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
2025
- Leopardi & Co as Mildred
- Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- ASALI: Power of the Pollinators
- Flower of the Dawn as Storyteller (voice)
2024
- Ezra as Jayne
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story as Self
- Butterfly in the Sky as Self
- Atrabilious as Dr. Andrea Hart
- Outlaw Posse as Stagecoach Mary
- I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story as Self (archive footage)
- Babes as Dawn's Breasts
- Like Tears in Rain as Self
2023
- The Color Purple as Midwife (uncredited)
- Barry Humphries at the BBC as Self (archive material)
- Oprah & The Color Purple Journey as Self
- Three Trees as (Narration)
- Our Barbara as Self
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Luck as Captain (voice)
- Till as Alma
- A New Orleans Noel ... (Executive Producer)
- Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising as Self
- Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
- Cuomo as Self - Guest
- My Father's Dragon as Cat (voice)
- Caught in His Web ... (Executive Producer)
- Bill Cosby: Walking Free as Self (archive footage)
- Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not as Self
- JANET JACKSON. as Self
- Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo as Self
- Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act as Self (archive footage)
- Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
2021
- Hacks as Whoopi Goldberg
- Harlem as Dr. Elise Pruitt
- Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days as Self - Guest
- JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. as Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice)
- The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek as Self
- Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self
- The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World as Self - Host
- The Story of Late Night as Self
- JFK: Destiny Betrayed as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
- Star Trek: Picard as Guinan
- The Stand as Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle
- Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway
- Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
- Staged as Mary
- Find Your Groove as Self
- The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
- The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show as Self
- My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
- A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as The Mother / The Ancient Booer
- Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Co-host, "The View"
- The Con as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
- The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Whoopi Goldberg
- Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip as Narrator
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Godfather of Harlem as Miss Willa
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Amphibia as Mother Olm (voice)
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
- Desus & Mero as Self
- Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- The Most Magnificent Thing as Narrator (voice)
- Cracked Up as Self
- Charley Pride: I'm Just Me as Self
- Lorena as Herself
2018
- Summer Camp Island as Barb (voice)
- Basketball: A Love Story as Self (archive footage)
- Nobody's Fool as Lola
- The Shop as Self
- Trump @War as Self (archive footage)
- Olympia as Herself
- Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- Furlough as Moms
- The Gospel According to André as Self
- James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
- Random Acts of Flyness as Police Officer
- Citizen Rose as Self
- Mister Rogers: It's You I Like as Self
- The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut as Self - Host
2017
- Descendants 2 as Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
- A Very Sordid Wedding as Abernatha Coleman
- Gilbert as Self
- Rio as Gayle Morgenstern
- 9/11 as Metzie
- The Truth Is in the Stars as Self
- Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Yari (voice)
- King of the Dancehall as Loretta Brixton
- The Nineties as Self (archive footage)
- When We Rise as Pat Norman
- Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic as Host
- The Problem with Apu as Self
- Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me as Self
2016
- X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time as Self
- Ask the Storybots
- The Tick as Whoopi Goldberg
- The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years as Self
- 50 Years of Star Trek as Self
- The Stinky & Dirty Show as Meg (voice)
- Floyd Norman: An Animated Life as Herself
- Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) as Self (archive footage)
- Strut ... (Creator)
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Misery Loves Comedy as Self
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank as Self
- Black Dog, Red Dog as Calliope
- 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
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Bernadette Thompson
- The 7D as Magic Mirror (voice)
- Top Five as Self
- A Day Late and a Dollar Short as Viola
- Big Stone Gap as Fleeta Mullins
2013
- Blackfish as Self
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as Mrs. Rabbit (voice)
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley as Self
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Guinan (archive footage)
- Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Guinan
- The Contradictions of Fair Hope as Narrator
- Miracle Rising: South Africa as Self
- Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
2012
- Radioman as Self
- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- Katy Perry: Part of Me as Self
- Paul Simon: Under African Skies as Self
2011
- Bubble Guppies as Pirate Myra (voice)
- The Muppets as Whoopi Goldberg
- Suburgatory as Yakult (voice)
- The Little Engine That Could as The Tower (voice)
- Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey as Narrator (voice)
- A Little Bit of Heaven as God
2010
- Blue Bloods as Regina Thomas
- Toy Story 3 as Stretch (voice)
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked as Self - Guest Judge
- Teenage Paparazzo as Self
- See You in September as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
- For Colored Girls as Alice / White
- The Black List: Volume Three as Self
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- New York Street Games 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
- Kambakkht Ishq as Whoopi Goldberg
- Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self (archive footage)
- Stream as Jodi Quinn
- Madea Goes to Jail as Self
- The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self - Guest
- Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
- Star Trek: The Captain's Summit as Self
- Head Games ... (Producer)
- Journey to the Stars as Narrator (voice)
2008
- Snow Buddies as Miss Mittens (voice)
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as Taxi Driver
- Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
- Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Descendants as Red Flower (voice)
- Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- If I Had Known I Was a Genius as Mom
- Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens as Self
- Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut as Self
- The Naked Brothers Band as Herself
- Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden as Self
- The Word According to Whoopi as Herself
- Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self
- The Sophisticated Misfit as Self
2006
- 30 Rock as Whoopi Goldberg
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- Doogal as Ermintrude (voice)
- Homie Spumoni as Thelma
- Everyone's Hero as Darlin' (voice)
- Rachael Ray
- Farce of the Penguins as Helen (voice)
- The N Word as Self
- Comic Relief 2006
- So NoTORIous as MaMa Belle
- Just for Kicks ... (Producer)
- More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Self
2005
- Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- Everybody Hates Chris as Louise Clarkson
- Racing Stripes as Franny (voice)
- The Reichen Show as Self
- The Aristocrats as Self
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Whoopi Goldberg
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List as Self
- Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway as Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady
2004
- Entourage as Whoopi Goldberg
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- Pinocchio 3000 as Cyberina (voice)
- The Lion King 1½ as Shenzi (voice)
- Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 as Whoopi Goldberg
- 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
- Whoopi's Littleburg
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Good Fences as Mabel Spader
- Blizzard as Blizzard (voice)
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives as Narrator (voice)
- Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
- Whoopi as Mavis Rae
- The Piano Man's Daughter ... (Executive Producer)
- Pauly Shore Is Dead as Whoopi Goldberg
- New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions as Voice
- Declaration of Independence as Self
2002
- Star Trek: Nemesis as Guinan (uncredited)
- Madeline: My Fair Madeline as Miss Clavel (voice)
- Liberty's Kids as Robert Shirtliff (voice)
- The Hollywood Sign as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie as Daniel's 'Boss'
- Making Rat Race as Herself
- Searching for Debra Winger as Self
- Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
- Showboy as Herself
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Chesley Watkins
- Rat Race as Vera Baker
- Monkeybone as Death
- Kingdom Come as Raynelle Slocumb
- Golden Dreams as Califia, the Queen of California
- The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' as Self - Hostess
- 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
- Ghost: Remembering the Magic as Self
2000
- Strong Medicine as Dr. Lydia Emerson
- The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Judge Cameo (uncredited)
- Mary Pickford: A Life on Film as Self - Host / Narrator
- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self
- More Dogs Than Bones as Cléo
- The Weber Show as Whoopi Goldberg
- 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 Deep End of the Ocean as Candy Bliss
- Alice in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat
- The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as The Grand Banshee
- Get Bruce! as Self
- Alegría: An Enchanting Fable as Baby Clown
- Jackie's Back! as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
- Our Friend, Martin as Mrs. Peck (voice)
- The Mao Game ... (Co-Producer)
- The Foxbusters as Ransome (voice)
- Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1998
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Stormella (voice)
- Creating Ragtime as Host
- The Rugrats Movie as Ranger Margaret (voice)
- Jackie Chan: My Story as Self (uncredited)
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Delilah Abraham
- A Knight in Camelot as Dr. Vivien Morgan
- Celebrity Deathmatch
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Whoopi Goldberg
- Junket Whore as Self
- Titey as The Iceberg (voice)
1997
- The View as Self - Moderator
- Cinderella as Queen Constantina
- Bear in the Big Blue House as Edwina Badger (voice)
- Classic Albums as Self (archive footage)
- In & Out as Whoopi Goldberg
- A Christmas Carol as Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
- Destination Anywhere as Cabbie
- The Chris Rock Show as Self
- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
- Pitch as Self
- In the Gloaming as Nurse Myrna
- Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
- Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
1996
- The Associate as Laurel Ayres
- Bogus as Harriet Franklin
- Eddie as Eddie Franklin
- The Celluloid Closet as Self
- The Sunshine Boys as Nurse (uncredited)
- Bordello of Blood as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
- Muppets Tonight as Self
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- Ghosts of Mississippi as Myrlie Evers
- Pulp Comics as Whoopi Goldberg
1995
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Whoopi (voice)
- Theodore Rex as Katie Coltrane
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Zenobia (voice)
- Boys on the Side as Jane Deluca
- Moonlight and Valentino as Sylvie Morrow
- MADtv as Self
- The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge as Self - Hostess
- Bonnie Raitt Has Something To Talk About as Self
1994
- The Lion King as Shenzi (voice)
- The Pagemaster as Fantasy (voice)
- The Little Rascals as Buckwheat's Mom
- Corrina, Corrina as Corrina Washington
- But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- Star Trek: Generations as Guinan (uncredited)
- The Making of 'The Pagemaster' as Self (archive footage)
- Liberation as Narrator
- Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo as Self
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1993
- 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
- A Cool Like That Christmas as Mom / Irwin (voice)
- Naked in New York as Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
- Aretha Franklin: Duets as Self
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Sister Act as Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
- Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica as Self
- Wisecracks
- The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self
- The Player as Detective Avery
- Defenders of Dynatron City as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
- Sarafina! as Mary Masembuko
- Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
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
- The Long Walk Home as Odessa Cotter
- Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self (uncredited)
- Celebrity Guide to Wine as Self
- Comic Relief '90 as Self
- Bagdad Cafe as Brenda
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Peligre
- Kiss Shot as Sarah Collins
- Homer and Eddie as Eddie Cervi
- Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
- Beverly Hills Brats as Self
- Comic Relief III
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly as Herself
1988
- Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Self
- Free to Be... a Family as Self
- Clara's Heart as Clara Mayfield
- The Telephone as Vashti Blue
- The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert as Self
- Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight? as Fontaine
- This Morning as Self
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Guinan
- A Different World as Dr. Jordan
- Repairs as The Voice (voice)
- Burglar as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
- Citizen Steve as Self - Actress
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- Dolly as Self
- Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later as Self - Host
- Fatal Beauty as Rita Rizzoli
- Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin as Self
- The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite as Self
1986
- American Masters as Self
- The Making of Captain EO as Self
- Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce as Self
- Jumpin' Jack Flash as Terry Dolittle
- Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show as Self
- Comic Relief as Self - Host
- The Best of Comic Relief as Self
1985
- Moonlighting as Camille Brand
- The Color Purple as Celie
- Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway as Self
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984
- Muppet Babies
- CBS Schoolbreak Special as Mariah Johnston
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
- De TV Show as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1973
1971
- Great Performances as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1953
- The Oscars as Self