10.0
10.0
Celebrity Guide to Wine
1990
as Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Also known as: Caryn Elaine Johnson, Caryn Johnson, Whoopie Goldberg...
Acting
Born:November 13, 1955(age 70)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
Height:5'5" (165 cm)
Education:New York University, Washington Irving High School, HB Studio
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CommunityBiography
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.
Notable Works
The Color PurpleGhostSister ActSister Act 2: Back in the HabitThe Whoopi Goldberg ShowHollywood SquaresCall Me ClausThe View
Filmography (242 movies)
10.0
10.0
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
as Whoopi Goldberg
10.0
10.0
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
as Self (archive footage)
10.0
10.0
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
2022
as Self (archive footage)
10.0
10.0
Find Your Groove
2020
as Self
10.0
10.0
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
2022
as Self
10.0
10.0
Chez Whoopi
1991
Executive Producer
10.0
10.0
Our Barbara
2023
as Self
10.0
10.0
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
2020
as Narrator
10.0
10.0
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988
as Self
10.0
10.0
But... Seriously
1994
as Self (archive footage)
10.0
10.0
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
as Self (archive footage)
10.0
10.0
Declaration of Independence
2003
as Self
10.0
10.0
Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later
1987
as Self - Host
10.0
10.0
Citizen
1982
9.3
9.3
Free to Be... a Family
1988
as Self
9.3
9.3
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
1987
as Self
9.2
9.2
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
1989
as Self
9.0
9.0
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
2013
as Self
9.0
9.0
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
1995
as Self - Hostess
8.6
8.6
The Most Magnificent Thing
2019
as Narrator (voice)
8.5
8.5
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
2022
as Self (archive footage)
8.5
8.5
Miracle Rising: South Africa
2013
as Self
8.3
8.3
The Lion King
1994
as Shenzi (voice)
8.2
8.2
Butterfly in the Sky
2024
Executive Producer
8.1
8.1
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
as Self
8.1
8.1
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
as Self - Co-host, "The View"
8.0
8.0
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
as Self
8.0
8.0
Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years
2000
as Self - Host
8.0
8.0
Liberation
1994
as Narrator
8.0
8.0
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
as Self
8.0
8.0
Wisecracks
1992
8.0
8.0
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
2021
as Self - Host
8.0
8.0
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?
1988
as Fontaine
8.0
8.0
A Cool Like That Christmas
1993
as Mom / Irwin (voice)
8.0
8.0
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1993
as Self
8.0
8.0
Olympia
2018
as Herself
8.0
8.0
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
as Self
7.9
7.9
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
2018
as Self
7.8
7.8
Toy Story 3
2010
as Stretch (voice)
7.8
7.8
Trump @War
2018
as Self (archive footage)
7.8
7.8
Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
2017
as Host
7.8
7.8
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992
as Self
7.7
7.7
Luck
2022
as Captain (voice)
7.7
7.7
The Color Purple
1985
as Celie
7.7
7.7
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
1986
as Self
7.6
7.6
The Long Walk Home
1990
as Odessa Cotter
7.6
7.6
Barry Humphries at the BBC
2023
as Self (archive material)
7.6
7.6
King of the Dancehall
2017
as Loretta Brixton
7.6
7.6
Girl, Interrupted
1999
as Valerie
7.5
7.5
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
as Self
7.5
7.5
Black Dog, Red Dog
2015
as Calliope
7.5
7.5
Like Tears in Rain
2024
as Self
7.5
7.5
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
1994
as Self
7.4
7.4
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020
as Self
7.4
7.4
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
as Self
7.4
7.4
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
2016
as Herself
7.3
7.3
Till
2022
Producer
7.3
7.3
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
2007
as Self
7.3
7.3
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
7.3
7.3
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
2018
as Self - Host
7.2
7.2
Ghost
1990
as Oda Mae Brown
7.2
7.2
The Player
1992
as Detective Avery
7.2
7.2
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011
as Narrator (voice)
7.2
7.2
Cracked Up
2019
as Self
7.2
7.2
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
as Self
7.2
7.2
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
2013
as Self
7.2
7.2
A New Orleans Noel
2022
Executive Producer
7.1
7.1
The Celluloid Closet
1996
as Self
7.1
7.1
My Father's Dragon
2022
as Cat (voice)
7.1
7.1
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013
as Guinan (archive footage)
7.1
7.1
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
1989
as Herself
7.1
7.1
The Truth Is in the Stars
2017
as Self
7.0
7.0
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
7.0
7.0
Comic Relief 2006
2006
7.0
7.0
Journey to the Stars
2009
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
7.0
Descendants
2008
as Red Flower (voice)
7.0
7.0
Ezra
2024
as Jayne
7.0
7.0
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self
7.0
7.0
Teenage Paparazzo
2010
as Self
6.9
6.9
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
2017
as Self
6.9
6.9
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Mrs. Peck (voice)
6.8
6.8
Sister Act
1992
as Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
6.8
6.8
Destination Anywhere
1997
as Cabbie
6.8
6.8
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999
6.8
6.8
The Little Rascals
1994
as Buckwheat's Mom
6.8
6.8
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
as Self
6.8
6.8
Defenders of Dynatron City
1992
as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
6.8
6.8
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self
6.8
6.8
Caught in His Web
2022
Executive Producer
6.8
6.8
My Darling Vivian
2020
as Self (archive footage)
6.7
6.7
The Making of Captain EO
1986
as Self
6.7
6.7
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
2013
Producer
6.7
6.7
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
2009
as Self
6.7
6.7
Corrina, Corrina
1994
as Corrina Washington
6.7
6.7
Gilbert
2017
as Self
6.6
6.6
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
as Self
6.6
6.6
The N Word
2006
as Self
6.6
6.6
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
6.6
6.6
For Colored Girls
2010
as Alice / White
6.6
6.6
The Deep End of the Ocean
1999
as Candy Bliss
6.6
6.6
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
1999
as Baby Clown
6.6
6.6
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
as Myrlie Evers
6.6
6.6
The Lion King 1½
2004
as Shenzi (voice)
6.5
6.5
Cinderella
1997
as Queen Constantina
6.5
6.5
Jackie's Back!
1999
as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
6.5
6.5
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2021
as Self - Guest
6.5
6.5
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite
1987
as Self
6.5
6.5
Madea Goes to Jail
2009
as Self
6.5
6.5
Kingdom Come
2001
as Raynelle Slocumb
6.4
6.4
The Pagemaster
1994
as Fantasy (voice)
6.4
6.4
Boys on the Side
1995
as Jane Deluca
6.4
6.4
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
as Self
6.4
6.4
A Christmas Carol
1997
as Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
6.4
6.4
A Little Bit of Heaven
2011
as God
6.4
6.4
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Deloris Van Cartier
6.3
6.3
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as The Mother / The Ancient Booer
6.3
6.3
The Gospel According to André
2018
as Self
6.3
6.3
Pitch
1997
as Self
6.3
6.3
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self
6.3
6.3
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
as Guinan (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Rat Race
2001
as Vera Baker
6.3
6.3
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
as Self (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Soapdish
1991
as Rose Schwartz
6.2
6.2
The Rugrats Movie
1998
as Ranger Margaret (voice)
6.2
6.2
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
2014
as Viola
6.2
6.2
What Makes a Family
2001
Executive Producer
6.2
6.2
Alice in Wonderland
1999
as Cheshire Cat
6.2
6.2
The Associate
1996
as Laurel Ayres
6.2
6.2
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
6.2
6.2
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
2020
as Self
6.2
6.2
The Little Engine That Could
2011
as The Tower (voice)
6.1
6.1
Snow Buddies
2008
as Miss Mittens (voice)
6.1
6.1
Nobody's Fool
2018
as Lola
6.1
6.1
Sarafina!
1992
as Mary Masembuko
6.1
6.1
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986
as Terry Dolittle
6.1
6.1
Top Five
2014
as Self
6.1
6.1
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
1998
as Stormella (voice)
6.1
6.1
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Everyone's Hero
2006
as Darlin' (voice)
6.0
6.0
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
2001
as Self - Hostess
6.0
6.0
Ghost: Remembering the Magic
2001
as Self
6.0
6.0
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997
as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
6.0
6.0
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
as Self
6.0
6.0
Babes
2024
as Dawn's Breasts
6.0
6.0
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
as Daniel's 'Boss'
6.0
6.0
Rescued from the Closet
2001
as Self
6.0
6.0
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2022
as Self
6.0
6.0
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
1986
as Self
6.0
6.0
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
2008
6.0
6.0
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
1994
as Self (archive footage)
5.9
5.9
Blizzard
2003
as Blizzard (voice)
5.9
5.9
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
as Taxi Driver
5.9
5.9
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014
as Bernadette Thompson
5.9
5.9
Kiss Shot
1989
as Sarah Collins
5.9
5.9
Citizen Steve
1987
as Self - Actress
5.9
5.9
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self
5.9
5.9
Racing Stripes
2005
as Franny (voice)
5.9
5.9
In the Gloaming
1997
as Nurse Myrna
5.9
5.9
Big Stone Gap
2014
as Fleeta Mullins
5.8
5.8
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
as Delilah Abraham
5.8
5.8
Bogus
1996
as Harriet Franklin
5.8
5.8
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway
1985
Writer
5.7
5.7
Good Fences
2003
Producer
5.7
5.7
Call Me Claus
2001
Executive Producer
5.7
5.7
Furlough
2018
as Moms
5.7
5.7
Radioman
2012
as Self
5.7
5.7
Madeline: My Fair Madeline
2002
as Miss Clavel (voice)
5.7
5.7
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
5.7
5.7
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
2001
Executive Producer
5.5
5.5
Homer and Eddie
1989
as Eddie Cervi
5.5
5.5
Moonlight and Valentino
1995
as Sylvie Morrow
5.5
5.5
Made in America
1993
as Sarah Mathews
5.5
5.5
Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway
2005
Writer
5.5
5.5
Eddie
1996
as Eddie Franklin
5.5
5.5
Fatal Beauty
1987
as Rita Rizzoli
5.5
5.5
A Knight in Camelot
1998
as Dr. Vivien Morgan
5.4
5.4
Clara's Heart
1988
as Clara Mayfield
5.4
5.4
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020
as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
5.4
5.4
A Very Sordid Wedding
2017
as Abernatha Coleman
5.2
5.2
Burglar
1987
as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
5.2
5.2
Monkeybone
2001
as Death
5.1
5.1
9/11
2017
as Metzie
5.0
5.0
Beverly Hills Brats
1989
as Self
5.0
5.0
Comic Relief '90
1990
as Self
5.0
5.0
Golden Dreams
2001
as Califia, the Queen of California
5.0
5.0
The Contradictions of Fair Hope
2013
as Narrator
4.9
4.9
Doogal
2006
as Ermintrude (voice)
4.8
4.8
Outlaw Posse
2024
as Stagecoach Mary
4.8
4.8
The Problem with Apu
2017
as Self
4.8
4.8
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
as Narrator (voice)
4.8
4.8
The Black List: Volume Three
2010
as Self
4.7
4.7
New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions
2003
as Voice
4.6
4.6
More Dogs Than Bones
2000
as Cléo
4.4
4.4
Naked in New York
1993
as Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
4.3
4.3
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
as Whoopi Goldberg
4.3
4.3
Pinocchio 3000
2004
as Cyberina (voice)
4.3
4.3
Homie Spumoni
2006
as Thelma
4.3
4.3
The Hollywood Sign
2002
as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
4.2
4.2
The Telephone
1988
as Vashti Blue
4.1
4.1
Kambakkht Ishq
2009
as Whoopi Goldberg
4.1
4.1
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
2007
as Mom
4.1
4.1
Farce of the Penguins
2006
as Helen (voice)
4.1
4.1
See You in September
2010
as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
3.8
3.8
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
as Whoopi Goldberg
3.8
3.8
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
2019
as Self
3.7
3.7
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
2022
as Self
3.6
3.6
Theodore Rex
1995
as Katie Coltrane
3.5
3.5
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017
as Yari (voice)
3.4
3.4
Showboy
2002
as Herself
3.3
3.3
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023
as Self
2.0
2.0
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
2015
as Self
1.0
1.0
Atrabilious
2024
as Dr. Andrea Hart
1.0
1.0
Rio
2017
as Gayle Morgenstern
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2022
as Self
Titey
1998
as The Iceberg (voice)
New York Street Games
2010
as Self
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
2007
as Self
Bonnie Raitt Has Something To Talk About
1995
as Self
Leopardi & Co
2025
as Mildred
Comic Relief III
1989
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
2015
as Self
The Sophisticated Misfit
2007
as Self
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
2027
as Aqua (voice)
Stream
2009
as Jodi Quinn
Three Trees
2023
as (Narration)
Flower of the Dawn
TBA
as Storyteller (voice)
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
2026
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987
as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
The World of Nat King Cole
2004
as Self
Making Rat Race
2002
as Herself
The Best of Comic Relief
1986
as Self
Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut
2007
as Self
Sisters in Italy
TBA
Repairs
1987
as The Voice (voice)
ASALI: Power of the Pollinators
2025
Creating Ragtime
1998
as Host
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
as Self - Host / Narrator
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Uta Hagen's Acting Class
2004
as Self
The Piano Man's Daughter
2003
Executive Producer
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