Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg Bio

Whoopi Goldberg bio at Netflix
Born Caryn Elaine Johnson on Nov. 13, 1955, in New York, N.Y., the future Whoopi Goldberg worked odd jobs while taking small acting roles on Broadway. She eventually moved to California to hone her improv and acting skills.

Goldberg's one-woman show brought her national attention and led to her being cast as the lead in The Color Purple (1985), for which she received a Best Actress Oscar nomination. A string of film comedies led to her Oscar-winning supporting role in the blockbuster Ghost (1990), which resulted in more substantial parts in Soapdish (1991) and Sister Act (1992).

After memorable voice work in The Lion King (1994), Goldberg shined again in Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). From 1998 to 2002, she occupied the center square on "Hollywood Squares" and took supporting roles in movies such as The Deep End of the Ocean (1999), Girl, Interrupted (1999) and Rat Race (2001).

Whoopi Goldberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Whoopi Goldberg (pronounced /ˈʍʊpi/; born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955)[1] is an American comedienne, 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 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 f - en.wikipedia.org

Whoopi Goldberg - Biography

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 libe - www.imdb.com

Whoopi Goldberg Biography - Biography.com

Actress, comedienne. Born Caryn Elaine Johnson on November 13, 1949 (some sources say 1950 or 1955), in New York City. Goldberg and her younger brother Clyde were raised by their mother Emma in a housing project in the Chelsea section of Manhattan.Goldberg's father abandoned the family, and her single mother worked at a variety of jobs--including teaching and nursing--to make ends meet. Goldberg changed her name when she decided that her given name was too boring. She claims to be half Jewish and half - www.biography.com

Whoopi Goldberg Biography -- Academy of Achievement

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