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