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The story behind Whoopi Goldberg ’s name came straight from a real-life experience. “Once I started getting parts in plays, I wanted a name that sounded more interesting. Caryn Johnson wasn ...
Whoopi Goldberg's stage name has quite the back story. The 68-year-old performer, whose birth name is Caryn Elaine Johnson, says she initially planned to go by the name "Whoopi Cushione" in the ...
Whoopi Goldberg. Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), [1][2][3] known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (/ ˈwʊpi /), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. [4][5] A recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of 19 entertainers to receive the complete EGOT series of awards (i.e., an Emmy Award, Grammy ...
Whoopi Goldberg on screen and stage. Goldberg at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. 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).
Whoopi Goldberg detailed the darkest parts of her life in her new book, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me, dedicated to her late mother, Emma Harris, and late brother, Clyde K. Johnson.
Corrina, Corrina is a 1994 American comedy-drama film set in the Los Angeles suburbs of the 1950s about a widower (Ray Liotta) who hires a housekeeper/nanny (Whoopi Goldberg) to care for his daughter (Tina Majorino). It was written and directed by Jessie Nelson, in her feature film directing debut. It was the final film in which Don Ameche ...
Actress Whoopi Goldberg with Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Mark Hatfield, Representative Joseph Kennedy II and fellow actor Robin Williams in 1990. Following the departure of Denise Crosby from the role of Tasha Yar during the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, established actress Whoopi Goldberg believed there was a vacancy for a female actress on the series. [2]
Whoopi Goldberg discusses her new memoir, 'Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me,' her political activism and her Broadway aspirations.