Celebrity | Oprah Winfrey Oprah Reveals Big Secret Winfrey introduces audience to her long-lost sister By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jan 24, 2011 7:07 AM CST Updated Jan 24, 2011 10:26 AM CST Copied In this May 3, 2010 file photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File) Looks like Kitty Kelley's prediction was right: Oprah Winfrey revealed her big family secret today, and it turned out to be news of a long-lost sister. Her mother gave a baby named Patricia up for adoption in 1963, when Winfrey was nine, she announced on today's show. (TMZ has video.) Winfrey never knew about her half-sister, but Patricia unearthed her relationship to Oprah in 2007 and finally reached out in November. Oddly enough, Winfrey had another half-sister named Patricia who died in 2003, PopEater notes. Click for more on Oprah's revelation. Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Supreme Court ruling is a big blow to Planned Parenthood. Report an error