Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November , ), known professionally as
Whoopi Goldberg (/ˈwʊpi/), is an American actor, comedian, author,
and television personality. A recipient of numerous accolades,
Goldberg is one of sixteen entertainers to have won an Emmy Award, a
Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award.Goldberg's
breakthrough came in for her role as Celie, a mistreated woman in the
Deep South, in Steven Spielberg's period drama film The Color Purple,
for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and
won her first Golden Globe Award. For her performance in the romantic
fantasy film Ghost () as an eccentric psychic, Goldberg won the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the second black
woman to win an Academy Award for acting, and a second Golden Globe,
her first for Best Supporting Actress. In , Goldberg starred in the
comedy Sister Act, earning a third Golden Globe nomination, her first
for Best Actress â€" Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She reprised
the role in Sister Act : Back in the Habit (), making her the
highest-paid actress at the time.A theatre performer and producer,
Goldberg has performed in Broadway productions, one of which produced
a comedy album that earned her a Grammy Award. She has also won a Tony
Award as a producer of the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. In
television, Goldberg is known for her role as Guinan on Star Trek: The
Next Generation and for co-hosting and moderating the talk show The
View since , for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award.
Whoopi Goldberg (/ˈwʊpi/), is an American actor, comedian, author,
and television personality. A recipient of numerous accolades,
Goldberg is one of sixteen entertainers to have won an Emmy Award, a
Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award.Goldberg's
breakthrough came in for her role as Celie, a mistreated woman in the
Deep South, in Steven Spielberg's period drama film The Color Purple,
for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and
won her first Golden Globe Award. For her performance in the romantic
fantasy film Ghost () as an eccentric psychic, Goldberg won the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the second black
woman to win an Academy Award for acting, and a second Golden Globe,
her first for Best Supporting Actress. In , Goldberg starred in the
comedy Sister Act, earning a third Golden Globe nomination, her first
for Best Actress â€" Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She reprised
the role in Sister Act : Back in the Habit (), making her the
highest-paid actress at the time.A theatre performer and producer,
Goldberg has performed in Broadway productions, one of which produced
a comedy album that earned her a Grammy Award. She has also won a Tony
Award as a producer of the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. In
television, Goldberg is known for her role as Guinan on Star Trek: The
Next Generation and for co-hosting and moderating the talk show The
View since , for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award.
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