Oprah Winfrey.
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
Ask what happened to someone, not what is wrong with them
Perry and Winfrey argue an ACE survey of 17,000+ adults linked childhood adversity counts to later disease and early death—parents, teachers, and clinicians need this reframing.
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About Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American media mogul, actress, executive producer, author, and television personality. 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. Globally, she is the richest Black woman and the wealthiest female celebrity. 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 and in 2026 was named the greatest living self-made American.
Everything about Oprah Winfrey →- Occupation
- television presenter, patron of the arts, television producer, film producer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 29, 1954
- Website
- https://oprah.com
