Whoopi Goldberg
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Lion King (1994)
as Shenzi (voice)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
as Stretch (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
as Bernadette Thompson
Ghost (1990)
as Oda Mae Brown
Luck (2022)
as Captain (voice)
The Lion King 1½ (2004)
as Shenzi (voice)
Sister Act (1992)
as Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
as Valerie
The Little Rascals (1994)
as Buckwheat's Mom
Descendants 2 (2017)
as Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
as Deloris Van Cartier
The Muppets (2011)
as Whoopi Goldberg
The Color Purple (1985)
as Celie
The Color Purple (2023)
as Midwife (uncredited)
Rat Race (2001)
as Vera Baker
Racing Stripes (2005)
as Franny (voice)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
as Guinan (uncredited)
The Player (1992)
as Detective Avery
The Rugrats Movie (1998)
as Ranger Margaret (voice)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
as Guinan (uncredited)
Till (2022)
as Alma
The Pagemaster (1994)
as Fantasy (voice)
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time (2016)
as Self
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
as Cheshire Cat
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
as Self
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
as Candy Bliss
Bordello of Blood (1996)
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
In & Out (1997)
as Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
as Billy York (uncredited)
Monkeybone (2001)
as Death
Everyone's Hero (2006)
as Darlin' (voice)
Boys on the Side (1995)
as Jane Deluca
Jackie's Back! (1999)
as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
Snow Buddies (2008)
as Miss Mittens (voice)
Ezra (2024)
as Jayne
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)
as Self
Babes (2024)
as Dawn's Breasts
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
as Daniel's 'Boss'
My Father's Dragon (2022)
as Cat (voice)
A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
as God
The Associate (1996)
as Laurel Ayres
Nobody's Fool (2018)
as Lola
Made in America (1993)
as Sarah Mathews
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
as Terry Dolittle
Corrina, Corrina (1994)
as Corrina Washington
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
as Myrlie Evers
Blackfish (2013)
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Top Five (2014)
as Whoopi Goldberg
Teenage Paparazzo (2010)
as Self
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration (1993)
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Pinocchio 3000 (2004)
as Cyberina (voice)
Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
as Self
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk (2027)
as (voice)
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012)
as Self
Eddie (1996)
as Eddie Franklin
Soapdish (1991)
as Rose Schwartz
Burglar (1987)
as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)
as Self
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
as Judge Cameo (uncredited)
The Aristocrats (2005)
as Self
ASALI: Power of the Pollinators (2025)
as Galbanum (voice)
House Party 2 (1991)
as Professor (uncredited)
Bogus (1996)
as Harriet Franklin
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
as Stormella (voice)
Radioman (2012)
as Self
The Long Walk Home (1990)
as Odessa Cotter
Junket Whore (1998)
as Self
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
as Self
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
as Whoopi Goldberg
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005)
as Whoopi Goldberg
9/11 (2017)
as Metzie
Call Me Claus (2001)
as Lucy Cullins
Commitment to Life (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
as Self
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
as Taxi Driver
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Theodore Rex (1995)
as Katie Coltrane
Citizen Steve (1987)
as Self - Actress
Farce of the Penguins (2006)
as Helen (voice)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)
as Whoopi Goldberg
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
as Delilah Abraham
In the Gloaming (1997)
as Nurse Myrna
For Colored Girls (2010)
as Alice / White
Kambakkht Ishq (2009)
as Whoopi Goldberg
Cinderella (1997)
as Queen Constantina
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
as Self
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
as Whoopi Goldberg
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin (—)
as Aqua (voice)
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World (2021)
as Self - Host
Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
as Sylvie Morrow
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007)
as Self
Jackie Chan: My Story (1998)
as Self (uncredited)
The Celluloid Closet (1996)
as Self
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams (2024)
as Self
Our Friend, Martin (1999)
as Mrs. Peck (voice)
Big Stone Gap (2014)
as Fleeta Mullins
My Darling Vivian (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Kingdom Come (2001)
as Raynelle Slocumb
Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)
as Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising (2022)
as Self
The Little Engine That Could (2011)
as The Tower (voice)
Get Bruce! (1999)
as Self
Doogal (2006)
as Ermintrude (voice)
50 Years of Star Trek (2016)
as Self
Alegría (1999)
as Baby Clown
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022)
as Self
Leopardi & Co (2025)
as Mildred
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Blizzard (2003)
as Blizzard (voice)
The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992)
as Self
Outlaw Posse (2024)
as Stagecoach Mary
Naked in New York (1993)
as Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
as Self
Liberation (1994)
as Narrator
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as (archive footage)
A Christmas Carol (1997)
as Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds (2013)
as Guinan (archive footage)
Sarafina! (1992)
as Mary Masembuko
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Gilbert (2017)
as Self
Why We Laugh: Funny Women (2013)
as Self
Fatal Beauty (1987)
as Rita Rizzoli
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020)
as Whoopi Goldberg
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
as Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)
as Self - Co-host, "The View"
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale (2013)
as Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000)
as Self
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days (2021)
as Self - Guest
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)
as Self
Rescued from the Closet (2001)
as Self
Yamasong: March of the Hollows (2017)
as Yari (voice)
Captain Zero: The Movie (2028)
as (voice)
What Makes a Family (2001)
as Terry Harrison
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo (1994)
as Self
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)
as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
A Knight in Camelot (1998)
as Dr. Vivien Morgan
The Truth Is in the Stars (2017)
as Self
If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007)
as Mom
Stream (2009)
as Jodi Quinn
More Dogs Than Bones (2000)
as Cléo
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
as Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
as Self
Olympia (2018)
as Self
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce (1986)
as Self
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)
as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
Homer and Eddie (1989)
as Eddie Cervi
Homie Spumoni (2006)
as Thelma
The Hollywood Sign (2002)
as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Sunshine Boys (1996)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Good Fences (2003)
as Mabel Spader
The Making of Captain EO (1986)
as Self
A Very Sordid Wedding (2017)
as Abernatha Coleman
New York Street Games (2010)
as Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)
as Self
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997)
as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)
as Self
The N Word (2006)
as Self
See You in September (2010)
as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
Tribeca 25 (2026)
as Self
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020)
as (archive footage)
Like Tears in Rain (2024)
as Self
But... Seriously (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
Destination Anywhere (1997)
as Cabbie
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
Atrabilious (2024)
as Dr. Andrea Hart
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (2020)
as The Mother / The Ancient Booer
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004)
as Self (uncredited)
Defenders of Dynatron City (1992)
as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014)
as Viola
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest (2008)
Actor
King of the Dancehall (2017)
as Loretta Brixton
Black Dog, Red Dog (2015)
as Calliope
Clara's Heart (1988)
as Clara Mayfield
The Problem with Apu (2017)
as Self
Chez Whoopi (1991)
as Self - Host
Python Legs! (2012)
Actor
The World of Nat King Cole (2004)
as Self
Women Like Us (—)
Actor
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993)
as Self
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017)
as Self
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo (2022)
as Self
Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years (2000)
as Self - Host
Group Therapy (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Making Rat Race (2002)
as Herself
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert (1988)
as Self
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley (2013)
as Self
Comic Relief '90 (1990)
as Self
The Most Magnificent Thing (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Wisecracks (1992)
Actor
Comic Relief VII (1995)
as Self - Host
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988)
as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption (2013)
as Guinan
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years (1990)
as Self
Miracle Rising: South Africa (2013)
as Self
The Telephone (1988)
as Vashti Blue
A Cool Like That Christmas (1993)
as Mom / Irwin (voice)
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like (2018)
as Self
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Repairs (1987)
as The Voice (voice)
Comic Relief 2006 (2006)
Actor
Free to Be... a Family (1988)
as Self
Comic Relief III (1989)
Actor
Kiss Shot (1989)
as Sarah Collins
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show (1986)
as Self
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... (2020)
as Self
Butterfly in the Sky (2024)
as Self
Furlough (2018)
as Moms
Declaration of Independence (2003)
as Self
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show (2020)
as Self
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden (2007)
as Self
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)
as Self (uncredited)
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016)
as Herself
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years (1999)
Actor
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992)
as Self
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special (1991)
as Self
Our Barbara (2023)
as Self
Find Your Groove (2020)
as Self
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit (2009)
as Self
Beverly Hills Brats (1989)
as Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (2000)
as Self - Host / Narrator
Hanna-Barbera's 50th (1989)
as Self
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)
as Self
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin (1987)
as Self
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly (1989)
as Herself
Madeline: My Fair Madeline (2002)
as Miss Clavel (voice)
Flower of the Dawn (2025)
as Storyteller (voice)
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank (2015)
as Self
Pitch (1997)
as Self
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge (1995)
as Self - Hostess
The Debbie Allen Special (1989)
as Self
Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic (2017)
as Host
Paul Simon: Under African Skies (2012)
as Self
Trump @War (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley (2016)
as Self
Descendants (2008)
as Red Flower (voice)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001)
as Self - Host
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985)
as Self
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me (2019)
as Self
Bill Cosby: Walking Free (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Barry Humphries at the BBC (2023)
as Self (archive material)
The Best of Comic Relief (1986)
as Self
Cracked Up (2019)
as Self
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut (1995)
as Self - Host
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda (2022)
as Self
Celebrity Guide to Wine (1990)
as Self
Sister Act 3 (—)
as Deloris
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic (2007)
as Self
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip (2020)
as Narrator
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins (2008)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Titey (1998)
as The Iceberg (voice)
The Making of 'The Pagemaster' (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
The Gospel According to André (2018)
as Self
Sisters in Italy (—)
Actor
Comic Relief VI (1994)
as Self - Hostess
Creating Ragtime (1998)
as Host
The Black List: Volume Three (2010)
as Self
Golden Dreams (2001)
as Califia, the Queen of California
Rio (2017)
as Gayle Morgenstern
Showboy (2002)
as Herself
Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway (2005)
as Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite (1987)
as Self
The Sophisticated Misfit (2007)
as Self
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! (2015)
as Self
Ghost: Remembering the Magic (2001)
as Self
Citizen (1982)
Actor
Three Trees (2023)
as (Narration)
Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway (2020)
Actor
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' (2001)
as Self - Hostess
New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions (2003)
as Voice
The Contradictions of Fair Hope (2013)
as Narrator
Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not (2022)
as Self
Bonnie Raitt Has Something to Talk About (1995)
as Self
Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut (2007)
as Self
Uta Hagen's Acting Class (2004)
as Self
Journey to the Stars (2009)
as Narrator (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight? (1988)
as Fontaine
Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later (1987)
as Self - Host