Whoopi Goldberg
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
Credits
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 2024 · Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story as Self
- 2024 · Ezra as Jayne
- 2024 · Babes as Dawn's Breasts
- 2023 · The Color Purple as Midwife (uncredited)
- 2022 · Cuomo as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Luck as Captain (voice)
- 2022 · JANET JACKSON. as Self
- 2021 · Harlem as Dr. Elise Pruitt
- 2021 · JFK: Destiny Betrayed as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek as Self
- 2021 · Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. as Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice)
- 2021 · Hacks as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2021 · The Story of Late Night as Self
- 2020 · The Stand as Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle
- 2020 · The Con as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Staged as Mary
- 2020 · Star Trek: Picard as Guinan
- 2019 · Godfather of Harlem as Miss Willa
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
- 2019 · Amphibia as Mother Olm (voice)
- 2019 · Desus & Mero as Self
- 2019 · Lorena as Herself
- 2018 · Basketball: A Love Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Barb (voice)
- 2018 · James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
- 2017 · Descendants 2 as Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
- 2017 · The Nineties as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · When We Rise as Pat Norman
- 2017 · King of the Dancehall as Loretta Brixton
- 2016 · X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time as Herself
- 2016 · The Stinky & Dirty Show as Meg (voice)
- 2016 · The Tick as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2016 · Ask the Storybots as
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Mikhaela (voice)
- 2014 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Bernadette Thompson
- 2014 · The 7D as Magic Mirror (voice)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Broad City as Self
- 2013 · Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as Mrs. Rabbit (voice)
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Guinan (archive footage)
- 2011 · The Muppets as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2011 · Suburgatory as Yakult (voice)
- 2011 · Bubble Guppies as Pirate Myra (voice)
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Regina Thomas
- 2010 · Toy Story 3 as Stretch (voice)
- 2010 · RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked as Self - Guest Judge
- 2009 · The Middle as Jane Marsh
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Glee as Carmen Tibideaux
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2009 · Madea Goes to Jail as Self
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Special Guest
- 2009 · Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren as
- 2008 · Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · The Naked Brothers Band as Herself
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · So NoTORIous as
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2005 · Everybody Hates Chris as
- 2005 · Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List as Self
- 2005 · Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- 2005 · Racing Stripes as Franny (voice)
- 2004 · The Lion King 1½ as Shenzi (voice)
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2003 · Whoopi as Mavis Rae
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · Star Trek: Nemesis as Guinan (uncredited)
- 2002 · Liberty's Kids as Robert Shirtliff (voice)
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Chesley Watkins
- 2001 · Rat Race as Vera Baker
- 2000 · The Weber Show as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as Dr. Lydia Emerson
- 1999 · Girl, Interrupted as Valerie
- 1999 · The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as The Grand Banshee
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Janette Grayson
- 1999 · The Foxbusters as Ransome (voice)
- 1999 · The Deep End of the Ocean as Candy Bliss
- 1998 · The Rugrats Movie as Ranger Margaret (voice)
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as Self
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as
- 1998 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- 1998 · Celebrity Deathmatch as
- 1997 · Bear in the Big Blue House as Edwina Badger (voice)
- 1997 · The View as Self - Moderator
- 1997 · The View as Self - Co-Host
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · The Chris Rock Show as Self
- 1996 · Pulp Comics as Whoopi Goldberg
- 1996 · Bordello of Blood as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · Muppets Tonight as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Whoopi (voice)
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Zenobia (voice)
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
- 1994 · The Pagemaster as Fantasy (voice)
- 1994 · Star Trek: Generations as Guinan (uncredited)
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · The Little Rascals as Buckwheat's Mom
- 1994 · The Lion King as Shenzi (voice)
- 1993 · Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Deloris Van Cartier
- 1993 · The Nanny as Whoopi Goldberg
- 1993 · The Nanny as Edna
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · Sarafina! as Mary Masembuko
- 1992 · Sister Act as Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1990 · The Long Walk Home as Odessa Cotter
- 1990 · Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Gaia (voice)
- 1990 · Ghost as Oda Mae Brown
- 1990 · Bagdad Cafe as Brenda
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Peligre
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Guinan
- 1987 · Dolly as Self
- 1987 · A Different World as Dr. Jordan
- 1986 · American Masters as Self
- 1986 · Comic Relief as Self - Host
- 1985 · The Color Purple as Celie
- 1985 · Moonlighting as Camille Brand
- 1984 · Muppet Babies as
- 1984 · CBS Schoolbreak Special as Mariah Johnston
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Saturday TV Funhouse as Iceberg (voice)
- 2022 · My Father's Dragon as Cat (voice)
- 2022 · Till as Alma
- 2018 · Nobody's Fool as Lola
- 2018 · Random Acts of Flyness as Police Officer
- 2018 · Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Citizen Rose as Self
- 2017 · 9/11 as Metzie
- 2016 · The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years as Self
- 2014 · Top Five as Self
- 2013 · Blackfish as Self
- 2012 · Katy Perry: Part of Me as Self
- 2011 · A Little Bit of Heaven as God
- 2010 · For Colored Girls as Alice / White
- 2009 · Kambakkht Ishq as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2009 · The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Snow Buddies as Miss Mittens (voice)
- 2007 · If I Had Known I Was a Genius as Mom
- 2006 · Everyone's Hero as Darlin' (voice)
- 2006 · Doogal as Ermintrude (voice)
- 2004 · Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2004 · Pinocchio 3000 as Cyberina (voice)
- 2003 · Pauly Shore Is Dead as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2001 · Kingdom Come as Raynelle Slocumb
- 2001 · Monkeybone as Death
- 2000 · The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Judge Cameo (uncredited)
- 1999 · Alice in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat
- 1998 · Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Stormella (voice)
- 1998 · How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Delilah Abraham
- 1998 · Jackie Chan: My Story as Self (uncredited)
- 1998 · An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Whoopi Goldberg
- 1997 · Cinderella as Queen Constantina
- 1997 · In & Out as Whoopi Goldberg
- 1996 · The Associate as Laurel Ayres
- 1996 · Bogus as Harriet Franklin
- 1995 · Theodore Rex as Katie Coltrane
- 1995 · Moonlight and Valentino as Sylvie Morrow
- 1995 · Boys on the Side as Jane Deluca
- 1994 · Corrina, Corrina as Corrina Washington
- 1993 · National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 as Billy York (uncredited)
- 1993 · Made in America as Sarah Mathews
- 1992 · The Player as Detective Avery
- 1991 · House Party 2 as Professor (uncredited)
- 1991 · Soapdish as Rose Schwartz
- 1987 · Fatal Beauty as Rita Rizzoli
- 1987 · Burglar as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
- 1981 · De TV Show as Self
- Future · Anansi Boys as Bird Woman
- 1986 · Jumpin' Jack Flash as Terry Dolittle
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self - Presenter
- Future · Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin as Aqua (voice)
- 2026 · Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk as
- 2025 · Leopardi & Co as Mildred
- 2024 · Like Tears in Rain as Self
- 2024 · Atrabilious as Dr. Andrea Hart
- 2024 · Butterfly in the Sky as Self
- 2024 · Outlaw Posse as Stagecoach Mary
- 2024 · I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Oprah & The Color Purple Journey as Self
- 2023 · Three Trees as (Narration)
- 2023 · Our Barbara as Self
- 2022 · Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 2022 · Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not as Self
- 2021 · Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days as Self - Guest
- 2020 · Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip as Narrator
- 2020 · The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2020 · Siempre, Luis as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Cracked Up as Self
- 2018 · The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut as Self - Host
- 2018 · Trump @War as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Gospel According to André as Self
- 2018 · Mister Rogers: It's You I Like as Self
- 2017 · Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic as Host
- 2017 · The Problem with Apu as Self
- 2017 · Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me as Self
- 2013 · Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
- 2013 · Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- 2013 · Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley as Self
- 2009 · Stream as Jodi Quinn
- 2006 · Homie Spumoni as Thelma
- 2006 · The N Word as Self
- 2004 · The World of Nat King Cole as Self
- 2003 · Declaration of Independence as Self
- 2003 · Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
- 2002 · Showboy as Herself
- 2001 · Rescued from the Closet as Self
- 2000 · More Dogs Than Bones as Cléo
- 1998 · Titey as The Iceberg (voice)
- 1997 · Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
- 1997 · Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · The Sunshine Boys as Nurse (uncredited)
- 1994 · Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo as Self
- 1993 · A Cool Like That Christmas as Mom / Irwin (voice)
- 1992 · Defenders of Dynatron City as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
- 1991 · Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1991 · Chez Whoopi as Self - Host
- 1990 · Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self (uncredited)
- 1989 · Beverly Hills Brats as Self
- 1988 · Free to Be... a Family as Self
- 1988 · Clara's Heart as Clara Mayfield
- 1988 · The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert as Self
- 1987 · Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later as Self - Host
- Future · Sisters in Italy as
- 2023 · Barry Humphries at the BBC as Self (archive material)
- 2022 · 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
- 2022 · Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo as Self
- 2022 · Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
- 2022 · Bill Cosby: Walking Free as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising as Self
- 2021 · JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World as Self - Host
- 2021 · Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self
- 2020 · Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
- 2020 · Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
- 2020 · A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as The Mother / The Ancient Booer
- 2020 · Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Co-host, "The View"
- 2020 · Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 2020 · My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show as Self
- 2020 · Find Your Groove as Self
- 2020 · The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
- 2019 · Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2019 · The Most Magnificent Thing as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Charley Pride: I'm Just Me as Self
- 2018 · Olympia as Herself
- 2018 · Furlough as Moms
- 2017 · Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Yari (voice)
- 2017 · The Truth Is in the Stars as Self
- 2017 · Gilbert as Self
- 2017 · A Very Sordid Wedding as Abernatha Coleman
- 2017 · Rio as Gayle Morgenstern
- 2016 · Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · 50 Years of Star Trek as Self
- 2016 · Floyd Norman: An Animated Life as Herself
- 2015 · Black Dog, Red Dog as Calliope
- 2015 · The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! as Self
- 2015 · The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank as Self
- 2015 · Misery Loves Comedy as Self
- 2014 · Big Stone Gap as Fleeta Mullins
- 2014 · A Day Late and a Dollar Short as Viola
- 2013 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Guinan (archive footage)
- 2013 · Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
- 2013 · Miracle Rising: South Africa as Self
- 2013 · The Contradictions of Fair Hope as Narrator
- 2012 · 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2012 · Radioman as Self
- 2012 · Paul Simon: Under African Skies as Self
- 2011 · Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey as Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · The Little Engine That Could as The Tower (voice)
- 2010 · 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- 2010 · New York Street Games as Self
- 2010 · The Black List: Volume Three as Self
- 2010 · Teenage Paparazzo as Self
- 2010 · See You in September as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
- 2009 · Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Journey to the Stars as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Star Trek: The Captain's Summit as Self
- 2008 · A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as Taxi Driver
- 2008 · Descendants as Red Flower (voice)
- 2008 · Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut as Self
- 2007 · Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- 2007 · Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens as Self
- 2007 · The Sophisticated Misfit as Self
- 2007 · The Word According to Whoopi as Herself
- 2007 · Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden as Self
- 2007 · Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self
- 2006 · Farce of the Penguins as Helen (voice)
- 2006 · Comic Relief 2006 as
- 2005 · The Aristocrats as Self
- 2005 · Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2005 · Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway as Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady
- 2004 · Uta Hagen's Acting Class as Self
- 2004 · Whoopi's Littleburg as
- 2004 · TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions as Voice
- 2003 · Blizzard as Blizzard (voice)
- 2003 · Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Good Fences as Mabel Spader
- 2002 · It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie as Daniel's 'Boss'
- 2002 · Madeline: My Fair Madeline as Miss Clavel (voice)
- 2002 · The Hollywood Sign as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
- 2002 · Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy as
- 2002 · Searching for Debra Winger as Self
- 2002 · Making Rat Race as Herself
- 2001 · The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' as Self - Hostess
- 2001 · Call Me Claus as Lucy Cullins
- 2001 · Ghost: Remembering the Magic as Self
- 2001 · Golden Dreams as Califia, the Queen of California
- 2001 · What Makes a Family as Terry Harrison
- 2000 · Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self
- 2000 · Mary Pickford: A Life on Film as Self - Host / Narrator
- 2000 · Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years as Self - Host
- 1999 · Jackie's Back! as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
- 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Mrs. Peck (voice)
- 1999 · Alegría: An Enchanting Fable as Baby Clown
- 1999 · Get Bruce! as Self
- 1999 · Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years as
- 1998 · A Knight in Camelot as Dr. Vivien Morgan
- 1998 · Junket Whore as Self
- 1997 · A Christmas Carol as Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
- 1997 · Pitch as Self
- 1997 · Destination Anywhere as Cabbie
- 1997 · In the Gloaming as Nurse Myrna
- 1997 · Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
- 1996 · Ghosts of Mississippi as Myrlie Evers
- 1996 · Eddie as Eddie Franklin
- 1996 · The Celluloid Closet as Self
- 1982 · Citizen as
- Future · Flower of the Dawn as Storyteller (voice)
- 1995 · The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge as Self - Hostess
- 1995 · Bonnie Raitt Has Something To Talk About as Self
- 1994 · The Making of 'The Pagemaster' as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Liberation as Narrator
- 1993 · Naked in New York as Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
- 1993 · Aretha Franklin: Duets as Self
- 1992 · The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self
- 1992 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow as Guinan (archive footage)
- 1992 · Wisecracks as
- 1991 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Guinan (archive footage)
- 1991 · Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Comic Relief '90 as Self
- 1990 · Celebrity Guide to Wine as Self
- 1989 · Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly as Herself
- 1989 · Homer and Eddie as Eddie Cervi
- 1989 · Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
- 1989 · Kiss Shot as Sarah Collins
- 1989 · Comic Relief III as
- 1988 · Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Self
- 1988 · Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight? as Fontaine
- 1988 · The Telephone as Vashti Blue
- 1987 · Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1987 · Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin as Self
- 1987 · The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite as Self
- 1987 · Citizen Steve as Self - Actress
- 1986 · The Best of Comic Relief as Self
- 1986 · The Making of Captain EO as Self
- 1986 · Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show as Self
- 1986 · Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce as Self
- 1985 · Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway as Self
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self