About Whoopi Goldberg (1955 - )
Whoopi was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in New York
City. She worked a series of 'odd' jobs which included
brick laying and working at a funeral palor while
taking small roles on Broadway. Whoopi Goldberg then
moved to L.A. and started a career as a stand up comedienne.
Her first prominant film part was in the 'The Color
Purple" which also earned her an oscar nomination.
Whoopi Goldberg also had a reoccuring role on Star
Trek: The Next Generation, and has hosted several
of the Academy Award shows.
Her other films include:
THE COLOR PURPLE (1985)
CITIZEN (1982)
JUMPIN' JACK FLASH (1986)
FATAL BEAUTY (1987)
BURGLAR (1987)
THE TELEPHONE (1988)
CLARA'S HEART (1988)
HOMER AND EDDIE (1989)
THE LONG WALK HOME (1990)
HOUSE PARTY 2 (1991)
WISECRACKS (
SOAPDISH (1991)
SISTER
ACT (1992)
LOADED WEAPON 1 (1993)
MADE IN AMERICA (1993)
SISTER ACT 2 (1992)
STAR
TREK: GENERATIONS (1994)
MOONLIGHT AND VALENTINO (1995)
CORRINA, CORRINA (1994)
THEODORE REX (1995)
EDDIE (1996)
BOGUS (1996)
THE ASSOCIATE (1996)
GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI (1996)
IN & OUT
THE PLAYER (1992)
HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (1998)
THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN (1999)
GIRL, INTERRUPTED (1999)
THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY & BULLWINKLE (2000)
MORE DOGS THAN BONES (2000)
MONKEY BONE (2001)
RAT
RACE (2001)
GOLDEN DREAMS (2001)
STAR TREK: NEMESIS (2002)
BLIZZARD (2003)
PINOCCHIO 3000 (2004)
RACING STRIPES (2005)
DOOGAL (2006)
HOMIE SPUMONI (2006)
EVERYONE'S HERO (2006)
IF I HAD KNOW I WAS A GENIUS (2007)
Goldberg's television credits include:
STAR TREK / THE NEXT GENERATION (series) (2002)
THE WHOOPI GOLDBERG SHOW (cable series)
Goldberg is the only actress to host the Oscar Award
show.
In addition, she has appeared in several Comic Relief
shows.
Whoopi Goldberg's other TV credits include:
KISS SHOT (TV MOVIE) (1989)
BAGDAD CAFE (series) (1990-1991)
MOTHER GOOSE (series) (1997)
THE SUNSHINE BOYS (TV Movie) (1996)
CINDERELLA (TV Movie) (1997)
WHAT MAKES A FAMILY (TV Movie) (2001)
LIBERTY'S KIDS (2002)
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