Oprah retained her top spot # 1 on the Forbes' Top 100 Celebrity List despite declining ratings for her afternoon talk show, bringing in $275 million in the last 12-month period. Her earning power has remained fairly constant, with Harpo Productions garnering such hit shows as "Dr. Phil" and "The Rachael Ray Show."
Oprah Gail Winfrey, born on January 29, 1954, is an American television host, media mogul, and philanthropist. Her syndicated talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, has earned her multiple Emmy Awards and is the highest rated talk show in the history of television. She is also an influential book critic, an Academy Award-nominated actress, and a magazine publisher. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, the most philanthropic African American of all time, and the world's only black billionaire for three straight years.
