Whoopi Goldberg was born in the Chelsea section of Manhattan in 1955 as Caryn Elaine Johnson. She worked in a funeral parlor and as a bricklayer while taking small parts on Broadway. She moved to California and worked with improv groups, including Spontaneous Combustion, and developed her skills as a stand-up comedienne. She came to prominence doing an HBO special and a one-woman show as Moms Mabley. She has been known in her prosperous career as a unique and socially conscious talent with a ...[Read Story]
"30 Rock"The Rural Juror
(2007)
Don Rickles Documentary
(2007)
"Girls Who Do: Comedy"
(2006)
Farce of the Penguins
(2006)
Comic Relief 2006
(2006)
"African American Lives"
(2006)
Doogal
(2006)
Mississippi Rising
(2005)
The Aristocrats
(2005)
"Whoopi"The Last Dance
(2004)
"Whoopi"No Sex in the City
(2004)
Declaration of Independence
(2003)
"Whoopi"
(2003)
"Freedom: A History of Us"
(2003)
The 56th Annual Tony Awards
(2002)
Showboy
(2002)
America: A Tribute to Heroes
(2001)
More Dogs Than Bones
(2000)
"Celebrity Dish"
(2000)
"Thursday Night with Oscar!"
(1999)
Our Friend, Martin
(1999)
Alice in Wonderland
(1999)
"The Nanny"Making Whoopi
(1998)
"The Nanny"The Pre-Nup
(1998)
