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Whoopi Goldberg

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.

Filmography

2024
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

as Self

Movie
2024
Babes

as Dawn's Breasts

Movie
2022
Luck

as Captain (voice)

Movie
2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Bernadette Thompson

Movie
2010
Toy Story 3

as Stretch (voice)

Movie
2004
The Lion King 1½

as Shenzi (voice)

Movie
1994
The Pagemaster

as Fantasy (voice)

Movie
1994
The Lion King

as Shenzi (voice)

Movie
1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

as Deloris Van Cartier

Movie
1992
Sister Act

as Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence

Movie
1992
The Player

as Detective Avery

Movie
1990
Ghost

as Oda Mae Brown

Movie
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Guinan

TV Show