Whoopi Goldberg
Acting
Born 1955-11-13
New York City, New York, USA
422 credits
Academy Awards 1
Golden Globe Awards 1
BAFTA Awards 1
Daytime Emmy Awards 1
Grammy Awards 2
Tony Awards 1
honorary doctor of Brandeis University 1
Drama League Award 1
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1
Drama Desk Awards 1
Awards
Won 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 won · 1 nominated
- 1991 Best Supporting Actress Won Ghost
- 1986 Best Actress Nominated The Color Purple
Golden Globe Awards 1 won
- 1986 Golden Globe Awards Won
BAFTA Awards 1 won
- 1990 Best Actress in a Leading Role Won Ghost
Daytime Emmy Awards 1 won
- 2009 Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host Won The View
Grammy Awards 2 won
- 1986 Best Comedy Album Won
- — Grammy Awards Won
Tony Awards 1 won
- — Tony Awards Won
honorary doctor of Brandeis University 1 won
- — honorary doctor of Brandeis University Won
Drama League Award 1 won
- — Drama League Award Won
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won
- — star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won
Drama Desk Awards 1 won
- — Drama Desk Awards Won
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
58 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Late Show with David Letterman
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Blue Bloods
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Saturday Night Live
The Middle
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Graham Norton Show
Sherri
RuPaul's Drag Race
Entourage
The View
Wetten, dass..?
The Nanny
Glee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Hell's Kitchen
BoJack Horseman
Hacks
Hollywood Squares
30 Rock
The Lion King
Great Performances
Toy Story 3
Tony Awards
Strong Medicine
The One Show
Star Trek: Picard
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Wogan
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Summer Camp Island
Godfather of Harlem
Amphibia
Desus & Mero
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Tales from the Crypt
Moonlighting
Tamron Hall
The Drew Barrymore Show
Everybody Hates Chris
Bubble Guppies
American Masters
People's Choice Awards
A Different World
Number One on the Call Sheet
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Broad City
The Oscars
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Classic Albums
Producing
3 credits
Other credits
2 credits
Writing
1 credit
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