Oprah Winfrey

Biography

Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954), also known mononymously as Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she was the richest African-American of the 20th century and was once the world's only black billionaire. By 2007, she was often ranked as the most influential woman in the world.

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Saturday Night Live

Late Show with David Letterman

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The View

Golden Globe Awards

All Movies (115)

• Michael Jackson: A Life in Music2026 · as Self (archive footage)
• Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World2026 · as Self
• Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom2026 · as Self - Interviewer (archive footage)
• Remember Mulugeta: Confronting Hate in Portland2026 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jane Elliott Against the World2026 · as Self (Archive Footage)
• Brunello: The Gracious Visionary2025 · as Self
• Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything2025 · as Self
• An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution2025 · as Self - Host
• The Secret of Me2025 · as Self - Host (archive footage)
• This Is the Tom Green Documentary2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Six Triple Eight2024 · as Mary McLeod Bethune
• Piece by Piece2024 · as Oprah Winfrey (voice) (archive footage)
• An Oprah Special: The Presleys - Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley2024 · as Self - Host
• The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special2024 · as Self - Host
• Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge2024 · as Self
• South Park: The End of Obesity2024 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• La piqûre de la minceur2024 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution2024 · as Self
• OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett2024 · as Self
• Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude2024 · as Self
• Oprah & The Color Purple Journey2023 · as Self
• Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story2023 · as Self
• Satan Wants You2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love2023 · as Self - Guest
• The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey2023 · as Self
• Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Maradona: The Fall2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Oprah and Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary2022 · as Herself
• Sidney2022 · as Self
• Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon2022 · as Self
• The Color of Care2022 · as Self
• Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event2022 · as Self
• Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising2022 · as Self
• Adele One Night Only2021 · as Self
• Parkinson at 502021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Oprah Winfrey: Fight for Better Life2021 · as Herself
• TINA2021 · as Self
• The Perfect Victim2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special2021 · as Self
• The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey2021 · as Self
• Between the World and Me2020 · as Self
• The Accidental President2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King2020 · as Self
• You Cannot Kill David Arquette2020 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero2020
• Becoming2020 · as Self
• One World: Together at Home2020 · as Self
• Mike Wallace Is Here2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am2019 · as Self
• Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now2019 · as Self
• Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland2019 · as Self
• Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones2018 · as Self - Host
• Crow: The Legend2018 · as The One Who Creates Everything by Thinking (voice)
• Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama2018 · as Self - Host
• The Steve Irwin Story2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Quincy2018 · as Self
• A Wrinkle in Time2018 · as Mrs. Which
• The Star2017 · as Deborah (voice)
• Spielberg2017 · as Self
• Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief2017 · as Self
• Whitney: Can I Be Me2017 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Get Me Roger Stone2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks2017 · as Deborah Lacks
• 13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay2017 · as Herself
• Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds2017 · as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
• An Oprah Winfrey Special: First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell To The White House2016 · as Self
• Before the Flood2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise2016 · as Self
• Black America since MLK: And still I rise2016
• National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony2016 · as Self
• Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women2016 · as Self
• Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• Selma2014 · as Annie Lee Cooper
• Life Itself2014 · as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
• Making a Scene | 11 Performances2013
• The Armstrong Lie2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Butler2013 · as Gloria Gaines
• Are All Men Pedophiles?2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• Martin Luther King and the March on Washington2013 · as Self
• Jesus Henry Christ2012 · as Oprah
• There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird2011 · as Self
• It's Complicated2009 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Princess and the Frog2009 · as Eudora (voice)
• My White Baby2009 · as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Bee Movie2007 · as Judge Bumbleton (voice)
• Ocean's Thirteen2007 · as Oprah Winfrey
• Everything's Cool2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• Charlotte's Web2006 · as Gussy the Goose (voice)
• A Special Presentation Oprah and Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz Death Camp2006 · as Self
• Emmanuel's Gift2005 · as Narrator (voice)
• ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration2003 · as Self
• Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003
• The Cosby Show: A Look Back2002 · as Self
• Quincy Jones: In the Pocket2001 · as Self
• Tina Turner : Celebrate!1999 · as Self
• Our Friend, Martin1999 · as Coretta Scott King (voice)
• Beloved1998 · as Sethe
• Before Women Had Wings1997 · as Zora Williams
• About Us: The Dignity of Children1997 · as Host
• I Hate The Way I Look1994 · as Self
• There Are No Children Here1993 · as LaJoe Rivers
• Learning Not To Hurt1993 · as Self
• Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah1993 · as Self
• Shades Of A Single Protein1993 · as Self
• Lincoln1992 · as Elizabeth Keckley (voice)
• Surviving A Break-Up1992 · as Self
• The Women of Brewster Place1989 · as Mattie Michael
• Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special1988 · as Self
• Throw Momma from the Train1987 · as Oprah Winfrey
• Native Son1986 · as Mrs. Thomas
• The Color Purple1985 · as Sofia

All TV Shows (85)

• Soccer's American Dream2026 · as Self (archive footage)
• Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television2025 · as Self
• Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood Black2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution2024 · as Self
• The Super Models2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• 100 Years of Warner Bros.2023 · as Self
• Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Checkup with Dr. David Agus2022 · as Self
• The Hair Tales2022 · as Self
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• CBS Mornings2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Me You Can't See2021 · as Self
• Super Soul2021 · as Self
• First Ladies2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Oprah Conversation2020 · as Self - Host
• OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?2020 · as Host
• Dear...2020 · as Self
• Some Good News2020 · as Self
• Oprah Talks COVID-192020 · as Self - Host
• Visible: Out on Television2020 · as Self
• America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Oprah's Book Club2019 · as Self - Host
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• RuPaul2019 · as Self
• Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Greenleaf2016 · as Mavis McCready
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Lindsay2014 · as Self
• Makers: Women Who Make America2013 · as Self
• Oprah: Where Are They Now?2012 · as Herself - Host
• Oprah's Next Chapter2012 · as Self - Host
• Super Soul Sunday2011 · as Herself - Host
• The Talk2010 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Oprah's Big Give2008
• Keeping Up with the Kardashians2007 · as Self
• 30 Rock2006 · as Oprah Winfrey
• Rachael Ray2006
• Web Junk 202006
• Drake & Josh2004 · as Oprah Winfrey
• On Air with Ryan Seacrest2004 · as Self
• Anderson Cooper 360°2003 · as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Celebrities Uncensored2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Oprah After the Show2002 · as Herself - Host
• Life & Cooking2000 · as Self
• The Hughleys1998 · as Oprah Winfrey
• Parkinson1998 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• MADtv1995 · as Self
• All-American Girl1994 · as Self
• Ellen1994 · as Therapist
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
• Home Improvement1991 · as Oprah Winfrey
• Gabriel's Fire1990
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990 · as Oprah Winfrey
• Brewster Place1990 · as Mattie Michael
• The Women of Brewster Place1989 · as Mattie Michael
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Dolly1987 · as Self
• The Oprah Winfrey Show1986 · as Self - Host
• American Masters1986 · as Self
• Wogan1982 · as Self
• Late Night with David Letterman1982 · as Self
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
• CBS News Sunday Morning1979 · as Self
• People Are Talking1978 · as Herself - Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• The Daytime Emmy Awards1974
• 60 Minutes1968 · as Self
• 60 Minutes1968 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Grammys1959 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self - Presenter
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter