented actress too. She was in the movie “The Color Purple” and won the award for best supporting actress.

__**Good Deeds:**__ Oprah is known for being kind hearted and generous due to her good deeds. She has helped people numerous times with an intension to make people’s lives better. Oprah donates to various charities and helps out in many causes worldwide. She spends 4 nights a week lecturing for free at churches, shelters and youth organizations. She also spends 2 Saturdays a month with the little sisters program she made in Chicago.

__**Bibliography**__

Picture of Oprah Winfrey [] / CC]] BY-NC-SA 2.0

 **Online Databases:**
"Winfrey, Oprah Gail (1954-)."//Encyclopedia of World Biography//. Suzanne M. Bourgoin. 2nd Detroit: Gale Research, 1998. 17 vols. //Discovering Collection//. Gale. Toronto District School Board. 10 Jan. 2010 . **Born:**January 29, 1954 **in** Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States

"Winfrey, Oprah (1954-)."//DISCovering Biography//. Online Detroit: Gale, 2003. //Discovering Collection//. Gale. Toronto District School Board. 10 Jan. 2010 . **Born:**January 29, 1954 **in** Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States


 * __Book:__**

Krohn, Katherine. Oprah Winfrey. Minneapolis: Learner Publications Company, 2005.