Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Date of Birth:

Nov 13, 1955

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York, USA

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.

filmography:

Citizen Citizen

1982

In & Out In & Out

1997

Gilbert Gilbert

2017

9/11 9/11

2017

Babes Babes

2024

Ezra Ezra

2024

Stream Stream

2009

The N Word The N Word

2006

Till Till

2022

Cracked Up Cracked Up

2019

Wisecracks Wisecracks

1992

Blackfish Blackfish

2013

Showboy Showboy

2002

Furlough Furlough

2018

Blizzard Blizzard

2003

Olympia Olympia

2018

Trump @War Trump @War

2018

Luck Luck

2022

Cinderella Cinderella

1997

Sarafina! Sarafina!

1992

Rat Race Rat Race

2001

Titey Titey

1998

Burglar Burglar

1987

Eddie Eddie

1996

The Player The Player

1992

Bogus Bogus

1996

Ghost Ghost

1990

Sister Act Sister Act

1992

Soapdish Soapdish

1991

Monkeybone Monkeybone

2001

Doogal Doogal

2006

Liberation Liberation

1994

Radioman Radioman

2012

Top Five Top Five

2014

Pitch Pitch

1997

Get Bruce! Get Bruce!

1999

Kiss Shot Kiss Shot

1989

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