| |
| | Oprah Winfrey 1954— - MISERY, TALKING FOR A LIVING, GOING NATIONAL, EMPIRE |
 | | Also in 1986 The Color Purple, a motion picture based on one of her favorite books, came out. |
 | | In it, she played Sofia, and her dazzling performance received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for best supporting actress, although she did not win. |
 | | She played the mother of the protagonist in the motion picture Native Son; though she was praised for her performance by critics, she was unhappy with the motion picture, which quickly died at the box office. |
| www.referenceforbusiness.com /biography/S-Z/Winfrey-Oprah-1954.html (1784 words) |
|