Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
Goldberg began her career on stage in 1983 with her one-woman show, Spook Show, which transferred to Broadway under the title Whoopi Goldberg, running from 1984 to 1985. She won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for the recording of the show. Her film breakthrough came in 1985 with her role as Celie, a mistreated woman in the Deep South, in Steven Spielberg's period drama film The Color Purple, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. For her role as an eccentric psychic in the romantic fantasy film Ghost (1990), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a second Golden Globe Award. She starred in the comedy Sister Act (1992) and its sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), becoming the highest-paid actress at the time. She also starred in Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), Clara's Heart (1988), Soapdish (1991), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), and Till (2022). She also is known for voicing roles in The Lion King (1994), and Toy Story 3 (2010).
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The 12th annual “Night of a Thousand Judys” – the Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center written and hosted by Justin Elizabeth Sayre – will be performed at Joe’s Pub. Learn more about the event and see how to purchase tickets.
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National Dance Institute (NDI) will return to the Ziegfeld Ballroom for its Annual Gala on Monday, April 15, 2024.
On the heels of a record-setting Garden of Laughs fundraiser, the annual Garden of Dreams Talent Show will return to Radio City Music Hall on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 7:00PM.
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Broadway Licensing Global has acquired all works by playwright and actor, John Leguizamo. Learn more aboutt he titles here!
The honorees have been revealed for the WP Theater 2024 Annual Gala, which include Sutton Foster, LaChanze, and Anne Quart. The event will be hosted by Eden Espinosa at The Edison Ballroom on Monday, May 20, 2024.
Whoopi Goldberg has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.
Whoopi Goldberg has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
Whoopi Goldberg's first West End show was Sister Act which opened in 2009
Whoopi Goldberg has been nominated for several awards in the theater world, including Unique Contribution to the Theatre at the Drama League Awards, Best Musical at the Tony Awards for "Sister Act" and "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for Whoopi Goldberg, Best Debut Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Whoopi Goldberg, and Performance at the Theatre World Awards for Whoopi Goldberg.
Whoopi Goldberg has won several awards for her contributions to the theatre, including the Unique Contribution to the Theatre from the Drama League Awards, Best Musical at the Tony Awards for Thoroughly Modern Millie, Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Debut Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and a Performance award from the Theatre World Awards.
Whoopi Goldberg has written 1 shows including Whoopi (Playwright).
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