Oprah Winfrey’s first audition tape [Watch]

Oprah Winfrey has become one of the most famous faces on the planet, with her television show one of the most watched and syndicated in the world – even beating out other famous talk-show hosts like Maury and Jerry Springer for the most-watched.

She’s an actress and author, too, and she’s even known for her connections to South Africa.

But did you know that Oprah Winfrey wasn’t always one of the most famous women in the world, and once upon a time had a first audition tape just like everyone else?

Here’s more – including a video that’s resurfaced of the celebrity’s first-ever audition.

Oprah Winfrey’s first audition tape

Before the star’s almost immediate fame as an international talk-show host with her own show, Winfrey was still a journalist and television anchor – and she started with a regular audition tape long before she was the star of the Oprah Winfrey show.

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There’s talent from the first second, and it doesn’t take long to see why she soon became famous.

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Oprah Winfrey’s first audition tape [Watch]

Watch as Oprah makes her way through her first audition, almost as seamless as when she had been a talk-show host for several decades.

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Does she seem nervous, or is she just that good at hiding it?

Watch the video below.

About the Show

The star we know as Winfrey was born in 1954, and got her first television break in the eighties – when the Oprah Winfrey Show went live for United States television audiences.

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This was some time after her audition tape, which honestly didn’t go too badly considering she’s one of the richest (and most successful) show hosts of all time.

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Today, she continues her own brand of talk show – still with her own name, but updated from the show that ran from 1986 to 2011

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