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.
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Known For
The Lion King
(1994)
Shenzi (voice)
Luck
(2022)
Captain (voice)
Ghost
(1990)
Oda Mae Brown
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(2014)
Bernadette Thompson
The Color Purple
(2023)
Midwife (uncredited)
Toy Story 3
(2010)
Stretch (voice)
Rat Race
(2001)
Vera Baker
In & Out
(1997)
Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited)
The Lion King 1½
(2004)
Shenzi (voice)
Sister Act
(1992)
Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence
The Muppets
(2011)
Whoopi Goldberg
The Pagemaster
(1994)
Fantasy (voice)
The Color Purple
(1985)
Celie Harris Johnson
Star Trek: Generations
(1994)
Guinan (uncredited)
Snow Buddies
(2008)
Miss Mittens (voice)
Racing Stripes
(2005)
Franny (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
Citizen
(1982)
The Color Purple
(1985)
Celie Harris Johnson
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway
(1985)
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Jumpin' Jack Flash
(1986)
Terry Dolittle
The Making of Captain EO
(1986)
Host
Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show
(1986)
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
(1986)
Self
Fatal Beauty
(1987)
Rita Rizzoli
Burglar
(1987)
Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
(1987)
Self
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite
(1987)
Self
Citizen Steve
(1987)
Self - Actress
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
(1987)
Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later
(1987)
Self - Host
Clara's Heart
(1988)
Clara Mayfield
The Telephone
(1988)
Vashti Blue
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
(1988)
Self
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?
(1988)
Fontaine
Free to Be... a Family
(1988)
Self
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
(1988)
Self
Homer and Eddie
(1989)
Eddie Cervi
Kiss Shot
(1989)
Sarah Collins
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
(1989)
Herself
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
(1989)
Self
Beverly Hills Brats
(1989)
Self
Ghost
(1990)
Oda Mae Brown
The Long Walk Home
(1990)
Odessa Cotter
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
(1990)
Self (uncredited)
Celebrity Guide to Wine
(1990)
Self
Soapdish
(1991)
Rose Schwartz
House Party 2
(1991)
Professor (uncredited)
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
(1991)
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
(1991)
Guinan (archive footage)
Chez Whoopi
(1991)
Self - Host
Sister Act
(1992)
Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence
The Player
(1992)
Detective Avery
Sarafina!
(1992)
Mary Masembuko
Wisecracks
(1992)
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
(1992)
Self
Defenders of Dynatron City
(1992)
Ms. Megawatt (voice)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
(1993)
Deloris Van Cartier
Naked in New York
(1993)
Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
Made in America
(1993)
Sarah Mathews
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
(1993)
Billy York (uncredited)
A Cool Like That Christmas
(1993)
Mom / Irwin (voice)
Aretha Franklin: Duets
(1993)
Self
Star Trek: Generations
(1994)
Guinan (uncredited)
Corrina, Corrina
(1994)
Corrina Washington
The Little Rascals
(1994)
Buckwheat's Mom
The Pagemaster
(1994)
Fantasy (voice)
Liberation
(1994)
Narrator
But... Seriously
(1994)
Self (archive footage)
The Lion King
(1994)
Shenzi (voice)
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
(1994)
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
(1994)
Self
Boys on the Side
(1995)
Jane Deluca
Moonlight and Valentino
(1995)
Sylvie Morrow
Theodore Rex
(1995)
Katie Coltrane
The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
(1995)
Self - Hostess
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
(1995)
Guinan (archive footage)
Bogus
(1996)
Harriet Franklin
Eddie
(1996)
Eddie Franklin
The Associate
(1996)
Laurel Ayres
Ghosts of Mississippi
(1996)
Myrlie Evers
The Celluloid Closet
(1996)
Self
The Sunshine Boys
(1996)
Nurse (uncredited)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
(1996)
Self (archive footage)
Bordello of Blood
(1996)
Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Cinderella
(1997)
Queen Constantina
In the Gloaming
(1997)
Nurse Myrna
A Christmas Carol
(1997)
Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
Pitch
(1997)
Herself
Destination Anywhere
(1997)
Cabbie
In & Out
(1997)
Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited)
Sports on the Silver Screen
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
(1997)
Mother Gooseberg (voice)
A Knight in Camelot
(1998)
Dr. Vivien Morgan
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
(1998)
Delilah Abraham
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
(1998)
Stormella (voice)
The Rugrats Movie
(1998)
Ranger Margaret (voice)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
(1998)
Whoopi Goldberg
Jackie Chan: My Story
(1998)
Herself
Titey
(1998)
The Iceberg (voice)
Girl, Interrupted
(1999)
Valerie Owens
The Deep End of the Ocean
(1999)
Candy Bliss
Alice in Wonderland
(1999)
Cheshire Cat
Jackie's Back!
(1999)
Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
Get Bruce!
(1999)
Self
Our Friend, Martin
(1999)
Mrs. Peck (voice)
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
(1999)
Baby Clown
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
(1999)
Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
(1999)
The Grand Banshee
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
(2000)
Judge Cameo (uncredited)
More Dogs Than Bones
(2000)
Cléo
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
(2000)
Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
(2000)
Self - Host / Narrator
Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years
(2000)
Self - Host
Monkeybone
(2001)
Death
Rat Race
(2001)
Vera Baker
Call Me Claus
(2001)
Lucy Cullins
What Makes a Family
(2001)
Terry Harrison
Kingdom Come
(2001)
Raynelle Slocumb
Golden Dreams
(2001)
Califia, the Queen of California
The Hollywood Sign
(2001)
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
(2001)
Self - Hostess
Rescued from the Closet
(2001)
Self
Ghost: Remembering the Magic
(2001)
Self
Star Trek: Nemesis
(2002)
Guinan (uncredited)
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
(2002)
Daniel's 'Boss'
Madeline: My Fair Madeline
(2002)
Miss Clavel (voice)
Showboy
(2002)
Herself
Searching for Debra Winger
(2002)
Self
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
(2003)
Self
Good Fences
(2003)
Mabel Spader
Pauly Shore Is Dead
(2003)
Whoopi Goldberg
Declaration of Independence
(2003)
Self
New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions
(2003)
Voice
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
(2003)
Narrator (voice)
Blizzard
(2003)
Blizzard (voice)
The Lion King 1½
(2004)
Shenzi (voice)
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
(2004)
Whoopi Goldberg
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
The World of Nat King Cole
(2004)
Self
Pinocchio 3000
(2004)
Cyberina (voice)
Uta Hagen's Acting Class
(2004)
Self
The Aristocrats
(2005)
Self
Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway
(2005)
Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady
Racing Stripes
(2005)
Franny (voice)
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
(2005)
Whoopi Goldberg
Doogal
(2006)
Ermintrude (voice)
Everyone's Hero
(2006)
Darlin' (voice)
Homie Spumoni
(2006)
Thelma
The N Word
(2006)
Herself
Comic Relief 2006
(2006)
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
(2007)
Mom
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
(2007)
Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
(2007)
Self
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
(2007)
Self
The Sophisticated Misfit
(2007)
Herself
Farce of the Penguins
(2007)
Helen (voice)
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
(2007)
Self
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
(2008)
Taxi Driver
Descendants
(2008)
Red Flower (voice)
Snow Buddies
(2008)
Miss Mittens (voice)
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins
(2008)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Star Trek: The Captains' Summit
(2009)
Self
Madea Goes to Jail
(2009)
Self
Journey to the Stars
(2009)
Narrator (voice)
Kambakkht Ishq
(2009)
Whoopi Goldberg
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
(2009)
Stream
(2009)
Jodi Quinn
Toy Story 3
(2010)
Stretch (voice)
For Colored Girls
(2010)
Alice / White
Teenage Paparazzo
(2010)
Self
The Black List: Volume Three
(2010)
Self
See You in September
(2010)
Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
A Little Bit of Heaven
(2011)
God
The Little Engine That Could
(2011)
The Tower (voice)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
(2011)
Narrator (voice)
The Muppets
(2011)
Whoopi Goldberg
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
(2012)
Self
Radioman
(2012)
Self
Katy Perry: Part of Me
(2012)
Self
Blackfish
(2013)
Self
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
(2013)
Self
Moms Mabley
(2013)
Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
(2013)
Self
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
(2013)
Self
The Contradictions of Fair Hope
(2013)
Narrator
Miracle Rising: South Africa
(2013)
Herself
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds
(2013)
Guinan (archive footage)
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
(2014)
Viola
Top Five
(2014)
Self
Big Stone Gap
(2014)
Fleeta Mullins
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(2014)
Bernadette Thompson
Misery Loves Comedy
(2015)
Self
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
(2015)
Self
Black Dog, Red Dog
(2015)
Calliope
The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
(2015)
Self
50 Years of Star Trek
(2016)
Self
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
(2016)
Self
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
(2016)
Self
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
(2016)
Herself
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
(2016)
Self (archive footage)
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
(2017)
Yari
Gilbert
(2017)
Self
9/11
(2017)
Metzie
The Truth Is in the Stars
(2017)
Self
King of the Dancehall
(2017)
Loretta Brixton
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
(2017)
Self
A Very Sordid Wedding
(2017)
Abernatha Coleman
The Problem with Apu
(2017)
Self
Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
(2017)
Host
Descendants 2
(2017)
Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
Furlough
(2018)
Moms
The Gospel According to André
(2018)
Self
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
(2018)
Self
Nobody's Fool
(2018)
Lola
Trump @War
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Olympia
(2018)
Herself
The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
(2018)
Self - Host
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
(2019)
Self
The Most Magnificent Thing
(2019)
Narrator (voice)
Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary Celebration!
(2019)
Self
Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story
(2019)
Self
My Darling Vivian
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Feeding America Comedy Festival
(2020)
Self
Find Your Groove
(2020)
Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
(2020)
Self - Co-host, "The View"
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
(2020)
Self
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
(2020)
Narrator
Siempre, Luis
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
(2020)
Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
(2020)
Self
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
(2020)
Herself
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
(2020)
(archive footage)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
(2021)
Self
Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days
(2021)
Self - Guest
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
(2021)
Narrator (voice)
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
(2021)
Self - Host
Till
(2022)
Alma
Luck
(2022)
Captain (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
(2022)
Self
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
(2022)
My Father's Dragon
(2022)
Cat (voice)
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
(2022)
Self
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
(2022)
Self
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
(2022)
Self
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
(2022)
Self
Music Is My Life - Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
(2022)
Self
The Hardest Thing
(2022)
Mother Olm
Our Barbara -- A Special Edition of 20/20
(2023)
Self
Barry Humphries at the BBC
(2023)
Self (archive material)
The Color Purple
(2023)
Midwife (uncredited)
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
(2023)
Self
Three Trees
(2023)
(Narration)
Atrabilious
(2024)
Dr. Andrea Hart
Ezra
(2024)
Jayne
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
(2024)
Self (archive footage)
Outlaw Posse
(2024)
Stagecoach Mary
Leopardi & Co
(2024)
Mildred
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
(2024)
Self
Writing
Production
Chez Whoopi
(1991)
Executive Producer
The Mao Game
(1999)
Co-Producer
Call Me Claus
(2001)
Executive Producer
What Makes a Family
(2001)
Executive Producer
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
(2001)
Executive Producer
The Piano Man's Daughter
(2003)
Executive Producer
Good Fences
(2003)
Producer
Moms Mabley
(2013)
Executive Producer and Producer
Till
(2022)
Producer
Caught in His Web
(2022)
Executive Producer
A New Orleans Noel
(2022)
Executive Producer
Butterfly in the Sky
(2024)
Executive Producer
Directing