who was oprah winfrey?
<answer> Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. <context> Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.