Oprah Winfrey: movies and TV shows
Oprah Winfrey has 264 credits in the archive: 147 films and 117 TV series, from 1944 to 2026. Highest rated: On Air with Ryan Seacrest (9.5/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2026 · busiest year: 2020 (22 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset | Self (archive footage) | TV | 4.0 | 72 |
| 2026 | Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom | Self - Interviewer (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 72 |
| 2026 | Michael Jackson: A Life in Music | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 72 |
| 2026 | Jane Elliott Against the World | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | 9.0 | 72 |
| 2026 | Soccer's American Dream | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 72 |
| 2026 | Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2026 | Remember Mulugeta: Confronting Hate in Portland | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 72 |
| 2025 | Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television | Self | TV | 2.1 | 71 |
| 2025 | Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.7 | 71 |
| 2025 | Brunello: The Gracious Visionary | Self | Film | 8.0 | 71 |
| 2025 | This Is the Tom Green Documentary | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 71 |
| 2025 | Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything | Self | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 2025 | The Secret of Me | Self - Host (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 71 |
| 2025 | An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution | Self - Host | Film | 5.0 | 71 |
| 2024 | The Six Triple Eight | Mary McLeod Bethune | Film | 7.5 | 70 |
| 2024 | Piece by Piece | Oprah Winfrey (voice) (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 70 |
| 2024 | Hollywood Black | Self (archive footage) | TV | 3.7 | 70 |
| 2024 | South Park: The End of Obesity | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 70 |
| 2024 | The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.6 | 70 |
| 2024 | Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude | Self | Film | 8.5 | 70 |
| 2024 | Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge | Self | Film | 8.0 | 70 |
| 2024 | La piqûre de la minceur | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 70 |
| 2024 | AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special | Self - Host | Film | 4.0 | 70 |
| 2024 | AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special | Film | 4.0 | 70 | |
| 2024 | OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 2024 | An Oprah Special: The Presleys - Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley | Self - Host | Film | 8.0 | 70 |
| 2024 | An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 2024 | An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution | Film | — | 70 | |
| 2024 | An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution | Self | TV | — | 70 |
| 2024 | An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution | TV | — | 70 | |
| 2024 | An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution | TV | — | 70 | |
| 2023 | 100 Years of Warner Bros. | Self | TV | 7.6 | 69 |
| 2023 | Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.4 | 69 |
| 2023 | The Color Purple | Film | 7.0 | 69 | |
| 2023 | Black Cake | TV | 6.6 | 69 | |
| 2023 | The Super Models | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.7 | 69 |
| 2023 | The 1619 Project | TV | 5.1 | 69 | |
| 2023 | Oprah & The Color Purple Journey | Self | Film | 3.3 | 69 |
| 2023 | Oprah & The Color Purple Journey | Film | 3.3 | 69 | |
| 2023 | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self - Guest | Film | 8.3 | 69 |
| 2023 | Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story | Self | Film | 5.0 | 69 |
| 2023 | Satan Wants You | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.1 | 69 |
| 2023 | The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey | Self | Film | 5.6 | 69 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | TV | 5.6 | 68 |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest | TV | 2.6 | 68 |
| 2022 | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2022 | The Kings of Napa | TV | 3.8 | 68 | |
| 2022 | The Hair Tales | Self | TV | 5.8 | 68 |
| 2022 | The Hair Tales | TV | 5.8 | 68 | |
| 2022 | Maradona: The Fall | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 68 |
| 2022 | Sidney | Self | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2022 | Sidney | Film | 7.0 | 68 | |
| 2022 | The Checkup with Dr. David Agus | Self | TV | 8.0 | 68 |
| 2022 | The Color of Care | Self | Film | 2.0 | 68 |
| 2022 | The Color of Care | Film | 2.0 | 68 | |
| 2022 | Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising | Self | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 2022 | Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2022 | Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event | Self | Film | 6.4 | 68 |
| 2022 | Oprah and Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary | Herself | Film | — | 68 |
| 2021 | CBS Mornings | Self (archive footage) | TV | 5.0 | 67 |
| 2021 | TINA | Self | Film | 7.7 | 67 |
| 2021 | Adele One Night Only | Self | Film | 7.8 | 67 |
| 2021 | The Me You Can't See | Self | TV | 6.3 | 67 |
| 2021 | The Me You Can't See | TV | 6.3 | 67 | |
| 2021 | The Perfect Victim | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 2021 | Parkinson at 50 | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 67 |
| 2021 | Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special | Self | Film | 6.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey | Self | Film | 9.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | Super Soul | Self | TV | 1.0 | 67 |
| 2021 | Oprah Winfrey: Fight for Better Life | Herself | Film | — | 67 |
| 2020 | Dear... | Self | TV | 5.0 | 66 |
| 2020 | Some Good News | Self | TV | 6.4 | 66 |
| 2020 | The Oprah Conversation | Self - Host | TV | 8.3 | 66 |
| 2020 | First Ladies | Self (archive footage) | TV | 5.3 | 66 |
| 2020 | Visible: Out on Television | Self | TV | 6.3 | 66 |
| 2020 | Cherish the Day | TV | 7.4 | 66 | |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home | Self | Film | 7.1 | 66 |
| 2020 | The Water Man | Film | 6.1 | 66 | |
| 2020 | You Cannot Kill David Arquette | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 66 |
| 2020 | Becoming | Self | Film | 7.2 | 66 |
| 2020 | Oprah Talks COVID-19 | Self - Host | TV | 6.0 | 66 |
| 2020 | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Self | Film | 8.1 | 66 |
| 2020 | Between the World and Me | Self | Film | 7.9 | 66 |
| 2020 | America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 66 |
| 2020 | On the Record | Film | 6.4 | 66 | |
| 2020 | Dark Girls 2 | Film | 6.2 | 66 | |
| 2020 | The Accidental President | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.4 | 66 |
| 2020 | OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here? | Host | TV | — | 66 |
| 2020 | OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here? | TV | — | 66 | |
| 2020 | OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here? | TV | — | 66 | |
| 2020 | The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 66 |
| 2020 | John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero | Film | 6.6 | 66 | |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV | 4.7 | 65 |
| 2019 | When They See Us | TV | 8.2 | 65 | |
| 2019 | RuPaul | Self | TV | 5.8 | 65 |
| 2019 | Oprah's Book Club | Self - Host | TV | 4.0 | 65 |
| 2019 | Oprah's Book Club | TV | 4.0 | 65 | |
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is Here | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 2019 | Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am | Self | Film | 7.5 | 65 |
| 2019 | Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now | Self | Film | 7.7 | 65 |
| 2019 | Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland | Self | Film | 5.5 | 65 |
| 2019 | Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland | Film | 5.5 | 65 | |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | Mrs. Which | Film | 5.1 | 64 |
| 2018 | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.1 | 64 |
| 2018 | Quincy | Self | Film | 7.3 | 64 |
| 2018 | The Steve Irwin Story | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 64 |
| 2018 | Crow: The Legend | The One Who Creates Everything by Thinking (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 64 |
| 2018 | Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones | Self - Host | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2018 | Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama | Self - Host | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 2017 | The Star | Deborah (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 2017 | Spielberg | Self | Film | 7.5 | 63 |
| 2017 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Deborah Lacks | Film | 6.3 | 63 |
| 2017 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Film | 6.3 | 63 | |
| 2017 | Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds | Self (archive footage, uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 63 |
| 2017 | Whitney: Can I Be Me | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 2017 | Get Me Roger Stone | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 2017 | Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief | Self | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 2017 | 13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay | Herself | Film | 6.3 | 63 |
| 2016 | Greenleaf | Mavis McCready | TV | 7.1 | 62 |
| 2016 | Greenleaf | TV | 7.1 | 62 | |
| 2016 | Before the Flood | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 62 |
| 2016 | 13th | Film | 7.8 | 62 | |
| 2016 | Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women | Self | Film | 5.4 | 62 |
| 2016 | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Self | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 2016 | Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 62 |
| 2016 | National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony | Self | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 2016 | An Oprah Winfrey Special: First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell To The White House | Self | Film | 10.0 | 62 |
| 2016 | Black America since MLK: And still I rise | Film | — | 62 | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 61 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV | 6.2 | 61 |
| 2015 | The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.0 | 61 |
| 2015 | Dr. Phil meets Tracey Armah | Film | — | 61 | |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | TV | 4.2 | 60 |
| 2014 | The Hundred-Foot Journey | Film | 7.3 | 60 | |
| 2014 | Selma | Annie Lee Cooper | Film | 7.4 | 60 |
| 2014 | Selma | Film | 7.4 | 60 | |
| 2014 | Life Itself | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 60 |
| 2014 | Lindsay | Self | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2013 | The Butler | Gloria Gaines | Film | 7.3 | 59 |
| 2013 | Makers: Women Who Make America | Self | TV | 4.5 | 59 |
| 2013 | Are All Men Pedophiles? | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.2 | 59 |
| 2013 | The Armstrong Lie | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 2013 | Making a Scene | 11 Performances | Film | — | 59 | |
| 2013 | Martin Luther King and the March on Washington | Self | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey | Self | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2012 | Oprah's Next Chapter | Self - Host | TV | 3.6 | 58 |
| 2012 | Oprah's Next Chapter | TV | 3.6 | 58 | |
| 2012 | Jesus Henry Christ | Oprah | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 2012 | Oprah: Where Are They Now? | Herself - Host | TV | — | 58 |
| 2011 | Super Soul Sunday | Herself - Host | TV | 5.0 | 57 |
| 2011 | Super Soul Sunday | TV | 5.0 | 57 | |
| 2011 | Serving Life | Film | 5.3 | 57 | |
| 2011 | Oprah's Master Class | TV | 4.3 | 57 | |
| 2011 | There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.6 | 57 |
| 2011 | Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 2011 | Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star | TV | 8.0 | 57 | |
| 2010 | The Talk | Self | TV | 3.0 | 56 |
| 2010 | Epic Rap Battles of History | TV | 7.3 | 56 | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 55 |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Eudora (voice) | Film | 7.2 | 55 |
| 2009 | The Dr. Oz Show | TV | 5.2 | 55 | |
| 2009 | Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire | Film | 7.3 | 55 | |
| 2009 | It's Complicated | Self (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 2009 | My White Baby | Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 9.0 | 55 |
| 2008 | Oprah's Big Give | TV | 1.0 | 54 | |
| 2008 | Oprah's Big Give | TV | 1.0 | 54 | |
| 2008 | Oprah's Big Give | TV | 1.0 | 54 | |
| 2007 | Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Self | TV | 7.4 | 53 |
| 2007 | Bee Movie | Judge Bumbleton (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen | Oprah Winfrey | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 2007 | The Great Debaters | Film | 7.3 | 53 | |
| 2007 | Everything's Cool | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.1 | 53 |
| 2006 | 30 Rock | Oprah Winfrey | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray | TV | 5.1 | 52 | |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray | TV | 5.1 | 52 | |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web | Gussy the Goose (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 2006 | Web Junk 20 | TV | 9.3 | 52 | |
| 2006 | A Special Presentation Oprah and Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz Death Camp | Self | Film | 7.5 | 52 |
| 2005 | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Film | 5.7 | 51 | |
| 2005 | Emmanuel's Gift | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.8 | 51 |
| 2004 | Drake & Josh | Oprah Winfrey | TV | 8.4 | 50 |
| 2004 | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Self | TV | 9.5 | 50 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 49 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 49 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 49 |
| 2003 | Anderson Cooper 360° | Self | TV | 5.4 | 49 |
| 2003 | ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration | Self | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Film | 5.2 | 49 | |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored | Self | TV | 4.8 | 49 |
| 2002 | Dr. Phil | TV | 4.5 | 48 | |
| 2002 | The Cosby Show: A Look Back | Self | Film | 7.8 | 48 |
| 2002 | Oprah After the Show | Herself - Host | TV | 1.0 | 48 |
| 2002 | Oprah After the Show | TV | 1.0 | 48 | |
| 2001 | Amy & Isabelle | Film | 5.6 | 47 | |
| 2001 | Quincy Jones: In the Pocket | Self | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 2000 | Life & Cooking | Self | TV | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Coretta Scott King (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1999 | Tuesdays with Morrie | Film | 7.4 | 45 | |
| 1999 | Tina Turner : Celebrate! | Self | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1998 | The Hughleys | Oprah Winfrey | TV | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1998 | Parkinson | Self | TV | — | 44 |
| 1998 | Beloved | Sethe | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 1998 | Beloved | Film | 5.8 | 44 | |
| 1998 | David and Lisa | Film | 6.0 | 44 | |
| 1998 | The Wedding | Film | 8.3 | 44 | |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 43 |
| 1997 | Before Women Had Wings | Zora Williams | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1997 | Before Women Had Wings | Film | 6.4 | 43 | |
| 1997 | About Us: The Dignity of Children | Host | Film | 10.0 | 43 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 42 | |
| 1995 | MADtv | Self | TV | 7.1 | 41 |
| 1994 | Ellen | Therapist | TV | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1994 | All-American Girl | Self | TV | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1994 | I Hate the Way I Look | Self | Film | — | 40 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 39 |
| 1993 | There Are No Children Here | LaJoe Rivers | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1993 | Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah | Self | Film | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1993 | Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah | Film | 7.5 | 39 | |
| 1993 | Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah | Film | 7.5 | 39 | |
| 1993 | Learning Not to Hurt | Self | Film | — | 39 |
| 1993 | Shades of a Single Protein | Self | Film | — | 39 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self | TV | 5.4 | 38 |
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Film | 7.6 | 38 | |
| 1992 | Surviving a Break-Up | Self | Film | — | 38 |
| 1992 | Lincoln | Elizabeth Keckley (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1992 | Overexposed | Film | 3.3 | 38 | |
| 1991 | Home Improvement | Oprah Winfrey | TV | 7.4 | 37 |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Oprah Winfrey | TV | 7.9 | 36 |
| 1990 | Gabriel's Fire | TV | 6.9 | 36 | |
| 1990 | Brewster Place | Mattie Michael | TV | 4.0 | 36 |
| 1990 | Brewster Place | TV | 4.0 | 36 | |
| 1990 | Brewster Place | TV | 4.0 | 36 | |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | Mattie Michael | TV | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | TV | 6.0 | 35 | |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | Mattie Michael | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | Film | 6.8 | 35 | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 34 |
| 1988 | Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special | Self | Film | 7.2 | 34 |
| 1987 | Dolly | Self | TV | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1987 | Throw Momma from the Train | Oprah Winfrey | Film | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1986 | American Masters | Self | TV | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1986 | Native Son | Mrs. Thomas | Film | 5.3 | 32 |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Self - Host | TV | 3.9 | 32 |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show | TV | 3.9 | 32 | |
| 1985 | The Color Purple | Sofia | Film | 7.7 | 31 |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self | TV | 5.3 | 28 |
| 1982 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self | TV | 6.1 | 28 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Mrs. Thomas | TV | 6.6 | 28 |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self | TV | 4.3 | 27 |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | TV | 6.8 | 25 |
| 1978 | People Are Talking | Herself - Host | TV | — | 24 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 21 |
| 1974 | The Daytime Emmy Awards | TV | 10.0 | 20 | |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes | Self | TV | 6.5 | 14 |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.5 | 14 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 8 |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self | TV | 8.6 | 5 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 0 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.0 | 0 |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV | 7.9 | 4 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 9 |
| The Majorettes | Film | — | — | ||
| The Water Dancer | Film | — | — |