Biography for Oprah Winfrey Date of Birth 29 January 1954 , Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA Birth Name Orpah Gail Winfrey Nickname O Deepak Oprah (a sendup of Deepak Chopra, a self-help guru) Lady O Height 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Trivia She permanently withdrew herself and her show from consideration for a Daytime Emmy Award after being awarded the Lifetime Achievement in 1998. She was quoted as saying, "After you've achieved it for a lifetime, what else is there?" In addition to being a news anchor on WJZ-TV13 in Baltimore, Maryland, Winfrey was co-host with Richard Sher (a reporter) on a local talk show called "People are Talking" on that station. Graduated from East Nashville High School in Nashville, Tennessee (1971), where she was voted most popular. Was sued by Texas cattlemen who claimed that Oprah defamed beef on her talk show. The case went to trial, causing Oprah to have to relocate her show's production to Amarillo, Texas, for the duration of the t