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 · My Father's Dragon as Cat (voice)
- 2022 · Till as Alma
- 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 · JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek as Self
- 2021 · Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It 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 · Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 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 · Nobody's Fool as Lola
- 2018 · Basketball: A Love Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2018 · Random Acts of Flyness as Police Officer
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Barb (voice)
- 2018 · James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
- 2017 · 9/11 as Metzie
- 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 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
- 2016 · Floyd Norman: An Animated Life as Herself
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2014 · Top Five 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 · Blackfish as Self
- 2012 · Radioman as Self
- 2012 · Katy Perry: Part of Me as Self
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Guinan (archive footage)
- 2011 · The Muppets as Whoopi Goldberg
- 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 · 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- 2010 · Toy Story 3 as Stretch (voice)
- 2010 · RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked as Self - Guest Judge
- 2010 · Teenage Paparazzo as Self
- 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 · The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self - Guest
- 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
- 2008 · A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as Taxi Driver
- 2008 · Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
- 2008 · Snow Buddies as Miss Mittens (voice)
- 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 · Everyone's Hero as Darlin' (voice)
- 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
- 2004 · Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2004 · Pinocchio 3000 as Cyberina (voice)
- 2003 · Whoopi as Mavis Rae
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 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 · It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie as Daniel's 'Boss'
- 2002 · Liberty's Kids as Robert Shirtliff (voice)
- 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 Foxbusters as Ransome (voice)
- 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 · Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as Self
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as
- 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 · Celebrity Deathmatch as
- 1998 · An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Whoopi Goldberg
- 1997 · Cinderella as Queen Constantina
- 1997 · Bear in the Big Blue House as Edwina Badger (voice)
- 1997 · Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
- 1997 · In & Out as Whoopi Goldberg
- 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 · Ghosts of Mississippi as Myrlie Evers
- 1996 · The Associate as Laurel Ayres
- 1996 · Pulp Comics as Whoopi Goldberg
- 1996 · Bogus as Harriet Franklin
- 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)
- 1995 · Boys on the Side as Jane Deluca
- 1994 · The Pagemaster as Fantasy (voice)
- 1994 · Star Trek: Generations as Guinan (uncredited)
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 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)
- 1993 · Made in America as Sarah Mathews
- 1992 · Sarafina! as Mary Masembuko
- 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 · 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 · Bagdad Cafe as Brenda
- 1989 · Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
- 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 · Jumpin' Jack Flash as Terry Dolittle
- 1986 · American Masters as Self
- 1985 · The Color Purple as Celie
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1985 · Moonlighting as Camille Brand
- 1984 · Muppet Babies as
- 1984 · CBS Schoolbreak Special as Mariah Johnston
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 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
- 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 · 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
- 2022 · 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
- 2022 · Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
- 2022 · Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 2022 · Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising as Self
- 2021 · The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World as Self - Host
- 2021 · Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days as Self - Guest
- 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 · Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Co-host, "The View"
- 2020 · My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Siempre, Luis 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 · The Most Magnificent Thing as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Cracked Up as Self
- 2018 · Olympia as Herself
- 2018 · Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Furlough as Moms
- 2018 · Citizen Rose 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 (voice)
- 2017 · The Truth Is in the Stars as Self
- 2017 · Gilbert as Self
- 2017 · A Very Sordid Wedding as Abernatha Coleman
- 2016 · Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · 50 Years of Star Trek 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 · Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- 2013 · Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
- 2012 · 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2012 · Paul Simon: Under African Skies as Self
- 2011 · Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · See You in September as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
- 2009 · Star Trek: The Captain's Summit as Self
- 2009 · Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren as
- 2008 · Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 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 · If I Had Known I Was a Genius as Mom
- 2006 · Farce of the Penguins as Helen (voice)
- 2006 · Doogal as Ermintrude (voice)
- 2005 · The Aristocrats as Self
- 2005 · Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2004 · TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Blizzard as Blizzard (voice)
- 2003 · Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Good Fences as Mabel Spader
- 2002 · Madeline: My Fair Madeline as Miss Clavel (voice)
- 2002 · Searching for Debra Winger as Self
- 2001 · Call Me Claus as Lucy Cullins
- 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
- 1999 · Jackie's Back! as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
- 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Mrs. Peck (voice)
- 1999 · Get Bruce! as Self
- 1998 · A Knight in Camelot as Dr. Vivien Morgan
- 1998 · Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Stormella (voice)
- 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
- 1996 · Eddie as Eddie Franklin
- 1996 · The Celluloid Closet as Self
- 1995 · Theodore Rex as Katie Coltrane
- 1995 · Moonlight and Valentino as Sylvie Morrow
- 1994 · The Making of 'The Pagemaster' as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · Naked in New York as Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
- 1993 · Aretha Franklin: Duets as Self
- 1992 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow as Guinan (archive footage)
- 1991 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Guinan (archive footage)
- 1991 · Chez Whoopi as Self - Host
- 1990 · Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self (uncredited)
- 1989 · Beverly Hills Brats as Self
- 1989 · Homer and Eddie as Eddie Cervi
- 1988 · Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Self
- 1988 · Clara's Heart as Clara Mayfield
- 1987 · Fatal Beauty as Rita Rizzoli
- 1987 · Burglar as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
- 1986 · Comic Relief as Self - Host
- Future · Saturday TV Funhouse as Iceberg (voice)
- Future · Anansi Boys as Bird Woman
- 2024 · Like Tears in Rain as Self
- 2023 · Three Trees as (Narration)
- 2023 · Barry Humphries at the BBC as Self (archive material)
- 2023 · Our Barbara as Self
- 2022 · Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo as Self
- 2022 · Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not as Self
- 2022 · Bill Cosby: Walking Free as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · Find Your Groove as Self
- 2019 · Charley Pride: I'm Just Me 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 · The Problem with Apu as Self
- 2017 · Rio as Gayle Morgenstern
- 2015 · Black Dog, Red Dog as Calliope
- 2015 · The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! as Self
- 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 · Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley as Self
- 2013 · Miracle Rising: South Africa as Self
- 2013 · The Contradictions of Fair Hope as Narrator
- 2010 · New York Street Games as Self
- 2010 · The Black List: Volume Three 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
- 2007 · Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden as Self
- 2007 · Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self
- 2006 · Comic Relief 2006 as
- 2006 · Homie Spumoni as Thelma
- 2006 · The N Word as Self
- 2005 · Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway as Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady
- 2004 · The World of Nat King Cole as Self
- 2004 · Uta Hagen's Acting Class as Self
- 2004 · Whoopi's Littleburg as
- 2003 · New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions as Voice
- 2003 · Declaration of Independence as Self
- 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 · Showboy as Herself
- 2002 · Making Rat Race as Herself
- 2001 · The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' as Self - Hostess
- 2001 · Rescued from the Closet as Self
- 2001 · Ghost: Remembering the Magic as Self
- 2001 · Golden Dreams as Califia, the Queen of California
- 2000 · Mary Pickford: A Life on Film as Self - Host / Narrator
- 2000 · More Dogs Than Bones as Cléo
- 2000 · Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years as Self - Host
- 1999 · Alegría: An Enchanting Fable as Baby Clown
- 1999 · Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years as
- 1998 · Titey as The Iceberg (voice)
- 1997 · Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
- 1996 · The Sunshine Boys as Nurse (uncredited)
- 1995 · The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge as Self - Hostess
- 1995 · Bonnie Raitt Has Something To Talk About as Self
- 1994 · But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Liberation as Narrator
- 1993 · A Cool Like That Christmas as Mom / Irwin (voice)
- 1992 · The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self
- 1992 · Wisecracks as
- 1992 · Defenders of Dynatron City as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
- 1991 · Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 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 · Kiss Shot as Sarah Collins
- 1988 · Free to Be... a Family as Self
- 1988 · The Telephone as Vashti Blue
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- Future · Flower of the Dawn as Storyteller (voice)
- Future · Sisters in Italy as
- 1994 · Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo as Self
- 1989 · Comic Relief III as
- 1988 · Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight? as Fontaine
- 1988 · The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert as Self
- 1987 · Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
- 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 · 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
- 1982 · Citizen as