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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 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
The Nanny
Tales from the Crypt
Hacks
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
RuPaul's Drag Race
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
Hell's Kitchen
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 7D
Number One on the Call Sheet
Ask the Storybots
30 Rock
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
Bear in the Big Blue House
Everybody Hates Chris
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Hollywood Squares
Lorena
In & Out
Descendants 2
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Vice
Miss Americana
Katy Perry: Part of Me
The Muppets
The Color Purple
House Party 2
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
Toy Story 3
Babes
Madea Goes to Jail
The Little Rascals
Top Five
Snow Buddies
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Lion King
Making Rat Race
Girl, Interrupted
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Barry Humphries at the BBC
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
The Magic School Bus
The Lion King 1½
Soapdish
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
The Comedy Store
Till
But... Seriously
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Anansi Boys
Atrabilious
The Celluloid Closet
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Nobody's Fool
Luck
Cinderella
Rat Race
The Stand
Moonlight and Valentino
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
In the Gloaming
Ghost
The Color Purple
Comic Relief
Pee-wee's Playhouse
The Black List: Volume Three
The Con
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Sister Act
The Rugrats Movie
The Associate
Whoopi
Moms Mabley
JFK: Destiny Betrayed
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?
The Making of Captain EO
Boys on the Side
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Bagdad Cafe
Defenders of Dynatron City
Golden Dreams
A Knight in Camelot
Production Credits
Hollywood Squares
Whoopi
Moms Mabley
Number One on the Call Sheet
Till
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
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