Biography
Caryn Elaine Johnson, known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg, is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. She is one of 28 entertainers to receive the EGOT, consisting of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award. Her other accolades include a BAFTA and two Golden Globes. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2001, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2010, and the Disney Legend Award in 2017.
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Awards & recognition
- Disney Legends · 2017
- Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host · 2009
- Crystal Award · 2001
- Mark Twain Prize — American Humor · 2001
- GLAAD Vanguard Award · 1999
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- Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year · 1993
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1991
- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award · 1991
- Saturn Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1991
- BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 1990
- Golden Globe Awards · 1986
- Grammy Award — Best Comedy Album · 1986
- Theatre World Award · 1985
- Drama Desk Awards
- Drama League Award
- Emmy Award
- Grammy Awards
- honorary doctor of Brandeis University
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Tony Awards
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1991 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actress · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1986 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Our Barbara
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
Chez Whoopi
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Citizen Rose
Amphibia
The Most Magnificent Thing
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
BoJack Horseman
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
The Lion King
Reading Rainbow
Butterfly in the Sky
Toy Story 3
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Godfather of Harlem
Everybody Hates Chris
The Nanny
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Olympia
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Tales from the Crypt
Staged
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
Liberation
Janet Jackson.
Blackfish
Blue Bloods
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Like Tears in Rain
Luck
Summer Camp Island
Liberty's Kids
Classic Albums
Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?
The Color Purple
The Middle
Bubble Guppies
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Girl, Interrupted
Hollywood Squares
Bear in the Big Blue House
The Long Walk Home
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Hacks