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Whoopi Goldberg

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1955-11-13 (69 years old)

Biography

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 ing 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 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

all 419

Movies 287

self 223

TV Shows 132

Voice 50

Producer 13

Whoopi Goldberg

Biography

Filmography

all 419

Movies 287

self 223

TV Shows 132

Voice 50

Producer 13

Narrator 4

Creator 1

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk (2026)

Leopardi & Co (2025)

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin (2025)

Number One on the Call Sheet (2025)

Like Tears in Rain (2024)

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)

Atrabilious (2024)

Ezra (2024)

Babes (2024)

Butterfly in the Sky (2024)

Outlaw Posse (2024)

I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story (2024)

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)

The Color Purple (2023)

Three Trees (2023)

Barry Humphries at the BBC (2023)

Our Barbara (2023)

A New Orleans Noel (2022)

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda (2022)

My Father's Dragon (2022)

Till (2022)

Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo (2022)

Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)

Cuomo (2022)

Sherri (2022)

Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022)

Luck (2022)

Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not (2022)

Chris Rock: One Man Show (2022)

Bill Cosby: Walking Free (2022)

Caught in His Web (2022)

Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act (2022)

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising (2022)

JANET JACKSON. (2022)

Harlem (2021)

JFK: Destiny Betrayed (2021)

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (2021)

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World (2021)

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)

Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. (2021)

Hacks (2021)

The Story of Late Night (2021)

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days (2021)

Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... (2020)

The Stand (2020)

Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes - At Home Holiday Special (2020)

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)

Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip (2020)

The Con (2020)

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020)

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (2020)

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)

Staged (2020)

Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)

My Darling Vivian (2020)

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show (2020)

Find Your Groove (2020)

Siempre, Luis (2020)

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020)

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)

Godfather of Harlem (2019)

The Most Magnificent Thing (2019)

Cracked Up (2019)

The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)

Tamron Hall (2019)

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019)

Amphibia (2019)