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  3. Aug 21, 2019 · A Childhood Biography of Oprah Winfrey. Humble Beginnings That Shaped an American Icon. More than a mere talk show host, Oprah Winfrey is an award-winning actress and producer, a media mogul, and a philanthropist. Many people count her among the most influential women internationally.

  4. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born to Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey on an isolated farm in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on January 29, 1954. Her name was supposed to be Orpah, from the Bible, but because of the difficulty of spelling and pronunciation, she was known as Oprah almost from birth.

  5. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her mother was Vernita Lee, who lived on a small family farm. Oprah's biological father, Vernon Winfrey, was a soldier temporarily stationed at a nearby base. Oprah was raised by her grandmother, Hattie Mae Lee.

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  6. May 6, 2022 · Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey, who were just 18 and 20 and didn't stay together. Oprah was initially raised on the farm of her grandmother Hattie Mae Lee, while her mom moved north to find a home and secure work (via LiveAbout ).

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  7. African American celebrity and philanthropist, Oprah Winfrey (b. 1954), was in kinship care as a child. Oprah Winfrey was born in Mississippi to a single mother named Vernita. Vernita left Oprah in the care of her grandmother as a baby when she moved to the North to start a new life.

  8. Dec 20, 2020 · The early years. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi on January 29, 1954, to 18-year-old Vernita Lee and 20-year-old father Vernon Winfrey. Oprah described her conception as a "one-day fling under an oak tree". Oprah's parents broke up shortly after her birth and her first few years were spent on her grandmother's isolated farm.

  9. Jan 29, 2021 · Winfrey created her own foundation in 1997 and started a school in South Africa, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. The idea for the boarding school, which housed girls from grades...

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