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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).
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 | |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
| 2018 | Furlough | Mrs. Stevens | |
| Nobody's Fool | Lola | ||
| 2019 | The Most Magnificent Thing | The Narrator | Voice role; Short film |
| 2022 | Luck | The Captain | Voice role |
| Till | Alma Carthan | Producer | |
| My Father's Dragon | Cat | Voice role | |
| 2023 | Atrabilious | Andrea Hart | |
| Ezra | Jayne | ||
| The Color Purple | Midwife | Cameo | |
| 2024 | Outlaw Posse | Stagecoach Mary | |
| Babes | Dawn's Breasts | Voice role |
Documentary
| 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
| 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 |
| 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 | Episode: "Institutional Fail" |
| 2016 | Strut | Executive producer | |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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" |
| TBA | Soapdish | Rose Schwartz | Executive producer; Recurring cast |
| Anansi Boys | Bird Woman | Recurring cast |
Theatre
| 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 |
| 2024–2025 | Annie | Miss Hannigan | Limited engagement as part of the US National Tour at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. December 4, 2024–January 5, 2025. |
Video game
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Quest for the Code | Moldy | Voice |
References
- Scheck, Frank (March 14, 2017). "A Very Sordid Wedding: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- N'Duka, Amanda (March 26, 2018). "Whoopi Goldberg Joins Tyler Perry's 'The List'". Deadline. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "Another movie role for Whoopi Goldberg with Tyler Perry's 'The List'". March 20, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- Szklarski, Cassandra (October 8, 2019). "Children's book 'Most Magnificent Thing' jumps to the screen with short film". CityNews. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- Giardina, Carolyn (June 10, 2021). "Whoopi Goldberg to Voice A Lead Role in Animated 'Luck'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- 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.
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