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WHOOPI GOLDBERG
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WHOOPI GOLDBERG
Whoopi Goldberg can be counted among the
very short list of “EGOT” artists, those who
have earned all four of the major performance
awards—Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony—in the
United States. First she won a Grammy Award in
for the recording of her eponymous come-
dy show on Broadway, making her the second
of only three women in Grammy history to win
the comedy trophy.
at same year, she won a
Golden Globe for Best Actress in
e Color
Purple
, and she won a second Golden Globe for
her supporting role in
Ghost
, which also earned
her an Oscar in
. Goldberg completed the
EGOT in
with an Emmy Award as host
of AMC’s
Beyond Tara:
e Extraordinary Life
of Hattie McDaniel
and a Tony as a producer of
Best Musical winner
oroughly Modern Millie
.
She would win a second Emmy in
as co-
host of
e View
. Goldberg has appeared in such
lms as
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
,
Sister Act
,
Corrina,
Corrina
,
Boys on the Side
,
Eddie
,
e Associate
,
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
,
Girl, Interrupt-
ed
, and
Rat Race
, and she has voiced characters
in the animated features
e Lion King
,
Racing
Stripes
,
Doogal
, and
Everyone’s Hero
. She pro-
duced the documentary short
Coach
about C.
Vivian Stringer for ESPN’s “Nine for IX” se-
ries, and she made her directorial debut with
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
, which
premiered at the
Tribeca Film Festival. On
television, Goldberg has appeared on
Star Trek:
e Next Generation
, both a late-night talk show
and a sitcom named a er her,
It’s a Very Merry
Muppet Christmas Movie
, and Showtime’s
Good
Fences
in addition to co-hosting
e View
. She
also recently had recurring roles on
Park
Avenue
and
Glee
. Goldberg published her rst
children’s book,
Alice
, in
and launched the
“Sugar Plum Ballerinas” young readers series in
. She has also authored books for adults, in-
cluding the bestseller
Book
and, most recently,
Is It Just Me?
and
If Someone Says ‘You Complete
Me,’ Run
. Whoopi Goldberg is making her Ra-
vinia debut.
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