Whoopi Goldberg
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Nov 13 1955
Biography
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 s…
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Janette Grayson
Blue Bloods
Regina Thomas
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Chesley Watkins
30 Rock
Whoopi Goldberg
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Guinan
Glee
Carmen Tibideaux
Great Performances
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
The Nanny
Whoopi Goldberg
The Middle
Jane Marsh
Strong Medicine
Dr. Lydia Emerson
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Restaurant Patron
Entourage
Whoopi Goldberg
BoJack Horseman
Mikhaela (voice)
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
Moonlighting
Camille Brand
Star Trek: Picard
Guinan
Everybody Hates Chris
Louise Clarkson
Hacks
Whoopi Goldberg
Summer Camp Island
Barb (voice)
American Masters
Self
A Different World
Dr. Jordan
Suburgatory
Yakult (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
Peligre
The Oscars
Self
Godfather of Harlem
Miss Willa
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Gaia (voice)
People's Choice Awards
Self - Winner
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Zenobia (voice)
The Lion King
Shenzi (voice)
Amphibia
Mother Olm (voice)
Broad City
Self
Classic Albums
Self (archive footage)
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Whoopi (voice)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
The 7D
Magic Mirror (voice)
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
Bubble Guppies
Pirate Myra (voice)
Toy Story 3
Stretch (voice)
Bear in the Big Blue House
Edwina Badger (voice)
Muppet Babies
Reading Rainbow
Self
Harlem
Dr. Elise Pruitt
The Tick
Whoopi Goldberg
The Stand
Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle
Whoopi
Mavis Rae
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
Staged
Mary
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self
Luck
Captain (voice)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Self
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Bernadette Thompson
The Little Rascals
Buckwheat's Mom
Girl, Interrupted
Valerie
Ghost
Oda Mae Brown
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
Muppets Tonight
Self
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Mrs. Rabbit (voice)
Celebrity Deathmatch
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Chris Rock Show
Self
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Mariah Johnston
The Lion King 1½
Shenzi (voice)
Liberty's Kids
Robert Shirtliff (voice)
De TV Show
Self
Sister Act
Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
When We Rise
Pat Norman
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Meg (voice)
So NoTORIous
MaMa Belle
The Player
Detective Avery
Ask the Storybots
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice)
JANET JACKSON.
Self
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Deloris Van Cartier
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
Babes
Dawn's Breasts
The Color Purple
Celie
The Naked Brothers Band
Whoopi Goldberg
Just for Kicks
Production
Jackie Chan: My Story
Self (uncredited)
The Muppets
Whoopi Goldberg
Dolly
Self
Star Trek: Nemesis
Guinan (uncredited)
Descendants 2
Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday TV Funhouse
Iceberg (voice)
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
Self
The Color Purple
Midwife (uncredited)
Rat Race
Vera Baker
Random Acts of Flyness
Police Officer
Citizen Rose
Self
The Foxbusters
Ransome (voice)
Racing Stripes
Franny (voice)
Bordello of Blood
Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Bagdad Cafe
Brenda
Monkeybone
Death
The Deep End of the Ocean
Candy Bliss
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
The Grand Banshee
The Rugrats Movie
Ranger Margaret (voice)
Blackfish
Self
Ezra
Jayne
Pulp Comics
Whoopi Goldberg
Till
Alma
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Billy York (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland
Cheshire Cat
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
Star Trek: Generations
Guinan (uncredited)
The Story of Late Night
Self
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
The Pagemaster
Fantasy (voice)
The Weber Show
Whoopi Goldberg
Soapdish
Rose Schwartz
Madea Goes to Jail
Self
Corrina, Corrina
Corrina Washington
MADtv
Self
Nobody's Fool
Lola
Made in America
Sarah Mathews
Everyone's Hero
Darlin' (voice)
The Aristocrats
Self
A Little Bit of Heaven
God
In & Out
Whoopi Goldberg
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self - Co-host, "The View"
Burglar
Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
Radioman
Self
The Con
Self - Narrator (voice)
Eddie
Eddie Franklin
Sarafina!
Mary Masembuko
JFK: Destiny Betrayed
Self - Narrator (voice)
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Aqua (voice)
Anansi Boys
Bird Woman
Big Stone Gap
Fleeta Mullins
Leopardi & Co
Mildred
See You in September
Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
Lorena
Herself
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Judge Cameo (uncredited)
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Terry Dolittle
Misery Loves Comedy
Self
Blizzard
Blizzard (voice)
Furlough
Moms
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Self
Kambakkht Ishq
Whoopi Goldberg
Ghosts of Mississippi
Myrlie Evers
Snow Buddies
Miss Mittens (voice)
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Whoopi Goldberg
9/11
Metzie
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
Top Five
Whoopi Goldberg
Pinocchio 3000
Cyberina (voice)
Gilbert
Self
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Daniel's 'Boss'
House Party 2
Professor (uncredited)
Bogus
Harriet Franklin
The Long Walk Home
Odessa Cotter
Fatal Beauty
Rita Rizzoli
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
The Celluloid Closet
Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
The Little Engine That Could
The Tower (voice)
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
Get Bruce!
Self
Naked in New York
Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
My Father's Dragon
Cat (voice)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Whoopi Goldberg
Call Me Claus
Lucy Cullins
The Associate
Laurel Ayres
Doogal
Ermintrude (voice)
Atrabilious
Dr. Andrea Hart
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Stormella (voice)
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
Citizen Steve
Self - Actress
Kevin
Cupcake (Voice)
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Whoopi Goldberg
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
Cinderella
Queen Constantina
Outlaw Posse
Stagecoach Mary
A Christmas Carol
Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
Pitch
Self
Boys on the Side
Jane Deluca
Jackie's Back!
Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
Group Therapy
Self (archive footage)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Taxi Driver
Strut
Creator
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Narrator (voice)
Rescued from the Closet
Self
Farce of the Penguins
Helen (voz)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Teenage Paparazzo
Self
Liberation
Narrator
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
The Mother / The Ancient Booer
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
(archive footage)
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Self
Kingdom Come
Raynelle Slocumb
What Makes a Family
Terry Harrison
Comic Relief
Self - Host
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
Self (archive footage)
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Whoopi Goldberg
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Self
In the Gloaming
Nurse Myrna
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Self
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
Self (archive footage)
Homer and Eddie
Eddie Cervi
For Colored Girls
Alice / White
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Self
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self (uncredited)
Our Friend, Martin
Mrs. Peck (voice)
Miracle Rising: South Africa
Self
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
Mom
Trump @War
Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
Clara's Heart
Clara Mayfield
Moonlight and Valentino
Sylvie Morrow
More Dogs Than Bones
Cléo
Theodore Rex
Katie Coltrane
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self (archive footage)
The Telephone
Vashti Blue
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Defenders of Dynatron City
Ms. Megawatt (voice)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Yari (voice)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Delilah Abraham
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Self
King of the Dancehall
Loretta Brixton
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
Self (archive footage)
Homie Spumoni
Thelma
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
Herself
Sisters in Italy
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Destination Anywhere
Cabbie
Alegría
Baby Clown
Butterfly in the Sky
Self
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Self
Comic Relief '90
Self
The Sunshine Boys
Nurse (uncredited)
Black Dog, Red Dog
Calliope
Searching for Debra Winger
Self
Stream
Jodi Quinn
Junket Whore
Self
Kiss Shot
Sarah Collins
The Making of Captain EO
Self
Madeline: My Fair Madeline
Miss Clavel (voice)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Whoopi Goldberg
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Self
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Narrator (voice)
Titey
The Iceberg (voice)
The Piano Man's Daughter
Production
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
Self
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
Find Your Groove
Self
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
Self - Host
The Hollywood Sign
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
The Truth Is in the Stars
Self
Barry Humphries at the BBC
Self (archive material)
The World of Nat King Cole
Self
Beverly Hills Brats
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Guinan (archive footage)
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Gospel According to André
Self
Free to Be... a Family
Self
The N Word
Self
New York Street Games
Self
Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway
A New Orleans Noel
Production
A Cool Like That Christmas
Mom / Irwin (voice)
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
Self
The Problem with Apu
Self
Flower of the Dawn
Storyteller (voice)
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Self
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Self
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Viola
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Self - Host
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Guinan
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Self - Guest
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
Self - Hostess
Wisecracks
Like Tears in Rain
Self
Whoopi's Littleburg
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
Self
Good Fences
Mabel Spader
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Production
The Word According to Whoopi
Herself
Python Legs!
Comic Relief 2006
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
Self
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
Self
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Self
Olympia
Herself
Celebrity Guide to Wine
Self
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Self
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Self
Our Barbara
Self
Declaration of Independence
Self
Cracked Up
Self
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Mother Gooseberg (voice)
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
Comic Relief III
ASALI: Power of the Pollinators
Galbanum (voice)
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Self
Captain Zero: The Movie
(voice)
The Black List: Volume Three
Self
Caught in His Web
Production
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
Self
The Mao Game
Production
Three Trees
(Narration)
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
A Very Sordid Wedding
Abernatha Coleman
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Self - Host / Narrator
Ghost: Remembering the Magic
Self
Rio
Gayle Morgenstern
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
Herself
Showboy
Herself
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
Self
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
Self
Golden Dreams
Califia, the Queen of California
Making Rat Race
Herself
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
Self
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite
Self
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
Self
The Best of Comic Relief
Self
A Knight in Camelot
Dr. Vivien Morgan
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
Narrator
Repairs
The Voice (voice)
But... Seriously
Self (archive footage)
New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions
Voice
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
Self
Uta Hagen's Acting Class
Self
Descendants
Red Flower (voice)
Creating Ragtime
Host
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Self (archive footage)
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
Self
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
Self
The Most Magnificent Thing
Narrator (voice)
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
Self
Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts
Narrator (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway
Self
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
Self
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins
Self - Narrator (voice)
Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
Host
Journey to the Stars
Narrator (voice)
The Sophisticated Misfit
Self
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
Self - Hostess
Chez Whoopi
Self - Host
Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years
Self - Host
The Contradictions of Fair Hope
Narrator
Citizen
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Self
Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway
Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady
Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut
Self
Help Save Planet Earth
Self
Sister Act 3
Deloris
Bonnie Raitt Has Something To Talk About
Self
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?
Fontaine
Head Games
Production
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II
Crew
Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later
Self - Host
More Than a Medal
Production