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.
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- Born:
- Nov 13, 1955 In New York City, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 242
- First Appeared:
- In the series Anansi Boys
- Latest Project:
- Movie Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin 2025-06-28
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Anansi Boys | Bird Woman | 2026 |
| Movie | Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk | 2026 | |
| Movie | Leopardi & Co | Mildred | 2026 |
| Series | Saturday TV Funhouse | Iceberg (voice) | 2026 |
| Movie | Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin | Aqua (voice) | 2025-06-28 |
| Movie | I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story | Self (archive footage) | 2024-01-20 |
| Movie | Outlaw Posse | Stagecoach Mary | 2024-03-01 |
| Movie | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Self | 2024-09-21 |
| Movie | Atrabilious | Dr. Andrea Hart | 2024-08-01 |
| Movie | Ezra | Jayne | 2024-05-30 |
| Movie | Butterfly in the Sky | Self | 2024-03-17 |
| Movie | Oprah & The Color Purple Journey | Self | 2023-12-28 |
| Movie | The Color Purple | Midwife (uncredited) | 2023-12-25 |
| Movie | Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising | Self | 2022-02-03 |
| Series | JANET JACKSON. | Self | 2022-01-28 |
| Movie | Bill Cosby: Walking Free | Self (archive footage) | 2022-03-04 |
| Movie | Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 | Self | 2022-08-23 |
| Movie | Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Self | 2022-10-09 |
| Movie | Till | Alma | 2022-10-14 |
| Movie | 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda | Self | 2022-11-04 |
| Movie | Luck | Captain (voice) | 2022-08-05 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days | Self - Guest | 2021-04-26 |
| Series | JFK: Destiny Betrayed | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2021-11-22 |
| Series | The Story of Late Night | Self | 2021-05-02 |
| Movie | JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2021-11-12 |
| Movie | The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World | Self - Host | 2021-10-01 |
| Movie | Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It | Self | 2021-06-18 |
| Movie | Miss Americana | Self (archive footage) | 2020-01-31 |
| Movie | The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU | (archive footage) | 2020-01-02 |
| Movie | Siempre, Luis | Self (archive footage) | 2020-01-25 |
| Movie | Find Your Groove | Self | 2020-03-24 |
| Series | The Comedy Store | Self | 2020-10-04 |
| Movie | The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America | Whoopi Goldberg | 2020-10-08 |
| Movie | Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | Whoopi Goldberg (voice) | 2020-10-27 |
| Movie | The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show | Self | 2020-04-15 |
| Movie | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Self - Co-host, "The View" | 2020-08-30 |
| Movie | My Darling Vivian | Self (archive footage) | 2020-04-27 |
| Movie | Feeding America Comedy Festival | Self | 2020-05-10 |
| Series | The Stand | Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle | 2020-12-17 |
| Movie | I Am Mother | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2019-06-07 |
| Movie | Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 2019-11-09 |
| Movie | Charley Pride: I'm Just Me | Self | 2019-02-22 |
| Movie | The Most Magnificent Thing | Narrator (voice) | 2019-09-28 |
| Movie | Furlough | Moms | 2018-03-16 |
| Movie | Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind | Self | 2018-01-19 |
| Movie | Mister Rogers: It's You I Like | Self | 2018-03-06 |
| Movie | Trump @War | Self (archive footage) | 2018-10-11 |
| Movie | The Gospel According to André | Self | 2018-03-18 |
| Movie | Nobody's Fool | Lola | 2018-10-31 |
| Movie | The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut | Self - Host | 2018-11-16 |
| Movie | The Great Satan | 2018-06-12 | |
| Movie | Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2018-07-27 |
| Movie | Vice | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2018-12-25 |
| Series | When We Rise | Pat Norman | 2017-02-27 |
| Movie | King of the Dancehall | Loretta Brixton | 2017-01-13 |
| Movie | A Very Sordid Wedding | Abernatha Coleman | 2017-03-10 |
| Movie | Descendants 2 | Ursula (voice) (uncredited) | 2017-07-21 |
| Movie | The Problem with Apu | Self | 2017-11-19 |
| Movie | Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic | Host | 2017-12-18 |
| Movie | Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me | Self | 2017-09-11 |
| Movie | Yamasong: March of the Hollows | Yari (voice) | 2017-09-10 |
| Movie | The Truth Is in the Stars | Self | 2017-05-01 |
| Movie | 9/11 | Metzie | 2017-09-07 |
| Movie | Gilbert | Self | 2017-04-20 |
| Movie | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | Self | 2016-09-15 |
| Movie | 50 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2016-08-14 |
| Movie | Floyd Norman: An Animated Life | Herself | 2016-02-05 |
| Movie | The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank | Self | 2015-04-29 |
| Movie | The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! | Self | 2015-05-05 |
| Movie | Black Dog, Red Dog | Calliope | 2015-07-23 |
| Movie | Misery Loves Comedy | Self | 2015-01-23 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self - Interviewee | 2014-02-01 |
| Series | The 7D | Magic Mirror (voice) | 2014-07-07 |
| Movie | Big Stone Gap | Fleeta Mullins | 2014-10-09 |
| Movie | Top Five | Self | 2014-12-12 |
| Movie | Robin Williams Remembered | Self | 2014-09-09 |
| Movie | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Bernadette Thompson | 2014-08-07 |
| Movie | A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Viola | 2014-04-19 |
| Movie | Miracle Rising: South Africa | Self | 2013-02-09 |
| Movie | Why We Laugh: Funny Women | Self | 2013-03-21 |
| Movie | Moms Mabley | Self | 2013-04-20 |
| Movie | Blackfish | Self | 2013-06-07 |
| Movie | Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds | Guinan (archive footage) | 2013-04-25 |
| Movie | Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | Self | 2013-04-23 |
| Movie | Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale | Self | 2013-12-11 |
| Movie | Paul Simon: Under African Skies | Self | 2012-05-11 |
| Movie | 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief | Self | 2012-12-12 |
| Movie | Radioman | Self | 2012-12-07 |
| Movie | Katy Perry: Part of Me | Self | 2012-06-28 |
| Movie | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Narrator (voice) | 2011-10-21 |
| Movie | The Muppets | Whoopi Goldberg | 2011-11-22 |
| Movie | The Little Engine That Could | The Tower (voice) | 2011-03-22 |
| Movie | A Little Bit of Heaven | God | 2011-02-03 |
| Movie | See You in September | Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited) | 2010-01-01 |
| Movie | The Black List: Volume Three | Self | 2010-02-08 |
| Movie | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | 2010-08-03 |
| Movie | Toy Story 3 | Stretch (voice) | 2010-06-16 |
| Movie | New York Street Games | Self | 2010-07-28 |
| Movie | For Colored Girls | Alice / White | 2010-11-05 |
| Movie | Teenage Paparazzo | Self | 2010-01-22 |
| Movie | Madea Goes to Jail | Self | 2009-02-16 |
| Movie | Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants | Self (archive footage) | 2009-07-14 |
| Movie | Kambakkht Ishq | Whoopi Goldberg | 2009-07-03 |
| Movie | Star Trek: The Captains' Summit | Self | 2009-04-12 |
| Movie | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Taxi Driver | 2008-12-17 |
| Movie | Descendants | Red Flower (voice) | 2008-06-30 |
| Movie | Snow Buddies | Miss Mittens (voice) | 2008-02-05 |
| Movie | If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Mom | 2007-01-23 |
| Movie | The Sophisticated Misfit | Self | 2007-04-26 |
| Movie | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | Self | 2007-10-13 |
| Movie | Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens | Self | 2007-05-19 |
| Movie | Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden | Self | 2007-03-29 |
| Movie | Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic | Self | 2007-03-13 |
| Movie | Doogal | Ermintrude (voice) | 2006-02-24 |
| Movie | Farce of the Penguins | Helen (voice) | 2006-12-01 |
| Movie | Homie Spumoni | Thelma | 2006-09-08 |
| Movie | Everyone's Hero | Darlin' (voice) | 2006-08-04 |
| Movie | The N Word | Self | 2006-01-16 |
| Movie | The Aristocrats | Self | 2005-07-29 |
| Movie | Racing Stripes | Franny (voice) | 2005-01-06 |
| Movie | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Whoopi Goldberg | 2005-05-08 |
| Movie | TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | The Lion King 1½ | Shenzi (voice) | 2004-02-06 |
| Series | Whoopi's Littleburg | 2004-01-18 | |
| Movie | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | Whoopi Goldberg | 2004-08-27 |
| Movie | Pinocchio 3000 | Cyberina (voice) | 2004-05-14 |
| Movie | The World of Nat King Cole | Self | 2004-06-15 |
| Movie | Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! | Self | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Daniel's 'Boss' | 2003-12-24 |
| Movie | Good Fences | Mabel Spader | 2003-01-22 |
| Movie | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Narrator (voice) | 2003-02-10 |
| Series | Whoopi | Mavis Rae | 2003-09-09 |
| Movie | New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions | Voice | 2003-07-01 |
| Movie | Declaration of Independence | Self | 2003-06-10 |
| Movie | Blizzard | Blizzard (voice) | 2003-05-15 |
| Movie | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Whoopi Goldberg | 2003-03-11 |
| Movie | Star Trek: Nemesis | Guinan (uncredited) | 2002-12-13 |
| Movie | Madeline: My Fair Madeline | Miss Clavel (voice) | 2002-11-11 |
| Movie | Searching for Debra Winger | Self | 2002-07-13 |
| Movie | The Hollywood Sign | Woman at Funeral (uncredited) | 2002-09-17 |
| Series | Liberty's Kids | (voice) | 2002-09-02 |
| Movie | What Makes a Family | Terry Harrison | 2001-01-22 |
| Movie | Golden Dreams | Califia, the Queen of California | 2001-02-08 |
| Movie | Rat Race | Vera Baker | 2001-08-17 |
| Movie | Rescued from the Closet | Self | 2001-05-29 |
| Movie | Monkeybone | Death | 2001-02-23 |
| Movie | Call Me Claus | Lucy Cullins | 2001-12-03 |
| Movie | The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' | Self - Hostess | 2001-12-06 |
| Movie | Kingdom Come | Raynelle Slocumb | 2001-04-11 |
| Movie | Ghost: Remembering the Magic | Self | 2001-04-24 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | Judge Cameo (uncredited) | 2000-06-30 |
| Movie | Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation | Self | 2000-11-08 |
| Movie | More Dogs Than Bones | Cléo | 2000-07-14 |
| Movie | Mary Pickford: A Life on Film | Self - Host / Narrator | 2000-09-12 |
| Movie | Get Bruce! | Self | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Alegría: An Enchanting Fable | Baby Clown | 1999-01-10 |
| Series | The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns | The Grand Banshee | 1999-11-07 |
| Movie | Jackie's Back! | Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister) | 1999-06-14 |
| Movie | Girl, Interrupted | Valerie | 1999-12-21 |
| Movie | Our Friend, Martin | Mrs. Peck (voice) | 1999-01-12 |
| Movie | The Deep End of the Ocean | Candy Bliss | 1999-03-12 |
| Movie | Alice in Wonderland | Cheshire Cat | 1999-02-28 |
| Movie | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Whoopi Goldberg | 1998-02-27 |
| Movie | Titey | The Iceberg (voice) | 1998-05-15 |
| Movie | A Knight in Camelot | Dr. Vivien Morgan | 1998-11-08 |
| Movie | The Rugrats Movie | Ranger Margaret (voice) | 1998-11-20 |
| Movie | Junket Whore | Self | 1998-10-12 |
| Movie | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | Stormella (voice) | 1998-10-16 |
| Movie | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Delilah Abraham | 1998-08-14 |
| Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Self (uncredited) | 1998-07-17 |
| Movie | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1997-03-16 |
| Movie | Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life | Self | 1997-02-24 |
| Movie | In the Gloaming | Nurse Myrna | 1997-04-20 |
| Movie | Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special | Mother Gooseberg (voice) | 1997-10-12 |
| Movie | Cinderella | Queen Constantina | 1997-11-02 |
| Movie | A Christmas Carol | Spirit of Christmas Present (voice) | 1997-12-20 |
| Movie | Destination Anywhere | Cabbie | 1997-06-16 |
| Movie | In & Out | Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited) | 1997-09-10 |
| Movie | Pitch | Self | 1997-09-04 |
| Series | The View | Self - Co-Host | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | The Celluloid Closet | Self | 1996-01-30 |
| Movie | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self (archive footage) | 1996-03-17 |
| Movie | The Associate | Laurel Ayres | 1996-10-25 |
| Movie | Ghosts of Mississippi | Myrlie Evers | 1996-12-20 |
| Movie | Bogus | Harriet Franklin | 1996-09-06 |
| Movie | Bordello of Blood | Hospital Patient (uncredited) | 1996-08-16 |
| Movie | The Sunshine Boys | Nurse (uncredited) | 1996-08-08 |
| Movie | Eddie | Eddie Franklin | 1996-05-31 |
| Movie | Boys on the Side | Jane Deluca | 1995-02-03 |
| Movie | Theodore Rex | Katie Coltrane | 1995-12-14 |
| Movie | The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge | Self - Hostess | 1995-12-05 |
| Movie | Moonlight and Valentino | Sylvie Morrow | 1995-09-29 |
| Movie | Liberation | Narrator | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | But... Seriously | Self (archive footage) | 1994-03-25 |
| Series | The Magic School Bus | 1994-09-10 | |
| Movie | Star Trek: Generations | Guinan (uncredited) | 1994-11-18 |
| Movie | The Pagemaster | Fantasy (voice) | 1994-11-23 |
| Movie | The Lion King | Shenzi (voice) | 1994-06-15 |
| Movie | Corrina, Corrina | Corrina Washington | 1994-08-12 |
| Movie | The Little Rascals | Buckwheat's Mom | 1994-08-05 |
| Movie | The Making of 'The Pagemaster' | Self (archive footage) | 1994-12-01 |
| Movie | Made in America | Sarah Mathews | 1993-01-06 |
| Movie | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Deloris Van Cartier | 1993-12-09 |
| Movie | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | Billy York (uncredited) | 1993-02-04 |
| Movie | Naked in New York | Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall | 1993-11-10 |
| Movie | Aretha Franklin: Duets | Self | 1993-05-09 |
| Movie | A Cool Like That Christmas | Mom / Irwin (voice) | 1993-12-23 |
| Movie | Sarafina! | Mary Masembuko | 1992-09-18 |
| Movie | The Player | Detective Avery | 1992-04-03 |
| Movie | Wisecracks | 1992-06-05 | |
| Movie | Sister Act | Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence | 1992-05-28 |
| Movie | Soapdish | Rose Schwartz | 1991-05-31 |
| Movie | House Party 2 | Professor (uncredited) | 1991-10-23 |
| Movie | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 1991-09-28 |
| Movie | Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | 1991-02-28 |
| Movie | Celebrity Guide to Wine | Self | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | The Long Walk Home | Odessa Cotter | 1990-12-21 |
| Movie | Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter | Self (uncredited) | 1990-12-01 |
| Movie | Ghost | Oda Mae Brown | 1990-07-13 |
| Series | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | 1990-09-15 | |
| Series | Bagdad Cafe | 1990-03-30 | |
| Movie | Kiss Shot | Sarah Collins | 1989-04-11 |
| Movie | Homer and Eddie | Eddie Cervi | 1989-08-17 |
| Movie | Hanna-Barbera's 50th | Self | 1989-07-17 |
| Movie | Beverly Hills Brats | Self | 1989-10-06 |
| Movie | The Telephone | Vashti Blue | 1988-01-22 |
| Movie | Clara's Heart | Clara Mayfield | 1988-10-07 |
| Movie | The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert | Self | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special | Self | 1988-12-21 |
| Movie | Citizen Steve | Self - Actress | 1987-01-01 |
| Movie | Burglar | Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr | 1987-03-20 |
| Movie | Fatal Beauty | Rita Rizzoli | 1987-10-30 |
| Series | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Guinan | 1987-09-28 |
| Movie | Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville | Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer | 1987-10-12 |
| Movie | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 1987-05-18 |
| Movie | The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite | Self | 1987-01-23 |
| Movie | Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show | Self | 1986-05-24 |
| Movie | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Terry Dolittle | 1986-10-09 |
| Movie | The Making of Captain EO | Host | 1986-09-12 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Movie | The Color Purple | Celie | 1985-12-18 |
| Movie | Citizen | 1982-01-01 |