Whoopi Goldberg filmography
Whoopi Goldberg is an American actress, comedian, and singer. The following is her filmography throughout her entire acting career. She has won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards. She won the Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actress for the film Ghost (1990).
Goldberg at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Citizen: I'm Not Losing My Mind, I'm Giving It Away | ||
| 1985 | The Color Purple | Celie Harris Johnson | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture National Board of Review Award for Best Actress Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress |
| 1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Terri Doolittle | |
| 1987 | Burglar | Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr | |
| Fatal Beauty | Rita Rizzoli | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | |
| 1988 | The Telephone | Vashti Blue | Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Actress |
| Clara's Heart | Clara Mayfield | ||
| 1989 | Comicitis | Herself | Short subject |
| Beverly Hills Brats | Herself | Cameo | |
| Homer and Eddie | Eddie Cervi | ||
| 1990 | Ghost | Oda Mae Brown | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – TV Land Award for Favorite Character from the "Other Side" |
| The Long Walk Home | Odessa Cotter | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | |
| 1991 | Wisecracks | Herself | Documentary |
| Blackbird Fly | Herself | Short subject | |
| Soapdish | Rose Schwartz | ||
| House Party 2 | The Professor | Uncredited | |
| Dragon and Slippers | Matilda the Witch (voice) | English version | |
| 1992 | Sister Act | Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence | American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance |
| The Player | Detective Susan Avery | ||
| Sarafina! | Mary Masembuko | ||
| The Magical World of Chuck Jones | Herself | Documentary | |
| 1993 | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon | Sgt. Billy York | Uncredited cameo |
| Naked in New York | Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall | ||
| Made in America | Sarah Mathews | ||
| Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence | Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance | |
| 1994 | Liberation | Narrator | Documentary |
| The Lion King | Shenzi | Voice | |
| The Little Rascals | Buckwheat's Mom | ||
| Corrina, Corrina | Corrina Washington | ||
| Star Trek Generations | Guinan | Uncredited Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| The Pagemaster | Fantasy | Voice | |
| 1995 | Boys on the Side | Jane Deluca | |
| The Celluloid Closet | Herself | Documentary | |
| Moonlight and Valentino | Sylvie Morrow | ||
| Theodore Rex | Katie Coltrane | Fantafestival Award for Best Actress Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Actress | |
| 1996 | Eddie | Edwina "Eddie" Franklin | Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Actress |
| Bordello of Blood | Hospital Patient | Uncredited | |
| Bogus | Harriet Franklin | Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Actress | |
| The Associate | Laurel Ayres/Robert S. Cutty | ||
| Ghosts of Mississippi | Myrlie Evers | Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | |
| 1997 | Pitch | Herself | Documentary, uncredited |
| Mary Pickford: A Life on Film | Host/narrator | Documentary | |
| A Christmas Carol | The Ghost of Christmas Present | Voice | |
| Destination Anywhere | Cabbie | ||
| In the Gloaming | Nurse Myrna | ||
| In & Out | Herself | Uncredited | |
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | Herself | Special appearance Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple (with any combination of two people playing themselves) | |
| 1998 | Titey | The Iceberg | Voice |
| Alegría | Baby Clown | ||
| A Knight in Camelot | Dr. Vivien Morgan/Sir Boss | ||
| How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Delilah Abraham | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Black Film Award for Best Actress Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | |
| Junket Whore | Herself | Documentary | |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | Stormella, The Evil Ice Queen | ||
| The Rugrats Movie | Ranger Margaret | ||
| Alice in Wonderland | Cheshire Cat | ||
| 1999 | Get Bruce | Herself | Documentary |
| The Deep End of Ocean | Candy Bliss | ||
| Girl, Interrupted | Valerie Owens, R.N. | ||
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Judge Cameo | Not listed in final credits |
| A Second Chance at Life | Narrator | Documentary | |
| More Dogs Than Bones | Cleo | ||
| 2001 | Golden Dreams | Calafia, the Queen of California (Narrator) | Short subject |
| Kingdom Come | Raynelle Slocumb | Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | |
| Monkeybone | Death | ||
| Rat Race | Vera Baker | ||
| The Hollywood Sign | Woman at Funeral | Cameo | |
| Call Me Claus | Lucy Cullin | ||
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Herself | Documentary |
| Showboy | Herself | Cameo | |
| My Fair Madeline | Miss Clavel | Voice | |
| Star Trek: Nemesis | Guinan | Uncredited | |
| It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | The Boss | ||
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Narrator | Documentary |
| Pauly Shore Is Dead | Herself | ||
| Bitter Jester | Herself | ||
| Beyond the Skyline | Herself | Short subject | |
| Blizzard | Blizzard | Voice | |
| 2004 | Pinocchio 3000 | Cyberina | Voice |
| The N-Word | Herself | Documentary | |
| SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | Herself | ||
| Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Herself | ||
| The Lion King 1½ | Shenzi | Voice | |
| 2005 | The Aristocrats | Herself | Documentary |
| Racing Stripes | Frannie | Voice | |
| Doogal | Ermintrude The Cow | Voice | |
| Everyone's Hero | Darlin' | ||
| Farce of the Penguins | Helen | ||
| 2007 | Homie Spumoni | Thelma | |
| If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Mrs. Reed | ||
| Nuremberg: A Vision Restored | Herself | Documentary | |
| Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | Herself | Documentary | |
| Our Country USA to Z | Herself | Voice; short subject | |
| The Sophisticated Misfit | Herself | Documentary | |
| 2008 | Stream | Jodi Quinn | |
| Snow Buddies | Miss Mittens | Voice | |
| Descendants | Red Flower | Voice | |
| 2009 | Madea Goes to Jail | Herself | Cameo |
| Stream | Jodi | ||
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Stretch | Voice Nominated – IGN Movie Award for Best Ensemble Cast[1] |
| For Colored Girls | Alice | Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | |
| Teenage Paparazzo | Herself | ||
| New York Street Games | Herself | Documentary | |
| 2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven | God | |
| The Little Engine That Could | Tower | ||
| The Muppets | Herself | ||
| 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Bernadette Thompson | |
| Big Stone Gap | Fleeta | ||
| Top Five | Herself | ||
| A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Viola | ||
| TCB Baby | Dr. Reynolds | ||
| 2016 | A Warrior's Tail | Mom Jozee | Voice, English version |
| King of the Dancehall | Loretta Brixton | ||
| 2017 | 9/11 | Metzie | |
| 2018 | Furlough | Mrs. Stevens | |
| Nobody's Fool | Lola[2][3] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway | Various | TV special |
| Television Parts | Herself | ||
| 1986 | Moonlighting | Camille Brand | Episode: "Camille" Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series |
| 1987 | Carol, Carl, Whoopi, and Robin | Herself | TV special |
| 1988 | Whoopi Goldberg: Fontaine... Why Am I Straight? | Fontaine | TV movie; also writer |
| Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special | Herself | TV movie | |
| 1988–1993 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Guinan | 28 episodes |
| 1989 | My Past Is My Own | Mariah Johnston | TV movie Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special |
| Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration | Herself | TV movie | |
| 1990 | Tales from the Whoop: Hot Rod Brown Class Clown | Herself | TV movie; also executive producer Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special |
| 1990–1991 | Bagdad Cafe | Brenda | 15 episodes |
| 1990–1992 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Gaia, the Spirit of Earth (voice) | 60 episodes Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series |
| 1990–2001 | Sesame Street | Herself | 6 episodes |
| 1991 | Tales from the Crypt | Peligre / Herself | Episode: "Dead Wait" |
| A Different World | Dr. Jordan | Episode: "If I Should Die Before I Wake" Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | |
| 1992 | 34th Annual Grammy Awards | Herself (host) | TV special |
| Defenders of Dynatron City | Ms. Megawatt (voice) | TV short | |
| 1992–1993 | The Whoopi Goldberg Show | Herself (host) | 200 episodes |
| 1993 | Reading Rainbow | Herself | Episode: "Amazing Grace" |
| A Cool Like That Christmas | Mom / Irwin (voice) | TV movie | |
| 1994 | 66th Academy Awards | Herself (host) | TV special Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program |
| 1995 | The Sunshine Boys | Nurse | TV movie; uncredited cameo |
| 1995–1997 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Mother Gooseberg / Zenobia The Hoodoo Diva (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | 68th Academy Awards | Herself (host) | TV special Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program |
| 1997 | Tracey Takes On... | God | Episode: “Supernatural” |
| Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special | Mother Gooseberg (voice) | TV movie | |
| Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella | Queen Constantina | TV movie Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | |
| 1998 | A Knight in Camelot | Dr. Vivien Morgan | TV movie |
| The Nanny | Herself / Edna | 2 episodes | |
| 1998–2002 | The Hollywood Squares | Herself (center square) | Also producer Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show (1999–2002) |
| 1999 | 71st Academy Awards | Herself (host) | TV special |
| Alice in Wonderland | Cheshire Cat | TV movie | |
| Our Friend, Martin | Mrs. Peck (voice) | Video | |
| Jackie's Back | Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens | TV movie | |
| The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns | The Grand Banshee | 2 episodes | |
| 1999–2000 | Foxbusters | Ransome (voice) | 26 episodes |
| 2000 | Celebrity Dish | Herself | |
| 2001 | What Makes a Family | Terry Harrison | TV movie; also executive producer |
| The Weber Show | Herself | Episode: "...And Then the Sex Freaked Jack Out" | |
| Celebrity Deathmatch | Herself | Episode: "Celebrity Deathmatch Special Report" | |
| Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel | Herself (host) | TV movie Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special | |
| Call Me Claus | Lucy Cullins | TV movie; also executive producer | |
| 2001–2002 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Herself (voice) | Episode: "Lerapy" |
| 74th Academy Awards | Herself (host) | TV special | |
| My Fair Madeline | Miss Clavel (voice) | TV movie | |
| It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Daniel's 'Boss' | TV movie | |
| Absolutely Fabulous | Goldie | Episode: "Gay" | |
| 2003 | Liberty's Kids | Deborah Samson/Robert Shurtliff (voice) | 1 episode |
| The Disco Ball | Herself | TV special | |
| Good Fences | Mabel Spader | TV movie; also producer NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Nominated – Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series Nominated – Black Reel Award for Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series | |
| 2003–2004 | Whoopi | Mavis Rae | 22 episodes; also executive producer |
| 2004 | Whoopi's Littleburg | Mayor Whoopi | 3 episodes |
| Sesame Street | Herself | Episode: 4063 | |
| 2005 | Whoopi: Back to Broadway – The 20th Anniversary | Various | TV special; also executive producer and writer Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program |
| 2006 | Just for Kicks | Developer and executive producer | |
| Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy | Herself | Three-part British TV series | |
| So Notorious | MaMa Belle | Episode: "Cursed" | |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Chesley Watkins | Episode: "To the Bone" | |
| Everybody Hates Chris | Louise Clarkson | 2 episodes | |
| 2007–2009 | 30 Rock | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2007–present | The View | Herself | Moderator/co-host Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host (2009) Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host (2008, 2010–2011, 2014) Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (2016–2017) |
| 2008 | 62nd Tony Awards | Herself (host) | TV special Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program |
| A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa | Taxi Driver | TV movie | |
| Entourage | Herself | Episode: "Fire Sale" | |
| Life on Mars | Brother Lovebutter | Episode: "Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead"; uncredited cameo | |
| Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2008–2010 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | The Cleaner | Paulina Kmec | 3 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | The Electric Company | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Middle | Jane Marsh | Episode: "The Guidance Counselor" |
| Suburgatory | Yakult (voice) | Episode: "The Motherload" | |
| Robot Chicken | Various voices | Episode: "Choked on Multi-Colored Scarves" | |
| 666 Park Avenue | Maris Elder | Episode: "Hypnos" | |
| 2012–2014 | Glee | Carmen Tibideaux | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley | Herself | TV movie; also director, producer, narrator[4] Black Reel Award for Outstanding Television Documentary Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator |
| 2013–2014 | Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | Mrs. Rabbit (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Viola | TV movie Nominated – Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series Nominated – Black Reel Award for Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series |
| 2014–2016 | The 7D | Magic Mirror (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Nashville | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Janette Grayson[5] | Episode: "Institutional Fail" |
| 2016 | Strut | Executive producer[6] | |
| The Tick | Herself | Episode: "The Tick" | |
| Miles from Tomorrowland | The GameMaster (voice) | 4 episodes | |
| Nightcap | Herself | Episode: "Lice-Ism" | |
| Ask the Storybots | Tooth Fairy | Episode: "Why Do I Have to Brush My Teeth? | |
| 2016–2017 | Blue Bloods | City Council Speaker Regina Thomas | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | The Stinky & Dirty Show | Meg (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2017 | When We Rise | Pat Norman | 3 episodes |
| Animals. | Dorothy (voice) | Episode: "Dog." | |
| Descendants 2 | Ursula (voice) | TV movie | |
| 2018 | Instinct | Joan Ross[7] | 6 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Elena of Avalor | Lama (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Random Acts of Flyness | Officer Pearson | Episode: "Items outside the shelter but within reach" |
| BoJack Horseman | Mikayla (voice) | Episode: "The Light Bulb Scene" | |
| 2019 | Summer Camp Island | Barb (voice) | 3 episodes |
| Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Herself (voice) | Episode: "The Nightmare Ghost of Psychic U!" | |
| 2020 | Rupaul's Drag Race | Herself | 1 episode: Season 12, Guest Judge[8] |
| The Stand | Mother Abigail |
References
- "2010 IGN Award for Best Ensemble Cast". IGN. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- N'Duka, Amanda (2018-03-26). "Whoopi Goldberg Joins Tyler Perry's 'The List'". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- "Another movie role for Whoopi Goldberg with Tyler Perry's 'The List'". 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- "Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley". Home Box Office, Inc. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- Roots, Kimberly (2015-09-16). "'Law and Order: SVU' — Whoopi Goldberg to Guest-Star in Season 17". TVLine.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
- Yohannes, Alamin (August 9, 2016). "Oxygen's Trans Reality Show 'Strut' to Debut in September". NBC News. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- Roberts, Kimberly (March 13, 2018). "Whoopi Goldberg comes to primetime in 'Instinct'". Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ago, Christopher Rudolph 2h. "AOC, Robyn, and More RuVealed as "Drag Race" Season 12 Guest Judges". LOGO News. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
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