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Whoopi Goldberg

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Biography

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.

Overview

Known For

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Saturday Night Live

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Blue Bloods

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Oscars

The Graham Norton Show

The Middle

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Classic Albums

Real Time with Bill Maher

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

Desus & Mero

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Strong Medicine

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Summer Camp Island

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Bubble Guppies

The Tick

Hell's Kitchen

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

The Chris Rock Show

Staged

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

Harlem

Random Acts of Flyness

Godfather of Harlem

The Stinky & Dirty Show

Citizen Rose

The Naked Brothers Band

Number One on the Call Sheet

Pulp Comics

Everybody Hates Chris

Bear in the Big Blue House

CBS Schoolbreak Special

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

Vice

Miss Americana

Katy Perry: Part of Me

The Color Purple

The Muppets

House Party 2

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Star Trek: Generations

Blackfish

Tony Awards

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Snow Buddies

Making Rat Race

The Lion King

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

Barry Humphries at the BBC

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

Anansi Boys

Nobody's Fool

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

Cinderella

Rat Race

The Stand

Moonlight and Valentino

Luck

Ghost

In the Gloaming

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

Descendants

Sarafina!

The Black List: Volume Three

Comic Relief

The Color Purple

A Knight in Camelot

JFK: Destiny Betrayed

Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?

Sister Act

Defenders of Dynatron City

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

The Making of Captain EO

Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World

The Rugrats Movie

The Con

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