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
- Leopardi & Co as Mildred
- Flower of the Dawn as Storyteller (voice)
- Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II ... (Thanks)
- ASALI: Power of the Pollinators as Galbanum (voice)
2024
- Babes as Dawn's Breasts
- Ezra as Jayne
- Hollywood Black as Self (archive footage)
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story as Self
- Outlaw Posse as Stagecoach Mary
- Atrabilious as Dr. Andrea Hart
- Butterfly in the Sky as Self
- I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story as Self (archive footage)
- Group Therapy as Self (archive footage)
- Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams as self
- Like Tears in Rain as Self
2023
- The Color Purple as Midwife (uncredited)
- Oprah & The Color Purple Journey as Self
- Commitment to Life as Self (archive footage)
- Our Barbara as Self
- Barry Humphries at the BBC as Self (archive material)
- Three Trees as (Narration)
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Luck as Captain (voice)
- Till as Alma
- JANET JACKSON. as Self
- Cuomo as Self - Guest
- My Father's Dragon as Cat (voice)
- Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
- Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act as Self (archive footage)
- Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising as Self
- Caught in His Web ... (Executive Producer)
- A New Orleans Noel ... (Executive Producer)
- 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
- Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not as Self
- Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- Bill Cosby: Walking Free as Self (archive footage)
- Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo 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)
- 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
- JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as Self - Narrator (voice)
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)
- Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Co-host, "The View"
- My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
- Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
- The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
- A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as The Mother / The Ancient Booer
- Find Your Groove as Self
- The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show as Self
- Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
- The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Whoopi Goldberg
- Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway
- Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip as Narrator
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Amphibia as Mother Olm (voice)
- Godfather of Harlem as Miss Willa
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 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
- The Most Magnificent Thing as Narrator (voice)
- Charley Pride: I'm Just Me as Self
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
- Nobody's Fool as Lola
- Citizen Rose as Self
- Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- Furlough as Moms
- Olympia as Self
- Trump @War as Self (archive footage)
- Mister Rogers: It's You I Like as Self
- The Gospel According to André 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)
- Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me as Self
- A Very Sordid Wedding as Abernatha Coleman
- The Problem with Apu as Self
- The Truth Is in the Stars as Self
- King of the Dancehall as Loretta Brixton
- Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic as Host
- Rio as Gayle Morgenstern
2016
- Ask the Storybots
- The Tick as Whoopi Goldberg
- X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time as Self
- The Stinky & Dirty Show as Meg (voice)
- The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years as Self
- 50 Years of Star Trek as Self
- Strut ... (Creator)
- 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
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Bernadette Thompson
- The 7D as Magic Mirror (voice)
- 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
- Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Guinan (archive footage)
- Miracle Rising: South Africa as Self
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Guinan
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley as Self
- The Contradictions of Fair Hope as Narrator
- Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
2012
- Katy Perry: Part of Me as Self
- Radioman 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
- New York Street Games as Self
- See You in September as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
- 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
- Kambakkht Ishq as Whoopi Goldberg
- Madea Goes to Jail as Self
- The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self - Guest
- Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
- Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self (archive footage)
- Star Trek: The Captain's Summit as Self
- Stream as Jodi Quinn
- Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
- Head Games ... (Producer)
- 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)
- Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
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
- Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut as Self
- The Word According to Whoopi as Herself
- Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden as Self
- 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
- Rachael Ray
- So NoTORIous as MaMa Belle
- Everyone's Hero as Darlin' (voice)
- Just for Kicks ... (Producer)
- Doogal as Ermintrude (voice)
- Farce of the Penguins as Helen (voz)
- The N Word as Self
- Homie Spumoni as Thelma
- More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Self
- 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)
- Pinocchio 3000 as Cyberina (voice)
- Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 as Whoopi Goldberg
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
- Whoopi's Littleburg
- Uta Hagen's Acting Class as Self
- The World of Nat King Cole 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
- Good Fences as Mabel Spader
- Pauly Shore Is Dead as Whoopi Goldberg
- Blizzard as Blizzard (voice)
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives as Narrator (voice)
- Declaration of Independence as Self
- Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
- 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)
- Searching for Debra Winger as Self
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie as Daniel's 'Boss'
- Making Rat Race as Herself
- The Hollywood Sign as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
- Madeline: My Fair Madeline as Miss Clavel (voice)
- 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
- Call Me Claus as Lucy Cullins
- Kingdom Come as Raynelle Slocumb
- What Makes a Family as Terry Harrison
- Rescued from the Closet as Self
- Ruby's Bucket of Blood ... (Executive Producer)
- 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 Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Judge Cameo (uncredited)
- The Weber Show as Whoopi Goldberg
- More Dogs Than Bones as Cléo
- Mary Pickford: A Life on Film as Self - Host / Narrator
- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self
- 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
- The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as The Grand Banshee
- Alice in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat
- The Foxbusters as Ransome (voice)
- Our Friend, Martin as Mrs. Peck (voice)
- Jackie's Back! as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
- Get Bruce! as Self
- Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
- Alegría as Baby Clown
- The Mao Game ... (Co-Producer)
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
- Titey as The Iceberg (voice)
- A Knight in Camelot as Dr. Vivien Morgan
- Creating Ragtime as Host
1997
- The View as Self - Moderator
- Classic Albums as Self (archive footage)
- Bear in the Big Blue House as Edwina Badger (voice)
- The Chris Rock Show as Self
- In & Out as Whoopi Goldberg
- Cinderella as Queen Constantina
- A Christmas Carol as Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
- In the Gloaming as Nurse Myrna
- Pitch as Self
- Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- Destination Anywhere as Cabbie
- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
- Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
1996
- Muppets Tonight as Self
- Bordello of Blood as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- The Associate as Laurel Ayres
- Ghosts of Mississippi as Myrlie Evers
- Eddie as Eddie Franklin
- Bogus as Harriet Franklin
- The Celluloid Closet as Self
- Pulp Comics as Whoopi Goldberg
- 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)
- Boys on the Side as Jane Deluca
- MADtv as Self
- Theodore Rex as Katie Coltrane
- Moonlight and Valentino as Sylvie Morrow
- The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge as Self - Hostess
- The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut as Self - Host
- Comic Relief VII as Self - Host
- Bonnie Raitt Has Something To Talk About as Self
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
- But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- The Making of 'The Pagemaster' as Self (archive footage)
- Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo as Self
1993
- The Nanny as Whoopi Goldberg
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest Host
- 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
- A Cool Like That Christmas as Mom / Irwin (voice)
- Aretha Franklin: Duets as Self
- Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
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
- Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica as Self
- The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self
- Wisecracks
- Defenders of Dynatron City as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
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
- Bagdad Cafe as Brenda
- Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self (uncredited)
- Celebrity Guide to Wine as Self
- Comic Relief '90 as Self
- Help Save Planet Earth as Self
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Peligre
- Homer and Eddie as Eddie Cervi
- Beverly Hills Brats as Self
- Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
- Kiss Shot as Sarah Collins
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly as Herself
- Comic Relief III
- The Debbie Allen Special as Self
1988
- This Morning as Self
- Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Self
- Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self
- Clara's Heart as Clara Mayfield
- 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
- Citizen Steve as Self - Actress
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite as Self
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
- Repairs as The Voice (voice)
- Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin as Self
- Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later as Self - Host
1986
- American Masters as Self
- Jumpin' Jack Flash as Terry Dolittle
- The Making of Captain EO as Self
- Comic Relief as Self - Host
- 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