In 2002, Whoopi Goldberg became one of a very elite group of artists who have won the Grammy (Whoopi Goldberg, 1985), the Academy Award (Ghost, 1991), the Golden Globe (The Color Purple, 1985 and Ghost, 1991), the Emmy (as host of AMC’s Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel, 2002) and a Tony (Producer of Thoroughly Modern Millie, 2002).
Whoopi made her motion picture debut in Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple. Whoopi has also appeared in films such as Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Burglar, Sister Act, The Long Walk Home, Clara's Heart, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Boys on the Side, and Girl, Interrupted. She also voiced characters in the animated films The Lion King and Racing Stripes.
On television, Whoopi appeared for five seasons on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and hosted her own syndicated late-night talk show. She starred in the NBC sitcom, Whoopi, which she also executive produced. She produced and appeared on Nick Jr.’s Whoopi’s Littleburg and currently appears as moderator on ABC’s long-running talk show The View.
As she has in every other facet of her career, Whoopi has made her mark as a producer. She executive produced the Lifetime original drama series Strong Medicine, the highest-rated drama created for basic cable in 2001 and the first cable show to go into syndication. From 1998 through 2002, she executive produced and appeared in the center square on the Emmy Award-winning Hollywood Squares. Whoopi also executive produced the hit Broadway musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, which won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
