Whoopi Goldberg
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.
Filmography (51)
Ezra
Babes
The Color Purple
Luck
Till
Nobody's Fool
Descendants 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Big Stone Gap
The Muppets
A Little Bit of Heaven
Toy Story 3
For Colored Girls
Madea Goes to Jail
Everyone's Hero
Racing Stripes
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
The Lion King 1½
Star Trek: Nemesis
Rat Race
Monkeybone
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Girl, Interrupted
The Deep End of the Ocean
Alice in Wonderland
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
The Rugrats Movie
In & Out
Cinderella
Bordello of Blood
Eddie
Ghosts of Mississippi
Theodore Rex
Boys on the Side
The Lion King
Star Trek: Generations
The Pagemaster
Corrina, Corrina
The Little Rascals
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Made in America
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
The Player
Sister Act
Sarafina!
Soapdish
Ghost
The Long Walk Home
The Telephone
Jumpin' Jack Flash
