She's known for her sharp wit and easygoing attitude (and, of course, the sneakers and funky dance moves). But behind the comedy is a woman who's had to muster her courage to get where she is today. Ellen DeGeneres tells Oprah about her balanced life, her loving wife, and how she intends to take her new job as an American Idol judge very seriously.
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Jay-Z
Jay-Z charts his escape from the hard-knock life, describes the reunion that healed the wounds of his childhood—and even reveals the standing Sunday date he has with what's her name.
October 2009


Elizabeth Edwards
Despite an excruciatingly public blow to her marriage and a terminal cancer diagnosis, Elizabeth Edwards leaves no doubt in this warm, intimate, and startlingly honest discussion that she is standing tall.
June 2009


Michelle Obama
In her first in-depth interview since moving into the White House, the First Lady tells Oprah about life in her new home.
April 2009


Tina Fey
Oprah has a few laughs with 30 Rock's Emmy-winning, politician-lampooning funny lady.
Feburary 2009



Daniel Pink
Oprah talks with Daniel Pink about his groundbreaking book, A Whole New Mind, and explores how right-brain thinkers are wired for 21st-century success.
December 2008



Maria Shriver
After 30 years of friendship, Oprah asks the First Lady of California a question she's never asked her before.
June 2008



Sally Field
The amazingly resilient actress talks to Oprah about growing up in the shadow of violence, using anger as a survival tool, and how, at 61, she's finally found a measure of peace.
March 2008



Pema Chödrön
The first American woman to become a fully ordained Buddhist nun in the Tibetan tradition and author of When Things Fall Apart, talks to Oprah about learning from pain and what it means to be a Buddhist.
February 2008



Denzel Washington
The two-time Academy Award winner and one-time Sexiest Man Alive opens up about his close-call adolescence, his close-knit family, and what makes him jump out of bed at 3 a.m.
January 2008

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