
Whoopi Goldberg
ActingAlso Known As
Caryn Elaine Johnson, Whoopie Goldberg, 烏比·戈德堡, ووپی گُلدبرگ
Biography
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.
Movies
(273 total)
The Lion King
as Shenzi (voice)

Toy Story 3
as Stretch (voice)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Bernadette Thompson

Ghost
as Oda Mae Brown

Girl, Interrupted
as Valerie

Sister Act
as Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence

The Lion King 1½
as Shenzi (voice)

The Color Purple
as Celie

Rat Race
as Vera Baker

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Deloris Van Cartier

Luck
as Captain (voice)

Descendants 2
as Ursula (voice) (uncredited)

The Muppets
as Whoopi Goldberg

Star Trek: Nemesis
as Guinan (uncredited)

Star Trek: Generations
as Guinan (uncredited)

The Little Rascals
as Buckwheat's Mom

Blackfish
as Self

The Player
as Detective Avery

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Billy York (uncredited)

The Pagemaster
as Fantasy (voice)
TV Shows
(126 total)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Janette Grayson

BoJack Horseman
as Mikhaela (voice)

Star Trek: Picard
as Guinan

The Nanny
as Whoopi Goldberg

The Nanny
as Edna

Everybody Hates Chris
as Louise Clarkson

Blue Bloods
as Regina Thomas

Tales from the Crypt
as Peligre

Glee
as Carmen Tibideaux

30 Rock
as Whoopi Goldberg

The Middle
as Jane Marsh

Godfather of Harlem
as Miss Willa

The Stand
as Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle

Entourage
as Whoopi Goldberg

Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)

Moonlighting
as Camille Brand

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Chesley Watkins

