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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
Ezra

Ezra

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Jayne
Babes

Babes

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Dawn's Breasts
Butterfly in the Sky

Butterfly in the Sky

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Self
Outlaw Posse

Outlaw Posse

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Stagecoach Mary
The Color Purple

The Color Purple

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Midwife (uncredited)
My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Cat (voice)
Till

Till

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Alma
Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Self
Luck

Luck

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Captain (voice)
Harlem

Harlem

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Dr. Elise Pruitt
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Self
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

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

  •   Movie
  • 2021
Self
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.

Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice)
Hacks

Hacks

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Whoopi Goldberg
The Story of Late Night

The Story of Late Night

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Self
The Stand

The Stand

  •   TV Show
  • 2020
Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle
Staged

Staged

  •   TV Show
  • 2020
Mary
Star Trek: Picard

Star Trek: Picard

  •   TV Show
  • 2020
Guinan
Godfather of Harlem

Godfather of Harlem

  •   TV Show
  • 2019
Miss Willa
Amphibia

Amphibia

  •   TV Show
  • 2019
Mother Olm (voice)
Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Lola
The Shop

The Shop

  •   TV Show
  • 2018
Self
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

  •   TV Show
  • 2018
Barb (voice)
The Gospel According to André

The Gospel According to André

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Self
Descendants 2

Descendants 2

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
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
BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

  •   TV Show
  • 2014
Mikhaela (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Bernadette Thompson
A Day Late and a Dollar Short

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Viola
Broad City

Broad City

  •   TV Show
  • 2014
Self
Blackfish

Blackfish

  •   Movie
  • 2013
Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

  •   Movie
  • 2013
Self
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

  •   Movie
  • 2013
Self
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)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

  •   TV Show
  • 2010
Self - Guest Judge
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
Snow Buddies

Snow Buddies

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Miss Mittens (voice)
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
Entourage

Entourage

  •   TV Show
  • 2004
Whoopi Goldberg
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Self (archive footage)
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
Cinderella

Cinderella

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Queen Constantina
In & Out

In & Out

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Whoopi Goldberg
In the Gloaming

In the Gloaming

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Nurse Myrna
Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Myrlie Evers
Bogus

Bogus

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Harriet Franklin
Bordello of Blood

Bordello of Blood

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Hospital Patient (uncredited)
The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Self
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
The Nanny

The Nanny

  •   TV Show
  • 1993
Whoopi Goldberg
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

  •   Movie
  • 1993
Billy York (uncredited)
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
The Player

The Player

  •   Movie
  • 1992
Detective Avery
House Party 2

House Party 2

  •   Movie
  • 1991
Professor (uncredited)
Soapdish

Soapdish

  •   Movie
  • 1991
Rose Schwartz
The Long Walk Home

The Long Walk Home

  •   Movie
  • 1990
Odessa Cotter
Ghost

Ghost

  •   Movie
  • 1990
Oda Mae Brown
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

  •   TV Show
  • 1989
Peligre
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

  •   Movie
  • 1988
Self
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
American Masters

American Masters

  •   TV Show
  • 1986
Self
The Color Purple

The Color Purple

  •   Movie
  • 1985
Celie
Great Performances

Great Performances

  •   TV Show
  • 1971
Self
Butterfly in the Sky

Butterfly in the Sky

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Executive Producer
A New Orleans Noel

A New Orleans Noel

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Executive Producer
Till

Till

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Producer
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

  •   Movie
  • 2013
Director, Executive Producer, Producer
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Movie
28th Jun 2027
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