Where is Oprah's mother?

Question

Is she still alive? just that I've never heard her say a thing about her.How is their relationship.I heard that Oprah's half sista Patricia Lee Lloyd,in 1990 told that Oprah gave birth to a stillborn baby boy,Is this true? Was it kept secret until then or what?

Answer 1

Yes she is alive and well. She lives in the milwaukee area. She's been on the show numerous times and sometimes just in the audience. Why would she want to draw attention to her Mom. She certainly doesn't ned any publicity. Her name is Vernita Lee and she's lovely. Seen her myself! Oprah has never kept the secret about her stillborn child. Leave it alone. Not your business.

Answer 2

I love Oprah! In several shows she has pointed out her mother who is a regular in the audience. Her name is Vernita Lee. Oprah's father, Vernon Winfrey, doesn't travel much to the show though. I think Vernita Lee is in Milwaukee. Oprah had a rough upbringing, but she made the best of it and today honors her family. She does have other siblings as she frequently mentions her nieces and nephews.

Answer 3

Yeah. Oprah's mom is still alive. I seen her on one of Oprah's shows before. Oh and I don't know anything about the half sister and the stillborn.........

Answer 4

Oprah mentioned her mother on yesterdays show,that she bought her dad and her mother each a house when she started making a lot of money.She lives some where in Minnesota or Missouri.

Answer 5

No She's not alive....She died about 2 years ago-She lived her last few remaining years in Tallahasee, Florida!

Answer 6

here you go:

When I was 30: Vernita Lee
Can you see the resemblance?
By Nicole Sweeney
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Posted: May 19, 2005
Vernita Lee was thrilled when her daughter came up from Chicago for a turkey supper over Mother's Day weekend. Lee's firstborn was tempted by her momma's fried corn, but, watching her weight, urged the nearby security guard to indulge instead.

Then she left Lee her Mother's Day gift, a beautifully wrapped box. Inside: $100,000 in cash.

"I just couldn't believe it," said Lee, with a trace of her native Southern drawl. "I'm still in shock."

That's life when you're the mother of talk show icon Oprah Winfrey, one of the richest and most powerful women in the world.

But Lee's life had none of that glamour when she was 30, a single mom trying to make ends meet on Milwaukee's near north side, juggling a job, kids and classes at the local community college.

Before Lee gave birth to Oprah, she led a quiet life as the youngest of seven in Kosciusko, Miss. Oprah, her first of three children, was born when Lee was just 18, the result of a one-time fling under an oak tree.

"I wasn't married. So ... I wanted to leave Mississippi, so I could get a job and take care of her," Lee said.

She dreamed of a new beginning up north. Although her brothers tried to persuade her to join them in Chicago, the 22-year-old Lee was drawn instead to Milwaukee.

"I kind of fell in love with Milwaukee," she said. "It was a quiet place, it was a nice place to raise children."

Oprah, initially left behind with relatives, joined Lee in Milwaukee by kindergarten. Life at 30 found Lee supporting her family as a saleswoman at Phil's, a former clothing boutique on Silver Spring Drive.

She later took a job in the kitchen of St. Michael's Hospital, where she rose to the ranks of a supervisor and eventually retired. She lived in Waukesha County for two decades, until she moved into her East side condo two years ago.

A glance around Lee's elegant home shows she's every inch the proud mom. In her living room hangs a giant autographed photo of Oprah, which reads: "Vernita, mother dear - Don't I look like your daughter? Love, Oprah."

On the ottoman are fanned nine months' worth of O Magazine, which she saves "because you never know when they might be famous."

She says she knew early her firstborn was going to be special. When Oprah was just 3, she was giving little speeches at church.

"When she was 8, she said, 'I'm going to fly all over this world.' And I said, 'You are?' And she said, 'Just watch me and see.'"

Lee believes Oprah became the person she is on her own, although Lee said she likes to think she passed on a love of God and a talent for public speaking.

"One thing she didn't learn from me - she didn't learn how to cook," Lee said with a chuckle. "She doesn't even try."

When she turned 30 May 2, 1965

Who she was then A mother, a boutique saleswoman and a part-time student at Milwaukee Area Technical College. "I wasn't wild. With me being out on my own very young, I could've been wild, but I wasn't."

Who she is now Retired and living on the East side. Mother of three: Oprah, Patricia and Jeffrey (Patricia and Jeffrey are deceased). She has two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Where she was living At N. 9th St. and W. Meinecke Ave. For less than $100 a month, she rented a three-bedroom apartment. "I'd sleep with my window open at night. You can't do that now. At that time it was very quiet, there wasn't anything going on. ... you would go in your house, and leave your door open. ... You can't even let your kids play in their own backyards now."

What she was driving "I was taking the bus to work every day. I had to get up really early and get the bus. ... I would get myself up at 5 o'clock in the morning, get Oprah and her sister together, and I had to take them to a baby-sitter."

Downtime Hung out with her best friend, Joyce, another single mom who lived in the neighborhood. "We didn't go in the streets like some people do. We didn't go out partying. And that's about it. We just went to church. ... It was mostly work and going to church." (She's belonged to Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church for decades.)

What she was listening to Nat King Cole, Patti LaBelle, Marvin Gaye, and her all-time favorite, Tina Turner. "I LOVE her music."

Being the mother of a star "I used to get very annoyed when people would say, 'This is Oprah's mother and so and so and so and so.' But now it doesn't bother me. It doesn't bother me at all. I guess I got used to it more and I just don't pay it any mind."

Answer 7

Very good question, I haven't ever thought of this before.

Answer 8

Dont know and who cares not me

Answer 9

IF SHE NOT ALIVE,SHE PROBABLY IN A PLATINUM COFFIN WORTH ABOUT 9.9 BILLION ,POCKET CHANGE.

Answer 10

Don't know!