– Born Janruary 29th, 1954

-Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi

– She was born on a Family Farm

-Right after her birth she moved to wisconsin with her family, and she grew up there

-Oprah’s parents were mean to her and they were plain old bad so she ran away. (But the found her again)

-Her parents where never married

-When she was 3, her grandmother taught her how to read.

-As a child Oprah loved church.

-When Oprah lived in wisconsin with her mom, she was not allowed to talk to any grown-ups.

– In kindergarden, oprah wrote a letter to her teacher sayiong that she didnt belong in Kindergarden, so oprah skipped to the 1st grade.

-Then oprah skipped 2nd grade.

– In highschool Oprah was elected school president.

– Before Oprah was famouse she was really poor.

– When oprah was 15, she met with President Richard, Nixon

-After highschool, Oprah acted in a movie called “The color Purple”

-Her first TV show was called “People are Talking” Then it was changed to “The Oprah Winfrey Show”

-Oprah began her broadcasting career at WVOL radio in Nashville while still in high school.

-At the age of 19, she became the youngest person and the first African-American woman to anchor the news at Nashville’s WTVF-TV.

-(Oprah Winfrey Show) It entered national syndication in 1986, becoming the highest-rated talk show in television history.

-the Oprah Winfrey show is seen by an estimated 48 million viewers a week in the United States and is broadcast internationally in 132 countries.

-In April 2000, Oprah and Hearst Magazines introduced O, The Oprah Magazine, a monthly magazine that has become one of today’s leading women’s lifestyle publications

– Oprah is one of the top 10 richest women

-Oprah owns a whole floor on The Hanckock Tower (The floor number is unknown)

– Oprah’s Golden Retriver Gracie died on may 2007 (she chocked on a plastic ball)

There are 25 facts…

Hope that helped! 🙂