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Whoopi Goldberg

Born Nov. 13, 1955
New York City, New York, USA
70 years old

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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.

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203 Acting
23 Production
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Acting (203)

Shenzi (voice)

Stretch (voice)

Bernadette Thompson

Oda Mae Brown

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

Janette Grayson

Valerie

Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence

Shenzi (voice)

Mikhaela (voice)

Captain (voice)

Vera Baker

Celie

Deloris Van Cartier

Guinan

Guinan

Ursula (voice) (uncredited)

Whoopi Goldberg

Guinan (uncredited)

Guinan (uncredited)

Buckwheat's Mom

Whoopi Goldberg / Edna

Louise Clarkson

Regina Thomas

Peligre

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Detective Avery

Carmen Tibideaux

Whoopi Goldberg

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)

Billy York (uncredited)

Fantasy (voice)

Miss Willa

Jane Marsh

Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited)

Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle

Franny (voice)

Whoopi Goldberg

Ranger Margaret (voice)

God

Candy

Whoopi Goldberg

Corrina Washington

Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Camille Brand

Whoopi Goldberg

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)

Judge Cameo (uncredited)

Terry Dolittle

Cheshire Cat

Sarah Mathews

Chesley Watkins

Death

Midwife (uncredited)

Alma

Mother Olm (voice)

Whoopi Goldberg

Darlin' (voice)

Miss Mittens (voice)

Lola

Rose Schwartz

Jane Deluca

Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)

Gaia (voice)

Harriet Franklin

Whoopi Goldberg (voice)

Laurel Ayres

Metzie

Yakult (voice)

Queen Constantina

Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice)

Lucy Cullins

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)

Stormella (voice)

Eddie Franklin

Whoopi Goldberg

Myrlie Evers

Odessa Cotter

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)

Narrator (voice)

Cyberina (voice)

Mrs. Rabbit (voice)

Maris Elder

Delilah Abraham

Jayne

Cat (voice)

Katie Coltrane

Professor (uncredited)

Edwina Badger (voice)

Ermintrude (voice)

Dr. Vivien Morgan

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

Daniel's 'Boss'

Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr

Mary

Rita Rizzoli

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)

The Grand Banshee

Dawn's Breasts

Whoopi Goldberg

Alice / White

Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)

Sylvie Morrow

Blizzard (voice)

Dr. Jordan

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)

Taxi Driver

Dr. Elise Pruitt

Fleeta Mullins

Whoopi (voice)

Whoopi Goldberg

Barb (voice)

Clara Mayfield

Moms

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)

Whoopi Goldberg

Helen (voice)

Eddie Cervi

Pirate Myra (voice)

Mary Masembuko

Pat Norman

Whoopi Goldberg (voice)

Whoopi Goldberg

Raynelle Slocumb

Viola

Nurse Myrna

Vashti Blue

Abernatha Coleman

Mabel Spader

Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)

Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall

Terry Harrison

Robert Shirtliff (voice)

Magic Mirror (voice)

Nurse (uncredited)

Cabbie

Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Dr. Lydia Emerson

The Tower (voice)

Mom

Cupcake (voice)

Sarah Collins

Thelma

Whoopi Goldberg

Red Flower (voice)

Mrs. Peck (voice)

Stagecoach Mary

Yari (voice)

Host

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)

Zenobia (voice) / Mother Gooseberg (voice)

Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)

Mildred

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years (1999)

Loretta Brixton

Police Officer

Baby Clown

Miss Clavel (voice)

Cléo

Meg (voice)

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)

Narrator (voice)

Narrator (voice)

Mom / Irwin (voice)

Ms. Megawatt (voice)

Narrator (voice)

Brenda

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997)

Mother Gooseberg (voice)

Whoopi Goldberg

Mavis Rae

The Mother / The Ancient Booer

Calliope

Mariah Johnston

New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions (2003)

Voice

MaMa Belle

Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight? (1988)

Fontaine

Califia, the Queen of California

Narrator

Ransome (voice)

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020)

Whoopi Goldberg

ASALI: Power of the Pollinators (2025)

Galbanum (voice)

Dr. Andrea Hart

Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway (2020)

Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest (2008)

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)

Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer

Narrator (voice)

Rio (2017)

Gayle Morgenstern

Iceberg (voice)

The Iceberg (voice)

Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip (2020)

Narrator

Bird Woman

(voice)

Host

Storyteller (voice)

Aqua (voice)

(voice)

Whoopi Goldberg

Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts (1991)

Narrator (voice)

Repairs (1987)

The Voice (voice)

Deloris

Sisters in Italy

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption (2013)

Guinan

Stream (2009)

Jodi Quinn

(Narration)

Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren (2009)

Women Like Us

Production (23)

Executive production

Executive production

Executive production

Executive production

Executive production

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley (2013)

Executive production

Executive production

Executive production

Executive production

The Mao Game (1999)

Co-production

Executive production

Head Games (2009)

More Than a Medal

Executive production

The Word According to Whoopi (2007)

Executive production

Creation (4)

The Word According to Whoopi (2007)

Crew (3)

Additional Writing

Thanks

Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II (2025)

Thanks

Writing (2)

Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985)

Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway (2005)

Directing (1)

Appearances (174)

Self

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)

Self

Self

Self - Restaurant Patron

Self - Guest Judge / Self - Special Guest

Self

Self

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time (2016)

Self

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Self / Self - Presenter

Self

Self

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988)

Self

Self

Self - Guest Judge

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018)

Self

Self

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)

Self - Co-host, "The View"

Self

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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)

Self (archive footage)

Self (uncredited)

Self

Self

Self

Herself

Herself

Self

Self

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007)

Self

Self

Self

Self

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)

Self

Self

Self (archive footage)

Self

Self

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds (2013)

Guinan (archive footage)

Self

Self

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012)

Self

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)

(archive footage)

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)

Self

Self

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992)

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda (2022)

Self

Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022)

Self

Self

Self - Actress

Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden (2007)

Self

Self - Narrator (voice)

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2005)

Self

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special (1991)

Self

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000)

Self

Self

Self

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017)

Self

Herself

Self

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Self - Winner

Self

Self

Self - Panelist

Self - Narrator (voice)

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)

Self

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)

Self

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show (2020)

Self

Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years (1990)

Self

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World (2021)

Self - Host

Self

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020)

(archive footage)

Self

Self (archive footage)

Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady

Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... (2020)

Self

Self

Self

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004)

Self (uncredited)

The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite (1987)

Self

The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge (1995)

Self - Hostess

Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly (1989)

Herself

Self (archive material)

Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin (1987)

Self

Self

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (2002)

Self

Self

Self (archive footage)

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)

Self

Self (archive footage)

Self

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration (1993)

Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days (2021)

Self - Guest

The Black List: Volume Three (2010)

Self

The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' (2001)

Self - Hostess

Self

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show (1986)

Self

Self

Self

Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce (1986)

Self

I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story (2024)

Self (archive footage)

Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale (2013)

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising (2022)

Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)

Self

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996)

Self (archive footage)

Self

Self (archive footage)

The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut (1995)

Self - Host

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

Self (archive footage)

Self

But... Seriously (1994)

Self (archive footage)

Self

Comic Relief '90 (1990)

Self

Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years (2000)

Self - Host

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)

Self

Self

Self (archive footage)

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)

Self (archive footage)

Self

Self (archive footage)

Self - Host

Self - Host

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self - Host / Narrator

Miracle Rising: South Africa (2013)

Self

Self

Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later (1987)

Self - Host

The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank (2015)

Self

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert (1988)

Self

Self

Self

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001)

Self - Host

Bonnie Raitt Has Something to Talk About (1995)

Self

Self - Hostess

Self - Host

Self (archive footage)

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016)

Self (archive footage)

Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic (2007)

Self

Herself

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy (2006)

Self

Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo (2022)

Self

Self

Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut (2007)

Self

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)

Self (uncredited)

The Best of Comic Relief (1986)

Self

The Debbie Allen Special (1989)

Self

The Sophisticated Misfit (2007)

Self

The Word According to Whoopi (2007)

Herself

Self

Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams (2024)

Self

Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley (2016)

Self