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My Take
Whoopi Goldberg, to me, is proof that comedy and gravity can live in the same performer without diluting either. An EGOT winner who can carry The Color Purple's anguish and Sister Act's joy with equal authority is vanishingly rare. What I admire most is how unguarded she stays — the New York kid who hustled her way up never disappeared behind the awards. Her stand-up roots give everything she does a directness that scripted Hollywood rarely allows. Decades in, she still feels like the sharpest, warmest voice in any room she enters, and that consistency impresses me more than any single trophy.
Overview
Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. She is one of 28 entertainers to receive the EGOT, consisting of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar (Academy Award), and a Tony Award. Her other accolades include a BAFTA and two Golden Globes.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Name (Japanese)
- ウーピー・ゴールドバーグ
- Reading
- うーぴー・ごーるどばーぐ
- Born
- November 13, 1955 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Goat
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 165 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / radio personality / singer-songwriter / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Washington Irving High School
- University
- New York University
Awards & achievements
- 1991 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 1985 Theatre World Award
- 2001 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
- 1986 Golden Globe Awards
- 2001 Crystal Award
- honorary doctor of Brandeis University
- Drama Desk Awards
- Emmy Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Color Purple | — | |
| Notable work | Ghost | — | |
| Notable work | Sister Act | — | |
| Notable work | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | — | |
| Notable work | The Whoopi Goldberg Show | — | |
| Notable work | Hollywood Squares | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.