Whoopi Goldberg
Born: 1955-11-13 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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 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.
Filmography
2028
- Captain Zero: The Movie as (voice)
2026
- Kevin as Cupcake (voice)
- Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
2025
- Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II ... (Thanks)
- Flower of the Dawn as Storyteller (voice)
- ASALI: Power of the Pollinators as Galbanum (voice)
- Leopardi & Co as Mildred
2024
- Hollywood Black as Self (archive footage)
- Babes as Dawn's Breasts
- Ezra as Jayne
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story as Self
- I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story as Self (archive footage)
- Group Therapy as Self (archive footage)
- Butterfly in the Sky as Self
- Outlaw Posse as Stagecoach Mary
- Atrabilious as Dr. Andrea Hart
- Like Tears in Rain as Self
- Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams as self
2023
- Our Barbara as Self
- The Color Purple as Midwife (uncredited)
- Oprah & The Color Purple Journey as Self
- Commitment to Life as Self (archive footage)
- Barry Humphries at the BBC as Self (archive material)
- Three Trees as (Narration)
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Luck as Captain (voice)
- JANET JACKSON. as Self
- Cuomo as Self - Guest
- Till as Alma
- My Father's Dragon as Cat (voice)
- Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
- Caught in His Web ... (Executive Producer)
- Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act as Self (archive footage)
- Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo as Self
- Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising as Self
- Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
- A New Orleans Noel ... (Executive Producer)
- Bill Cosby: Walking Free as Self (archive footage)
- Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not as Self
2021
- Hacks as Whoopi Goldberg
- Harlem as Dr. Elise Pruitt
- Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. as Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice)
- The Story of Late Night as Self
- JFK: Destiny Betrayed as Self - Narrator (voice)
- JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self
- Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days as Self - Guest
- The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World as Self - Host
2020
- Star Trek: Picard as Guinan
- The Drew Barrymore Show as Self - Guest
- The Stand as Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle
- Staged as Mary
- The Con as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
- My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
- Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Co-host, "The View"
- The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
- Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Whoopi Goldberg
- Find Your Groove as Self
- A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as The Mother / The Ancient Booer
- Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
- Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway
- The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show as Self
- Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip as Narrator
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Amphibia as Mother Olm (voice)
- Godfather of Harlem as Miss Willa
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
- Desus & Mero as Self
- Lorena as Herself
- Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- Cracked Up as Self
- Charley Pride: I'm Just Me as Self
- The Most Magnificent Thing as Narrator (voice)
2018
- Summer Camp Island as Barb (voice)
- Basketball: A Love Story as Self (archive footage)
- The Shop as Self
- James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
- Random Acts of Flyness as Police Officer
- Citizen Rose as Self
- Nobody's Fool as Lola
- Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- Trump @War as Self (archive footage)
- Furlough as Moms
- The Gospel According to André as Self
- Mister Rogers: It's You I Like as Self
- Olympia as Self
2017
- Descendants 2 as Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
- The Nineties as Self (archive footage)
- When We Rise as Pat Norman
- 9/11 as Metzie
- Gilbert as Self
- Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Yari (voice)
- The Problem with Apu as Self
- A Very Sordid Wedding as Abernatha Coleman
- King of the Dancehall as Loretta Brixton
- The Truth Is in the Stars as Self
- Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me as Self
- Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic as Host
- Rio as Gayle Morgenstern
2016
- The Tick as Whoopi Goldberg
- X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time as Self
- Ask the Storybots
- The Stinky & Dirty Show as Meg (voice)
- Strut ... (Creator)
- 50 Years of Star Trek as Self
- The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years as Self
- Floyd Norman: An Animated Life as Herself
- Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) as Self (archive footage)
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- Misery Loves Comedy as Self
- Black Dog, Red Dog as Calliope
- The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank as Self
- The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- BoJack Horseman as Mikhaela (voice)
- Broad City as Self
- The 7D as Magic Mirror (voice)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Bernadette Thompson
- Top Five as Whoopi Goldberg
- A Day Late and a Dollar Short as Viola
- Big Stone Gap as Fleeta Mullins
2013
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as Mrs. Rabbit (voice)
- Blackfish as Self
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Guinan (archive footage)
- Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley as Self
- Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Guinan
- Miracle Rising: South Africa as Self
- The Contradictions of Fair Hope as Narrator
2012
- Radioman as Self
- Katy Perry: Part of Me as Self
- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- Paul Simon: Under African Skies as Self
- Python Legs!
2011
- Bubble Guppies as Pirate Myra (voice)
- Suburgatory as Yakult (voice)
- The Muppets as Whoopi Goldberg
- A Little Bit of Heaven as God
- The Little Engine That Could as The Tower (voice)
- Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey as Narrator (voice)
2010
- Blue Bloods as Regina Thomas
- Toy Story 3 as Stretch (voice)
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked as Self - Guest Judge
- For Colored Girls as Alice / White
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- Teenage Paparazzo as Self
- See You in September as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
- New York Street Games as Self
- The Black List: Volume Three as Self
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- The Middle as Jane Marsh
- Glee as Carmen Tibideaux
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Madea Goes to Jail as Self
- The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self - Guest
- Kambakkht Ishq as Whoopi Goldberg
- Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self (archive footage)
- Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
- Star Trek: The Captain's Summit as Self
- Head Games ... (Producer)
- Stream as Jodi Quinn
- Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
- Journey to the Stars as Narrator (voice)
2008
- Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
- Snow Buddies as Miss Mittens (voice)
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as Taxi Driver
- Descendants as Red Flower (voice)
- Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
- Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins as Self - Narrator (voice)
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- The Naked Brothers Band as Whoopi Goldberg
- Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens as Self
- Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- If I Had Known I Was a Genius as Mom
- The Word According to Whoopi as Herself
- Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden as Self
- The Sophisticated Misfit as Self
- Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self
- Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut as Self
2006
- 30 Rock as Whoopi Goldberg
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- Rachael Ray
- So NoTORIous as MaMa Belle
- Everyone's Hero as Darlin' (voice)
- Just for Kicks ... (Producer)
- Doogal as Ermintrude (voice)
- The N Word as Self
- More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Self
- Farce of the Penguins as Helen (voz)
- Homie Spumoni as Thelma
- Comic Relief 2006
2005
- Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- Everybody Hates Chris as Louise Clarkson
- The Reichen Show as Self
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List as Self
- Racing Stripes as Franny (voice)
- The Aristocrats as Self
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Whoopi Goldberg
- Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway as Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady
2004
- Entourage as Whoopi Goldberg
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- The Lion King 1½ as Shenzi (voice)
- Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 as Whoopi Goldberg
- Pinocchio 3000 as Cyberina (voice)
- Whoopi's Littleburg
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
- The World of Nat King Cole as Self
- Uta Hagen's Acting Class as Self
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Whoopi as Mavis Rae
- Blizzard as Blizzard (voice)
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives as Narrator (voice)
- Pauly Shore Is Dead as Whoopi Goldberg
- Declaration of Independence as Self
- Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
- Good Fences as Mabel Spader
- The Piano Man's Daughter ... (Executive Producer)
- New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions as Voice
2002
- Liberty's Kids as Robert Shirtliff (voice)
- Star Trek: Nemesis as Guinan (uncredited)
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie as Daniel's 'Boss'
- Searching for Debra Winger as Self
- Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
- Making Rat Race as Herself
- Madeline: My Fair Madeline as Miss Clavel (voice)
- The Hollywood Sign as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
- Showboy as Herself
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Chesley Watkins
- Rat Race as Vera Baker
- Monkeybone as Death
- Kingdom Come as Raynelle Slocumb
- Call Me Claus as Lucy Cullins
- What Makes a Family as Terry Harrison
- Ruby's Bucket of Blood ... (Executive Producer)
- Rescued from the Closet as Self
- Golden Dreams as Califia, the Queen of California
- Ghost: Remembering the Magic as Self
- The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' as Self - Hostess
2000
- Strong Medicine as Dr. Lydia Emerson
- The Weber Show as Whoopi Goldberg
- The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Judge Cameo (uncredited)
- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self
- More Dogs Than Bones as Cléo
- Mary Pickford: A Life on Film as Self - Host / Narrator
- Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years as Self - Host
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Janette Grayson
- Girl, Interrupted as Valerie
- The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as The Grand Banshee
- The Deep End of the Ocean as Candy Bliss
- Alice in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat
- The Foxbusters as Ransome (voice)
- Get Bruce! as Self
- Our Friend, Martin as Mrs. Peck (voice)
- Jackie's Back! as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
- Alegría as Baby Clown
- The Mao Game ... (Co-Producer)
- Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1998
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- Celebrity Deathmatch
- The Rugrats Movie as Ranger Margaret (voice)
- Jackie Chan: My Story as Self (uncredited)
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Delilah Abraham
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Stormella (voice)
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Whoopi Goldberg
- Junket Whore as Self
- A Knight in Camelot as Dr. Vivien Morgan
- Titey as The Iceberg (voice)
- Creating Ragtime as Host
1997
- The View as Self - Moderator
- Bear in the Big Blue House as Edwina Badger (voice)
- Classic Albums as Self (archive footage)
- The Chris Rock Show as Self
- In & Out as Whoopi Goldberg
- Cinderella as Queen Constantina
- A Christmas Carol as Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
- Destination Anywhere as Cabbie
- Pitch as Self
- Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
- Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- In the Gloaming as Nurse Myrna
1996
- Muppets Tonight as Self
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- Bordello of Blood as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
- Bogus as Harriet Franklin
- Pulp Comics as Whoopi Goldberg
- Ghosts of Mississippi as Myrlie Evers
- The Associate as Laurel Ayres
- Eddie as Eddie Franklin
- The Celluloid Closet as Self
- The Sunshine Boys as Nurse (uncredited)
1995
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Whoopi (voice)
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Zenobia (voice)
- MADtv as Self
- Boys on the Side as Jane Deluca
- Moonlight and Valentino as Sylvie Morrow
- Theodore Rex as Katie Coltrane
- The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge as Self - Hostess
- The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut as Self - Host
- Bonnie Raitt Has Something To Talk About as Self
- Comic Relief VII as Self - Host
1994
- The Lion King as Shenzi (voice)
- The Little Rascals as Buckwheat's Mom
- The Pagemaster as Fantasy (voice)
- Star Trek: Generations as Guinan (uncredited)
- Corrina, Corrina as Corrina Washington
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- Liberation as Narrator
- The Making of 'The Pagemaster' as Self (archive footage)
- But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo as Self
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest Host
- The Nanny as Whoopi Goldberg
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Deloris Van Cartier
- National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 as Billy York (uncredited)
- Made in America as Sarah Mathews
- Naked in New York as Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
- Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
- Aretha Franklin: Duets as Self
- A Cool Like That Christmas as Mom / Irwin (voice)
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Sister Act as Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
- The Player as Detective Avery
- Sarafina! as Mary Masembuko
- The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self
- Defenders of Dynatron City as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
- Wisecracks
- Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica as Self
1991
- Soapdish as Rose Schwartz
- House Party 2 as Professor (uncredited)
- Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- Chez Whoopi as Self - Host
- Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts as Narrator (voice)
1990
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Gaia (voice)
- Ghost as Oda Mae Brown
- Bagdad Cafe as Brenda
- The Long Walk Home as Odessa Cotter
- Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self (uncredited)
- Comic Relief '90 as Self
- Help Save Planet Earth as Self
- Celebrity Guide to Wine as Self
- Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years as Self
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Peligre
- Kiss Shot as Sarah Collins
- Homer and Eddie as Eddie Cervi
- Beverly Hills Brats as Self
- Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
- Comic Relief III
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly as Herself
- The Debbie Allen Special as Self
1988
- This Morning as Self
- Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Self
- Clara's Heart as Clara Mayfield
- Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self
- The Telephone as Vashti Blue
- Free to Be... a Family as Self
- The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert as Self
- Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight? as Fontaine
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Guinan
- A Different World as Dr. Jordan
- Dolly as Self
- Fatal Beauty as Rita Rizzoli
- Burglar as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
- Citizen Steve as Self - Actress
- Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin as Self
- Repairs as The Voice (voice)
- The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite as Self
- Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later as Self - Host
1986
- American Masters as Self
- Jumpin' Jack Flash as Terry Dolittle
- Comic Relief as Self - Host
- The Making of Captain EO as Self
- Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce as Self
- Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show as Self
- The Best of Comic Relief as Self
1985
- Moonlighting as Camille Brand
- The Color Purple as Celie
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway as Self
1984
- Muppet Babies
- CBS Schoolbreak Special as Mariah Johnston
1983
- Reading Rainbow as Self
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
- De TV Show as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- People's Choice Awards as Self - Winner
1973
1971
- Great Performances as Self
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self