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Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 13, 1955 (69)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Mar 20, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
Biography

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.

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Filmography

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

2025

as Aqua (voice)

Atrabilious

Atrabilious

2024

as Dr. Andrea Hart

Ezra

Ezra

2024

as Jayne

Outlaw Posse

Outlaw Posse

2024

as Stagecoach Mary

Babes

Babes

2024

as Dawn's Breasts

Three Trees

Three Trees

2023

as (Narration)

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

2023

as Midwife (uncredited)

Luck

Luck

2022

as Captain (voice)

Till

Till

2022

as Alma

My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon

2022

as Cat (voice)

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

2020

as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

2020

as (archive footage)

The Most Magnificent Thing

The Most Magnificent Thing

2019

as Narrator (voice)

Furlough

Furlough

2018

as Moms

Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool

2018

as Lola

9/11

9/11

2017

as Metzie

King of the Dancehall

King of the Dancehall

2017

as Loretta Brixton

A Very Sordid Wedding

A Very Sordid Wedding

2017

as Abernatha Coleman

Descendants 2

Descendants 2

2017

as Ursula (voice) (uncredited)

Black Dog, Red Dog

Black Dog, Red Dog

2015

as Calliope

Big Stone Gap

Big Stone Gap

2014

as Fleeta Mullins

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2014

as Bernadette Thompson

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

2011

as Narrator (voice)

The Little Engine That Could

The Little Engine That Could

2011

as The Tower (voice)

The Muppets

The Muppets

2011

as Whoopi Goldberg

See You in September

See You in September

2010

as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

as archival footage

For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls

2010

as Alice / White

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3

2010

as Stretch (voice)

Stream

Stream

2009

as Jodi Quinn

Descendants

Descendants

2008

as Red Flower (voice)

Snow Buddies

Snow Buddies

2008

as Miss Mittens (voice)

Homie Spumoni

Homie Spumoni

2006

as Thelma

Doogal

Doogal

2006

as Ermintrude (voice)

Everyone's Hero

Everyone's Hero

2006

as Darlin' (voice)

Farce of the Penguins

Farce of the Penguins

2006

as Helen (voice)

Racing Stripes

Racing Stripes

2005

as Franny (voice)

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

2005

as Whoopi Goldberg

Pinocchio 3000

Pinocchio 3000

2004

as Cyberina (voice)

The Lion King 1½

The Lion King 1½

2004

as Shenzi (voice)

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

2004

as Whoopi Goldberg

Good Fences

Good Fences

2003

as Mabel Spader

Blizzard

Blizzard

2003

as Blizzard (voice)

Pauly Shore Is Dead

Pauly Shore Is Dead

2003

as Whoopi Goldberg

Madeline: My Fair Madeline

Madeline: My Fair Madeline

2002

as Miss Clavel (voice)

Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek: Nemesis

2002

as Guinan (uncredited)

Call Me Claus

Call Me Claus

2001

as Lucy Cullins

Golden Dreams

Golden Dreams

2001

as Califia, the Queen of California

What Makes a Family

What Makes a Family

2001

as Terry Harrison

Rat Race

Rat Race

2001

as Vera Baker

The Hollywood Sign

The Hollywood Sign

2001

as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come

2001

as Raynelle Slocumb

Monkeybone

Monkeybone

2001

as Death

More Dogs Than Bones

More Dogs Than Bones

2000

as Cléo

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

2000

as Judge Cameo (uncredited)

Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back!

1999

as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)

The Deep End of the Ocean

The Deep End of the Ocean

1999

as Candy Bliss

Alegría: An Enchanting Fable

Alegría: An Enchanting Fable

1999

as Baby Clown

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1999

as Cheshire Cat

Our Friend, Martin

Our Friend, Martin

1999

as Mrs. Peck (voice)

Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted

1999

as Valerie

A Knight in Camelot

A Knight in Camelot

1998

as Dr. Vivien Morgan

The Rugrats Movie

The Rugrats Movie

1998

as Ranger Margaret (voice)

Titey

Titey

1998

as The Iceberg (voice)

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998

as Delilah Abraham

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

1998

as Stormella (voice)

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

1997

as Mother Gooseberg (voice)

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1997

as Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)

In the Gloaming

In the Gloaming

1997

as Nurse Myrna

Cinderella

Cinderella

1997

as Queen Constantina

Destination Anywhere

Destination Anywhere

1997

as Cabbie

In & Out

In & Out

1997

as Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited)

Bogus

Bogus

1996

as Harriet Franklin

The Associate

The Associate

1996

as Laurel Ayres

Eddie

Eddie

1996

as Eddie Franklin

Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996

as Myrlie Evers

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

1996

as Nurse (uncredited)

Bordello of Blood

Bordello of Blood

1996

as Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Theodore Rex

Theodore Rex

1995

as Katie Coltrane

Boys on the Side

Boys on the Side

1995

as Jane Deluca

Moonlight and Valentino

Moonlight and Valentino

1995

as Sylvie Morrow

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow

1995

as Guinan (archive footage)

Corrina, Corrina

Corrina, Corrina

1994

as Corrina Washington

The Pagemaster

The Pagemaster

1994

as Fantasy (voice)

The Lion King

The Lion King

1994

as Shenzi (voice)

The Little Rascals

The Little Rascals

1994

as Buckwheat's Mom

Star Trek: Generations

Star Trek: Generations

1994

as Guinan (uncredited)

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

as Deloris Van Cartier

Made in America

Made in America

1993

as Sarah Mathews

A Cool Like That Christmas

A Cool Like That Christmas

1993

as Mom / Irwin (voice)

Naked in New York

Naked in New York

1993

as Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993

as Billy York (uncredited)

Defenders of Dynatron City

Defenders of Dynatron City

1992

as Ms. Megawatt (voice)

Sister Act

Sister Act

1992

as Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence

Sarafina!

Sarafina!

1992

as Mary Masembuko

The Player

The Player

1992

as Detective Avery

Soapdish

Soapdish

1991

as Rose Schwartz

House Party 2

House Party 2

1991

as Professor (uncredited)

The Long Walk Home

The Long Walk Home

1990

as Odessa Cotter

Ghost

Ghost

1990

as Oda Mae Brown

Kiss Shot

Kiss Shot

1989

as Sarah Collins

Homer and Eddie

Homer and Eddie

1989

as Eddie Cervi

The Telephone

The Telephone

1988

as Vashti Blue

Clara's Heart

Clara's Heart

1988

as Clara Mayfield

Fatal Beauty

Fatal Beauty

1987

as Rita Rizzoli

Burglar

Burglar

1987

as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

1987

as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jumpin' Jack Flash

1986

as Terry Dolittle

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

1985

as Celie

Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley

2013

Director

Butterfly in the Sky

Butterfly in the Sky

2024

Executive Producer

Caught in His Web

Caught in His Web

2022

Executive Producer

A New Orleans Noel

A New Orleans Noel

2022

Executive Producer

Till

Till

2022

Producer

Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley

2013

Executive Producer

Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley

2013

Producer

Good Fences

Good Fences

2003

Producer

The Piano Man's Daughter

The Piano Man's Daughter

2003

Executive Producer

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

2001

Executive Producer

What Makes a Family

What Makes a Family

2001

Executive Producer

Call Me Claus

Call Me Claus

2001

Executive Producer

The Mao Game

The Mao Game

1999

Co-Producer

Chez Whoopi

Chez Whoopi

1991

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress The Color Purple Won
Golden Globes Best Actress The Color Purple Won
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Mudbound Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actress The Color Purple Won
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress The Color Purple Won
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Ghost Dad Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress The Color Purple Won
Television Credits

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Gaia (voice)

Episodes: 65

First Aired: Sep 15, 1990

Liberty's Kids

as (voice)

Episodes: 40

First Aired: Sep 02, 2002

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Guinan

Episodes: 31

First Aired: Sep 28, 1987

The Foxbusters

as Ransome (voice)

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 09, 1999

Whoopi

as Mavis Rae

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 09, 2003

Summer Camp Island

as Barb (voice)

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Jul 07, 2018

Bagdad Cafe

as Brenda

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Mar 30, 1990

The Con

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Oct 14, 2020

The Stand

as Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Dec 17, 2020

Harlem

as Dr. Elise Pruitt

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Dec 02, 2021

The 7D

as Magic Mirror (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 07, 2014

Glee

as Carmen Tibideaux

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 19, 2009

Strong Medicine

as Dr. Lydia Emerson

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 23, 2000

When We Rise

as Pat Norman

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 27, 2017

Staged

as Mary

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 10, 2020

Amphibia

as Mother Olm (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 17, 2019

Godfather of Harlem

as Miss Willa

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 29, 2019

30 Rock

as Whoopi Goldberg

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 11, 2006

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

as The Grand Banshee

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 07, 1999

Star Trek: Picard

as Guinan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 23, 2020

The Stinky & Dirty Show

as Meg (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 01, 2016

The Nanny

as Whoopi Goldberg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 03, 1993

Tales from the Crypt

as Peligre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.

as Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 21, 2021

The Middle

as Jane Marsh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2009

Bear in the Big Blue House

as Edwina Badger (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 20, 1997

The Tick

as Whoopi Goldberg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 19, 2016

Anansi Boys

as Bird Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

CBS Schoolbreak Special

as Mariah Johnston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1984

A Different World

as Dr. Jordan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1987

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Zenobia (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Mother Gooseberg (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 1995

Moonlighting

as Camille Brand

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 1985

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Janette Grayson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Random Acts of Flyness

as Police Officer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 04, 2018

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

as Mrs. Rabbit (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 2013

The Nanny

as Edna

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 03, 1993

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Chesley Watkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

BoJack Horseman

as Mikhaela (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 22, 2014

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 27, 2019

Saturday TV Funhouse

as Iceberg (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Weber Show

as Whoopi Goldberg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 2000

Bubble Guppies

as Pirate Myra (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 2011

Blue Bloods

as Regina Thomas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2010

Suburgatory

as Yakult (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2011

The View

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 1226

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The View

as Self - Moderator

Episodes: 836

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 183

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

Hollywood Squares

Episodes: 65

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

Hollywood Squares

as Self

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Comic Relief

as Self - Host

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 29, 1986

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The Story of Late Night

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 02, 2021

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

JFK: Destiny Betrayed

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 22, 2021

Whoopi's Littleburg

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 18, 2004

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 13, 2002

JANET JACKSON.

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 28, 2022

Everybody Hates Chris

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 2005

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

The One Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Restaurant Patron

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 30, 2005

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 25, 1992

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 29, 2018

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 21, 2003

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 05, 1998

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

This Morning

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1988

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

Muppet Babies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 05, 1984

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 03, 2005

Celebrity Deathmatch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 14, 1998

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

Pee-wee's Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1986

MADtv

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1995

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

So NoTORIous

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 2006

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 20, 2015

Muppets Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 08, 1996

Desus & Mero

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 2019

The Shop

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 28, 2018

Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 2009

The Justin Lee Collins Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 2009

Basketball: A Love Story

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2018

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Special Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

Ask the Storybots

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 12, 2016

The Chris Rock Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 07, 1997

Broad City

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 2014

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 05, 2021

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

Wogan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 04, 1982

The Nineties

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 2017

Citizen Rose

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 2018

The Naked Brothers Band

as Herself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 03, 2007

Shatner's Raw Nerve

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 02, 2008

The Reichen Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2005

Lorena

as Herself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 2019

Cuomo

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2022

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 2010

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Rachael Ray

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2006

Classic Albums

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1997

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 1998

The Word According to Whoopi

as Herself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 2007

American Masters

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 1986

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 2009

De TV Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 06, 1981

Dolly

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1987

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 43 82 33
2024 7 47 64 29
2024 8 34 54 18
2024 9 37 67 21
2024 10 26 41 19
2024 11 40 67 18
2024 12 35 76 22
2025 1 28 50 17
2025 2 22 44 4
2025 3 8 37 0
2025 4 3 8 1
2025 5 5 7 3
2025 6 3 4 3
2025 7 2 3 2
2025 8 2 3 1

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 374 12
2025 1 907 907
2025 5 584 518
2025 8 566 516

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