Oprah Winfrey By: 5th Grade Student
Childhood Born - January 29, 1954 Birth Place – Kosciusko, Mississippi Lived with grandmother until age three Moved a lot between mother to father Learned to read at three Has three half-siblings, two sisters named Patricia and a brother named Jeffrey Family on welfare
Education Wharton Elementary School East Literature Magnet School Nicolet High School Tennessee State University
Accomplishments 1976 hosted talk show Academy Award nominee for The Color Purple 1986 started Oprah Winfrey Show Harpo Production Company * Oprah’s Book Club 1999 partner in Oxygen Media Company 2009 Oprah Winfrey Network
Impact on Society One of the most powerful and wealthy people in show business Life Magazine- “Most influential women of this generation” Business Week-”Greatest Black Philanthropist in American History” Angel Network
Bibliography Biography.com About.com Worldbookkids.com Up Close: Oprah Winfrey By: Ilene Cooper