Media works of Oprah Winfrey

This article documents the professional media works of Oprah Winfrey.

As actress

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	The Color Purple[1]	Sofia[2]	Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
1986	Native Son	Mrs. Thomas[3]
1998	Beloved	Sethe	Also producer Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
1999	Our Friend, Martin	Coretta Scott King	Voice role; Direct-to-video film
2006	Charlotte's Web	Gussy the Goose	Voice role
2007	Bee Movie	Judge Bumbleton
2009	The Princess and the Frog	Eudora
2013	The Butler	Gloria Gaines	African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress; Santa Barbara International Film Festival — Montecito Award; Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role; Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress; Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress; Nominated – Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress; Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture; Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress; Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture; Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role; Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2014	Selma	Annie Lee Cooper	Also producer Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Female Action Star; Nominated – Academy Award for Best Picture; Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Film; Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
2017	The Star	Deborah the Camel	Voice role[4]
2018	A Wrinkle in Time	Mrs. Which
	Crow: The Legend	The One Who Creates Everything by Thinking	Voice role; short film[5]
2024	The Six Triple Eight	Mary McLeod Bethune	[6]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	The Women of Brewster Place	Mattie Michael[7]	TV miniseries
1990	Brewster Place	Mattie Michael[8]	11 episodes
1992	Lincoln	Elizabeth Keckley[9]	Voice role; TV movie (ABC)
	There Are No Children Here	LaJoe Rivers[10]	TV movie (ABC)
1997	Ellen	Therapist	Episode: "The Puppy Episode"
	Before Women Had Wings	Zora Williams	TV movie (ABC)
2010	Sesame Street	O	Voice role; episode: "The Camouflage Challenge"
2016–17	Greenleaf	Mavis McCready	11 episodes; also executive producer
2017	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks[11]	Deborah Lacks	TV movie; also executive producer Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special; Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
2018–19	The Handmaid's Tale	Radio Free America Announcer	Voice role; 2 episodes[12]

As herself

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Saturday Night Live	Herself (host)	Episode: "Oprah Winfrey/Joe Jackson"
1986–2011	The Oprah Winfrey Show	Herself	Television talk show
1987	Throw Momma from the Train		Film
1990	Gabriel's Fire		Episode: "Tis the Season"
1992	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air		Episode: "A Night at the Oprah"
1995	All-American Girl		Episode: "A Night at the Oprah"
1999	Home Improvement		Episode: "Home Alone"
	The Hughleys		Episode: "Milsap Moves Up"
2005	Desperate Housewives: Oprah Winfrey Is the New Neighbor	Herself, Karen Stouffer	Segment for The Oprah Winfrey Show, aired February 3, 2005
2007	Ocean's Thirteen	Herself	Film
2008	30 Rock	Herself/Pam	Episode: "Believe in the Stars"
2011–18	Oprah's Master Class	Herself	OWN reality show
2011–14	Oprah's Lifeclass		OWN self-help show
2011–21	Super Soul Sunday		OWN spirituality show
2012–15	Oprah Prime		OWN interview show
2012–17	Oprah: Where Are They Now?		OWN reality show
2019	A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood		Film; archive footage
2019–21	Oprah's Book Club		Apple TV+ book club show
2020	Oprah Talks COVID-19		Apple TV+ interview show
2020–21	The Oprah Conversation		Apple TV+ talk show
2020	Between the World and Me		HBO special - adaptation of the book
2021	Tina		Documentary
	Oprah with Meghan and Harry		CBS primetime special
	The Me You Can't See		Apple TV+ docuseries
	Adele One Night Only		CBS primetime special

Radio

Year	Title	Role
2006	Oprah & Friends	Herself

As producer only

• 1989 – The Oprah Winfrey Show (supervising producer – 8 episodes, 1989–2011)
• 1989 – The Women of Brewster Place (TV miniseries) (executive producer)
• 1992 – Nine (TV documentary) (executive producer)
• 1992 – Overexposed (TV movie) (executive producer)
• 1993 – ABC Afterschool Special (TV series) (producer – 1 episode "Shades of a Single Protein") (producer)
• 1993 – Michael Jackson Talks to... Oprah Live (TV special) (executive producer)
• 1997 – Before Women Had Wings (TV movie) (producer)
• 1998 – The Wedding (TV miniseries) (executive producer)
• 1998 – Beloved (producer)
• 1998 – David and Lisa (TV movie) (executive producer)
• 1999 – Tuesdays with Morrie (TV movie) (executive producer)
• 2001 – Amy & Isabelle (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
• 2002 – Oprah After the Show (TV series) (executive producer)
• 2005 – Their Eyes Were Watching God (TV movie) (executive producer)
• 2006 – Legends Ball (TV documentary) (executive producer)
• 2007 – Oprah's Big Give (TV series) (executive producer)
• 2007 – The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special (TV movie) (executive producer)
• 2007 – Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy (TV documentary) (executive producer)
• 2007 – Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day (TV movie) (executive producer)
• 2007 – The Great Debaters (producer)
• 2009 – The Dr. Oz Show (TV series) (executive producer)
• 2009 – Precious (executive producer)
• 2009 – Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special (TV special) (executive producer)
• 2010 – The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special (TV movie) (executive producer)
• 2011 – Your OWN Show (TV series) (executive producer)
• 2011 – Extraordinary Mom (TV documentary) (executive producer)
• 2011 – Serving Life (TV documentary) (executive producer)
• 2014 – The Hundred-Foot Journey (producer)
• 2014 – Selma (producer)
• 2016–2022 – Queen Sugar^[13] (co-creator and executive producer)
• 2016–2020 – Greenleaf (executive producer)
• 2017 – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (TV movie) (executive producer)
• 2018 – Love Is (executive producer)^[14][15]
• 2019 – When They See Us (executive producer)
• 2019 – Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland (executive producer)
• 2019 – David Makes Man (executive producer)
• 2020 – The Water Man (executive producer)^[16]
• 2022 – Sidney (documentary film) (producer)
• 2023 – The Color Purple (producer)

Bibliography

• Winfrey, Oprah (1996). The Uncommon Wisdom of Oprah Winfrey: A Portrait in Her Own Words
• Winfrey, Oprah (1998). Journey to Beloved (Photography by Ken Regan)
• Winfrey, Oprah (1998). Make the Connection: Ten Steps to a Better Body and a Better Life (co-authored with Bob Greene)
• Winfrey, Oprah (2000). Oprah Winfrey: The Soul and Spirit of a Superstar
• Winfrey, Oprah (2014). What I Know for Sure
• Winfrey, Oprah (2016). Mr. or Ms. Just Right (co-authored with B. Grace)
• Winfrey, Oprah (2017). Food, Health and Happiness
• Winfrey, Oprah (2017). The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations
  • Winfrey, Oprah (2017). The Wisdom Journal: The Companion to The Wisdom of Sundays
• Winfrey, Oprah (2019). The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life's Direction and Purpose
• Winfrey, Oprah (2021). What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (co-authored with B. Perry)