Whoopi Goldberg

6.5	Listal rating

Stats

Birth Name: Caryn Elaine Johnson

Age: 56, born 13 November 1955

Born and residing in: United States

Height: 5' 5"

Ethnicity: Black / African descent

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What Did They Look Like? (150 items)
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About: Whoopi Goldberg was born in the Chelsea section of Manhattan in 1955 as Caryn Elaine Johnson. She worked in a funeral parlor and as a bricklayer while taking small parts on Broadway. She moved to California and worked with improv groups, including Spontaneous Combustion, and developed her skills as a stand-up comedienne. She came to prominence doing an HBO special and a one-woman show as Moms Mabley. She has been known in her prosperous career as a unique and socially conscious talent with artic Whoopi Goldberg was born in the Chelsea section of Manhattan in 1955 as Caryn Elaine Johnson. She worked in a funeral parlor and as a bricklayer while taking small parts on Broadway. She moved to California and worked with improv groups, including Spontaneous Combustion, and developed her skills as a stand-up comedienne. She came to prominence doing an HBO special and a one-woman show as Moms Mabley. She has been known in her prosperous career as a unique and socially conscious talent with articulately liberal views. Among her boyfriends were Ted Danson and Frank Langella. She was married three times and was once addicted to drugs.

Whoopi Goldberg first came to prominence with her starring role in The Color Purple (1985). She received much critical acclaim, and an Oscar nomination for her role and became a major star as a result. Subsequent efforts in the late 1980s were, at best, marginal hits. These movies mostly were off-beat to formulaic comedies like Burglar (1987), The Telephone (1988), and Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986). Goldberg made her mark as a household name and a mainstay in Hollywood for her Oscar-winning role in the box office smash Ghost (1990). Whoopi Goldberg was at her most famous in the early 1990s, making regular appearances on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987). She admitted to being a huge fan of the original "Star Trek" (1966) and jumped at the opportunity to star in "Next Generation".

Goldberg received another smash hit role in Sister Act (1992). Her fish-out-of-water with some flash seemed to resonate with audiences and was a box office smash. Whoopi starred in some highly publicized and moderately successful comedies of this time, including Made in America (1993) and Soapdish (1991). Goldberg followed up to her success with Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), which was well-received but didn't seem to match up to the first.

As the late 1990s approached, Goldberg seemed to alternate between lead roles in straight comedies such as Eddie (1996) and The Associate (1996), and took supporting parts in more independent minded movies such as The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) and How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998). Goldberg never forgot where she came from, hosting many tributes to other legendary entertainment figures. Her most recent movies include Rat Race (2001) and the quietly received Kingdom Come (2001/I). Goldberg contributes her voice to many cartoons, including The Pagemaster (1994) and "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (1990), as Gaia, the voice of the earth. Alternating between big-budget movies, independent movies, tributes, documentaries, and even TV movies (including Theodore Rex (1995)).

Whoopi Goldberg is accredited as a truly unique and visible talent in Hollywood. Perhaps she will always be remembered as well for Comic Relief, playing an integral part in almost every benefit concert they had. Currently Whoopi Goldberg is the center square in "Hollywood Squares" (1998) and frequently hosts the Academy Awards. She also is an author, with the book "Book." ... (more)

American (7), Born 1955 (5), Comedian (5), Actor (4), Female (4), Black (4), Funny (4), Sister Act (3), Voice Actor (3), Comedy (3), Star Trek (3), Actress (3), Star Trek TNG (3), Oscar Winner (3), Atheist (3), Rat Race (2), African American (2), Born In New York (2), The Color Purple (2), Girl Interrupted (2)

Movies

1. The Lion King (1994)

Rating:

7.9

4972 Watched

2. Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Rating:

7.4

1965 Watched

3. Ghost (1990)

Rating:

6.5

2117 Watched

4. Toy Story 3 (2010)

Rating:

8.2

1738 Watched

5. Sister Act (1992)

Rating:

1959 Watched

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TV

1. The Nanny (1993)

Rating:

5.9

943 Watched

2. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Rating:

7.1

870 Watched

3. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998)

Rating:

7.3

881 Watched

4. Glee (2009)

Rating:

6.9

845 Watched

5. Saturday Night Live (1975)

Rating:

7.3

754 Watched

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TV written by

1. Strong Medicine (2000)

Rating:

6.6

15 Watched

2. The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002)

Rating:

6.5

17 Watched

3. Whoopi (2003)

1 want to see

Books

1. Is It Just Me?: Or is it nuts out there?

Rating:

2 own

2. Book

Rating:

8.5

2 own

3. Sugar Plum Ballerinas #3: Perfectly Prima

1 own

Movies written by

1. Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce (1986)

2 want to see

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" Left: You’re the ever obeisant wife of a charismatic televangelist, and you’ve just learned that a male prostitute is about to go public with his story of a years-long affair with your husband. Center: You’re a fabulously wealthy Fifth Avenue matron, greeting your building’s doormen—whom you never tip—with a cheery “Merry Christmas!” Right: You’re Barbara Walters, interviewing a recently divorced actress about her latest movie, suddenly going for the jugular with the questio"

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