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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: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Saturday Night Live
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Oscars
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Blue Bloods
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Graham Norton Show
The Middle
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
RuPaul's Drag Race
Tales from the Crypt
The Nanny
BoJack Horseman
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
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
MADtv
Amphibia
The Shop
The Weber Show
Bubble Guppies
The Tick
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
Godfather of Harlem
Random Acts of Flyness
Citizen Rose
Number One on the Call Sheet
30 Rock
Ask the Storybots
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
The 7D
Everybody Hates Chris
Bear in the Big Blue House
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Hell's Kitchen
Hollywood Squares
Lorena
In & Out
Descendants 2
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Vice
Miss Americana
Katy Perry: Part of Me
The Color Purple
House Party 2
The Muppets
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Star Trek: Generations
Tony Awards
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
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Snow Buddies
The Lion King
Making Rat Race
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Girl, Interrupted
Barry Humphries at the BBC
The Lion King 1½
Soapdish
The Magic School Bus
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
The Comedy Store
Till
Nobody's Fool
But... Seriously
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Anansi Boys
Atrabilious
The Celluloid Closet
Rat Race
Moonlight and Valentino
Luck
Cinderella
The Stand
Ghost
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
In the Gloaming
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Black List: Volume Three
The Color Purple
Comic Relief
A Knight in Camelot
Moms Mabley
The Associate
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
Whoopi
The Making of Captain EO
The Con
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
JFK: Destiny Betrayed
Sister Act
Defenders of Dynatron City
Boys on the Side
Bagdad Cafe
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
The Rugrats Movie
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?
Golden Dreams
Production Credits
Moms Mabley
Till
Whoopi
Number One on the Call Sheet
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Hollywood Squares
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