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