Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi) is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the United States. She is currently involved in many business ventures, but is most identified with her massively popular and eponymous talk show. She is currently ranked as the most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine, http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/Rank_1.html as well as the ninth most powerful woman in the world.http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/11/O0ZT.html

Filmography

Television

• The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-present)
• The Women of Brewster Place (1989) (also executive producer)
• Brewster Place (1990-1991)
• Lincoln (1992) (documentary) (narrator)
• There Are No Children Here (1993)
• Before Women Had Wings (1997) (also producer)

As executive producer/producer:

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• The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
• Overexposed (1992)
• Before Women Had Wings (1997)
• The Wedding (1998)
• David and Lisa (1998)
• Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)
• Amy & Isabelle (2001)
• Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)

Movies

• The Color Purple (1985)
• Native Son (1986)
• Throw Momma from the Train (1987) (Cameo)
• ' (1990) (documentary)
• Beloved (1998) (also producer)
• ' (2003) (documentary) (narrator)
• Brothers of the Borderland (2004) (short subject) (narrator)
• Emmanuel's Gift (2005) (documentary) (narrator)
• Charlotte's Web (2006) (voice) (currently filming)
• Bee Movie (2007) (voice) (currently in pre-production)