Whoopi Goldberg
Acting
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.
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Deloris Van Cartier
Age 38 (now 70)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Guinan
Age 31 (now 70)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Gaia (voice)
Age 34 (now 70)
ASALI: Power of the Pollinators
as Galbanum (voice)
Age 69 (now 70)
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II
Thanks
Age 69 (now 70)
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
as self
Age 69 (now 70)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
as Self
Age 68 (now 70)
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
as Self (archive footage)
Age 68 (now 70)
Barry Humphries at the BBC
as Self (archive material)
Age 67 (now 70)
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
as Self
Age 66 (now 70)
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
as Self
Age 66 (now 70)
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
Age 66 (now 70)
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
as Self (archive footage)
Age 66 (now 70)
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
as Self (archive footage)
Age 66 (now 70)
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
as Self
Age 66 (now 70)
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 65 (now 70)
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
as Self - Host
Age 65 (now 70)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self
Age 65 (now 70)
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
as Self - Guest
Age 65 (now 70)
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
as Self
Age 65 (now 70)
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
Age 64 (now 70)
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
as Narrator
Age 64 (now 70)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Whoopi Goldberg
Age 64 (now 70)
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as The Mother / The Ancient Booer
Age 64 (now 70)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self - Co-host, "The View"
Age 64 (now 70)
Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
as Self
Age 64 (now 70)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as (archive footage)
Age 64 (now 70)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Age 63 (now 70)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Age 62 (now 70)
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
as Self
Age 61 (now 70)
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as Yari (voice)
Age 61 (now 70)
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
as Self
Age 60 (now 70)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
as Self (archive footage)
Age 60 (now 70)
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
as Self
Age 60 (now 70)
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
as Self
Age 59 (now 70)
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
as Self
Age 59 (now 70)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Bernadette Thompson
Age 58 (now 70)
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
as Self
Age 58 (now 70)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
as Guinan
Age 57 (now 70)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
as Guinan (archive footage)
Age 57 (now 70)
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Executive Producer
Age 57 (now 70) Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Producer
Age 57 (now 70) Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Director
Age 57 (now 70) Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
as Self
Age 57 (now 70)
The Contradictions of Fair Hope
as Narrator
Age 57 (now 70)
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
Age 57 (now 70)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Narrator (voice)
Age 55 (now 70)
The Little Engine That Could
as The Tower (voice)
Age 55 (now 70)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
Age 54 (now 70)
See You in September
as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
Age 54 (now 70)
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
as Self (archive footage)
Age 53 (now 70)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Taxi Driver
Age 53 (now 70)
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 52 (now 70)
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut
as Self
Age 51 (now 70)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
Age 51 (now 70)
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
as Self
Age 51 (now 70)
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
as Self
Age 51 (now 70)
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
as Self
Age 51 (now 70)
Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway
as Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady
Age 49 (now 70)
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
as Whoopi Goldberg
Age 48 (now 70)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
Age 48 (now 70)
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as Self
Age 48 (now 70)
New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions
as Voice
Age 47 (now 70)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
as Narrator (voice)
Age 47 (now 70)
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
as Daniel's 'Boss'
Age 47 (now 70)
Madeline: My Fair Madeline
as Miss Clavel (voice)
Age 46 (now 70)
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
as Self - Hostess
Age 46 (now 70)
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
Age 44 (now 70)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as Self - Host / Narrator
Age 44 (now 70)
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
as Judge Cameo (uncredited)
Age 44 (now 70)
Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years
as Self - Host
Age 44 (now 70)
Jackie's Back!
as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
Age 43 (now 70)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
as Stormella (voice)
Age 42 (now 70)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Delilah Abraham
Age 42 (now 70)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Whoopi Goldberg
Age 42 (now 70)
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
Age 41 (now 70)
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Age 41 (now 70)Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
Age 41 (now 70)
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
as Self - Hostess
Age 40 (now 70)
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
as Self - Host
Age 39 (now 70)Bonnie Raitt Has Something To Talk About
as Self
Age 39 (now 70)
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
as Self (archive footage)
Age 39 (now 70)
A Cool Like That Christmas
as Mom / Irwin (voice)
Age 38 (now 70) Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Deloris Van Cartier
Age 38 (now 70)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Age 37 (now 70)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Billy York (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 70)
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
as Self
Age 36 (now 70)
Defenders of Dynatron City
as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
Age 36 (now 70)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
Age 35 (now 70)
Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts
as Narrator (voice)
Age 35 (now 70)
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self (uncredited)
Age 35 (now 70)
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
as Herself
Age 33 (now 70)
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
as Self
Age 33 (now 70)
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?
as Fontaine
Age 32 (now 70)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
Age 32 (now 70)
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
Age 32 (now 70)
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
Age 31 (now 70)
Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later
as Self - Host
Age 31 (now 70)
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite
as Self
Age 31 (now 70)
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
as Self
Age 30 (now 70)
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
as Self
Age 30 (now 70)
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway
as Self
Age 29 (now 70) Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway
Writer
Age 29 (now 70)
Number One on the Call Sheet
Executive Producer
Age 69 (now 70)
JFK: Destiny Betrayed
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 66 (now 70)
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
as Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice)
Age 65 (now 70)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
Age 63 (now 70)
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
Age 62 (now 70)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
as Self
Age 62 (now 70)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Good Witch
Age 59 (now 70) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Age 59 (now 70)
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self
Age 59 (now 70)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Age 58 (now 70)
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
as Mrs. Rabbit (voice)
Age 57 (now 70)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Guest Judge
Age 54 (now 70)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Age 53 (now 70)
The Justin Lee Collins Show
as Self - Guest
Age 53 (now 70)
The Word According to Whoopi
Executive Producer
Age 51 (now 70)
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
as Self
Age 51 (now 70)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
as Self
Age 49 (now 70)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Chesley Watkins
Age 45 (now 70)
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
as The Grand Banshee
Age 43 (now 70)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Janette Grayson
Age 43 (now 70)
Bear in the Big Blue House
as Edwina Badger (voice)
Age 41 (now 70)
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Whoopi (voice)
Age 39 (now 70) Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Additional Writing
Age 39 (now 70)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
Age 39 (now 70) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Zenobia (voice)
Age 39 (now 70)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 37 (now 70)
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest Host
Age 37 (now 70)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Gaia (voice)
Age 34 (now 70)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Guinan
Age 31 (now 70)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Age 17 (now 70)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest
Age 6 (now 70)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Caryn Elaine Johnson, Whoopie Goldberg
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