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Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Currently Active • 1955
Actress, Producer, Writer
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Personal Info

Born
Nov 13, 1955
Age
70
Nationality
American
Native Lang
English
Data Reliability
40%

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    Actor • 2023
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    Work (2023)
    Actor • 2023
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    Work (2018)
    Actor • 2018
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    Work (2018)
    Actor • 2018
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    Work (2016)
    Actor • 2016

Biography

Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg , is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of few people to receive an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Tony Award, collect...

Detailed profile & career

Caryn Elaine Johnson (whose journey began on November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg , is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of few people to receive an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Tony Award, collect...

Biography & Career

In 2001, she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Goldberg began her path in the industry on stage in 1983 with her one-woman show, Spook Show, which transferred to Broadway under the title Whoopi Goldberg, running from 1984 to 1985. She won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for the recording of the show. Her film breakthrough came in 1985 with her role as Celie, a mistreated woman in the Deep South, in Steven Spielberg's period drama film The Color Purple, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. For her role as an eccentric psychic in the romantic fantasy film Ghost (1990), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the second African-American woman to win an Oscar. She starred in the comedy Sister Act (1992) and its sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), becoming the highest-paid actress at the time.

Key Milestones

  • 1978: Career Milestone
  • 1985: Award
  • 1985: Award
  • 1986: Career Milestone
  • 1988: Career Milestone

Summary & Intelligence

Sign
Scorpio
Market Status
Stable
Reliability
40%
Award
a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for the recording of the show
Fame Rank
40/100
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Timeline & Career

2016

Career Milestone

2010

Career Milestone

2009

Award

2007

Award

2002

Award

1996

Career Milestone

1994

Career Milestone

1993

Career Milestone

1992

Career Milestone

1990

Award

1988

Career Milestone

1986

Career Milestone

1985

Award

1985

Award

1978

Career Milestone

🏆 Awards & Achievements

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Award (2009)

Winner
2009
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Award (2007)

Winner
2007
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Award (2002)

Winner
2002
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Award (1990)

Winner
1990
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Award (1985)

Winner
1985

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