Whoopi Goldberg

Acting · Born 1955-11-13 in New York City, New York, USA

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 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…

Filmography

• Ghost as Oda Mae Brown
• The Color Purple as Celie
• Toy Story 3 as Stretch (voice)
• Girl, Interrupted as Valerie
• The Player as Detective Avery
• The Lion King as Shenzi (voice)
• Luck as Captain (voice)
• Katy Perry: Part of Me as Self
• The Color Purple as Midwife (uncredited)
• Descendants 2 as Ursula (voice) (uncredited)

TV

• Everybody Hates Chris as Louise Clarkson
• Muppet Babies
• Star Trek: The Next Generation as Guinan
• The Nanny as Whoopi Goldberg
• Tales from the Crypt as Peligre
• Amphibia as Mother Olm (voice)
• Godfather of Harlem as Miss Willa
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Janette Grayson
• The Nanny as Edna
• BoJack Horseman as Mikhaela (voice)