- Born
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Gayle King was born on December 28, 1954 in Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Queen & Slim (2019) and The Boss (2016). She was previously married to William Grant Bumpus Jr..
- SpouseWilliam Grant Bumpus Jr.(June 20, 1982 - 1993) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- ParentsEmmett Scott KingPeggy Elaine Tucker
- RelativesGrayson Miller(Grandchild)Luca Miller(Grandchild)Carol Lynne King(Sibling)Sharon King(Sibling)Karyn King(Sibling)Emmett Scott King Jr.(Half Sibling)Robert Scott King II(Half Sibling)Mekenzye Schwab(Niece or Nephew)
- Her daughter, Kirby Lynette King Bumpus, graduated in 2008 from Stanford with a double major in Human Biology and Psychology. Kirby's godmother, Oprah Winfrey, was the commencement speaker.
- Has the enviable distinction of being Oprah Winfrey's closest friend.
- Was a news anchor for WFSB Eyewitness News out of Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
- Often jokes about her size-10 feet, which are the same size as those of her best friend, Oprah Winfrey.
- From age five to eleven, she grew up in Ankara, Turkey, where her father Scott was an electronic engineer who worked for the Turkish government (1960-66).
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