Oprah Winfrey Wiki, Height, Weight, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Being a child, when you become a victim of sexual abuse you start losing your hope to live a happy and successful life. But Oprah Winfrey has overcome all the obstacles to become a world-popular influencer and self-made billionaire. She grew up in poverty and was mistreated as a child.

She was born on 29th January 1954 in Mississippi. After seeing such a difficult start in her life, she decided to focus on her studies to become successful. She became popular as a host of her own talk show. She is an American actress, media executive, and billionaire philanthropist.

Date Of Birth29 January 1954
Age70 Years
HeightIn Centimeters – 169 cm

In Feet and Inches – 5’6.5”

WeightIn Kilograms – 68 kg

In Pounds – 149 lbs

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack
Figure Measurements41-32-40
Bra Size36D
Dress Size14 (US)
Shoe Size11 (US)

As of 2019, Oprah Winfrey has an estimated net worth of $3.5 Billion.

She was born to an unmarried mother. Her biological father was a soldier. She attended Nicolet High School, Wisconsin, USA for elementary education. Since childhood, she grew her interest in reciting verses from the Bible. The spirituality in her was inherited by her grandmother. She revealed that she was sexually molested by her cousin, uncle, and family friend.

After suffering so much, she decided to run away from home, for a better future. At the age of 14, she found that she is pregnant. Her baby died soon because he was born prematurely. She secured a full scholarship and decided to attend Tennessee State University to study communication. To afford her expenses she started doing odd jobs.

Real NameOprah Gail Winfrey
NicknameLady O
Birth PlaceKosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.
ProfessionTV Show Host, Actress, and Author
Zodiac SignAquarius
SchoolNicolet High School, Wisconsin, USA
CollegeEast Literature Magnet School, Nashville

Tennessee State University

ReligionMonotheism
NationalityAmerican
Home TownKosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.
Debut1976
Fathers NameVernon Winfrey

Mothers NameVernita Lee

BrotherJeffery Lee

SistersPatricia Lofton

Patricia Lee Lloyd

She worked as a full-time reporter for a Baltimore television news channel. But she was fired due to her poor performance. She was provided with one more opportunity to anchor a morning talk show “People are talking”. She received excellent ratings and earned popularity.

She started hosting a talk show “A.M Chicago” in Chicago. After tremendous success to the show, the producers changed the name of the show to “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. In the movie “The Colour Purple”, she performed as an actress.

She conducted an interview with Michael Jackson in 1993. For the discussion on books, she launched a talk show “Oprah’s Book Club” in 1996. She provided her voice in many movies like “The Princess and the Frog”, “Bee Movie” etc.

BoyfriendsBubba Taylor

John Tesh

Kitty Kelley

Randolph Cook

Roger Ebert

Stedman Graham

Reginald Chevalier

Marital StatusUnmarried
HusbandN/A

Here we are providing you with a list of her favorite things.

Favorite FoodCaramel popcorn, Chicken pot pie
Favourite DrinkCocktail
Favourite BookTo Kill A Mockingbird
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