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