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Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

is 52 years old
Actress

Real name: Caryn Elaine Johnson
Born: Sunday, November 13, 1955
  (New York, New York, USA)
Height: 5' 5"

Rating
98% (57 votes)

Star Sign:
Scorpio
Other Scorpio celebrities
CreditsPhotos (7)Posters (6) 

Whoopi Goldberg in Rat Race (2001)

WHOOPI GOLDBERG (Vera Baker) earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar® for her memorable performance as 'Oda Mae Brown' in Jerry Zucker's Oscar-nominated "Ghost." "Rat Race" marks the first time the two have worked together since "Ghost."

"The Color Purple" launched Goldberg's film career and earned her an Oscar nomination, the Golden Globe Award, as well as the NAACP Image Award for Best Actress.

Goldberg starred in the 1992 box-office hit "Sister Act" which garnered her another Golden Globe nomination. Her tilm credits also include "Jumpin' Jack Flash," "Burglar," "Fatal Beauty," "Clara's Heart," "The Long Walk Home," "Soapdish," Robert Altman's "The Player," "Sarafina!," "Made in America," "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit," "Corrina, Corrina," "The Little Rascals," "Star Trek: Generations," "Boys on the Side," "Moonlight and Valentino," "Eddie," "Bogus," "The Associate," "Ghosts of Mississippi," "How Stella Got Her Groove Back," "The Deep End of the Ocean," "Girl, Interrupted" and "Kingdom Come."

Goldberg is executive producer and appears in the center square on the Emmy Award-winning "Hollywood Squares" and executive produces the Lifetime original drama series "Strong Medicine." In addition to the recent Lifetime original movie "What Makes a Family," she also executive produced the upcoming Showtime movie "Ruby's Bucket of Blood" starring Angela Bassett, the feature films "The Piano Man's Daughter" and "The Mao Game" and the forthcoming Broadway musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie."

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 Acting - 

Whoopi Goldberg

 appeared in following movies:
Snow Buddies (2008) 60% (4 votes) Miss Mittens (voice)
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins (2008) Narrator
Homie Spumoni (2007) Thelma
Farce of the Penguins (2007) 50% (11 votes) Helen (voice)
If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007) 70% (1 votes) Mom
Everyone's Hero (2006) 60% (7 votes) Darlin' (voice)
Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary (2005) Fontaine/Lurleen/Crippled Lady
Pinocchio 3000 (2004) dvd50% (1 votes) Cyberina (voice)
Littleburg (2004) Mayor Whoopi
Lion King 1½, The (2004) dvd58% (21 votes) Shenzi (voice)
Blizzard (2003) 70% (1 votes) Blizzard (voice)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) Narrator
Good Fences (2003) dvd46% (1 votes) Mabel Spader
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) dvd70% (4 votes) Daniel's 'Boss'
Call Me Claus (2001) dvd60% (2 votes) Lucy Cullins
Rat Race (2001) dvd62% (162 votes) Vera Baker
Monkeybone (2001) dvd42% (36 votes) Death
What Makes a Family (2001) 60% (1 votes) Terry Harrison
Golden Dreams (2001) Calafia, the Queen of
Kingdom Come (2001) dvd51% (5 votes) Raynelle Slocumb
I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) dvd Cohost
More Dogs Than Bones (2000) dvd50% (1 votes) Cleo
6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2000) 40% (1 votes)
Hollywood Squares: (Episode dated 5 February 2001) (2000) Center Square
Deep End of the Ocean, The (1999) dvd60% (32 votes) Candy Bliss
Alice in Wonderland (1999) dvd56% (11 votes) Cheshire Cat
Jackie's Back! (1999) dvd50% (1 votes) Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue
Magical Legend of the Leprechauns, The (1999) dvd63% (5 votes) The Grand Banshee
Girl, Interrupted (1999) dvd64% (176 votes) Valerie Owens, RN
Our Friend, Martin (1999) 50% (1 votes) Mrs. Peck (voice)
Get Bruce (1999) dvd71% (3 votes) Herself
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) dvd56% (16 votes) Delilah
Rugrats Movie, The (1998) dvd59% (16 votes) Ranger Margaret (voice)
Knight in Camelot, A (1998) dvd42% (2 votes) Dr. Vivien Morgan
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998) Stormella, The Evil Ice Queen
Christmas Carol, A (1997) Spirit of Christmas Present
Cinderella (1997) 56% (6 votes) Queen Constantina
Destination Anywhere (1997) 50% (1 votes) Cabbie
In the Gloaming (1997) 68% (4 votes) Nurse Myrna
Associate, The (1996) dvd51% (20 votes) Laurel Ayres
Bogus (1996) dvd48% (10 votes) Harriet Franklin
Eddie (1996) dvd50% (20 votes) Edwina 'Eddie' Franklin
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) dvd54% (24 votes) Myrlie Evers
Theodore Rex (1995) dvd30% (6 votes) Katie Coltrane
Boys on the Side (1995) dvd62% (36 votes) Jane Deluca
Celluloid Closet, The (1995) dvd88% (21 votes) Herself
Moonlight and Valentino (1995) dvd52% (10 votes) Sylvie Morrow
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) Mother Goose (voice)
Sunshine Boys, The (1995) 56% (2 votes) Det. Susan Avery
Corrina, Corrina (1994) dvd58% (20 votes) Corrina Washington
Lion King, The (1994) dvd80% (357 votes) Shenzi (voice)
Little Rascals, The (1994) dvd57% (19 votes) Buckwheat's Mom
Pagemaster, The (1994) dvd50% (12 votes) Fantasy (voice)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) dvd46% (49 votes) Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary$7,000,000
    • Nominated for Mtv Movie Award - Best Comedic Performance 1994
Naked in New York (1993) 59% (6 votes) Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
Made in America (1993) dvd42% (35 votes) Sarah Mathews
Player, The (1992) dvd84% (156 votes) Detective Susan Avery
Sarafina! (1992) dvd60% (4 votes) Mary Masembuko
Sister Act (1992) dvd56% (110 votes) Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary
    • Nominated for Mtv Movie Award - Best Female Performance 1993
    • Nominated for Mtv Movie Award - Best Comedic Performance 1993
    • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical 1993
Soapdish (1991) dvd62% (39 votes) Rose Schwartz
Ghost (1990) dvd74% (210 votes) Oda Mae Brown
    • Won Academy Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1991
    • Won Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 1991
    • Won BAFTA Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1991
Long Walk Home, The (1990) dvd66% (6 votes) Odessa Cotter
Homer & Eddie (1989) 50% (2 votes) Eddie Cervi
Kiss Shot (1989) dvd Sarah Collins
Clara's Heart (1988) 48% (4 votes) Clara Mayfield
Telephone, The (1988) 30% (2 votes) Vashti Blue
Burglar (1987) dvd42% (8 votes) Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
Fatal Beauty (1987) dvd50% (5 votes) Rita Rizzoli
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) dvd48% (46 votes) Terry Dolittle
Color Purple, The (1985) dvd84% (117 votes) Celie
    • Nominated for Academy Award - Best Actress in a Leading Role 1986
    • Won Golden Globe - Best P 16a0 erformance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama 1986

 
 Screenplay - 

Whoopi Goldberg

 worked as writer on following movies:
Word According to Whoopi, The (2007)
Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary (2005)
 
 Production - 

Whoopi Goldberg

 worked as producer on following movies:
Word According to Whoopi, The (2007) executive producer
Just for Kicks (2006) executive producer
Sketch Off (2005) executive producer
Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary (2005) executive producer
Good Fences (2003) dvd46% (1 votes)
Call Me Claus (2001) dvd60% (2 votes) executive producer
What Makes a Family (2001) 60% (1 votes) executive producer
Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001) dvd executive producer
Hollywood Squares (2000) producer (1998-2002)
Hollywood Squares: (Episode dated 5 February 2001) (2000) producer (1998-2002)

 Appeared as Herself
Word According to Whoopi, The (2007) Herself
18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards (2007) Herself
N-Word, The (2004) Herself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Co (2004) 90% (2 votes) Herself
Willie Nelson: Live and Kicking (2003) Herself
Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting 'The Color Purple', (2003) Herself
Bitter Jester (2003) Herself
Declaration of Independence (2003) Herself
Richard Pryor: The E! True Hollywood Story (2003) Herself
Hollywood Squares: The E! True Hollywood Story (2003) Herself
56th Annual Tony Awards, The (2002) Herself
74th Annual Academy Awards, The (2002) 60% (5 votes) Herself - Host
Searching for Debra Winger (2002) dvd56% (3 votes) Herself
Heroes of Black Comedy (2002) Herself
Showboy (2002) dvd Herself
Talking to Americans (2001) 100% (1 votes) Herself
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) 60% (1 votes) Herself
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, a Life in Animation (2000) Herself
Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The (2000) Herself
71st Annual Academy Awards, The (1999) 60% (3 votes) Herself - Host/Presenter: Best
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) 70% (4 votes) Herself
Pitch (1997) Herself
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) 70% (2 votes) Herself
Good, the Bad & the Beautiful, The (1996) Herself (archive footage)
68th Annual Academy Awards, The (1996) Herself - Host
    • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program 1996
American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg, The (1995) 60% (1 votes) Herself
66th Annual Academy Awards, The (1994) 60% (2 votes) Herself - Host
    • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program 1994
65th Annual Academy Awards, The (1993) 60% (2 votes) Herself - Presenter: 'Howards
Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (1991) Herself
Christmas Special (1988) Herself




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