Oprah Winfrey

Biography: In addition to being the host of a multiple Emmy-winning talk show, media mogul Winfrey has earned accolades for, among other things, her work as an actress, a magazine publisher, a producer and a philanthropist. Although she was born into poverty and abused as a child, Winfrey didn't allow her dire circumstances to defeat her. At 18, she won the Miss Black Tennessee pageant and a year later became the first black woman to anchor the evening news in Nashville. Winfrey further honed her broadcast skills in Baltimore before moving to Chicago to host a daily talk show in 1984. She was so popular that the series (A.M. Chicago) was renamed in her honor and became a national hit in syndication in 1986. Oprah quickly became a household name, a wildly successful yet still accessible woman who struggled with her weight and talked about surviving sexual molestation. But hosting a talk show wasn't all Winfrey had in mind. Although untrained as an actress, she was nominated for an OscarIn addition to being the host of a multiple Emmy-winning talk show, media mogul Winfrey has earned accolades for, among other things, her work as an actress, a magazine publisher, a producer and a philanthropist. Although she was born into poverty and abused as a child, Winfrey didn't allow her dire circumstances to defeat her. At 18, she won the Miss Black Tennessee pageant and a year later became the first black woman to anchor the evening news in Nashville. Winfrey further honed her broadcast skills in Baltimore before moving to Chicago to host a daily talk show in 1984. She was so popular that the series (A.M. Chicago) was renamed in her honor and became a national hit in syndication in 1986. Oprah quickly became a household name, a wildly successful yet still accessible woman who struggled with her weight and talked about surviving sexual molestation. But hosting a talk show wasn't all Winfrey had in mind. Although untrained as an actress, she was nominated for an Oscar for her powerful performance as a slave in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple. (Two decades later Winfrey produced a musical version on Broadway.) She created Harpo productions to house her show and to produce socially relevant films. She also launched a monthly book segment on her show and her selections immediately became best sellers. She extended the Oprah brand in publishing by creating her own magazine (O) and in broadcasting by launching syndicated series with Dr. Phil McGraw and chef Rachael Ray. Winfrey's legacy grew even larger when she founded and funded a South African leadership school for impoverished girls she fondly referred to as her daughters. In 2011, Winfrey will wrap up her syndicated show and launch OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, described as a cable network "devoted to self-discovery." Expand

Oprah Winfrey's Scores

Average career score: 68
Highest Metascore: 89 Visible: Out on Television: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 39 The Talk: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Negative: 1 out of 16
16 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 14 Sep 6, 2016 Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Season 2 Sep 6, 2016 Guest tbd
68 Greenleaf: Season 1 Jun 21, 2016 Mavis McCready / Executive Producer / Mavis McCready 6.7
tbd The Tony Awards Jun 12, 2016 Herself tbd
tbd Dr. Phil: Season 14 Sep 14, 2015 Guest tbd
72 Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Season 1 Sep 8, 2015 Guest 5.8
tbd The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Season 2 Sep 22, 2014 Guest tbd
tbd Dr. Oz: Season 6 Sep 8, 2014 Guest tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 12 Sep 8, 2014 Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 22 Aug 18, 2014 Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 17 Sep 9, 2013 Guest tbd
tbd Makers: Women Who Make America: Season 1 Feb 26, 2013 Remarks By tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 11 Jan 8, 2013 Guest / Oprah Winfrey / Appearing / Oprah Winfrey 7.4
tbd The View: Season 16 Sep 4, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 20 Aug 13, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd Cash Cab: Season 1 Oct 15, 2011 Appearing tbd
tbd Dr. Oz: Season 3 Sep 12, 2011 Guest tbd
tbd Inside Edition: Season 24 Sep 5, 2011 Oprah Winfrey tbd
60 Piers Morgan Tonight: Season 1 Jan 17, 2011 Guest tbd
tbd Tosh.0: Season 3 Jan 11, 2011 Appearing 7.9
39 The Talk: Season 1 Oct 18, 2010 Guest 5.4
tbd Inside Edition: Season 23 Sep 6, 2010 Oprah Winfrey tbd
tbd Ace of Cakes: Season 8 Jan 14, 2010 Appearing tbd
tbd The Oprah Winfrey Show: Season 24 Sep 10, 2009 Host tbd
84 30 Rock: Season 3 Oct 30, 2008 Herself 8.6
48 Oprah's Big Give: Season 1 Mar 2, 2008 Herself / Creator / Executive Producer 2.9
tbd Dr. Phil: Season 6 Sep 11, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd The Oprah Winfrey Show: Season 23 Sep 10, 2007 Host tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 4 Sep 4, 2006 Guest tbd
tbd The Oprah Winfrey Show: Season 22 Sep 19, 2005 Host tbd

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