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 · 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 · The Color Purple as Midwife (uncredited)
- 2023 · Our Barbara -- A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 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
- 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
- 2021 · The Story of Late Night as Self
- 2020 · The Con as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
- 2019 · Cracked Up as Self
- 2019 · Lorena as Herself
- 2018 · The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut as Self - Host
- 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 · Mister Rogers: It's You I Like as Self
- 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
- 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
- 2013 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds as Guinan (archive footage)
- 2013 · Moms Mabley as Self
- 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 · Radioman as Self
- 2012 · Paul Simon: Under African Skies as Self
- 2011 · The Little Engine That Could as The Tower (voice)
- 2010 · 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- 2010 · Teenage Paparazzo as Self
- 2010 · See You in September as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
- 2009 · Kambakkht Ishq as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2009 · The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Descendants as Red Flower (voice)
- 2007 · Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- 2007 · Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens as Self
- 2007 · If I Had Known I Was a Genius as Mom
- 2006 · Farce of the Penguins as Helen (voice)
- 2006 · So NoTORIous as
- 2006 · The N Word as Self
- 2005 · Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2004 · The World of Nat King Cole as Self
- 2004 · Uta Hagen's Acting Class as Self
- 2003 · Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Good Fences as Mabel Spader
- 2003 · Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
- 2002 · Madeline: My Fair Madeline as Miss Clavel (voice)
- 2001 · The Hollywood Sign as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
- 2001 · Kingdom Come as Raynelle Slocumb
- 2000 · Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self
- 2000 · More Dogs Than Bones as Cléo
- 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Mrs. Peck (voice)
- 1999 · Get Bruce! as Self
- 1999 · Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years as
- 1998 · An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Whoopi Goldberg
- 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 · The Sunshine Boys as Nurse (uncredited)
- 1996 · The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · Theodore Rex as Katie Coltrane
- 1995 · Moonlight and Valentino as Sylvie Morrow
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo as Self
- 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
- 1991 · Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1990 · Bagdad Cafe as
- 1989 · Homer and Eddie as Eddie Cervi
- 1989 · Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
- 1988 · Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Self
- 1988 · The Telephone as Vashti Blue
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- Future · Anansi Boys as Bird Woman
- Future · Saturday TV Funhouse as Iceberg (voice)
- 1986 · The Making of Captain EO as Host
- Future · Sister Act 3 as Deloris Van Cartier
- 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
- 2021 · Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days as Self - Guest
- 2020 · Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
- 2020 · Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip as Narrator
- 2020 · The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2020 · Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 2020 · Find Your Groove as Self
- 2020 · Siempre, Luis as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2019 · Charley Pride: I'm Just Me as Self
- 2018 · Olympia as Herself
- 2017 · Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me as Self
- 2017 · Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Yari
- 2017 · A Very Sordid Wedding as Abernatha Coleman
- 2013 · Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
- 2010 · New York Street Games as Self
- 2009 · Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren as
- 2008 · Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · The Word According to Whoopi as Herself
- 2007 · Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self
- 2006 · Homie Spumoni as Thelma
- 2004 · Whoopi's Littleburg as
- 2004 · TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Declaration of Independence as Self
- 2002 · Searching for Debra Winger as Self
- 2002 · Making Rat Race as Herself
- 2001 · Rescued from the Closet as Self
- 2000 · Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years as Self - Host
- 1999 · Alegría: An Enchanting Fable as Baby Clown
- 1998 · Junket Whore as Self
- 1995 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow as Guinan (archive footage)
- 1994 · The Making of 'The Pagemaster' as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 · Wisecracks as
- 1991 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Guinan (archive footage)
- 1990 · Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self (uncredited)
- 1990 · Celebrity Guide to Wine as Self
- 1989 · Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly as Herself
- 1989 · Kiss Shot as Sarah Collins
- 1988 · The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert as Self
- 1987 · Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin as
- 1987 · Citizen Steve as Self - Actress
- 1986 · Comic Relief as Self - Host
- 1986 · Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce as Self
- Future · Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk as
- 2023 · Three Trees as (Narration)
- 2023 · Barry Humphries at the BBC as Self (archive material)
- 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 · Bill Cosby: Walking Free as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · JANET JACKSON. as Self
- 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)
- 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 · The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show as Self
- 2020 · Star Trek: Picard as Guinan
- 2019 · Godfather of Harlem as Miss Willa
- 2019 · The Most Magnificent Thing as Narrator (voice)
- 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 · 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 · 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 · Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic as Host
- 2017 · 9/11 as Metzie
- 2017 · Descendants 2 as Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
- 2017 · The Nineties as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · King of the Dancehall as Loretta Brixton
- 2016 · X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time as Herself
- 2016 · Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) as Self (archive footage)
- 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
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2014 · Top Five as Self
- 2014 · Big Stone Gap as Fleeta Mullins
- 2014 · Robin Williams Remembered as Self
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Mikhaela (voice)
- 2014 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Bernadette Thompson
- 2014 · The 7D as Magic Mirror (voice)
- 2014 · A Day Late and a Dollar Short as Viola
- 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
- 2013 · Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- 2013 · The Contradictions of Fair Hope as Narrator
- 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 · 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 · 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 · Journey to the Stars as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Glee as Carmen Tibideaux
- 2009 · Star Trek: The Captains' Summit as Self
- 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 · Snow Buddies as Miss Mittens (voice)
- 2007 · The Sophisticated Misfit as Self
- 2007 · Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · The Naked Brothers Band as Herself
- 2006 · Comic Relief 2006 as
- 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
- 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 · New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions as Voice
- 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 · Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy as
- 2002 · Showboy as Herself
- 2001 · The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' as Self - Hostess
- 2001 · Call Me Claus as Lucy Cullins
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Chesley Watkins
- 2001 · Rat Race as Vera Baker
- 2001 · Ghost: Remembering the Magic as Self
- 2001 · Monkeybone as Death
- 2001 · Golden Dreams as Califia, the Queen of California
- 2001 · What Makes a Family as Terry Harrison
- 2000 · The Weber Show as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2000 · Mary Pickford: A Life on Film as Self - Host / Narrator
- 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 · Jackie's Back! as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
- 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 · Titey as The Iceberg (voice)
- 1998 · Celebrity Deathmatch as
- 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 (uncredited)
- 1997 · The View as Self - Moderator
- 1997 · The View as Self - Co-Host
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Sports on the Silver Screen 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 Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · Eddie as Eddie Franklin
- 1996 · Muppets Tonight as Self
- 1996 · The Celluloid Closet as Self
- 1995 · The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge as Self - Hostess
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 1992 · Defenders of Dynatron City as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
- 1991 · House Party 2 as Professor (uncredited)
- 1991 · Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Comic Relief '90 as Self
- 1988 · Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight? as Fontaine
- 1987 · Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1987 · Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later as Self - Host
- 1987 · The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite as Self
- Future · Leopardi & Co as Mildred
- 1986 · The Best of Comic Relief as Self
- 1986 · Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show as
- Future · Fairy Tale Forest: Flower of the Dawn as Storyteller (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
- 1989 · Beverly Hills Brats as Self
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Peligre
- 1989 · Comic Relief III as
- 1988 · Free to Be... a Family as Self
- 1988 · Clara's Heart as Clara Mayfield
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1987 · Fatal Beauty as Rita Rizzoli
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Guinan
- 1987 · A Different World as Dr. Jordan
- 1987 · Burglar as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
- 1986 · Jumpin' Jack Flash as Terry Dolittle
- 1986 · Pee-wee's Playhouse as
- 1986 · American Masters as Self
- 1985 · The Color Purple as Celie
- 1985 · Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway as Self
- 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