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.
Movies
Star Trek: Generations Guinan (uncredited)
Star Trek: Nemesis Guinan (uncredited)
Ghost Oda Mae Brown
The Color Purple Celie
Toy Story 3 Stretch (voice)
Girl, Interrupted Valerie
Sister Act Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
Bogus Harriet Franklin
The Player Detective Avery
Corrina, Corrina Corrina Washington
The Little Rascals Buckwheat's Mom
Jumpin' Jack Flash Terry Dolittle
Eddie Eddie Franklin
The Associate Laurel Ayres
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World Self - Host
The Lion King 1½ Shenzi (voice)
Naked in New York Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Deloris Van Cartier
Alice in Wonderland Cheshire Cat
The Deep End of the Ocean Candy Bliss
Ghosts of Mississippi Myrlie Evers
Monkeybone Death
A Knight in Camelot Dr. Vivien Morgan
Doogal Ermintrude (voice)
The Lion King Shenzi (voice)
Made in America Sarah Mathews
Soapdish Rose Schwartz
Star Trek: The Captains' Summit Self
How Stella Got Her Groove Back Delilah Abraham
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie Stormella (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa Taxi Driver
Boys on the Side Jane Deluca
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 Billy York (uncredited)
Citizen Steve Self - Actress
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! Self
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Daniel's 'Boss'
Rat Race Vera Baker
Comic Relief 2006
Fatal Beauty Rita Rizzoli
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story Self (archive footage)
Sarafina! Mary Masembuko
Jackie's Back! Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
The Rugrats Movie Ranger Margaret (voice)
Theodore Rex Katie Coltrane
Luck Captain (voice)
Cinderella Queen Constantina
Descendants Red Flower (voice)
The Pagemaster Fantasy (voice)
Everyone's Hero Darlin' (voice)
The Aristocrats Self
Kambakkht Ishq Whoopi Goldberg
Good Fences Mabel Spader
In the Gloaming Nurse Myrna
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce Self
House Party 2 Professor (uncredited)
A Little Bit of Heaven God
For Colored Girls Alice / White
Burglar Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
A Christmas Carol Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
Call Me Claus Lucy Cullins
Titey The Iceberg (voice)
Homer and Eddie Eddie Cervi
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin Aqua (voice)
Moonlight and Valentino Sylvie Morrow
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic Self
Ghost: Remembering the Magic Self
If I Had Known I Was a Genius Mom
Get Bruce! Self
Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years Self - Host
Kiss Shot Sarah Collins
The Long Walk Home Odessa Cotter
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow Guinan (archive footage)
Pitch Self
The Little Engine That Could The Tower (voice)
Clara's Heart Clara Mayfield
Teenage Paparazzo Self
The Telephone Vashti Blue
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey Narrator (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady
Aretha Franklin: Duets Self
Madeline: My Fair Madeline Miss Clavel (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act Self (archive footage)
The Making of Captain EO Host
What Makes a Family Terry Harrison
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film Self - Host / Narrator
Outlaw Posse Stagecoach Mary
Free to Be... a Family Self
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not Self
Pinocchio 3000 Cyberina (voice)
Barry Humphries at the BBC Self (archive material)
Journey to the Stars Narrator (voice)
Bill Cosby: Walking Free Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Self (archive footage)
Destination Anywhere Cabbie
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge Self - Hostess
Bordello of Blood Hospital Patient (uncredited)
My Father's Dragon Cat (voice)
Why We Laugh: Funny Women Self
The Magical World of Chuck Jones Self
Radioman Self
Moms Mabley Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic Self
Leopardi & Co Mildred
Liberation Narrator
Atrabilious Dr. Andrea Hart
Miracle Rising: South Africa Self
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale Self
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly Herself
The Contradictions of Fair Hope Narrator
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption Guinan (archive footage)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project Self
Celebrity Guide to Wine Self
Chez Whoopi Self - Host
Comic Relief III
A Day Late and a Dollar Short Viola
Sports on the Silver Screen Self (archive footage)
Uta Hagen's Acting Class Self
Katy Perry: Part of Me Self
But... Seriously Self (archive footage)
Is That Black Enough for You?!? Self
Snow Buddies Miss Mittens (voice)
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 Self
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo Self
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! Self
Top Five Self
The Color Purple Midwife (uncredited)
Our Friend, Martin Mrs. Peck (voice)
Homie Spumoni Thelma
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins Self - Narrator (voice)
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special Self
Misery Loves Comedy Self
Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later Self - Host
Defenders of Dynatron City Ms. Megawatt (voice)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Self
Stream Jodi Quinn
Ezra Jayne
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants Self (archive footage)
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda Self
Music Is My Life - Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey Self
Racing Stripes Franny (voice)
Yamasong: March of the Hollows Yari
The Celluloid Closet Self
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank Self
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert Self
Descendants 2 Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
Three Trees (Narration)
Big Stone Gap Fleeta Mullins
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Bernadette Thompson
Our Barbara -- A Special Edition of 20/20 Self
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special Mother Gooseberg (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II Self
Hanna-Barbera's 50th Self
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight? Fontaine
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens Self
Kingdom Come Raynelle Slocumb
Declaration of Independence Self
Butterfly in the Sky Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief Self
Fairy Tale Forest: Flower of the Dawn Storyteller (voice)
Babes Dawn's Breasts
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (archive footage)
Junket Whore Self
New York Street Games Self
50 Years of Star Trek Self
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life Herself
Black Dog, Red Dog Calliope
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life Self
Robin Williams Remembered Self
The Sunshine Boys Nurse (uncredited)
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time Herself
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden Self
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Judge Cameo (uncredited)
The Sophisticated Misfit Self
More Dogs Than Bones Cléo
The Black List: Volume Three Self
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special Self
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Whoopi Goldberg
Gilbert Self
Beverly Hills Brats Self
9/11 Metzie
Golden Dreams Califia, the Queen of California
Pauly Shore Is Dead Whoopi Goldberg
Madea Goes to Jail Self
The Truth Is in the Stars Self
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn Whoopi Goldberg
Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show
Jackie Chan: My Story Self (uncredited)
In & Out Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited)
Citizen
The Hollywood Sign Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Farce of the Penguins Helen (voice)
Showboy Herself
See You in September Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable Baby Clown
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 Whoopi Goldberg
The Muppets Whoopi Goldberg
King of the Dancehall Loretta Brixton
New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions Voice
Blackfish Self
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me Self
A Very Sordid Wedding Abernatha Coleman
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Self (archive footage)
Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic Host
The Problem with Apu Self
Wisecracks
Furlough Moms
The Gospel According to André Self
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives Narrator (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood Self
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like Self
Nobody's Fool Lola
The World of Nat King Cole Self
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful Self (archive footage)
Trump @War Self (archive footage)
Olympia Herself
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me Self
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut Self - Host
Blizzard Blizzard (voice)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration Self
The Most Magnificent Thing Narrator (voice)
A Cool Like That Christmas Mom / Irwin (voice)
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation Self
My Darling Vivian Self (archive footage)
Feeding America Comedy Festival Self
Find Your Groove Self
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter Self (uncredited)
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King Self - Co-host, "The View"
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show Self
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' Self - Hostess
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip Narrator
Siempre, Luis Self (archive footage)
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
Sister Act 3 Deloris Van Cartier
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It Self
Searching for Debra Winger Self
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... Self
The N Word Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds Guinan (archive footage)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America Whoopi Goldberg
Cracked Up Self
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days Self - Guest
Paul Simon: Under African Skies Self
The Making of 'The Pagemaster' Self (archive footage)
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Rescued from the Closet Self
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass Self - Narrator (voice)
Till Alma
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (archive footage)
Comic Relief '90 Self
Making Rat Race Herself
Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts Narrator (voice)
The Best of Comic Relief Self
Like Tears in Rain Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion The Mother / The Ancient Booer
Shows
Captain Planet and the Planeteers Gaia (voice)
This Morning Self
Inside the Actors Studio Self
Everybody Hates Chris
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self
Muppet Babies
The Tony Danza Show Self - Guest
Star Trek: The Next Generation Guinan
Whoopi Mavis Rae
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The One Show Self - Guest
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Self
The Nanny Whoopi Goldberg
Hell's Kitchen Self - Restaurant Patron
Tales from the Crypt Peligre
The View Self - Moderator
Celebrity Deathmatch
RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Guest Judge
Staged Mary
Tamron Hall Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
30 Rock Whoopi Goldberg
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Strong Medicine Dr. Lydia Emerson
MADtv Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest
So NoTORIous
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Self
Muppets Tonight Self
Desus & Mero Self
Liberty's Kids (voice)
The Story of Late Night Self
The Shop Self
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice)
Bagdad Cafe
The Oscars Self
Whoopi's Littleburg
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren
The Justin Lee Collins Show Self - Guest
Basketball: A Love Story Self (archive footage)
Amphibia Mother Olm (voice)
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Godfather of Harlem Miss Willa
Hollywood Squares Self - Panelist
Tony Awards Self - Presenter
Wetten, dass..? Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self
The Middle Jane Marsh
Bear in the Big Blue House Edwina Badger (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Special Guest
Ask the Storybots
The Chris Rock Show
Broad City Self
JANET JACKSON. Self
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns The Grand Banshee
JFK: Destiny Betrayed Self - Narrator (voice)
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek Self
Star Trek: Picard Guinan
The Tick Whoopi Goldberg
The 7D Magic Mirror (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self
The Foxbusters Ransome (voice)
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self
Anansi Boys Bird Woman
CBS Schoolbreak Special Mariah Johnston
Wogan Self
The Nineties Self (archive footage)
A Different World Dr. Jordan
Sherri Self - Guest
Citizen Rose Self
The Naked Brothers Band Herself
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Zenobia (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Mother Gooseberg (voice)
Shatner's Raw Nerve Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest
The Reichen Show Self
Glee Carmen Tibideaux
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Self - Guest
Moonlighting Camille Brand
The View Self - Co-Host
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Janette Grayson
Random Acts of Flyness Police Officer
Lorena Herself
Summer Camp Island Barb (voice)
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Mrs. Rabbit (voice)
The Nanny Edna
Comic Relief Self - Host
Cuomo Self - Guest
Hollywood Squares Self
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Self - Guest
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction Self
Tony Awards Self - Host
The Stand Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle
Rachael Ray
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Chesley Watkins
Classic Albums Self (archive footage)
BoJack Horseman Mikhaela (voice)
The Graham Norton Show Self
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self
Real Time with Bill Maher Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies Self
The Word According to Whoopi Herself
American Masters Self
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
Saturday TV Funhouse Iceberg (voice)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Self
De TV Show Self
The Weber Show Whoopi Goldberg
Bubble Guppies Pirate Myra (voice)
Whose Line Is It Anyway? Self
Great Performances Self
The Con Narrator (voice)
Blue Bloods Regina Thomas
The Stinky & Dirty Show Meg (voice)
Suburgatory Yakult (voice)
Harlem Dr. Elise Pruitt
