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Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg’s screen credits include Shenzi (voice) in The Lion King, Oda Mae Brown in Ghost, and Bernadette Thompson in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Born November 13, 1955 New York City, New York, USA5 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2028Captain Zero: The MovieProducer · (voice)Upcoming
- 2025Leopardi & CoProducer · Mildred
- 2025ASALI: Power of the PollinatorsGalbanum (voice)
- 2025Flower of the DawnStoryteller (voice)
- 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
- 2024Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors DreamsSelf
- 2024Like Tears in RainSelf
- 2024Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve StorySelf
- 2024AtrabiliousDr. Andrea Hart
- 2024Group TherapySelf (archive footage)
- 2024EzraJayne
- 2024BabesDawn's Breasts
- 2024Butterfly in the SkyProducer · Self
- 2024Outlaw PosseStagecoach Mary
- 2024I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff StorySelf (archive footage)
- 2023Oprah & The Color Purple JourneySelf
- 2023The Color PurpleMidwife (uncredited)
- 2023Three Trees(Narration)
- 2023Barry Humphries at the BBCSelf (archive material)
- 2023Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)
- 2023Our BarbaraSelf
- 2022A New Orleans NoelProducer
- 202220/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of WakandaSelf
- 2022My Father's DragonCat (voice)
- 2022TillProducer · Alma
- 2022Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black MambazoSelf
- 2022Is That Black Enough for You?!?Self
- 2022Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20Self
- 2022LuckCaptain (voice)
- 2022Tony Bennett: Forget Me NotSelf
- 2022Bill Cosby: Walking FreeSelf (archive footage)
- 2022Caught in His WebProducer
- 2022Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning ActSelf (archive footage)
- 2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens RisingSelf
- 2021JFK Revisited: Through the Looking GlassSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2021The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney WorldSelf - Host
- 2021Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for ItSelf
- 2021Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny DaysSelf - Guest
- 2020Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...Self
- 2020Sarah Cooper: Everything's FineWhoopi Goldberg (voice)
- 2020Walter Winchell: The Power of GossipNarrator
- 2020The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in AmericaWhoopi Goldberg
- 2020A Virtual Princess Bride ReunionThe Mother / The Ancient Booer
- 2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a KingSelf - Co-host, "The View"
- 2020My Darling VivianSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Feeding America Comedy FestivalSelf
- 2020Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on BroadwayActor
- 2020The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight ShowSelf
- 2020Find Your GrooveSelf
- 2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU(archive footage)
- 2019Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
- 2019The Most Magnificent ThingNarrator (voice)
- 2019Cracked UpSelf
- 2019Charley Pride: I'm Just MeSelf
- 2018OlympiaSelf
- 2018Nobody's FoolLola
- 2018Trump @WarSelf (archive footage)
- 2018Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
- 2018The Gospel According to AndréSelf
- 2018FurloughMoms
- 2018Mister Rogers: It's You I LikeSelf
- 2017Decorating Disney: Holiday MagicHost
- 2017The Problem with ApuSelf
- 2017Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be MeSelf
- 2017Yamasong: March of the HollowsYari (voice)
- 20179/11Metzie
- 2017Descendants 2Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
- 2017The Truth Is in the StarsSelf
- 2017GilbertSelf
- 2017A Very Sordid WeddingAbernatha Coleman
- 2017King of the DancehallLoretta Brixton
- 2017RioGayle Morgenstern
- 2016X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All TimeSelf
- 2016Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)Self (archive footage)
- 2016Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord BuckleySelf
- 2016The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring YearsSelf
- 201650 Years of Star TrekSelf
- 2016Floyd Norman: An Animated LifeHerself
- 2015Black Dog, Red DogCalliope
- 2015The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!Self
- 2015The Magic of the Diary of Anne FrankSelf
- 2015Misery Loves ComedySelf
- 2014Top FiveWhoopi Goldberg
- 2014Big Stone GapFleeta Mullins
- 2014A Day Late and a Dollar ShortViola
- 2013Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music TaleSelf
- 2013Star Trek: The Next Generation - RedemptionGuinan
- 2013BlackfishSelf
- 2013Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both WorldsGuinan (archive footage)
- 2013Richard Pryor: Omit the LogicSelf
- 2013Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms MableyDirector · Producer · Self
- 2013Why We Laugh: Funny WomenSelf
- 2013Miracle Rising: South AfricaSelf
- 2013The Contradictions of Fair HopeNarrator
- 201212-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy ReliefSelf
- 2012RadiomanSelf
- 2012Katy Perry: Part of MeSelf
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