Acting
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is 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.
Filmography
Captain Zero: The Movie
Film · 2028
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Film · 2027
Tribeca 25
Film · 2026
Kevin
Series · 2026
Leopardi & Co
Film · 2025
Flower of the Dawn
Film · 2025
ASALI: Power of the Pollinators
Film · 2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Film · 2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Series · 2025
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
Film · 2024
Outlaw Posse
Film · 2024
Atrabilious
Film · 2024
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Film · 2024
Ezra
Film · 2024
Butterfly in the Sky
Film · 2024
Babes
Film · 2024
Like Tears in Rain
Film · 2024
Group Therapy
Film · 2024
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
Film · 2024
Hollywood Black
Series · 2024
Barry Humphries at the BBC
Film · 2023
The Color Purple
Film · 2023
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Film · 2023
Three Trees
Film · 2023
Our Barbara
Film · 2023
Commitment to Life
Film · 2023
Luck
Film · 2022
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
Film · 2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Film · 2022
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
Film · 2022
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
Film · 2022
My Father's Dragon
Film · 2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Film · 2022
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
Film · 2022
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Film · 2022
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Film · 2022
Till
Film · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
Cuomo
Series · 2022
JANET JACKSON.
Series · 2022
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Film · 2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Film · 2021
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Film · 2021
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
Film · 2021
The Story of Late Night
Series · 2021
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
Series · 2021
JFK: Destiny Betrayed
Series · 2021
Harlem
Series · 2021
Hacks
Series · 2021
My Darling Vivian
Film · 2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Film · 2020
Find Your Groove
Film · 2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Film · 2020
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
Film · 2020
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
Film · 2020
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Film · 2020
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Film · 2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Film · 2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Film · 2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Film · 2020
Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway
Film · 2020
Staged
Series · 2020
Star Trek: Picard
Series · 2020
The Stand
Series · 2020
The Con
Series · 2020
The Drew Barrymore Show
Series · 2020
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
Film · 2019
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Film · 2019
The Most Magnificent Thing
Film · 2019
Cracked Up
Film · 2019
The Tamron Hall Show
Series · 2019
Desus & Mero
Series · 2019
Amphibia
Series · 2019
Godfather of Harlem
Series · 2019
Lorena
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Series · 2019
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Film · 2018
Furlough
Film · 2018
The Gospel According to André
Film · 2018
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
Film · 2018
Nobody's Fool
Film · 2018
Trump @War
Film · 2018
Olympia
Film · 2018
The Shop
Series · 2018
Basketball: A Love Story
Series · 2018
Citizen Rose
Series · 2018
Random Acts of Flyness
Series · 2018
Summer Camp Island
Series · 2018
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Series · 2018
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Film · 2017
Descendants 2
Film · 2017
Gilbert
Film · 2017
9/11
Film · 2017
The Truth Is in the Stars
Film · 2017
King of the Dancehall
Film · 2017
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Film · 2017
A Very Sordid Wedding
Film · 2017
Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
Film · 2017
The Problem with Apu
Film · 2017
Rio
Film · 2017
The Nineties
Series · 2017
When We Rise
Series · 2017
50 Years of Star Trek
Film · 2016
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
Film · 2016
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Film · 2016
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time
Film · 2016
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Film · 2016
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley
Film · 2016
Ask the Storybots
Series · 2016
The Tick
Series · 2016
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Series · 2016
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
Film · 2015
Misery Loves Comedy
Film · 2015
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
Film · 2015
Black Dog, Red Dog
Film · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Film · 2014
Top Five
Film · 2014
Big Stone Gap
Film · 2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Broad City
Series · 2014
The 7D
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
BoJack Horseman
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
Film · 2013
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Film · 2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Film · 2013
Miracle Rising: South Africa
Film · 2013
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
Film · 2013
The Contradictions of Fair Hope
Film · 2013
Blackfish
Film · 2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Film · 2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Film · 2013
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Series · 2013
Radioman
Film · 2012
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Film · 2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Film · 2012
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Film · 2012
Python Legs!
Film · 2012
666 Park Avenue
Series · 2012
A Little Bit of Heaven
Film · 2011
The Little Engine That Could
Film · 2011
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Film · 2011
The Muppets
Film · 2011
Bubble Guppies
Series · 2011
Suburgatory
Series · 2011
Toy Story 3
Film · 2010
For Colored Girls
Film · 2010
Teenage Paparazzo
Film · 2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Film · 2010
New York Street Games
Film · 2010
The Black List: Volume Three
Film · 2010
See You in September
Film · 2010
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Series · 2010
Blue Bloods
Series · 2010
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
Film · 2009
Kambakkht Ishq
Film · 2009
Journey to the Stars
Film · 2009
Stream
Film · 2009
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Film · 2009
Madea Goes to Jail
Film · 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Series · 2009
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
Series · 2009
The Justin Lee Collins Show
Series · 2009
The Middle
Series · 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Series · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Glee
Series · 2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2009
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Film · 2008
Descendants
Film · 2008
Snow Buddies
Film · 2008
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins
Film · 2008
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
Film · 2008
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Series · 2008
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
Film · 2007
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
Film · 2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Film · 2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Film · 2007
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
Film · 2007
The Sophisticated Misfit
Film · 2007
Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut
Film · 2007
The Naked Brothers Band
Series · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
The Word According to Whoopi
Series · 2007
Doogal
Film · 2006
Comic Relief 2006
Film · 2006
Everyone's Hero
Film · 2006
Homie Spumoni
Film · 2006
Farce of the Penguins
Film · 2006
The N Word
Film · 2006
The One Show
Series · 2006
30 Rock
Series · 2006
So NoTORIous
Series · 2006
Rachael Ray
Series · 2006
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
Series · 2006
The Aristocrats
Film · 2005
Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway
Film · 2005
Racing Stripes
Film · 2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Film · 2005
Everybody Hates Chris
Series · 2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Series · 2005
Hell's Kitchen
Series · 2005
The Reichen Show
Series · 2005
The Lion King 1½
Film · 2004
Pinocchio 3000
Film · 2004
Uta Hagen's Acting Class
Film · 2004
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Film · 2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Film · 2004
The World of Nat King Cole
Film · 2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Film · 2004
The Tony Danza Show
Series · 2004
Whoopi's Littleburg
Series · 2004
Entourage
Series · 2004
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Film · 2003
Good Fences
Film · 2003
Declaration of Independence
Film · 2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Film · 2003
New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions
Film · 2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Film · 2003
Blizzard
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Whoopi
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Series · 2003
Star Trek: Nemesis
Film · 2002
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Film · 2002
Madeline: My Fair Madeline
Film · 2002
The Hollywood Sign
Film · 2002
Showboy
Film · 2002
Searching for Debra Winger
Film · 2002
Making Rat Race
Film · 2002
Liberty's Kids
Series · 2002
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
Series · 2002
Monkeybone
Film · 2001
Call Me Claus
Film · 2001
Ghost: Remembering the Magic
Film · 2001
What Makes a Family
Film · 2001
Kingdom Come
Film · 2001
Golden Dreams
Film · 2001
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
Film · 2001
Rescued from the Closet
Film · 2001
Rat Race
Film · 2001
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Film · 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Series · 2001
Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years
Film · 2000
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Film · 2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Film · 2000
More Dogs Than Bones
Film · 2000
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Film · 2000
Strong Medicine
Series · 2000
The Weber Show
Series · 2000
Girl, Interrupted
Film · 1999
Alice in Wonderland
Film · 1999
The Deep End of the Ocean
Film · 1999
Jackie's Back!
Film · 1999
Get Bruce!
Film · 1999
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Film · 1999
Our Friend, Martin
Film · 1999
Alegría
Film · 1999
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Series · 1999
The Foxbusters
Series · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
A Knight in Camelot
Film · 1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Film · 1998
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Film · 1998
The Rugrats Movie
Film · 1998
Titey
Film · 1998
Junket Whore
Film · 1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Film · 1998
Jackie Chan: My Story
Film · 1998
Creating Ragtime
Film · 1998
Celebrity Deathmatch
Series · 1998
Hollywood Squares
Series · 1998
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Series · 1998
Cinderella
Film · 1997
In the Gloaming
Film · 1997
A Christmas Carol
Film · 1997
Pitch
Film · 1997
Destination Anywhere
Film · 1997
Sports on the Silver Screen
Film · 1997
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Film · 1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Film · 1997
In & Out
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Bear in the Big Blue House
Series · 1997
The Chris Rock Show
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Classic Albums
Series · 1997
Bogus
Film · 1996
Eddie
Film · 1996
The Associate
Film · 1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
Film · 1996
Bordello of Blood
Film · 1996
The Celluloid Closet
Film · 1996
The Sunshine Boys
Film · 1996
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Film · 1996
Muppets Tonight
Series · 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Series · 1996
Pulp Comics
Series · 1996
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
Boys on the Side
Film · 1995
Theodore Rex
Film · 1995
Moonlight and Valentino
Film · 1995
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
Film · 1995
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
Film · 1995
Bonnie Raitt Has Something to Talk About
Film · 1995
Comic Relief VII
Film · 1995
MADtv
Series · 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Series · 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Series · 1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Series · 1995
Star Trek: Generations
Film · 1994
Corrina, Corrina
Film · 1994
The Little Rascals
Film · 1994
The Lion King
Film · 1994
The Pagemaster
Film · 1994
Liberation
Film · 1994
But... Seriously
Film · 1994
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
Film · 1994
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
Film · 1994
Comic Relief VI
Film · 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Series · 1994
Naked in New York
Film · 1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Film · 1993
Made in America
Film · 1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Film · 1993
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Film · 1993
A Cool Like That Christmas
Film · 1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Film · 1993
The Nanny
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
The Nanny
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Sister Act
Film · 1992
The Player
Film · 1992
Sarafina!
Film · 1992
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Film · 1992
Defenders of Dynatron City
Film · 1992
Wisecracks
Film · 1992
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Soapdish
Film · 1991
House Party 2
Film · 1991
Chez Whoopi
Film · 1991
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Film · 1991
Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts
Film · 1991
Ghost
Film · 1990
The Long Walk Home
Film · 1990
Celebrity Guide to Wine
Film · 1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Film · 1990
Comic Relief '90
Film · 1990
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Film · 1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Series · 1990
Bagdad Cafe
Series · 1990
Homer and Eddie
Film · 1989
Kiss Shot
Film · 1989
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
Film · 1989
Comic Relief III
Film · 1989
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Film · 1989
Beverly Hills Brats
Film · 1989
The Debbie Allen Special
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Clara's Heart
Film · 1988
The Telephone
Film · 1988
Free to Be... a Family
Film · 1988
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Film · 1988
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Film · 1988
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?
Film · 1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Film · 1988
This Morning
Series · 1988
Citizen Steve
Film · 1987
Fatal Beauty
Film · 1987
Burglar
Film · 1987
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
Film · 1987
Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later
Film · 1987
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Film · 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Film · 1987
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite
Film · 1987
Repairs
Film · 1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Series · 1987
A Different World
Series · 1987
Dolly
Series · 1987
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Film · 1986
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
Film · 1986
The Making of Captain EO
Film · 1986
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
Film · 1986
The Best of Comic Relief
Film · 1986
Comic Relief
Series · 1986
American Masters
Series · 1986
The Color Purple
Film · 1985
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway
Film · 1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Film · 1985
Moonlighting
Series · 1985
Muppet Babies
Series · 1984
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Series · 1984
Reading Rainbow
Series · 1983
Citizen
Film · 1982
Wogan
Series · 1982
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
De TV Show
Series · 1981
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
People's Choice Awards
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
Great Performances
Series · 1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Film
Sisters in Italy
Film
Sister Act 3
Film
Women Like Us
Film
Anansi Boys
Series
Saturday TV Funhouse
Series