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)
2027
- Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk as (voice)
2026
- Kevin as Cupcake (voice)
- Tribeca 25 as Self
2025
- Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- Leopardi & Co as Mildred
- Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II ... (Thanks)
- Flower of the Dawn as Storyteller (voice)
- ASALI: Power of the Pollinators as Galbanum (voice)
2024
- Hollywood Black as Self (archive footage)
- Babes as Dawn's Breasts
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story as Self
- Ezra as Jayne
- 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
- Group Therapy as Self (archive footage)
- Outlaw Posse as Stagecoach Mary
- Atrabilious as Dr. Andrea Hart
2023
- The Color Purple as Midwife (uncredited)
- Oprah & The Color Purple Journey as Self
- Barry Humphries at the BBC as Self (archive material)
- Commitment to Life as Self (archive footage)
- Our Barbara as Self
- 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
- Caught in His Web ... (Executive Producer)
- Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising as Self
- Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act as Self (archive footage)
- Bill Cosby: Walking Free as Self (archive footage)
- A New Orleans Noel ... (Executive Producer)
- Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo as Self
- Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not as Self
- 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda 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
- Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self
- JFK: Destiny Betrayed as Self - Narrator (voice)
- JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World as Self - Host
- Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days as Self - Guest
2020
- The Drew Barrymore Show as Self - Guest
- Star Trek: Picard as Guinan
- Staged as Mary
- The Stand as Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle
- The Con as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Co-host, "The View"
- Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
- The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
- Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as The Mother / The Ancient Booer
- My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
- The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Whoopi Goldberg
- Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway
- The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show as Self
- Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
- Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip as Narrator
- Find Your Groove as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Tamron Hall Show as Self - Guest
- Amphibia as Mother Olm (voice)
- Godfather of Harlem as Miss Willa
- Desus & Mero as Self
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
- Lorena as Herself
- Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- Charley Pride: I'm Just Me as Self
- The Most Magnificent Thing as Narrator (voice)
- Cracked Up 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
- Nobody's Fool as Lola
- Random Acts of Flyness as Police Officer
- Citizen Rose as Self
- Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- Olympia as Self
- Mister Rogers: It's You I Like as Self
- The Gospel According to André as Self
- Furlough as Moms
- Trump @War as Self (archive footage)
2017
- Descendants 2 as Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
- The Nineties as Self (archive footage)
- When We Rise as Pat Norman
- 9/11 as Metzie
- 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)
- The Problem with Apu as Self
- Gilbert as Self
- Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic as Host
- Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me as Self
- Rio as Gayle Morgenstern
2016
- The Tick as Whoopi Goldberg
- The Stinky & Dirty Show as Meg (voice)
- Ask the Storybots
- X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time as Self
- 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)
- Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley as Self
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 - Guest
- 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)
- Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
- Miracle Rising: South Africa as Self
- Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley as Self
- Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Guinan
- The Contradictions of Fair Hope as Narrator
2012
- 666 Park Avenue as Maris Elder
- Katy Perry: Part of Me as Self
- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- Radioman 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
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked as Self - Guest Judge
- Toy Story 3 as Stretch (voice)
- Teenage Paparazzo as Self
- For Colored Girls as Alice / White
- See You in September as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
- New York Street Games as Self
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- The Black List: Volume Three as Self
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- The Middle as Jane Marsh
- Glee as Carmen Tibideaux
- 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
- Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self (archive footage)
- Star Trek: The Captain's Summit as Self
- Kambakkht Ishq as Whoopi Goldberg
- Stream as Jodi Quinn
- 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
- Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
- Descendants as Red Flower (voice)
- 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
- Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self
- Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut as Self
- The Sophisticated Misfit as Self
2006
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- 30 Rock as Whoopi Goldberg
- Rachael Ray
- Everyone's Hero as Darlin' (voice)
- So NoTORIous as MaMa Belle
- Just for Kicks ... (Producer)
- More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Self
- Farce of the Penguins as Helen (voice)
- Doogal as Ermintrude (voice)
- Comic Relief 2006
- The N Word as Self
- Homie Spumoni as Thelma
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
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! as Self (uncredited)
- 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
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Whoopi as Mavis Rae
- Pauly Shore Is Dead as Whoopi Goldberg
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives as Narrator (voice)
- The Piano Man's Daughter ... (Executive Producer)
- Blizzard as Blizzard (voice)
- Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
- Declaration of Independence as Self
- Good Fences as Mabel Spader
- 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'
- Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
- Madeline: My Fair Madeline as Miss Clavel (voice)
- The Hollywood Sign as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
- Making Rat Race as Herself
- Searching for Debra Winger as Self
- 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
- What Makes a Family as Terry Harrison
- Kingdom Come as Raynelle Slocumb
- Ruby's Bucket of Blood ... (Executive Producer)
- Rescued from the Closet as Self
- Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel as Self - Host
- Ghost: Remembering the Magic as Self
- The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' as Self - Hostess
- Golden Dreams as Califia, the Queen of California
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 Foxbusters as Ransome (voice)
- The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as The Grand Banshee
- The Deep End of the Ocean as Candy
- Alice in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat
- Alegría as Baby Clown
- Get Bruce! as Self
- Our Friend, Martin as Mrs. Peck (voice)
- Jackie's Back! as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
- Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
- 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)
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Delilah Abraham
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Whoopi Goldberg
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Stormella (voice)
- Junket Whore as Self
- A Knight in Camelot as Dr. Vivien Morgan
- Jackie Chan: My Story as Self (uncredited)
- 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 (uncredited)
- Cinderella as Queen Constantina
- In the Gloaming as Nurse Myrna
- Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
- A Christmas Carol as Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
- Pitch as Self
- Destination Anywhere as Cabbie
1996
- TFI Friday
- Muppets Tonight as Self
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- Bordello of Blood as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
- Pulp Comics as Whoopi Goldberg
- The Associate as Laurel Ayres
- Eddie as Eddie Franklin
- Ghosts of Mississippi as Myrlie Evers
- Bogus as Harriet Franklin
- The Celluloid Closet as Self
- The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful as Self (archive footage)
- 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
- Theodore Rex as Katie Coltrane
- MADtv as Self
- 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 (voice)
- Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo as Self
- The Making of 'The Pagemaster' as Self (archive footage)
- But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- Comic Relief VI as Self - Hostess
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest Host
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- The Nanny as Whoopi Goldberg
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Deloris Van Cartier
- National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 as Billy York (uncredited)
- Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
- 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
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
- Wisecracks
- Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica as Self
- 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
- Bagdad Cafe as Brenda
- The Long Walk Home as Odessa Cotter
- Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years as Self
- Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self (uncredited)
- Celebrity Guide to Wine as Self
- Comic Relief '90 as Self
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Peligre
- Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
- Homer and Eddie as Eddie Cervi
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly as Herself
- The Debbie Allen Special as Self
- Comic Relief III
- Beverly Hills Brats as Self
- Kiss Shot as Sarah Collins
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
- Free to Be... a Family as Self
- The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert as Self
- The Telephone as Vashti Blue
- 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
- Burglar as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
- Citizen Steve as Self - Actress
- Fatal Beauty as Rita Rizzoli
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
- 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
- Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show as Self
- The Best of Comic Relief as Self
- Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce 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