Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Birthdate
November 13, 1955 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
November 13, 1955 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

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.

Whoopi Goldberg's LGBTQ+ Titles

The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Celie Harris Johnson
In & Out
In & Out
Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited)
The Associate
The Associate
Laurel Ayres
The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet
Self
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
A Very Sordid Wedding
A Very Sordid Wedding
Abernatha Coleman

Acting (361)

Saturday TV Funhouse as Iceberg (voice) (1 episode)
Anansi Boys as Bird Woman (1 episode)
Sister Act 3 as Deloris
Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk
Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphin as Aqua (voice)
Comic Relief III
2024
Ezra as Jayne
2024
Leopardi & Co as Mildred
2024
Atrabilious as Dr. Andrea Hart
2024
Outlaw Posse as Stagecoach Mary
2024
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story as Self
2024
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story as Self (archive footage)
2023
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey as Self
2023
The Color Purple as Midwife (uncredited)
2023
Three Trees as (Narration)
2023
Barry Humphries at the BBC as Self (archive material)
2023
Our Barbara -- A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
2022
My Father's Dragon as Cat (voice)
2022
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
2022
Till as Alma
2022
Music Is My Life - Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo as Self
2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
2022
Cuomo as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2022
Sherri as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2022
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
2022
Luck as Captain (voice)
2022
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not as Self
2022
The Hardest Thing as Mother Olm
2022
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
2022
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act as Self (archive footage)
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising as Self
2022
JANET JACKSON. as Self (4 episodes)
2021
JFK: Destiny Betrayed as Narrator (voice) (4 episodes)
2021
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as Narrator (voice)
2021
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek as Self (1 episode)
2021
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World as Self - Host
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self
2021
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. as Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice) (1 episode)
2021
The Story of Late Night as Self (6 episodes)
2021
Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days as Self - Guest
2020
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
2020
The Stand as Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle (9 episodes)
2020
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
2020
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip as Narrator
2020
The Con as Narrator (voice) (15 episodes)
2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Herself
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Co-host, "The View"
2020
Staged as Mary (3 episodes)
2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
2020
My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
2020
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show as Self
2020
Find Your Groove as Self
2020
Siempre, Luis as Self (archive footage)
2020
Star Trek: Picard as Guinan (2 episodes)
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
2019
Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary Celebration! as Self
2019
Godfather of Harlem as Miss Willa (3 episodes)
2019
The Most Magnificent Thing as Narrator (voice)
2019
Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story as Self
2019
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Whoopi Goldberg (voice) (1 episode)
2019
Amphibia as Mother Olm (voice) (3 episodes)
2019
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me as Self
2019
Desus & Mero as Self (1 episode)
2019
Lorena as Herself (1 episode)
2018
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut as Self - Host
2018
Olympia as Herself
2018
Nobody's Fool as Lola
2018
Trump @War as Self (archive footage)
2018
Basketball: A Love Story as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2018
The Shop as Self (1 episode)
2018
Random Acts of Flyness as Police Officer (1 episode)
2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2018
Summer Camp Island as Barb (voice) (16 episodes)
2018
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self (2 episodes)
2018
The Gospel According to André as Self
2018
Furlough as Moms
2018
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like as Self
2018
Citizen Rose as Self (1 episode)
2017
Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic as Host
2017
The Problem with Apu as Self
2017
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me as Self
2017
Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Yari
2017
9/11 as Metzie
2017
Descendants 2 as Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
2017
The Nineties as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2017
The Truth Is in the Stars as Self
2017
Gilbert as Self
2017
A Very Sordid Wedding as Abernatha Coleman
2017
King of the Dancehall as Loretta Brixton
2016
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time as Herself
2016
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) as Self (archive footage)
2016
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years as Self
2016
The Tick as Whoopi Goldberg (1 episode)
2016
50 Years of Star Trek as Self
2016
Ask the Storybots (1 episode)
2016
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self (2 episodes)
2015
Black Dog, Red Dog as Calliope
2015
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! as Self
2015
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank as Self
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self (1 episode)
2015
Misery Loves Comedy as Self
2014
Top Five as Self
2014
Big Stone Gap as Fleeta Mullins
2014
BoJack Horseman as Mikhaela (voice) (1 episode)
2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Bernadette Thompson
2014
The 7D as Magic Mirror (voice) (6 episodes)
2014
A Day Late and a Dollar Short as Viola
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (4 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (3 episodes)
2014
Broad City as Self (1 episode)
2013
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
2013
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as Mrs. Rabbit (voice) (1 episode)
2013
Blackfish as Self
2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds as Guinan (archive footage)
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
2013
Moms Mabley as Self
2013
Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
2013
Miracle Rising: South Africa as Herself
2013
The Contradictions of Fair Hope as Narrator
2012
Radioman as Self
2012
Katy Perry: Part of Me as Self
2012
Paul Simon: Under African Skies as Self
2011
The Muppets as Whoopi Goldberg
2011
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey as Narrator (voice)
2011
The Little Engine That Could as The Tower (voice)
2011
A Little Bit of Heaven as God
2010
For Colored Girls as Alice / White
2010
Blue Bloods as Regina Thomas (1 episode)
2010
Toy Story 3 as Stretch (voice)
2010
The Black List: Volume Three as Self
2010
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2010
Teenage Paparazzo as Self
2010
See You in September as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
2009
The Middle as Jane Marsh (1 episode)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (7 episodes)
2009
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
Journey to the Stars as Narrator (voice)
2009
Kambakkht Ishq as Whoopi Goldberg
2009
Glee as Carmen Tibideaux (6 episodes)
2009
Star Trek: The Captains' Summit as Self
2009
The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)
2009
Madea Goes to Jail as Self
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Judge (1 episode)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Special Guest (1 episode)
2009
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren (1 episode)
2009
Stream as Jodi Quinn
2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as Taxi Driver
2008
Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self (1 episode)
2008
Descendants as Red Flower (voice)
2008
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins as Self - Narrator (voice)
2008
Snow Buddies as Miss Mittens (voice)
2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
2007
Farce of the Penguins as Helen (voice)
2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens as Self
2007
The Sophisticated Misfit as Herself
2007
The Word According to Whoopi as Herself (1 episode)
2007
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden as Self
2007
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self (2 episodes)
2007
The Naked Brothers Band as Herself (1 episode)
2007
If I Had Known I Was a Genius as Mom
2006
Comic Relief 2006
2006
30 Rock as Whoopi Goldberg (2 episodes)
2006
Rachael Ray (1 episode)
2006
Homie Spumoni as Thelma
2006
The One Show as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2006
Everyone's Hero as Darlin' (voice)
2006
So NoTORIous (1 episode)
2006
Doogal as Ermintrude (voice)
2006
The N Word as Herself
2005
The Reichen Show as Self (1 episode)
2005
Everybody Hates Chris (2 episodes)
2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List as Self (1 episode)
2005
The Aristocrats as Self
2005
Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron (2 episodes)
2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Whoopi Goldberg
2005
Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway as Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady
2005
Racing Stripes as Franny (voice)
2004
The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2004
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 as Whoopi Goldberg
2004
The World of Nat King Cole as Self
2004
Pinocchio 3000 as Cyberina (voice)
2004
Uta Hagen's Acting Class as Self
2004
The Lion King 1½ as Shenzi (voice)
2004
Whoopi's Littleburg (3 episodes)
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
2003
Whoopi as Mavis Rae (22 episodes)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self (2 episodes)
2003
New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions as Voice
2003
Declaration of Independence as Self
2003
Blizzard as Blizzard (voice)
2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead as Whoopi Goldberg
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher as Self (2 episodes)
2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives as Narrator (voice)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode)
2003
Good Fences as Mabel Spader
2003
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
2002
Star Trek: Nemesis as Guinan (uncredited)
2002
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie as Daniel's 'Boss'
2002
Madeline: My Fair Madeline as Miss Clavel (voice)
2002
Liberty's Kids (40 episodes)
2002
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (3 episodes)
2002
Searching for Debra Winger as Self
2002
Showboy as Herself
2001
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' as Self - Hostess
2001
Call Me Claus as Lucy Cullins
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Chesley Watkins (1 episode)
2001
The Hollywood Sign as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
2001
Rat Race as Vera Baker
2001
Rescued from the Closet as Self
2001
Ghost: Remembering the Magic as Self
2001
Kingdom Come as Raynelle Slocumb
2001
Monkeybone as Death
2001
Golden Dreams as Califia, the Queen of California
2001
What Makes a Family as Terry Harrison
2000
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self
2000
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film as Self - Host / Narrator
2000
Strong Medicine (4 episodes)
2000
More Dogs Than Bones as Cléo
2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Judge Cameo (uncredited)
2000
Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years as Self - Host
1999
Girl, Interrupted as Valerie Owens
1999
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as The Grand Banshee (2 episodes)
1999
Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as The Grand Banshee
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Janette Grayson (1 episode)
1999
The Foxbusters as Ransome (voice) (26 episodes)
1999
Jackie's Back! as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
1999
The Deep End of the Ocean as Candy Bliss
1999
Alice in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat
1999
Our Friend, Martin as Mrs. Peck (voice)
1999
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable as Baby Clown
1999
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999
Get Bruce! as Self
1998
The Rugrats Movie as Ranger Margaret (voice)
1998
A Knight in Camelot as Dr. Vivien Morgan
1998
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Stormella (voice)
1998
Hollywood Squares (15 episodes)
1998
Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist (183 episodes)
1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Delilah Abraham
1998
Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Herself (2 episodes)
1998
Jackie Chan: My Story as Herself
1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies as Self (1 episode)
1998
Titey as The Iceberg (voice)
1998
Celebrity Deathmatch (1 episode)
1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Whoopi Goldberg
1997
A Christmas Carol as Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
1997
Cinderella as Queen Constantina
1997
Bear in the Big Blue House as Edwina Badger (voice) (1 episode)
1997
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
1997
In & Out as Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited)
1997
Pitch as Herself
1997
The View as Self - Co-Host (1226 episodes)
1997
The View as Self - Moderator (836 episodes)
1997
Destination Anywhere as Cabbie
1997
In the Gloaming as Nurse Myrna
1997
Classic Albums as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
1997
Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
1997
The Chris Rock Show (1 episode)
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi as Myrlie Evers
1996
The Associate as Laurel Ayres
1996
Bogus as Harriet Franklin
1996
Bordello of Blood as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
1996
The Sunshine Boys as Nurse (uncredited)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
1996
Eddie as Eddie Franklin
1996
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful as Self (archive footage)
1996
Muppets Tonight as Herself (1 episode)
1996
1995
Theodore Rex as Katie Coltrane
1995
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge as Self - Hostess
1995
MADtv as Self (1 episode)
1995
Moonlight and Valentino as Sylvie Morrow
1995
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow as Guinan (archive footage)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Mother Gooseberg (voice) (1 episode)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Zenobia (voice) (1 episode)
1995
Boys on the Side as Jane Deluca
1994
The Making of 'The Pagemaster' as Self (archive footage)
1994
The Pagemaster as Fantasy (voice)
1994
Star Trek: Generations as Guinan (uncredited)
1994
Inside the Actors Studio as Self (1 episode)
1994
Corrina, Corrina as Corrina Washington
1994
The Little Rascals as Buckwheat's Mom
1994
The Lion King as Shenzi (voice)
1994
But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
1994
Liberation as Narrator
1994
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo as Self
1993
A Cool Like That Christmas as Mom / Irwin (voice)
1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Deloris Van Cartier
1993
Naked in New York as Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
1993
The Nanny as Edna (1 episode)
1993
The Nanny as Whoopi Goldberg (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1993
Aretha Franklin: Duets as Self
1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 as Billy York (uncredited)
1993
Made in America as Sarah Mathews
1992
The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self
1992
Sarafina! as Mary Masembuko
1992
Wisecracks
1992
Sister Act as Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2 episodes)
1992
The Player as Detective Avery
1992
Defenders of Dynatron City as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
1991
House Party 2 as Professor (uncredited)
1991
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
1991
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Guinan (archive footage)
1991
Chez Whoopi as Self - Host
1991
Soapdish as Rose Schwartz
1990
The Long Walk Home as Odessa Cotter
1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self (uncredited)
1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Gaia (voice) (65 episodes)
1990
Ghost as Oda Mae Brown
1990
Bagdad Cafe (15 episodes)
1990
Celebrity Guide to Wine as Self
1989
Beverly Hills Brats as Self
1989
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly as Herself
1989
Homer and Eddie as Eddie Cervi
1989
Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Peligre (1 episode)
1989
Kiss Shot as Sarah Collins
1988
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Self
1988
Free to Be... a Family as Self
1988
Clara's Heart as Clara Mayfield
1988
This Morning as Self (1 episode)
1988
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight? as Fontaine
1988
The Telephone as Vashti Blue
1988
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert as Self
1987
Fatal Beauty as Rita Rizzoli
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation as Guinan (29 episodes)
1987
A Different World as Dr. Jordan (1 episode)
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
1987
Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later as Self - Host
1987
Burglar as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
1987
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
1987
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite as Self
1987
Citizen Steve as Self - Actress
1986
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1 episode)
1986
The Making of Captain EO as Host
1986
American Masters as Self (1 episode)
1986
Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show
1986
Jumpin' Jack Flash as Terry Dolittle
1986
Comic Relief as Herself - Host (8 episodes)
1986
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce as Self
1985
The Color Purple as Celie Harris Johnson
1985
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway as Self
1985
Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1985
Moonlighting as Camille Brand (1 episode)
1984
Muppet Babies (1 episode)
1982
Wogan as Self (1 episode)
1982
Citizen
1981
Wetten, dass..? as Self (1 episode)
1980
CBS Schoolbreak Special as Mariah Johnston (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited) (1 episode)
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self (1 episode)
1971
Great Performances as Self (2 episodes)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Host (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars as Self (7 episodes)

Directing (1)

2013
Moms Mabley • Director
• Director

Production (19)

Sister Act 3 • Producer
• Producer
2024
Butterfly in the Sky • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2022
A New Orleans Noel • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2022
Till • Producer
• Producer
2022
Caught in His Web • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2013
Moms Mabley
• Executive Producer
• Producer
2009
Head Games • Producer (7 episodes)
• Producer (7 episodes)
2007
The Word According to Whoopi • Executive Producer (1 episode)
• Executive Producer (1 episode)
2006
Just for Kicks • Producer (13 episodes)
• Producer (13 episodes)
2003
The Piano Man's Daughter • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2003
Whoopi • Producer (22 episodes)
• Producer (22 episodes)
2003
Good Fences • Producer
• Producer
2001
Call Me Claus • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2001
Ruby's Bucket of Blood • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2001
What Makes a Family • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2000
Strong Medicine • Producer (132 episodes)
• Producer (132 episodes)
1999
The Mao Game • Co-Producer
• Co-Producer
1991
Chez Whoopi • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer

Creator (4)

2016
Strut • Creator
• Creator
2007
The Word According to Whoopi • Creator
• Creator
2006
Just for Kicks • Creator
• Creator
2000
Strong Medicine • Creator
• Creator

Writing (2)

2005
Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway • Writer
• Writer
1985
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway • Writer
• Writer