Oprah Winfrey: Hero Do you believe that Oprah Winfrey has made a difference in anyone’s life? Oprah’s life has has been a complete roller coaster ride! In one’s opinion, Oprah is a hero to people around the world. Although some see her many accomplishments as just an ordinary woman spending her money free willingly. Oprah is a hero, no doubt. Oprah Winfrey is a hero due to her charities, her courage, and her roles in life. First, Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29th, 1954, in Kosciuske, Mississippi. She grew up on an isolated farm with her grandmother, learning how to read by the age of 2 ½ years old. At a young age she moved n with her mother in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She began reciting poetry at African American social functions, …show more content…
To be an actress, a television show host, a co-host, a founder of a foundation, producer, and a philanthropist is a very big accomplishment. Above all she is featured in movies such as, The Color Purple (1985), Bee Movie (2007) Beloved (1998), Charlotte’s Web (2006), The Butler (2013) The Princess and the Frog (2009), and many more films. Oprah also had a TV show called “The Oprah Show.” On the air for 25 seasons from September 8th, 1986 to May 25, 2011 (“Oprah Winfrey”). In 1977, Oprah became a co-host of Baltimore's morning show “People are Talking” (“Oprah Winfrey”). She is also the founder of a private charity called the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Foundation, which ensures safety of girls and women (Cross 536). No doubt, the foundation helps young girls from disadvantaged families. Oprah is also a very prominent producer. For instance, she started a film company named Harpo (her name spelled backwards) in 1996, which produced many well known films (Cross 535). The Company has produced The Great Debaters (2007), Beloved (1998), Precious (2009), The Wedding (1998), and Their Eyes Were Watching God ( 2005). Also as a very gracious philanthropist she has given over $40 million to charities. No doubt she spent her life focused on her