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
- 2026 · Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk as
- 2025 · Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin as Aqua (voice)
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet 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 · Barry Humphries at the BBC as Self (archive material)
- 2022 · JANET JACKSON. as Self
- 2021 · The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World as Self - Host
- 2020 · A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as The Mother / The Ancient Booer
- 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 · Lorena as Herself
- 2018 · Trump @War as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Furlough as Moms
- 2017 · The Problem with Apu as Self
- 2017 · Gilbert as Self
- 2017 · A Very Sordid Wedding as Abernatha Coleman
- 2015 · The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank as Self
- 2014 · Big Stone Gap as Fleeta Mullins
- 2013 · Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- 2011 · The Little Engine That Could as The Tower (voice)
- 2010 · Teenage Paparazzo as Self
- 2008 · A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as Taxi Driver
- 2007 · Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- 2007 · Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens as Self
- 2006 · Doogal as Ermintrude (voice)
- 2004 · TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie as Daniel's 'Boss'
- 2003 · Pauly Shore Is Dead as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2002 · Madeline: My Fair Madeline as Miss Clavel (voice)
- 2002 · Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy as
- 2001 · Kingdom Come as Raynelle Slocumb
- 1999 · Get Bruce! as Self
- 1997 · Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · The Associate as Laurel Ayres
- 1996 · The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · Moonlight and Valentino as Sylvie Morrow
- 1994 · But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · Naked in New York as Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
- 1991 · House Party 2 as Professor (uncredited)
- 1991 · Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1990 · Bagdad Cafe as Brenda
- 1988 · Clara's Heart as Clara Mayfield
- 1988 · The Telephone as Vashti Blue
- 1987 · Citizen Steve as Self - Actress
- 1986 · Jumpin' Jack Flash as Terry Dolittle
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- Future · Saturday TV Funhouse as Iceberg (voice)
- 2024 · Atrabilious as Dr. Andrea Hart
- 2023 · Three Trees as (Narration)
- 2022 · 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
- 2022 · Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
- 2022 · Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising as Self
- 2021 · Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self
- 2021 · Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days as Self - Guest
- 2020 · The Con as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 2018 · Mister Rogers: It's You I Like as Self
- 2016 · Floyd Norman: An Animated Life as Herself
- 2015 · Black Dog, Red Dog as Calliope
- 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)
- 2012 · 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2012 · Radioman as Self
- 2009 · Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · The Word According to Whoopi as Herself
- 2006 · Farce of the Penguins as Helen (voice)
- 2006 · Homie Spumoni as Thelma
- 2005 · Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2004 · The World of Nat King Cole 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 · Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · Searching for Debra Winger as Self
- 2001 · Call Me Claus as Lucy Cullins
- 2001 · Rescued from the Closet as Self
- 2001 · Golden Dreams as Califia, the Queen of California
- 2000 · More Dogs Than Bones as Cléo
- 1999 · Our Friend, Martin as Mrs. Peck (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 · Pitch as Self
- 1997 · In the Gloaming as Nurse Myrna
- 1996 · Eddie as Eddie Franklin
- 1995 · Theodore Rex as Katie Coltrane
- 1992 · The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self
- 1992 · Defenders of Dynatron City as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
- 1990 · Celebrity Guide to Wine as Self
- 1989 · Beverly Hills Brats as Self
- 1989 · Comic Relief III as
- 1988 · Free to Be... a Family as Self
- 1986 · Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show as Self
- Future · Anansi Boys as Bird Woman
- 2024 · Like Tears in Rain as Self
- 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
- 2023 · The Color Purple as Midwife (uncredited)
- 2023 · Our Barbara -- A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 2022 · My Father's Dragon as Cat (voice)
- 2022 · Till as Alma
- 2022 · Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo as Self
- 2022 · Cuomo as Self - Guest
- 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)
- 2022 · Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Staged as Mary
- 2020 · The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show as Self
- 2020 · Find Your Groove as Self
- 2020 · Star Trek: Picard as Guinan
- 2019 · Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2019 · Godfather of Harlem as Miss Willa
- 2019 · The Most Magnificent Thing as Narrator (voice)
- 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 · The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut as Self - Host
- 2018 · Olympia 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
- 2018 · The Gospel According to André as Self
- 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 · 9/11 as Metzie
- 2017 · Descendants 2 as Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
- 2017 · The Nineties as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · The Truth Is in the Stars as Self
- 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 · 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 · The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! as Self
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2015 · Misery Loves Comedy 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
- 2013 · Moms Mabley as Self
- 2013 · Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
- 2013 · Miracle Rising: South Africa as Self
- 2013 · The Contradictions of Fair Hope as Narrator
- 2012 · Katy Perry: Part of Me as Self
- 2012 · Paul Simon: Under African Skies 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 · 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- 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
- 2010 · See You in September as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
- 2009 · The Middle as Jane Marsh
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Journey to the Stars as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Kambakkht Ishq as Whoopi Goldberg
- 2009 · Glee as Carmen Tibideaux
- 2009 · Star Trek: The Captains' Summit as Self
- 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
- 2009 · Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren as
- 2009 · Stream as Jodi Quinn
- 2008 · Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
- 2008 · Descendants as Red Flower (voice)
- 2008 · Snow Buddies as Miss Mittens (voice)
- 2008 · Pioneers of Television as Self
- 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
- 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 · 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 · So NoTORIous as
- 2006 · The N Word as Self
- 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 · Uta Hagen's Acting Class as Self
- 2004 · The Lion King 1½ as Shenzi (voice)
- 2003 · Whoopi as Mavis Rae
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Blizzard as Blizzard (voice)
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2003 · Good Fences as Mabel Spader
- 2003 · Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
- 2002 · Star Trek: Nemesis as Guinan (uncredited)
- 2002 · The Hollywood Sign as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
- 2002 · Liberty's Kids as (voice)
- 2002 · Showboy as Herself
- 2002 · Making Rat Race as Herself
- 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 · Ghost: Remembering the Magic as Self
- 2001 · Monkeybone as Death
- 2001 · What Makes a Family as Terry Harrison
- 2000 · Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self
- 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)
- 2000 · Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years as Self - Host
- 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
- 1999 · Alegría: An Enchanting Fable as Baby Clown
- 1999 · Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years as
- 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 · 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 · AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies as Self
- 1998 · Celebrity Deathmatch as
- 1998 · An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Whoopi Goldberg
- 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 · Destination Anywhere as Cabbie
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
- 1997 · The Chris Rock Show as
- 1996 · Ghosts of Mississippi as Myrlie Evers
- 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 · Muppets Tonight as Self
- 1996 · The Celluloid Closet as Self
- 1995 · The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge as Self - Hostess
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Whoopi (voice)
- 1995 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow as Guinan (archive footage)
- 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 · 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)
- 1994 · Liberation as Narrator
- 1994 · Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo as Self
- 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 · Aretha Franklin: Duets as Self
- 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 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption as Guinan (archive footage)
- 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 · 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
- 1990 · Comic Relief '90 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 · Tales from the Crypt as Peligre
- 1989 · Kiss Shot as Sarah Collins
- 1988 · Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Self
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1988 · Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight? as Fontaine
- 1988 · The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert as Self
- 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 · Dolly as Self
- 1987 · A Different World as Dr. Jordan
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1987 · Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later as Self - Host
- 1987 · Burglar as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
- 1987 · Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin as Self
- 1987 · The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite as Self
- 1986 · The Best of Comic Relief as Self
- 1986 · Pee-wee's Playhouse as
- 1986 · The Making of Captain EO as Self
- 1986 · American Masters as Self
- 1986 · Comic Relief as Self - Host
- 1986 · Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce as Self
- 1985 · The Color Purple as Celie
- 1982 · Citizen as
- Future · Flower of the Dawn as Storyteller (voice)
- Future · Leopardi & Co as Mildred
- 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
- 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 · Sisters in Italy as