As a young woman, Orman worked for 7 years as a short-order cook/waitress at the Buttercup Bakery in Berkeley, California.
Listed in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" (Artists & Entertainers section) with a tribute written Donny Deutsch (12 May 2008 issue).
Had emergency appendectomy surgery on June 5, 2010 in Chicago.
Holds a degree in social work from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.