OPRAH WINFREY – $50 MILLION, SANTA BARBARA

Oprah Gail Winfrey, born in Mississippi, is an American television talk show host, producer, investor, philanthropist, and actress. She is one of the most influential African American celebrities in the United States. Her talk show, “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” draws an average of 33 million viewers a week and has been the no. 1 show of its kind for 16 consecutive years. On November 20, 2009, talk show queen Oprah Winfrey’s “The Oprah Winfrey Show” ended on September 9, 2011, after 23 years on the air.

In 2018 she received the 75th Golden Globe Award for Lifetime Achievement. In April 2018, she was named Time magazine’s 2018 Most Influential Person in the World. She bought the 23,000 square-foot home in 2001 for as much as $50 million. It is about six miles from downtown Santa Barbara. When Ms. Winfrey changed the decor to suit her delicate tastes, she knew the house was a mess, inside and out.