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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,…
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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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Whoopi Goldberg's Filmography
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Captain Zero: The Movie
as (voice)
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
as (voice)
Tribeca 25
as Self
Leopardi & Co
as Mildred
No Poster
ASALI: Power of the Pollinators
as Galbanum (voice)
Flower of the Dawn
as Storyteller (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
as Self
Like Tears in Rain
as Self
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
as Self
Atrabilious
as Dr. Andrea Hart
Group Therapy
as Self (archive footage)
Ezra
as Jayne
Babes
as Dawn's Breasts
Butterfly in the Sky
as Self
Outlaw Posse
as Stagecoach Mary
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
as Self (archive footage)
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
as Self
The Color Purple
as Midwife (uncredited)
Three Trees
as (Narration)
Barry Humphries at the BBC
as Self (archive material)
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
Our Barbara
as Self
My Father's Dragon
as Cat (voice)
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
as Self
Till
as Alma
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
as Self
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
Luck
as Captain (voice)
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
as Self
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
as Self (archive footage)
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
as Self (archive footage)
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
as Self
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
as Self - Host
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
as Self - Guest
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
as Self
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
as Narrator
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Whoopi Goldberg
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as The Mother / The Ancient Booer
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self - Co-host, "The View"
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
as Self
Find Your Groove
as Self
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as (archive footage)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
The Most Magnificent Thing
as Narrator (voice)
Cracked Up
as Self
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
as Self
Olympia
as Self
Nobody's Fool
as Lola
Trump @War
as Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The Gospel According to André
as Self
Furlough
as Moms
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
as Self
Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
as Host
The Problem with Apu
as Self
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
as Self
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as Yari (voice)
9/11
as Metzie
Descendants 2
as Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
The Truth Is in the Stars
as Self
Gilbert
as Self
A Very Sordid Wedding
as Abernatha Coleman
King of the Dancehall
as Loretta Brixton
No Poster
Rio
as Gayle Morgenstern
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time
as Self
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
as Self (archive footage)
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley
as Self
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
as Self
50 Years of Star Trek
as Self
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
as Herself
Black Dog, Red Dog
as Calliope
No Poster
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
as Self
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
as Self
Misery Loves Comedy
as Self
Top Five
as Whoopi Goldberg
Big Stone Gap
as Fleeta Mullins
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Bernadette Thompson
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
as Viola
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
as Guinan
Blackfish
as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
as Guinan (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
as Self
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
as Self
No Poster
Miracle Rising: South Africa
as Self
The Contradictions of Fair Hope
as Narrator
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
Radioman
as Self
Katy Perry: Part of Me
as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
as Self
Python Legs!
The Muppets
as Whoopi Goldberg
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Narrator (voice)
The Little Engine That Could
as The Tower (voice)
A Little Bit of Heaven
as God
For Colored Girls
as Alice / White
Teenage Paparazzo
as Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
New York Street Games
as Self
Toy Story 3
as Stretch (voice)
No Poster
The Black List: Volume Three
as Self
See You in September
as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
as Self (archive footage)
Journey to the Stars
as Narrator (voice)
Kambakkht Ishq
as Whoopi Goldberg
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
as Self
Madea Goes to Jail
as Self
No Poster
Stream
as Jodi Quinn
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Taxi Driver
Descendants
as Red Flower (voice)
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Snow Buddies
as Miss Mittens (voice)
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
No Poster
Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut
as Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
as Self
No Poster
The Sophisticated Misfit
as Self
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
as Self
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
as Self
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
as Mom
Farce of the Penguins
as Helen (voice)
Comic Relief 2006
Homie Spumoni
as Thelma
Everyone's Hero
as Darlin' (voice)
Doogal
as Ermintrude (voice)
The N Word
as Self
The Aristocrats
as Self
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway
as Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady
Racing Stripes
as Franny (voice)
The Lion King 1½
as Shenzi (voice)
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
as Whoopi Goldberg
The World of Nat King Cole
as Self
Pinocchio 3000
as Cyberina (voice)
Uta Hagen's Acting Class
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
as Self (uncredited)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as Self
New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions
as Voice
Declaration of Independence
as Self
Blizzard
as Blizzard (voice)
Pauly Shore Is Dead
as Whoopi Goldberg
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
as Narrator (voice)
Good Fences
as Mabel Spader
Star Trek: Nemesis
as Guinan (uncredited)
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
as Daniel's 'Boss'
Madeline: My Fair Madeline
as Miss Clavel (voice)
The Hollywood Sign
as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self
Showboy
as Herself
Making Rat Race
as Herself
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
as Self - Hostess
Call Me Claus
as Lucy Cullins
Rat Race
as Vera Baker
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
as Self - Host
Rescued from the Closet
as Self
Ghost: Remembering the Magic
as Self
Kingdom Come
as Raynelle Slocumb
Monkeybone
as Death
Golden Dreams
as Califia, the Queen of California
What Makes a Family
as Terry Harrison
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as Self - Host / Narrator
More Dogs Than Bones
as Cléo
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
as Judge Cameo (uncredited)
Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years
as Self - Host
Girl, Interrupted
as Valerie
Jackie's Back!
as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
The Deep End of the Ocean
as Candy
Alice in Wonderland
as Cheshire Cat
Our Friend, Martin
as Mrs. Peck (voice)
Alegría
as Baby Clown
Get Bruce!
as Self
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
The Rugrats Movie
as Ranger Margaret (voice)
A Knight in Camelot
as Dr. Vivien Morgan
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
as Stormella (voice)
Junket Whore
as Self
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Delilah Abraham
Jackie Chan: My Story
as Self (uncredited)
Titey
as The Iceberg (voice)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Whoopi Goldberg
Creating Ragtime
as Host
A Christmas Carol
as Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
Cinderella
as Queen Constantina
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
In & Out
as Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited)
Pitch
as Self
Destination Anywhere
as Cabbie
In the Gloaming
as Nurse Myrna
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Myrlie Evers
The Associate
as Laurel Ayres
Bogus
as Harriet Franklin
Bordello of Blood
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
The Sunshine Boys
as Nurse (uncredited)
Eddie
as Eddie Franklin
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self (archive footage)
The Celluloid Closet
as Self
Theodore Rex
as Katie Coltrane
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
as Self - Hostess
Comic Relief VII
as Self - Host
Moonlight and Valentino
as Sylvie Morrow
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
as Self - Host
No Poster
Bonnie Raitt Has Something to Talk About
as Self
Boys on the Side
as Jane Deluca
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
as Self (archive footage)
The Pagemaster
as Fantasy (voice)
Star Trek: Generations
as Guinan (uncredited)
Corrina, Corrina
as Corrina Washington
The Little Rascals
as Buckwheat's Mom
The Lion King
as Shenzi (voice)
No Poster
But... Seriously
as Self (archive footage)
Comic Relief VI
as Self - Hostess
Liberation
as Narrator (voice)
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
as Self
A Cool Like That Christmas
as Mom / Irwin (voice)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Deloris Van Cartier
Naked in New York
as Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Aretha Franklin: Duets
as Self
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Billy York (uncredited)
Made in America
as Sarah Mathews
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
as Self
Sarafina!
as Mary Masembuko
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
as Self
Wisecracks
Sister Act
as Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
The Player
as Detective Avery
Defenders of Dynatron City
as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
House Party 2
as Professor (uncredited)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts
as Narrator (voice)
Chez Whoopi
as Self - Host
Soapdish
as Rose Schwartz
The Long Walk Home
as Odessa Cotter
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self (uncredited)
Ghost
as Oda Mae Brown
No Poster
Comic Relief '90
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
as Self
Celebrity Guide to Wine
as Self
Beverly Hills Brats
as Self
No Poster
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
as Herself
Homer and Eddie
as Eddie Cervi
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
as Self
Kiss Shot
as Sarah Collins
Comic Relief III
No Poster
The Debbie Allen Special
as Self
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
as Self
Free to Be... a Family
as Self
Clara's Heart
as Clara Mayfield
No Poster
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?
as Fontaine
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
The Telephone
as Vashti Blue
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
Fatal Beauty
as Rita Rizzoli
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
No Poster
Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later
as Self - Host
Burglar
as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
No Poster
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
as Self
No Poster
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite
as Self
Citizen Steve
as Self - Actress
No Poster
Repairs
as The Voice (voice)
No Poster
The Best of Comic Relief
as Self
Jumpin' Jack Flash
as Terry Dolittle
The Making of Captain EO
as Self
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
as Self
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
as Self
The Color Purple
as Celie
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Citizen
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
as Aqua (voice)
No Poster
Women Like Us
Sister Act 3
as Deloris
No Poster