DOB: January 29, 1954
Academy Awards:
Best Supporting Actress nomination:
- "The Color Purple" (1985), lost to Anjelica Huston ("Prizzi's Honor")
Daytime Emmy Awards: Wins - Best Talk Show ("The Oprah Winfrey Show," 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997); Best Talk Show Host ("The Oprah Winfrey Show," 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998); Lifetime Achievement Award (1998); Best Children's Special ("Shades of a Single Protein," 1993)
Primetime Emmy Awards: Win - Best TV Movie ("Tuesdays with Morrie," 2000)
Tony Awards:
Best Musical nomination:
- "The Color Purple" (2006); lost to "Jersey Boys"




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