Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1955-11-13 (70 years)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsCaryn Elaine JohnsonWhoopie Goldberg烏比·戈德堡ووپی گُلدبرگ
Whoopi Goldberg
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
Flower of the Dawn
As: Storyteller (voice)
- 2025
Leopardi & Co
As: Mildred
- 2024
Atrabilious
As: Dr. Andrea Hart
- 2024
Ezra
As: Jayne
- 2024
Babes
As: Dawn's Breasts
- 2024
Outlaw Posse
As: Stagecoach Mary
- 2023
The Color Purple
As: Midwife (uncredited)
- 2023
Three Trees
As: (Narration)
2022My Father's Dragon
As: Cat (voice)
2022Till
As: Alma
2022Luck
As: Captain (voice)
2021Harlem
As: Dr. Elise Pruitt
2021Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
As: Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice)
2021Hacks
As: Whoopi Goldberg
2020The Stand
As: Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle
2020Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
As: Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
2020Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
As: Narrator
2020The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
As: Whoopi Goldberg
2020A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
As: The Mother / The Ancient Booer
2020Staged
As: Mary
2020Star Trek: Picard
As: Guinan
2019Godfather of Harlem
As: Miss Willa
2019The Most Magnificent Thing
As: Narrator (voice)
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
As: Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
2019Amphibia
As: Mother Olm (voice)
2018Nobody's Fool
As: Lola
2018Random Acts of Flyness
As: Police Officer
2018Summer Camp Island
As: Barb (voice)
2018Furlough
As: Moms
2017Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
As: Host
2017Yamasong: March of the Hollows
As: Yari (voice)
20179/11
As: Metzie
2017Descendants 2
As: Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
2017A Very Sordid Wedding
As: Abernatha Coleman
2017When We Rise
As: Pat Norman
2017King of the Dancehall
As: Loretta Brixton
2016The Stinky & Dirty Show
As: Meg (voice)
2016The Tick
As: Whoopi Goldberg
2015Black Dog, Red Dog
As: Calliope
2014Big Stone Gap
As: Fleeta Mullins
2014BoJack Horseman
As: Mikhaela (voice)
- 2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
As: Bernadette Thompson
2014The 7D
As: Magic Mirror (voice)
2014A Day Late and a Dollar Short
As: Viola
2013Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
As: Mrs. Rabbit (voice)
2013Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
As: Guinan
2013The Contradictions of Fair Hope
As: Narrator
2011The Muppets
As: Whoopi Goldberg
2011Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
As: Narrator (voice)
2011Suburgatory
As: Yakult (voice)
2011The Little Engine That Could
As: The Tower (voice)
2011A Little Bit of Heaven
As: God
2011Bubble Guppies
As: Pirate Myra (voice)
2010For Colored Girls
As: Alice / White
2010Blue Bloods
As: Regina Thomas
- 2010
Toy Story 3
As: Stretch (voice)
2010See You in September
As: Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
2009The Middle
As: Jane Marsh
2009Journey to the Stars
As: Narrator (voice)
2009Kambakkht Ishq
As: Whoopi Goldberg
2009Glee
As: Carmen Tibideaux
2008A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
As: Taxi Driver
2008Descendants
As: Red Flower (voice)
2008Snow Buddies
As: Miss Mittens (voice)
2007If I Had Known I Was a Genius
As: Mom
2006Farce of the Penguins
As: Helen (voice)
200630 Rock
As: Whoopi Goldberg
2006Homie Spumoni
As: Thelma
2006Everyone's Hero
As: Darlin' (voice)
2006So NoTORIous
As: MaMa Belle
2006Doogal
As: Ermintrude (voice)
2005Everybody Hates Chris
As: Louise Clarkson
2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
As: Whoopi Goldberg
2005Racing Stripes
As: Franny (voice)
2004The Lion King 1½
As: Shenzi (voice)
2004Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
As: Whoopi Goldberg
2004Entourage
As: Whoopi Goldberg
2004Pinocchio 3000
As: Cyberina (voice)
2003Whoopi
As: Mavis Rae
2003New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions
As: Voice
2003Blizzard
As: Blizzard (voice)
2003Pauly Shore Is Dead
As: Whoopi Goldberg
2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
As: Narrator (voice)
2003Good Fences
As: Mabel Spader
2002Star Trek: Nemesis
As: Guinan (uncredited)
2002It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
As: Daniel's 'Boss'
2002Madeline: My Fair Madeline
As: Miss Clavel (voice)
2002The Hollywood Sign
As: Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
2002Liberty's Kids
As: Robert Shirtliff (voice)
2001Call Me Claus
As: Lucy Cullins
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
As: Chesley Watkins
2001Rat Race
As: Vera Baker
2001Kingdom Come
As: Raynelle Slocumb
2001Monkeybone
As: Death
2001Golden Dreams
As: Califia, the Queen of California
2001What Makes a Family
As: Terry Harrison
2000The Weber Show
As: Whoopi Goldberg
2000Strong Medicine
As: Dr. Lydia Emerson
2000More Dogs Than Bones
As: Cléo
2000The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
As: Judge Cameo (uncredited)
- 1999
Girl, Interrupted
As: Valerie
1999The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
As: The Grand Banshee
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Janette Grayson
1999The Foxbusters
As: Ransome (voice)
1999Jackie's Back!
As: Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
1999The Deep End of the Ocean
As: Candy Bliss
1999Alice in Wonderland
As: Cheshire Cat
1999Our Friend, Martin
As: Mrs. Peck (voice)
1999Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
As: Baby Clown
1998The Rugrats Movie
As: Ranger Margaret (voice)
1998A Knight in Camelot
As: Dr. Vivien Morgan
1998Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
As: Stormella (voice)
1998How Stella Got Her Groove Back
As: Delilah Abraham
1998Titey
As: The Iceberg (voice)
1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
As: Whoopi Goldberg
1998Creating Ragtime
As: Host
1997A Christmas Carol
As: Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
1997Cinderella
As: Queen Constantina
1997Bear in the Big Blue House
As: Edwina Badger (voice)
1997Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
As: Mother Gooseberg (voice)
1997In & Out
As: Whoopi Goldberg
1997Destination Anywhere
As: Cabbie
1997In the Gloaming
As: Nurse Myrna
1996Ghosts of Mississippi
As: Myrlie Evers
1996The Associate
As: Laurel Ayres
1996Pulp Comics
As: Whoopi Goldberg
1996Bogus
As: Harriet Franklin
1996Bordello of Blood
As: Hospital Patient (uncredited)
1996The Sunshine Boys
As: Nurse (uncredited)
1996Eddie
As: Eddie Franklin
1995Theodore Rex
As: Katie Coltrane
1995Moonlight and Valentino
As: Sylvie Morrow
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
As: Whoopi (voice)
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
As: Zenobia (voice)
- 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
As: Mother Gooseberg (voice)
1995Boys on the Side
As: Jane Deluca
1994The Pagemaster
As: Fantasy (voice)
1994Star Trek: Generations
As: Guinan (uncredited)
1994Corrina, Corrina
As: Corrina Washington
1994The Little Rascals
As: Buckwheat's Mom
- 1994
The Lion King
As: Shenzi (voice)
1994Liberation
As: Narrator
1993A Cool Like That Christmas
As: Mom / Irwin (voice)
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
As: Deloris Van Cartier
1993Naked in New York
As: Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
1993The Nanny
As: Whoopi Goldberg
- 1993
The Nanny
As: Edna
1993National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
As: Billy York (uncredited)
1993Made in America
As: Sarah Mathews
1992Sarafina!
As: Mary Masembuko
1992Sister Act
As: Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
1992The Player
As: Detective Avery
1992Defenders of Dynatron City
As: Ms. Megawatt (voice)
1991House Party 2
As: Professor (uncredited)
1991Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts
As: Narrator (voice)
1991Soapdish
As: Rose Schwartz
1990The Long Walk Home
As: Odessa Cotter
1990Captain Planet and the Planeteers
As: Gaia (voice)
- 1990
Ghost
As: Oda Mae Brown
1990Bagdad Cafe
As: Brenda
1989Homer and Eddie
As: Eddie Cervi
1989Tales from the Crypt
As: Peligre
1989Kiss Shot
As: Sarah Collins
1988Clara's Heart
As: Clara Mayfield
1988The Telephone
As: Vashti Blue
1987Fatal Beauty
As: Rita Rizzoli
1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
As: Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation
As: Guinan
1987A Different World
As: Dr. Jordan
1987Burglar
As: Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
1986Jumpin' Jack Flash
As: Terry Dolittle
1985The Color Purple
As: Celie
1985Moonlighting
As: Camille Brand
1984CBS Schoolbreak Special
As: Mariah Johnston