Who are Oprah’s siblings?
FOR 25 seasons, media mogul Oprah Winfrey has hosted her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Over the years, Oprah's successful career has left fans wondering if she has any siblings — here's all we know.
Who are Oprah's siblings?
In 2011, Oprah Winfrey revealed her world was shaken when she found out she had a sibling she didn't know she had.
Here's everything we know about her siblings:
Patricia Lofton
Patricia Lofton is Oprah's half-sister born on April 26, 1963, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The siblings share the same mother - the late Vernita Lee - but have different fathers.
Lee gave up her daughter for adoption because she felt she had no other choice.
It wasn't until 2011 that Oprah and Patricia reunited on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
On the show, Oprah said: "It is true that my mother is also Patricia's birth mother. That means Patricia is my half-sister who I never knew existed.
"I was 9 years old at the time of [Patricia's adoption], living with my father in Nashville, Tennesse. I had no idea my mother was even pregnant."
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Following their reunion, Oprah reportedly bought her little sister a $500,000 home in Wisconsin and took care of her financially so she could go back to school.
Lofton went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2017.
Patricia Lee Lloyd
Patricia Lee Lloyd, another half-sister of Oprah's who also shared her mother, was born on June 3, 1959, in Milwaukee.
Sadly, Patricia passed away on February 19, 2003, at the age of 43.
She was survived by her husband Kenny Lloyd, Sr. and her two daughters, Alisha and Chrishaunda.
Lloyd lived in Milwaukee with her mother Vernita Lee, according to the .
It was reported that she died of an accidental overdose.
Jeffrey Lee
Jeffrey Lee, Oprah's half-brother, died of AIDS at the young age of 29 in 1989.
Brother and sister had a difficult relationship, but Jeffrey had kind words for her when he was near death.
"Now that the end is getting close, I want Oprah to know that throughout our troubles, I still loved her and was proud of her," he said, according to the .
Oprah issued a statement following his death.
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"For the last two years, my brother, Jeffrey Lee, had been living with AIDS," she said.
"My family, like thousands of others throughout the world, grieves not just for the death of one young man, but for the many unfulfilled dreams and accomplishments that society has been denied because of AIDS."