She has worked her way from the bottom to the top and is now one of the most influential people in the world. Hardly any woman donates as much money as Oprah Winfrey.
In March 2021, Oprah Winfrey let it rip again. With the program “Meghan and Harry on Oprah – The Interview” she reached people in a total of 69 countries and enabled a huge discussion about the British royal family. She has been considered one of the most influential women in the world for many years. Oprah Winfrey turns 68 today.
Despite a difficult childhood, he took chances
Born in Kosciuto, Mississippi in 1954, the talk show host’s childhood was anything but sheltered. At first she was an illegitimate daughter of underage parents herself before she became pregnant for the first time at the age of 14. However, her child died shortly after her birth. Despite hard blows of fate, Oprah Winfrey went her way and studied. Meanwhile, she got her first radio jobs and later started her career in Baltimore, Maryland as a news anchor.
Own broadcasts and increasing influence
In 1984, the AM Chicago morning talk show, hosted by Winfrey, began. Due to its great success, the show was first renamed “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and later “Oprah”. Her guests were mostly people suffering from poverty or victims of unfortunate accidents. In the 1990s, the entrepreneur founded “Oprah’s Book Club”, which also ran on TV. She thus had an ever-increasing influence on the American media world, since great authors presented their works in their program. For example, former US President Bill Clinton was a guest. Her book club was considered an indicator for bestseller lists in the US, making her the most influential celebrity in the world according to Forbes Magazine in 2009. After the talk show ended in 2011, Winfrey founded her own pay-TV station “OWN” (Oprah Winfrey Network).
Loved and criticized as a great philanthropist
Oprah Winfrey was named Business Week’s top-giver in 2005, with annual donations of $300 million. She founded The Angel Network, which she used to raise money for charities, and funded the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa for $40 million to give disadvantaged girls from impoverished backgrounds an education. But despite her huge commitment, she also receives criticism. In the past she has been too uncritical of her talk show guests, has given difficult personalities a stage and the South African school she founded has too luxurious facilities. Money that could have been used for the school education of other disadvantaged girls.
Campaigning, acting and awards
She has been in a relationship with her partner, businessman and author Stedman Graham, since 1986. In 2008 she supported Barack Obama in the election campaign and appeared with him at events. She was also active as an actress on the side. She was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her debut role in The Color Purple in 1986. In addition, she had roles in highly acclaimed productions such as “Der Butler” or “Das Zeiträtsel”. She was one of the first black American women to become a billionaire. She was honored for her lifetime achievement at the 2018 Golden Globes.
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