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