Whoopi Goldberg

Also Known As: Caryn Elaine Johnson, Whoopie Goldberg, 烏比·戈德堡, ووپی گُلدبرگ

Biography: 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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Birthday: November 13, 1955

Adult: No

Gender: Female

Popularity:

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Known For:

Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Nemesis
Ghost
The Color Purple
Toy Story 3
Girl, Interrupted
Sister Act
Bogus
The Player
Corrina, Corrina
The Little Rascals
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Eddie
The Associate
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
The Lion King 1½
Naked in New York
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Alice in Wonderland
The Deep End of the Ocean
Ghosts of Mississippi
Monkeybone
A Knight in Camelot
Doogal
The Lion King
Made in America
Soapdish
Star Trek: The Captains' Summit
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Boys on the Side
Citizen Steve
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Rat Race
Comic Relief 2006
Fatal Beauty
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
Sarafina!
Jackie's Back!
Theodore Rex
The Rugrats Movie
Luck
Cinderella
Descendants
The Pagemaster
Everyone's Hero
The Aristocrats
Kambakkht Ishq
Good Fences
In the Gloaming
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
House Party 2
A Little Bit of Heaven
For Colored Girls
Burglar
A Christmas Carol
Call Me Claus
Titey
Homer and Eddie
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Moonlight and Valentino
Ghost: Remembering the Magic
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
Get Bruce!
Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years
Kiss Shot
The Long Walk Home
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
Pitch
The Little Engine That Could
Clara's Heart
Teenage Paparazzo
The Telephone
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Madeline: My Fair Madeline
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
The Making of Captain EO
What Makes a Family
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Outlaw Posse
Free to Be... a Family
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
Pinocchio 3000
Barry Humphries at the BBC
Journey to the Stars
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Destination Anywhere
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
Bordello of Blood
My Father's Dragon
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Radioman
Moms Mabley
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Leopardi & Co
Liberation
Atrabilious
Miracle Rising: South Africa
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
The Contradictions of Fair Hope
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Celebrity Guide to Wine
Chez Whoopi
Comic Relief III
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Sports on the Silver Screen
Uta Hagen's Acting Class
Katy Perry: Part of Me
But... Seriously
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Snow Buddies
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
Top Five
The Color Purple
Our Friend, Martin
Homie Spumoni
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Misery Loves Comedy
Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later
Defenders of Dynatron City
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Stream
Ezra
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Racing Stripes
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
The Celluloid Closet
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Descendants 2
Three Trees
Big Stone Gap
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Our Barbara -- A Special Edition of 20/20
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Night of 100 Stars II
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Kingdom Come
Declaration of Independence
Butterfly in the Sky
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Fairy Tale Forest: Flower of the Dawn
Babes
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Junket Whore
New York Street Games
50 Years of Star Trek
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
Black Dog, Red Dog
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
The Sunshine Boys
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
The Sophisticated Misfit
More Dogs Than Bones
The Black List: Volume Three
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Gilbert
Beverly Hills Brats
9/11
Golden Dreams
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Madea Goes to Jail
The Truth Is in the Stars
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show
Jackie Chan: My Story
Citizen
In & Out
The Hollywood Sign
Showboy
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
See You in September
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
Farce of the Penguins
The Muppets
King of the Dancehall
New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions
Blackfish
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
A Very Sordid Wedding
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
The Problem with Apu
Wisecracks
Furlough
The Gospel According to André
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
Nobody's Fool
The World of Nat King Cole
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Trump @War
Olympia
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
Blizzard
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
The Most Magnificent Thing
A Cool Like That Christmas
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
My Darling Vivian
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Find Your Groove
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
Siempre, Luis
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Sister Act 3
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Searching for Debra Winger
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
The N Word
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Cracked Up
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Rescued from the Closet
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
Till
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Comic Relief '90
Making Rat Race
Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts
The Best of Comic Relief
Like Tears in Rain
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut
Sisters in Italy