Whoopi Goldberg

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Born: 13th of November 1955 (70 years old)

Biography:
Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, and talk show host. Goldberg made her film debut in The Color Purple (1985) playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her first Golden Globe Award for her role in the film. In 1990, she starred as Oda Mae Brown, a psychic helping a slain man (Patrick Swayze) find his killer in the blockbuster film Ghost. This performance won her a second Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Notable later films include Sister Act and Sister Act 2, The Lion King, Made in America, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Girl, Interrupted and Rat Race. She is also acclaimed for her roles as the bartender Guinan in Star Trek: The Next Generation and as Terry Dolittle in Jumpin' Jack Flash. Her latest role is the voice of Stretch in Toy Story 3. Goldberg has been nominated for 13 Emmy Awards for her work in television. She was co-producer of the popular game show Hollywood Squares from 1998 to 2004. She has been the moderator of the daytime talk show The View since 2007. Goldberg has a Grammy, two Emmys, two Golden Globes, a Tony, and an Oscar. In addition, Goldberg has a British Academy Film Award, four People's Choice Awards and has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.

Whoopi Goldberg's Filmography

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Self
Babes

Babes

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Dawn's Breasts
My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Cat (voice)
Till

Till

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Alma
Luck

Luck

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Captain (voice)
Harlem

Harlem

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Dr. Elise Pruitt
Hacks

Hacks

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Whoopi Goldberg
Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Lola
The Gospel According to André

The Gospel According to André

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Self
The Tick

The Tick

  •   TV Show
  • 2016
Whoopi Goldberg
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Herself
Top Five

Top Five

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Self
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Bernadette Thompson
The Muppets

The Muppets

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Whoopi Goldberg
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Narrator (voice)
A Little Bit of Heaven

A Little Bit of Heaven

  •   Movie
  • 2011
God
For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Alice / White
Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

  •   TV Show
  • 2010
Regina Thomas
Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Stretch (voice)
Madea Goes to Jail

Madea Goes to Jail

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

  •   TV Show
  • 2009
Self - Guest Judge
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Taxi Driver
30 Rock

30 Rock

  •   TV Show
  • 2006
Whoopi Goldberg
Everyone's Hero

Everyone's Hero

  •   Movie
  • 2006
Darlin' (voice)
Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen

  •   TV Show
  • 2005
Self - Restaurant Patron
Racing Stripes

Racing Stripes

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Franny (voice)
The Lion King 1½

The Lion King 1½

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Shenzi (voice)
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Whoopi Goldberg
Blizzard

Blizzard

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Blizzard (voice)
Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

  •   TV Show
  • 2003
Self
Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek: Nemesis

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Guinan (uncredited)
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Daniel's 'Boss'
Rat Race

Rat Race

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Vera Baker
Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Raynelle Slocumb
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Judge Cameo (uncredited)
Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Valerie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  •   TV Show
  • 1999
Janette Grayson
The Deep End of the Ocean

The Deep End of the Ocean

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Candy Bliss
The Rugrats Movie

The Rugrats Movie

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Ranger Margaret (voice)
A Knight in Camelot

A Knight in Camelot

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Dr. Vivien Morgan
How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Delilah Abraham
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Whoopi Goldberg
In & Out

In & Out

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Whoopi Goldberg
Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Myrlie Evers
Bogus

Bogus

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Harriet Franklin
Theodore Rex

Theodore Rex

  •   Movie
  • 1995
Katie Coltrane
Moonlight and Valentino

Moonlight and Valentino

  •   Movie
  • 1995
Sylvie Morrow
Boys on the Side

Boys on the Side

  •   Movie
  • 1995
Jane Deluca
Star Trek: Generations

Star Trek: Generations

  •   Movie
  • 1994
Guinan (uncredited)
The Little Rascals

The Little Rascals

  •   Movie
  • 1994
Buckwheat's Mom
The Lion King

The Lion King

  •   Movie
  • 1994
Shenzi (voice)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

  •   Movie
  • 1993
Deloris Van Cartier
Made in America

Made in America

  •   Movie
  • 1993
Sarah Mathews
Sarafina!

Sarafina!

  •   Movie
  • 1992
Mary Masembuko
Sister Act

Sister Act

  •   Movie
  • 1992
Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
Soapdish

Soapdish

  •   Movie
  • 1991
Rose Schwartz
Ghost

Ghost

  •   Movie
  • 1990
Oda Mae Brown
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

  •   TV Show
  • 1989
Peligre
Fatal Beauty

Fatal Beauty

  •   Movie
  • 1987
Rita Rizzoli
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

  •   Movie
  • 1987
Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jumpin' Jack Flash

  •   Movie
  • 1986
Terry Dolittle
The Color Purple

The Color Purple

  •   Movie
  • 1985
Celie
Till

Till

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Producer
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Movie
28th Jun 2027
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