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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
Blue Bloods
The Oscars
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Entourage
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Graham Norton Show
The Middle
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The One Show
RuPaul's Drag Race
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
Wogan
A Different World
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Desus & Mero
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Strong Medicine
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Summer Camp Island
MADtv
Amphibia
The Shop
The Weber Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Bubble Guppies
The Tick
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
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Godfather of Harlem
Citizen Rose
The Naked Brothers Band
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
The 7D
30 Rock
Number One on the Call Sheet
Ask the Storybots
Bear in the Big Blue House
Everybody Hates Chris
Pulp Comics
Pee-wee's Playhouse
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Hollywood Squares
Hell's Kitchen
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
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
Blackfish
Tony Awards
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
Jackie Chan: My Story
Top Five
Snow Buddies
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Lion King
Making Rat Race
Barry Humphries at the BBC
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Girl, Interrupted
Soapdish
The Lion King 1½
The Magic School Bus
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Till
The Comedy Store
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Anansi Boys
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
The Celluloid Closet
Nobody's Fool
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
But... Seriously
Atrabilious
Kevin
The Stand
Luck
Moonlight and Valentino
Cinderella
Rat Race
Ghost
In the Gloaming
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sarafina!
The Color Purple
The Black List: Volume Three
Comic Relief
Descendants
Bagdad Cafe
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Boys on the Side
Sister Act
The Con
The Associate
Defenders of Dynatron City
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
The Making of Captain EO
JFK: Destiny Betrayed
Whoopi
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
A Knight in Camelot
The Rugrats Movie
Golden Dreams
Production Credits
Number One on the Call Sheet
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Whoopi
Till
Jackie Chan: My Story
Strong Medicine
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Hollywood Squares
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
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