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Whoopi Goldberg

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: Acting
Born: New York City, New York, USA, 1955-11-13
Died: null

Film

No.YearTitleRoleVote Average
11985Self63
21985Celie78
31986Self60
41986Self67
51986Terry Dolittle61
61987Self - Actress59
71987Self95
81987Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr52
91987Rita Rizzoli55
101988Vashti Blue43
111988Clara Mayfield56
121988Self95
1319890
141989Sarah Collins63
151989Eddie Cervi56
161989Herself71
171990Self100
181990Oda Mae Brown72
191990Odessa Cotter76
201991Rose Schwartz63
211991Self - Host100
221991Guinan (archive footage)62
231991Professor (uncredited)53
241992Detective Avery72
251992Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence68
261992Mary Masembuko62
271992Self80
281993Sarah Mathews55
291993Billy York (uncredited)60
301993Self80
311993Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall47
321993Deloris Van Cartier64
331994Narrator80
341994Self75
351994Self (archive footage)100
361994Shenzi (voice)83
371994Buckwheat's Mom68
381994Corrina Washington67
391994Guinan (uncredited)65
401994Fantasy (voice)64
411995Jane Deluca63
421995Guinan (archive footage)74
431995Sylvie Morrow56
441995Self - Hostess90
451995Katie Coltrane36
461996Eddie Franklin55
471996Hospital Patient (uncredited)59
481996Harriet Franklin58
491996Laurel Ayres63
501996Myrlie Evers66
511997Self (archive footage)100
521997Nurse Myrna60
531997Cabbie69
541997Self63
551997Queen Constantina65
561997Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)64
571998The Iceberg (voice)0
581998Delilah Abraham58
591998Stormella (voice)60
601998Dr. Vivien Morgan54
611998Ranger Margaret (voice)62
621999Self62
63199968
641999Mrs. Peck (voice)74
651999Cheshire Cat63
661999Candy Bliss65
671999Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)78
681999Valerie76
692000Self - Host0
702000Self - Host / Narrator0
712001Terry Harrison65
722001Death51
732001Self60
742001Vera Baker63
752001Lucy Cullins57
762002Miss Clavel (voice)58
772002Guinan (uncredited)63
782003Self80
792003Mabel Spader61
802003Daniel's 'Boss'60
812004Shenzi (voice)66
822004Self0
832004Cyberina (voice)43
842005Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady47
852005Self59
862006Ermintrude (voice)50
872006Darlin' (voice)59
882006Thelma48
89200673
902007Mom42
912007Self0
922007Self68
932008Miss Mittens (voice)61
942008Red Flower (voice)70
952008Taxi Driver60
962009Self67
972009Whoopi Goldberg42
982009Narrator (voice)70
992010Self72
1002010Stretch (voice)78
1012010Alice / White67
1022011God64
1032011The Tower (voice)64
1042011Narrator (voice)73
1052012Self72
1062012Self57
1072013Narrator50
1082013Self85
1092013Self72
1102013Self67
1112013Self71
1122014Viola62
1132014Self61
1142018Self (archive footage)60
1152021Self - Host95
1162022Self60
1172022Self (archive footage)85
1182022Self (archive footage)100
1192022Self100
1202022Captain (voice)78
1212022Cat (voice)71
1222023Self (archive material)76
1232024Self (archive footage)100
124Mildred0
1251985Self80
1261986Self0
1271987Self - Host100
1281988Self100
1291988Fontaine80
1301988Self74
1311989Self93
1321992Ms. Megawatt (voice)60
1331996Self72
1341997Mother Gooseberg (voice)67
1352001Raynelle Slocumb66
1362003Self100
1372005Franny (voice)59
1382007Self77
1392008Self - Narrator (voice)66
1402009Jodi Quinn0
1412009Self (archive footage)100
1422012Self67
1432014Bernadette Thompson59
1442014Fleeta Mullins59
1452015Self60
1462015Self20
1472017Ursula (voice) (uncredited)73
1482017Yari (voice)41
1492022Self0
1502022Self49
1512023Self100
1522023(Narration)0
1532023Self45
1542024Self80
1552024Dawn's Breasts60
1562024Jayne70
1572024Self83
158Storyteller (voice)0
1591982100
1601986Self65
1611987Self70
1621987Self77
1631987Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer0
1641989Self54
1651990Self0
1661990Self (uncredited)0
1671991Narrator (voice)0
1681991Self57
169199280
1701993Mom / Irwin (voice)80
1711994Self (archive footage)100
1721996Self (archive footage)100
1731996Nurse (uncredited)49
1741997Self60
1751997Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited)65
1761998Whoopi Goldberg40
1771998Self (uncredited)62
1781998Self0
1791999Baby Clown68
1802000Judge Cameo (uncredited)42
1812000Cléo45
1822000Self68
1832001Califia, the Queen of California60
1842001Self60
1852001Self - Hostess60
1862002Herself0
1872002Herself40
1882002Self63
1892002Woman at Funeral (uncredited)44
1902003Narrator (voice)59
1912003Whoopi Goldberg43
1922003Blizzard (voice)59
1932003Voice47
1942004Self (archive footage)40
1952004Self0
1962004Whoopi Goldberg28
1972005Whoopi Goldberg43
1982006Self66
1992006Helen (voice)42
2002007Self72
2012007Self0
2022007Self0
2032009Self65
2042010Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)41
2052010Self48
2062010Self0
2072010(archive footage)66
2082011Whoopi Goldberg67
2092012Self72
2102013Guinan (archive footage)70
2112013Self78
2122013Self90
2132015Self0
2142015Calliope75
2152016Herself73
2162016Self66
2172016Self75
2182016Self (archive footage)0
2192016Herself67
2202017Loretta Brixton84
2212017Abernatha Coleman52
2222017Self67
2232017Self71
2242017Metzie51
2252017Self69
2262017Self47
2272017Host78
2282018Self79
2292018Moms57
2302018Self63
2312018Self (archive footage)78
2322018Lola62
2332018Herself80
2342018Self - Host70
2352019Self38
2362019Self72
2372019Narrator (voice)90
2382019Self92
2392020(archive footage)96
2402020Self (archive footage)63
2412020Self100
2422020Self75
2432020Self (archive footage)75
2442020Self68
2452020Self - Co-host, "The View"81
2462020The Mother / The Ancient Booer63
2472020Whoopi Goldberg100
2482020Narrator100
2492020Whoopi Goldberg (voice)54
2502020Self74
2512021Self - Guest65
2522021Self74
2530
2542021Self - Narrator (voice)72
2552022Self78
2562022Self74
2572022Alma74
2582023Midwife (uncredited)71
2592024Stagecoach Mary53
2602024Dr. Andrea Hart0
2612024Self80
2622025Aqua (voice)0
2630

Television

No.YearTitleRoleVote Average
11953Self69
21956Self - Presenter46
31973Self63
4Bird Woman0
51953Self - Presenter69
61956Self - Host46
71971Self54
81975Self - Cameo (uncredited)69
91981Self53
101981Self0
111982Self45
121984Mariah Johnston55
13198480
141985Camille Brand75
151986Self - Host100
161986Self70
17198672
181987Dr. Jordan71
191987Self0
201987Guinan84
211988Self55
221989Peligre80
231990Brenda50
241990Gaia (voice)68
25199254
261993Self - Guest71
271993Whoopi Goldberg81
281993Edna81
291994Self74
301995Zenobia (voice)60
311995Mother Gooseberg (voice)60
321995Self69
331996Self74
341996Self - Guest35
35199744
361997Self (archive footage)77
371997Self - Moderator45
381997Self - Co-Host45
391997Edwina Badger (voice)74
40199875
411998Self81
421998Self78
431998Self - Panelist65
441998Self65
45199865
461999Ransome (voice)0
471999Janette Grayson79
481999The Grand Banshee69
492000Dr. Lydia Emerson71
502000Whoopi Goldberg78
512001Chesley Watkins76
52200263
532002(voice)74
54200355
552003Self60
562003Self58
572003Mavis Rae87
582004100
592004Self - Guest61
602005Self - Restaurant Patron68
612005Self50
62200580
632005Self48
64200673
652006Self - Guest46
66200651
672006Whoopi Goldberg74
682007Herself62
692007Self72
702007Herself0
712008Self60
722008Self40
7320090
742009Self - Guest Judge75
752009Self - Special Guest75
762009Self60
772009Self - Guest65
782009Carmen Tibideaux68
792009Self - Guest48
802009Jane Marsh76
812010Self - Guest62
822010Regina Thomas78
832011Pirate Myra (voice)75
842011Yakult (voice)67
852013Mrs. Rabbit (voice)69
862014Self72
872014Self58
882014Self54
892014Magic Mirror (voice)60
902014Mikhaela (voice)85
912015Self67
922015Self65
93201670
942016Whoopi Goldberg70
952016Meg (voice)54
962017Pat Norman66
972017Self (archive footage)68
982018Self87
992018Self68
1002018Barb (voice)74
1012018Police Officer46
1022018Self49
1032018Self (archive footage)70
1042019Herself68
1052019Self51
1062019Mother Olm (voice)85
1072019Whoopi Goldberg (voice)80
1082019Self - Guest51
1092019Self63
1102019Miss Willa81
1112020Guinan73
1122020Mary79
1132020Narrator (voice)60
1142020Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle69
1152021Self60
1162021Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice)66
1172021Self69
1182021Self - Narrator (voice)76
1192021Dr. Elise Pruitt77
1202022Self79
1212022Self - Guest42
1222022Self - Guest38
123Iceberg (voice)100
1242025Self0