
Whoopi Goldberg
Born: 1955-11-13
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For

The Lion King

Toy Story 3

Ghost

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Luck

Girl, Interrupted

Descendants 2

Sister Act

Rat Race

The Lion King 1½

The Little Rascals

Racing Stripes

The Color Purple

X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time

The Aristocrats

Till

Snow Buddies

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

The Color Purple

The Associate

Star Trek: Nemesis

Soapdish

In & Out

Babes

Ezra

Pitch

Burglar

Eddie

Furlough

Teenage Paparazzo

Good Fences

Blackfish

Bordello of Blood

Olympia

Monkeybone

Pinocchio 3000

Destination Anywhere

Get Bruce!

The Muppets

Bogus

Corrina, Corrina

Radioman

Blizzard

Citizen

The Pagemaster

Junket Whore

The Rugrats Movie

Cinderella

Golden Dreams

The Most Magnificent Thing

Atrabilious

Star Trek: Generations

Wisecracks

Homie Spumoni

Kiss Shot

The Player

Cracked Up

Star Trek: The Captain's Summit

The Deep End of the Ocean

Naked in New York

The Long Walk Home

Madea Goes to Jail

The Telephone

Citizen Steve

Everyone's Hero

Top Five

Theodore Rex

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Jackie Chan: My Story

Outlaw Posse

Nobody's Fool

Leopardi & Co

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

Sarafina!

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

A Very Sordid Wedding

For Colored Girls

The Truth Is in the Stars

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Alice in Wonderland

Liberation

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

9/11

Made in America

Boys on the Side

Our Friend, Martin

Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway

Jumpin' Jack Flash

House Party 2

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

My Father's Dragon

Katy Perry: Part of Me

Misery Loves Comedy

A Little Bit of Heaven

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Ghosts of Mississippi

Kambakkht Ishq

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

King of the Dancehall

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

Clara's Heart

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

Ghost: Remembering the Magic

Doogal

Call Me Claus

The Sunshine Boys

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

The Celluloid Closet

A Christmas Carol

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

Three Trees

See You in September

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

What Makes a Family

In the Gloaming

Fatal Beauty

Farce of the Penguins

Alegría

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

The Little Engine That Could

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Pauly Shore Is Dead

Like Tears in Rain

Hanna-Barbera's 50th

Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years

Gilbert

Searching for Debra Winger

Homer and Eddie

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

My Darling Vivian

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

50 Years of Star Trek

Journey to the Stars

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Night of 100 Stars II

Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway

Big Stone Gap

Moonlight and Valentino

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

A Knight in Camelot

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Kingdom Come

Jackie's Back!

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20

Amphibia: The Hardest Thing

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

Titey

More Dogs Than Bones

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

If I Had Known I Was a Genius

Declaration of Independence

The N Word

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Comic Relief 2006

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

Feeding America Comedy Festival

The World of Nat King Cole

Flower of the Dawn

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

Madeline: My Fair Madeline

Descendants

Beverly Hills Brats

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

The Making of Captain EO

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

Why We Laugh: Funny Women

The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

The Hollywood Sign

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

The Making of 'The Pagemaster'

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

Barry Humphries at the BBC

The Gospel According to André

I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story

Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...

The Problem with Apu

New York Street Games

Black Dog, Red Dog

Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Defenders of Dynatron City

The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank

Sports on the Silver Screen

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale

Aretha Franklin: Duets

Find Your Groove

The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge

Making Rat Race

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins

Bill Cosby: Walking Free

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

Trump @War

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World

Uta Hagen's Acting Class

Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic

Rescued from the Closet

Butterfly in the Sky

Python Legs!

Comic Relief III

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years

Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic

Free to Be... a Family

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

The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut

Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden

Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

The Contradictions of Fair Hope

Our Barbara

Celebrity Guide to Wine

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not

Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway

A Cool Like That Christmas

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

Charley Pride: I'm Just Me

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest

Creating Ragtime

New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions
