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Oprah: 'I've Seen Precious On Street Corners As I Drive By In My Limo'

Acclaimed new film Precious touched co-producer Oprah Winfrey deeply - because she recognised the desperate, overweight, abused lead character as one of the girls she passes and ignores on her way to work every day. Full Article at IMDB

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  1. Former Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Al Gore appears with Oprah Winfrey on her television show while campaigning in Chicago, Illinois, in this September 11, 2000 file photo.
  2. HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 01: Director Tyler Perry (L) and Oprah Winfrey arrive at the screening of 'Precious: Based On The Novel 'PUSH' By Sapphire' during AFI FEST 2009 held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California.
  3. COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - OCTOBER 2: Television talk show host Oprah Winfrey, center, sits with other members of the U.S. delegation as U.S. President Barack Obama finishes his presentation in support of Chicago as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denm...
  4. COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - OCTOBER 01: Oprah Winfrey arrives to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 121st IOC Session at the Copenhagen Opera House on October 1, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
  5. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: TV personalities Kelly Ripa, Regis Philbin and Oprah Winfrey appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show: Fridays Live From New York at Rumsey Playfield on September 18, 2009 in New York City.
  6. TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 13: (L-R) Executive producer Oprah Winfrey, actress Mariah Carey and singer Mary J. Blige pose at the 'Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire' press conference held at the Four Seasons Hotel on September 13, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.
  7. HYANNIS, MA - AUGUST 14: Family members, including Maria Shriver and and Anthony Shriver, stand around the coffin of Eunice Kennedy Shriver at St. Xavier Church August 14, 2009 in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
  8. NEW YORK - AUGUST 04: Overview guests viewing the George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton and Colin Powell wax figures at Madame Tussauds' celebration of President Barack Obama's Birthday at Madame Tussauds on August 4, 2009 in New York City.
  9. BLACKBURN, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 30: Friends gather at Blackburn community centre to watch singer Susan Boyle compete in the final of 'Britain's Got Talent' on May 30, 2009 in Blackburn, Scotland.

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  1. Lee Daniels Lee Daniels
  2. Gabourey Sidibe Gabourey Sidibe
  3. Mo'Nique Mo'Nique
  4. Tyler Perry Tyler Perry
  5. Paula Patton Paula Patton
  6. Mariah Carey Mariah Carey