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)
2025
- Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- Leopardi & Co as Mildred
- ASALI: Power of the Pollinators as Galbanum (voice)
- Flower of the Dawn as Storyteller (voice)
- Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II ... (Thanks)
2024
- Babes as Dawn's Breasts
- Hollywood Black as Self (archive footage)
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story as Self
- Ezra as Jayne
- Outlaw Posse as Stagecoach Mary
- Group Therapy as Self (archive footage)
- Atrabilious as Dr. Andrea Hart
- Butterfly in the Sky as Self
- Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams as self
- I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story as Self (archive footage)
- Like Tears in Rain as Self
2023
- The Color Purple as Midwife (uncredited)
- Commitment to Life as Self (archive footage)
- Oprah & The Color Purple Journey as Self
- 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)
- JANET JACKSON. as Self
- Till as Alma
- My Father's Dragon as Cat (voice)
- Cuomo as Self - Guest
- Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
- Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act as Self (archive footage)
- Caught in His Web ... (Executive Producer)
- Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising as Self
- A New Orleans Noel ... (Executive Producer)
- Bill Cosby: Walking Free as Self (archive footage)
- 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
- Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo as Self
- 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
- My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
- The Con as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
- A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as The Mother / The Ancient Booer
- The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
- Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Co-host, "The View"
- Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
- Find Your Groove 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
- The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Amphibia as Mother Olm (voice)
- Godfather of Harlem as Miss Willa
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Desus & Mero as Self
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
- 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
- Nobody's Fool as Lola
- Citizen Rose as Self
- Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- Trump @War as Self (archive footage)
- Olympia as Self
- Furlough as Moms
- 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
- A Very Sordid Wedding as Abernatha Coleman
- The Truth Is in the Stars as Self
- King of the Dancehall as Loretta Brixton
- Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Yari (voice)
- Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic as Host
- The Problem with Apu as Self
- Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me as Self
- Rio as Gayle Morgenstern
2016
- The Tick as Whoopi Goldberg
- Ask the Storybots
- The Stinky & Dirty Show as Meg (voice)
- X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time as Self
- 50 Years of Star Trek as Self
- The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years 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 Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! as Self
- The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank 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
- Big Stone Gap as Fleeta Mullins
- A Day Late and a Dollar Short as Viola
2013
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as Mrs. Rabbit (voice)
- Blackfish as Self
- Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
- Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Guinan (archive footage)
- Miracle Rising: South Africa as Self
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley as Self
- The Contradictions of Fair Hope as Narrator
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Guinan
2012
- Katy Perry: Part of Me as Self
- Radioman as Self
- Python Legs!
- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- Paul Simon: Under African Skies as Self
2011
- Bubble Guppies as Pirate Myra (voice)
- Suburgatory as Yakult (voice)
- The Muppets as Whoopi Goldberg
- A Little Bit of Heaven as God
- Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey as Narrator (voice)
- The Little Engine That Could as The Tower (voice)
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
- For Colored Girls as Alice / White
- See You in September as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- 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
- Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
- Kambakkht Ishq as Whoopi Goldberg
- 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
- 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
- Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut as Self
2006
- 30 Rock as Whoopi Goldberg
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- Rachael Ray
- Everyone's Hero as Darlin' (voice)
- So NoTORIous as MaMa Belle
- Just for Kicks ... (Producer)
- Farce of the Penguins as Helen (voice)
- The N Word as Self
- Doogal as Ermintrude (voice)
- More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Self
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- Pauly Shore Is Dead as Whoopi Goldberg
- Good Fences as Mabel Spader
- Blizzard as Blizzard (voice)
- Declaration of Independence as Self
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives as Narrator (voice)
- 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)
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie as Daniel's 'Boss'
- Searching for Debra Winger as Self
- The Hollywood Sign as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
- Making Rat Race as Herself
- Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
- Madeline: My Fair Madeline as Miss Clavel (voice)
- 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
- The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' as Self - Hostess
- Ghost: Remembering the Magic as Self
2000
- Strong Medicine as Dr. Lydia Emerson
- The Weber Show as Whoopi Goldberg
- The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Judge Cameo (uncredited)
- More Dogs Than Bones as Cléo
- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self
- 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
- The Foxbusters as Ransome (voice)
- Alice in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat
- Get Bruce! as Self
- Jackie's Back! as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
- Alegría as Baby Clown
- Our Friend, Martin as Mrs. Peck (voice)
- 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)
- Junket Whore as Self
- 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
- 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)
- In the Gloaming as Nurse Myrna
- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
- Pitch as Self
- Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- Destination Anywhere as Cabbie
- Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
1996
- Muppets Tonight as Self
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- Bordello of Blood as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
- Eddie as Eddie Franklin
- The Associate as Laurel Ayres
- Pulp Comics as Whoopi Goldberg
- Ghosts of Mississippi as Myrlie Evers
- Bogus as Harriet Franklin
- The Celluloid Closet as Self
- The Sunshine Boys as Nurse (uncredited)
1995
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Zenobia (voice)
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Whoopi (voice)
- Boys on the Side as Jane Deluca
- Theodore Rex as Katie Coltrane
- MADtv as Self
- Moonlight and Valentino as Sylvie Morrow
- The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut as Self - Host
- The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge as Self - Hostess
- 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
- 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
- Wisecracks
- The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self
- Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica as Self
- Defenders of Dynatron City as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
1991
- House Party 2 as Professor (uncredited)
- Soapdish as Rose Schwartz
- 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
- Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years as Self
- Comic Relief '90 as Self
- Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self (uncredited)
- Help Save Planet Earth as Self
- Celebrity Guide to Wine as Self
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Peligre
- Homer and Eddie as Eddie Cervi
- Kiss Shot as Sarah Collins
- Beverly Hills Brats as Self
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly as Herself
- Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
- Comic Relief III
- The Debbie Allen Special as Self
1988
- This Morning as Self
- Clara's Heart as Clara Mayfield
- The Telephone as Vashti Blue
- Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Self
- Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self
- 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
- Citizen Steve as Self - Actress
- Fatal Beauty as Rita Rizzoli
- Burglar as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
- Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin as Self
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 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
- Comic Relief as Self - Host
- Jumpin' Jack Flash as Terry Dolittle
- The Making of Captain EO as Self
- Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce as Self
- The Best of Comic Relief as Self
- Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show 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