Hot! Whoopi Goldberg

comedian; actor; activist

Personal Information

Born Caryn E. Johnson with November 1955, throughout New York, NY; little girl of Emma Johnson (a breastfeed and teacher); wedded very first husband, c. 1972 (divorced, c. 1974); betrothed David Edward Claessen, September 1986 (divorced, 1988); engaged to be married Lyle Trachtenberg 1994 (divorced 1995); children: (first marriage) Alexandrea Martin.

Career

Film, television, and movie actress as well as comedienne, 1985-; San Diego Repertory Theater as well as comedy number Spontaneous Combustion; worked being a financial institution teller, your bricklayer, and mortuary cosmetologist, 1974-late 1970s; member on the comedy troupe Blake Street Hawkeyes Theater; developed own one-woman show, late 1970s-85; host, The Whoopi Goldberg Show, 1992; Hollywood Squares, producer, talent; cohost to get Comic Relief benefits. Television shows include: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Bagdad Cafe, 1990. Guest television appearance: Moonlighting, amongst others; host, Academy Awards, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002.

Life's Work

Awards

Works

Books Alice (for children), Bantam, 1992. Albums Whoopi Goldberg , Geffen, 1985. (With others) The Best associated with Comic Relief, Rhino, 1986. (With others) The Best regarding Comic Relief 2, Rhino, 1988. (With others) The Best with Comic Relief 3, Rhino, 1989. (With others) The Best regarding Comic Relief '90, Rhino, 1990. Films The Color Purple, 1985. Jumpin' Jack Flash, 1986. Burglar, 1987. Fatal Beauty, 1987. The Telephone, 1988. Clara's Heart, 1988. Homer as well as Eddie, 1989. Ghost, 1990. The Long Walk Home, 1990. Soapdish, 1991. The Player, 1992. Sister Act, 1992. Sarafina: The Movie, 1992. Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit, 1993. Boys On The Side, 1995. Corrina, Corrina, 1994. The Lion King (voice only), 1994. Ghosts associated with Mississippi, 1997. How Stella Got Her Groove Back, 1998. The Rugrats Movie, (voice only), 1998. Girl, Interrupted, 1999. Kingdom Come, 2001. Call Me Claus, (TNT Original), 2001. Monkeybone,2001. Rat Race,2001. Golden Dreams,2001. Star Trek: Nemesis,2002. Blizzard (voice only), 2003. Lion King 1.5(voice only), 2004. Pinocchio 3000(voice only), 2004. Jimmy Glick throughout La La Wood,2004. Racing Stripes(voice only), 2005.

Further Reading

America's Intelligence Wire, November 18, 2004; November 19, 2004. Christian Science Monitor, March 27, 1986. Cosmopolitan, December 1988; March 1991; April 1992. Detroit Free Press, May 29, 1992. Ebony, March 1991. Entertainment Weekly, April 2, 1999, p. 36. Essence, March 1985. Good Housekeeping, September 2004. Harper's, January 1987. Interview, June 1992; October, 1999, p. 126. Jet, April 24, 1989; August 13, 1990; April 22, 1991; January 13, 1992; June 1, 1992; November 1, 1993, p. 56; October 27, 1997, p. 64; April 23, 2001, p. 64. Maclean's, April 6, 1987. Nation, February 1, 1986; December 10, 1990. New Republic, January 27, 1986. New Statesman, August 23, 1991. Newsweek, March 5, 1984; December 30, 1985; October 20, 1986; July 16, 1990. New York, December 12, 1988; April 2, 1990. New Yorker, November 5, 1984; December 30, 1985; July 30, 1990. New York Times, October 21, 1984; October 30, 1987; February 14, 1988; February 9, 1990. Parade, November 1, 1992. People, October 17, 1988; April 2, 1990. Rolling Stone, May 8, 1986; August 9, 1990. Time, December 17, 1990; June 1, 1992. Variety, March 13, 2000, p. 51; December 10, 2000, p. 26. Vogue, January 1991.