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