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Whoopi Goldberg
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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.
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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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Saturday Night Live
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Blue Bloods
The Oscars
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Graham Norton Show
The Middle
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Tony Awards
Honest Trailers
RuPaul's Drag Race
Tales from the Crypt
Hacks
The Nanny
BoJack Horseman
Broad City
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Classic Albums
Real Time with Bill Maher
Glee
Suburgatory
Star Trek: Picard
A Different World
Desus & Mero
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Summer Camp Island
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
MADtv
Amphibia
The Shop
The Weber Show
Bubble Guppies
The Tick
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
The Chris Rock Show
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Harlem
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Random Acts of Flyness
Godfather of Harlem
Citizen Rose
The Naked Brothers Band
The 7D
Ask the Storybots
Number One on the Call Sheet
30 Rock
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
Bear in the Big Blue House
Everybody Hates Chris
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Lorena
Hell's Kitchen
Hollywood Squares
In & Out
Descendants 2
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Vice
Miss Americana
Katy Perry: Part of Me
The Muppets
House Party 2
The Color Purple
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Star Trek: Generations
Blackfish
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
Star Trek: Nemesis
Babes
Toy Story 3
Madea Goes to Jail
The Little Rascals
Top Five
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Snow Buddies
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Lion King
Making Rat Race
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Girl, Interrupted
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Barry Humphries at the BBC
Soapdish
The Magic School Bus
The Lion King 1½
The Comedy Store
Till
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Nobody's Fool
Anansi Boys
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
The Celluloid Closet
But... Seriously
Atrabilious
Rat Race
Luck
Cinderella
The Stand
Moonlight and Valentino
In the Gloaming
Ghost
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Comic Relief
The Color Purple
The Black List: Volume Three
JFK: Destiny Betrayed
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?
The Rugrats Movie
Golden Dreams
The Associate
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Whoopi
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
A Knight in Camelot
Sister Act
Boys on the Side
Bagdad Cafe
The Making of Captain EO
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
The Con
Defenders of Dynatron City
Production Credits
Till
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Number One on the Call Sheet
Hollywood Squares
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
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