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Whoopi Goldberg is an American actor, 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.

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Citizen: I'm Not Losing My Mind, I'm Giving It Away
1985 The Color Purple Celie Harris Johnson
1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash Teresa "Terry" Doolittle
1987 Burglar Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr
Fatal Beauty Detective Rita Rizzoli
1988 The Telephone Vashti Blue
Clara's Heart Clara Mayfield
1989 Comicitis Herself Short subject
Beverly Hills Brats Cameo
Homer and Eddie Eddie Cervi
1990 Ghost Oda Mae Brown
The Long Walk Home Odessa Cotter
1991 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
The Player Detective Susan Avery
Sarafina! Mary Masembuko
1993 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 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
1994 The Lion King Shenzi Voice role
The Little Rascals Buckwheat's Mom
Corrina, Corrina Corrina Washington
Star Trek Generations Guinan Uncredited
The Pagemaster Fantasy Voice role
1995 Boys on the Side Jane DeLuca
Moonlight and Valentino Sylvie Morrow
Theodore Rex Katie Coltrane
1996 Eddie Edwina "Eddie" Franklin
Bordello of Blood Hospital Patient Uncredited
Bogus Harriet Franklin
The Associate Laurel Ayres / Robert S. Cutty
Ghosts of Mississippi Myrlie Evers
1997 A Christmas Carol The Ghost of Christmas Present Voice role
Destination Anywhere "Cabbie"
In the Gloaming Nurse Myrna
In & Out Herself Uncredited
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn Herself Special appearance
1998 Titey The Iceberg Voice role
Alegría Baby Clown
A Knight in Camelot Dr. Vivien Morgan / Sir Boss
How Stella Got Her Groove Back Delilah Abraham
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie Stormella, The Evil Ice Queen Voice role
The Rugrats Movie Ranger Margaret
Alice in Wonderland Cheshire Cat
1999 The Deep End of Ocean Detective Candace "Candy" Bliss
Girl, Interrupted Valerie Owens, R.N.
2000 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Judge Cameo Uncredited
More Dogs Than Bones Cleo
2001 Golden Dreams Calafia, the Queen of California / Narrator Short subject
Kingdom Come Raynelle Slocumb
Monkeybone Death
Rat Race Vera Baker
The Hollywood Sign Woman at Funeral Cameo
Call Me Claus Lucy Cullin
2002 Showboy Herself Cameo
My Fair Madeline Miss Clavel Voice role
Star Trek: Nemesis Guinan Uncredited
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie The Boss
2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead Herself
Bitter Jester
Beyond the Skyline Short subject
Blizzard Blizzard Voice role
2004 Pinocchio 3000 Cyberina
SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 Herself
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
The Lion King 1½ Shenzi Voice role; Direct-to-video
2005 Racing Stripes Frannie Voice role
Doogal Ermintrude The Cow
2006 Everyone's Hero Darlin'
2007 Farce of the Penguins Helen
Homie Spumoni Thelma
If I Had Known I Was a Genius Mrs. Reed
2008 Snow Buddies Miss Mittens Voice role
Descendants Red Flower
2009 Madea Goes to Jail Herself Cameo
Stream Jodi Short subject
2010 Toy Story 3 Stretch Voice role
For Colored Girls Alice
Teenage Paparazzo Herself
2011 A Little Bit of Heaven God
The Little Engine That Could Tower Voice role
The Muppets Herself
2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Bernadette Thompson
Big Stone Gap Fleeta
Top Five Herself
TCB Baby Dr. Reynolds
2016 A Warrior's Tail Mom Jozee Voice role; English version
King of the Dancehall Loretta Brixton
2017 9/11 Metzie
Yamasong: March of the Hollows Yari
Gilbert Herself
A Very Sordid Wedding Priest Cameo[1]
2018 Furlough Mrs. Stevens
Nobody's Fool Lola[2][3]
2019 The Most Magnificent Thing The Narrator[4] Voice role; Short film
2022 Luck The Captain Voice role[5]
Till Alma Carthan Producer
My Father's Dragon Cat Voice role
2023 Atrabilious Andrea Hart [6]
Ezra Jayne [7]
The Color Purple Midwife Cameo
2024 Outlaw Posse Stagecoach Mary [8]
Babes Dawn's Breasts Voice role

Documentary

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 Wisecracks Herself Documentary
1992 The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1994 Liberation The Narrator
1995 The Celluloid Closet Herself
1997 Pitch Documentary, uncredited
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film Host / The Narrator Documentary
1998 Junket Whore Herself
1999 Get Bruce
2000 A Second Chance at Life The Narrator
2002 Searching for Debra Winger Herself
2003 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives The Narrator
2004 The N-Word Herself
2005 The Aristocrats
2006 The Life of Nat King Cole
2008 Nuremberg: A Vision Restored
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Our Country USA to Z Voice; short subject
The Sophisticated Misfit Documentary
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins The Narrator
2010 New York Street Games Herself
2011 Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey The Narrator
2013 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic Herself
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley HBO documentary
2016 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week Television documentary
2017 The Problem with Apu Television special
Sammy Davis Jr: I've Gotta Be Me Television documentary
The Gospel According to André Documentary
2018 Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind HBO documentary
Mr. Rogers: It's You I Like PBS documentary
2021 Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It Documentary
2021 JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
2022 Butterfly in the Sky Documentary; also executive producer

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway Various TV special
Television Parts Herself
1986 Moonlighting Camille Brand Episode: "Camille"
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 special
1988–1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation Guinan 28 episodes
1989 My Past Is My Own Mariah Johnston Television movie
Kiss Shot Sarah Collins
Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration Herself
1990 Tales from the Whoop: Hot Rod Brown Class Clown Television movie; also executive producer
1990–1991 Bagdad Cafe Brenda 15 episodes
1990–1992 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Gaia, The Spirit of Earth Voice; 60 episodes
1990–2001 Sesame Street Herself 6 episodes
1991 Chez Whoopi Herself HBO standup special
Tales from the Crypt Peligre / Herself Episode: "Dead Wait"
A Different World Dr. Jordan Episode: "If I Should Die Before I Wake"
1992 34th Annual Grammy Awards Herself (host) Television special
Defenders of Dynatron City Ms. Megawatt Voice; Television 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; Television movie
1994 66th Academy Awards Herself (host) TV special
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) Television special, ABC
1997 Tracey Takes On... God Episode: "Supernatural"
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special Mother Gooseberg Voice; Television movie
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella Queen Constantina Television movie
1998 A Knight in Camelot Dr. Vivien Morgan Television movie
The Nanny Herself / Edna 2 episodes
Saturday Night Live Iceberg (voice) Episode: "Steve Buscemi/Third Eye Blind"
1998–2002 The Hollywood Squares Herself (center square) Also producer
1999 71st Academy Awards Herself (host) Television special, ABC
Alice in Wonderland Cheshire Cat Television movie
Our Friend, Martin Mrs. Peck Voice; Video
Jackie's Back Jackie's Sister Television movie
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns The Grand Banshee 2 episodes
1999–2000 Foxbusters Ransome Voice; all 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 Episode: "Celebrity Deathmatch Special Report"
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel Herself (host) TV movie
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) Television special, ABC
My Fair Madeline Miss Clavel Voice, Television movie
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Daniel's 'Boss' Television movie
Absolutely Fabulous Goldie Episode: "Gay"
2003 Liberty's Kids Deborah Samson
Robert Shurtliff 		Voice; 1 episode
The Disco Ball Herself Television special
Good Fences Mabel Spader Television movie; also producer
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
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
2007–
present 		The View Herself Moderator/co-host
2008 62nd Tony Awards Herself (host) TV special
A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa Taxi Driver Television movie
Entourage Herself Episode: "Fire Sale"
Life on Mars Brother Lovebutter Season 1 - Episode 5
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[9]
2013–2014 Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Mrs. Rabbit Voice; 3 episodes
2014 A Day Late and a Dollar Short Viola Television movie
2014–2016 The 7D Magic Mirror Voice; Recurring role
Nashville Herself 2 episodes
2015 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Janette Grayson[10] Episode: "Institutional Fail"
2016 Strut Executive producer[11]
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?"
2016–2020 Blue Bloods Regina Thomas 3 episodes[12]
2016–2019 The Stinky & Dirty Show Meg Voice; 10 episodes
2017 When We Rise Pat Norman 3 episodes
Animals. Dorothy Voice; Episode: "Dog."
Descendants 2 Ursula Voice; Television movie
2017–2018 The Graham Norton Show Herself 2 episodes
2018 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Good Witch Episode: "Chadwick Boseman/Strangest Things"
Random Acts of Flyness Officer Pearson Episode: "Items outside the shelter but within reach"
Instinct Joan Ross[13] 6 episodes
BoJack Horseman Mikayla Voice; Episode: "The Light Bulb Scene"
2018–2020 Elena of Avalor Lama Voice; 3 episodes
2019 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? Herself Voice; Episode: "The Nightmare Ghost of Psychic U!"
2019–2023 Summer Camp Island Barb Voice; Recurring character, 16 episodes
2020 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself 2 episodes: season 12, guest Judge[14]
2020–2021 The Stand Mother Abagail Freemantle Limited series, 8 episodes
2020 Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine Whoopi Goldberg Voice; Television special
2020–present The Con Whoopi Goldberg Narrator; 15 episodes
2021 Staged Mary 3 episodes
The George Lucas Talk Show Herself Episode: "AmAIRican GrabBuddies"
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. Poundcakes Voice; Episode: "If Saturday Be... for the Boys!"
Tuca & Bertie The Narrator Voice; Episode: "The Flood"
Bubble Guppies Pirate Myra Voice; Episode: "The Holiday Pirates!"
2021–2023 Godfather of Harlem Miss Willa 3 episodes
Harlem Dr. Elise Pruitt 9 episodes
2022 Star Trek: Picard Guinan 2 episodes
Amphibia Mother Olm Voice; 3 episodes
Caught in His Web Executive producer
A New Orleans Noel Executive producer
2023 The Conners Ms. Glen Episode: "The Contra Hearings and The Midnight Gambler"
2024 Hacks Herself Episode: "Join the Club"[15]
TBA Soapdish Rose Schwartz Executive producer; Recurring cast[16]
Anansi Boys Bird Woman Recurring cast[17]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
1984 Whoopi Goldberg Herself Also writer
1996 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Prologus; Pseudolus
2001–07 Golden Dreams Califa Voice role only
2002 Thoroughly Modern Millie Producer
2003 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ma Rainey Also producer
2004 Whoopi Herself Also writer
2008 Xanadu Calliope/Aphrodite
2010 Sister Act Mother Superior West End; also produced show on Broadway
2019 Into the Woods The Giant's Wife Pre-recorded voice for the Hollywood Bowl

Video game

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Quest for the Code Moldy Voice

References

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  1. ^ Scheck, Frank (March 14, 2017). "A Very Sordid Wedding: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  2. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (March 26, 2018). "Whoopi Goldberg Joins Tyler Perry's 'The List'". Deadline. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Another movie role for Whoopi Goldberg with Tyler Perry's 'The List'". March 20, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Szklarski, Cassandra (October 8, 2019). "Children's book 'Most Magnificent Thing' jumps to the screen with short film". CityNews. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (June 10, 2021). "Whoopi Goldberg to Voice A Lead Role in Animated 'Luck'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Grobar, Matt (November 9, 2022). "William Atticus Parker's Sophomore Film 'Atrabilious' Toplined By Leon Addison Brown With Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Wright, More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  7. ^ Grobar, Matt (September 15, 2022). "Bobby Cannavale, Robert De Niro, Rose Byrne, Vera Farmiga, Rainn Wilson & Whoopi Goldberg Board Tony Goldwyn-Directed 'Inappropriate Behavior'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  8. ^ Grobar, Matt (November 9, 2022). "Whoopi Goldberg, Cedric The Entertainer, Edward James Olmos & More Join Quiver Western 'Outlaws' Directed By & Starring Mario Van Peebles". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley". Home Box Office, Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  10. ^ Roots, Kimberly (September 16, 2015). "'Law and Order: SVU' — Whoopi Goldberg to Guest-Star in season 17". TVLine.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  11. ^ Yohannes, Alamin (August 9, 2016). "Oxygen's Trans Reality Show 'Strut' to Debut in September". NBC News. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  12. ^ "Triumph Over Trauma". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  13. ^ Roberts, Kimberly (March 13, 2018). "Whoopi Goldberg comes to primetime in 'Instinct'". Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  14. ^ Rudolph, Christopher. "AOC, Robyn, and More RuVealed as 'Drag Race' Season 12 Guest Judges". LOGO News. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  15. ^ "Every Cameo & Guest Star In Hacks Season 3". ScreenRant. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  16. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 10, 2022). "NAACP-CBS Venture Sets Slate: 'Soapdish' Series with Whoopi Goldberg, Comedies Starring DL Hughley & Earthquake, Little Rock Nine Limited Series & More". Deadline.
  17. ^ Petski, Denise (April 7, 2022). "'Anansi Boys': Whoopi Goldberg To Play Bird Woman In Neil Gaiman's Series Adaptation For Prime Video". Deadline. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
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