Oprah winfrey was not successful in his early years. Read this short biography to learn about her difficult childhood and how she overcame difficulties and changed her life.

1 29th, 1954 Oprah Gail Winfrey was born in a family of unmarried girls in Kosiasco, Mississippi. As a newborn baby, Oprah has faced a lot of obstacles ... She was born to the parents of unmarried girls, she is female, she is black and she is poor. Oprah's mother is a 18-year-old maid named Vernita Lee. Her father is a 20-year-old soldier named Vernon Winfrey.

In the first six years of her life, the young Winfrey was raised by her grandmother on a farm in Mississippi. This may be the child's first good luck. Oprah once said that living with her grandmother may have saved her life. Under the care of her grandmother, she began to learn to read at an early age, and this love of reading continues to this day. She began her public speaking career at the age of three, when she began to read and recite sermons to the church congregation.

Oprah said that she heard her grandmother say Oprah was "gifted" on several occasions. Although the little girl doesn't know the exact meaning of "talent", she thinks it means that she is special. That's enough to keep her going. That little compliment, the idea that she is "gifted" and "special" may be the reason why she spent the difficult years with her mother.

At the age of six, her mother Vernita Lee decided to take care of her little daughter, so she was sent to Milwaukee to live with her mother. Oprah lived with her mother from the age of 6 to 13. She was raped by a cousin when she was nine years old, and later molested by a male friend and an uncle of her mother. The young girl never told anyone about the abuse she suffered. On the contrary, she hid her anger and pain in her heart, and she resisted. She ran away many times and got into trouble.

Her mother decided to send her to a detention center. Fortunately for Oprah, she was refused entry into this house because there was no room. Therefore, she was sent to Nashville to live with her father Vernon Winfrey, which may be her second good luck. Before she stopped promiscuity and debauchery, she got pregnant and gave birth to a stillborn boy at the age of fourteen. The death of the baby made her sad, and she vowed to change her life.

Her father bound her with strict rules and disciplines to help her complete the task. Vernon ensured that his daughter abided by the curfew, kept high marks in school and encouraged Oprah to do her best. Oprah's father helped her change her life. Oprah once said that he asked her to read a book every week and finish a book report about it.

At the age of nineteen, Oprah got her first job as a reporter for a Nashville radio station. Shortly thereafter, she entered Tennessee State University and engaged in radio and television. In her first year at TSU University, Oprah won several beauty contests, including "Miss Nashville Black" and "Miss Tennessee".

1976, oprah winfrey moved to Baltimore, where she hosted a TV program called People Talking. This program is very popular. Winfrey stayed for eight years. Later, she was hired by a TV station in Chicago to host her own morning show "Chicago Morning". This program competes with the popular phil donahue program. A few months later, Oprah's enthusiastic style made her the first in the ratings. Her success earned her a role in Steven Allan Spielberg's film The Color Purple in 1985, and she was nominated for an Oscar.

1986, Oprah started the oprah winfrey show. As they say, the rest is history. Oprah went from a poor black farm girl from Mississippi to a national celebrity. On her resume, she can add journalists, actors, writers, producers, activists and TV talk show hosts ... but that's not all. Oprah seems unstoppable.