She is loved and admired across the world for her endless determination.

Oprah has managed to carve out an enviable career and even gaining illustrious title of entertainment 'icon.'

But despite her near legendary status, she says she's still the same person she was when she first hit TV screens.

In the film, the talk-show-host-turned-actress plays a 'celestial guide', drawing heavily on magical realism, it focuses on a young woman searching for her father.

It comes after Oprah gushed over A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay earlier this month, making mention of the female empowerment movement going on in Hollywood.

Speaking to the Australian television show The Project, the Hollywood heavyweight said the movement 'resonated' on set watching director Ava DuVernay calling 'literally every shot.'