Whoopi Goldberg
Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. A recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of 19 entertainers to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award. In 2001, she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.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).
On stage, Goldberg has starred in the Broadway revivals of Stephen Sondheim's musical ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' and August Wilson's play ''Ma Rainey's Black Bottom''. She won a Tony Award as a producer of the musical ''Thoroughly Modern Millie''. In 2011 she received her third Tony Award nomination for the stage adaptation of ''Sister Act'' (2011). On television, Goldberg portrayed Guinan in the science fiction series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1988–1993), and ''Star Trek: Picard'' (2022). Since 2007, she has co-hosted and moderated the daytime talk show ''The View'', for which she won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host. She has hosted the Academy Awards ceremony four times. Provided by Wikipedia
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