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Winfrey selects for reading . Additionally , from Harpo Productions came Harpo Films , an organization that assists in the production of films such as Beloved Not only did Oprah play a role in the movie she herself got off the ground , she has played roles in several movies , all based on novels by Black authors , that have been reviewed by her Book Club (Tennant ,

.1 Her role in The Color Purple won her an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress . Winfrey successfully tried her hand a producing with the miniseries The Women

of Brewster Place , and more recently , the release of the Broadway musical version of The Color Purple (Encarta ,

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Outside of television are other projects Winfrey has molded into automatic successes . Her published works , O Magazine ' and O At Home , have been cited by Forbes to be the two

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most successful initiated published works in history (Tennant ,

.1 . The magazines , led by Winfrey in addition to other and editors provide helpful advice on relationships , dieting , decorating and lifestyle . Magazines are not where the help stops . The Oprah Winfrey Foundation , founded in 1987 , provides assistance to women and their families on a need basis (Encarta ,

.1 . Oprah 's Angel Network generates funding for various charity projects around the globe . Winfrey 's willingness and desire to help ' has earned her vast recognition for her contributions to society , and in 2002 , she received an award for her efforts (Encarta ,

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Winfrey has struggled with weight gain for most of her life . Her constant fluctuations in weight gain and loss earned her much criticism and widely publicized bullying (Wikipedia ,

.1 . During times of stress and depression , food was her comfort source , which was the main contributor to her weight gain . After suffering from chest...