Personal Info
Caryn Elaine Johnson
Whoopie Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Acting
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 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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Captain Zero: The Movie
as (voice)
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Flower of the Dawn
as Storyteller (voice)
Leopardi & Co
as Mildred
ASALI: Power of the Pollinators
as Galbanum (voice)
Babes
as Dawn's Breasts
Ezra
as Jayne
Outlaw Posse
as Stagecoach Mary
Butterfly in the Sky
as Self
Group Therapy
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows
Kevin
as Cupcake (voice) · 8 ep.
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self · 1 ep.
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage) · 4 ep.
Sherri
as Self - Guest · 2 ep.
JANET JACKSON.
as Self · 3 ep.
Cuomo
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
Hacks
as Whoopi Goldberg · 1 ep.
Harlem
as Dr. Elise Pruitt · 9 ep.
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
as Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice) · 1 ep.
The Story of Late Night
as Self · 6 ep.
