Who knew back in 1986 the world would witness the beginning of the Oprah Effect? Oprah Winfrey

The broadcaster continues to keep her acting chops in play as a shown in character in the ABC mini series The Women of Brewster Place.\r
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Oprah hams it up for the cameras after winning an Emmy for the outstanding talk/service show host during the 1992 Emmy Awards in New York.\r
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She gets the big guests. Michael Jackson points out the sights to talk show host Oprah Winfrey at Jacksons ranch outside Los Olivos, Calif., in this February 1993 photo. Jackson was under investigation for -abuse allegations that he fondled a 13-year-old boy.\r
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Oprah Winfrey is a mother raising her family in the hazardous world of a Chicago housing project and Maya Angelou, left, is her mother, a precious representative of a generation that is not about to give up to fear and doubt, in There Are No Children Here. Through the years, Angelou remained a mentor and friend to Winfrey.\r
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A thin again Oprah clutches her Daytime Emmy Award for outstanding talk show host, on May 25, 1994. Winfrey has won 17 Daytime Emmy awards. After winning the lifetime award she withdrew her name from further Emmy consideration.\r
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Winfrey talks with guests in Chicago during the Aug. 30 1995, taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show to launch her tenth season on national television.\r
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Oprah Winfrey and her longtime companion Stedman Graham arrive at the 67th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Winfrey has never been married.