Whoopi Goldberg

Actor and producer, also writer and director · Born November 13, 1955 (70) · New York City, New York, USA

Oscar winner · 2 Golden Globes · BAFTA Award winner · 2 other major award bodies

Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, and talk show host. Goldberg made her film debut in The Color Purple (1985) playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her first Golden Globe Award for her role in the film. In 1990, she starred as Oda Mae Brown, a psychic helping a slain man (Patrick Swayze) find his killer in the blockbuster film Ghost. This performance won her a second Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Notable later films include Sister Act and Sister Act 2, The Lion King, Made in America, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Girl, Interrupted and Rat Race. She is also acclaimed for her roles as the bartender Guinan in Star Trek: The Next Generation and as Terry Dolittle in Jumpin' Jack Flash. Her latest role is the voice of Stretch in Toy Story 3. Goldberg has been nominated for 13 Emmy Awards for her work in television. She was co-producer of the popular game show Hollywood Squares from 1998 to 2004. She has been the moderator of the daytime talk show The View since 2007. Goldberg has a Grammy, two Emmys, two Golden Globes, a Tony, and an Oscar. In addition, Goldberg has a British Academy Film Award, four People's Choice Awards and has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: November 13, 1955 (70)
From: New York City, New York, USA
Works as: Actor and producer, also writer and director
Titles: 170 on MovieCove · 234 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Whoopi Goldberg's films like?

Across their 138 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy43 titles33^rd

Documentary35 titles82^nd

Drama17 titles66^th

Animation16 titles43^rd

Action6 titles19^th

Adventure4 titles38^th

Biography2 titles91^st

Family2 titles51^st

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

24%

Bonds

21%

Society

20%

Morality

11%

Ideas

Survival

Power

Family bonds32 Community37 Identity27 Justice21 Self-worth18 Purpose18 Friendship16 Romantic love13

What they feel like to watch

their average across 126 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 9 · Wry 3 · Earnest 113

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 82 · Serious 28 · Dark 16

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 85 · Stylized 25 · Heightened 16

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 64 · Charged 47 · Intense 15

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 83 · Shifting 32 · Whiplash 11

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 39 · Some laughs 51 · Funny 36

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 72 · Even-paced 49 · Relentless 5

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 91 · Engaged 33 · Full focus 2

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 77 · Affecting 24 · Heavy 25

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 113 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

65 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 65 analyzed roles.

Hero

16 of 65

Mentor

15 of 65

Ally

11 of 65

Shadow

6 of 65

Herald

6 of 65

Shapeshifter

5 of 65

Trickster

4 of 65

Threshold guardian

2 of 65

Show the 65 roles

Shapeshifteras Surfer Chick in Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985)
Tricksteras Fontaine in Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985)
Heroas Celie in The Color Purple (1985)
Heroas Terry Doolittle in Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Heroas Bernice Rhodenbarr in Burglar (1987)
Heroas Rita Rizzoli in Fatal Beauty (1987)
Heroas Vashti Blue in The Telephone (1988)
Tricksteras Fontaine in Whoopi Goldberg: Fontaine... Why Am I Straight (1988)
Shadowas Clara Mayfield in Clara's Heart (1988)
Shapeshifteras Fontaine in Whoopi Goldberg: Fontaine... Why Am I Straight (1988)
Mentoras Clara Mayfield in Clara's Heart (1988)
Shadowas Eddie Cervi in Homer and Eddie (1989)
Allyas Eddie Cervi in Homer and Eddie (1989)
Heroas Odessa Cotter in The Long Walk Home (1990)
Mentoras Gaia in Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
Mentoras Rose Schwartz in Soapdish (1991)
Mentoras Mary Masembuko in Sarafina! (1992)
Heroas Ms. Megawatt in Defenders of Dynatron City (1992)
Heroas Deloris in Sister Act (1992)
Heroas Deloris in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Mentoras Deloris in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Mentoras Sarah Mathews in Made in America (1993)
Allyas Fantasy in The Pagemaster (1994)
Heroas Katie Coltrane in Theodore Rex (1995)
Heroas Jane in Boys on the Side (1995)
Allyas Sylvie Morrow in Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
Shapeshifteras Harriet Franklin in Bogus (1996)
Heroas Eddie in Eddie (1996)
Mentoras Myrlie Evers in Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
Heroas Laurel in The Associate (1996)
Tricksteras Robert Cutty in The Associate (1996)
Mentoras Spirit of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol (1997)
Allyas Nurse Myrna in In the Gloaming (1997)
Shadowas Stormella - The Evil Ice Queen in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
Heraldas Delilah Abraham in How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
Heroas Dr. Vivien Morgan in A Knight in Camelot (1998)
Heraldas Mrs. Peck in Our Friend, Martin (1999)
Heraldas Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland (1999)
Threshold guardianas Valerie in Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Mentoras Candy in The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
Shadowas Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens in Jackie's Back! (1999)
Mentoras The Grand Banshee in The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)
Threshold guardianas Death in Monkeybone (2001)
Allyas Terry Harrison in What Makes a Family (2001)
Heroas Lucy Cullins in Call Me Claus (2001)
Mentoras Miss Clavel in Madeline: My Fair Madeline (2002)
Allyas Mabel Spader in Good Fences (2003)
Shapeshifteras Blizzard in Blizzard (2003)
Heraldas Cyberina in Pinocchio 3000 (2003)
Shadowas Shenzi in The Lion King 1½ (2004)
Tricksteras Fontaine in Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary (2005)
Shapeshifteras Fontaine / Lurleen / The Cripple in Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary (2005)
Allyas Darlin' in Everyone's Hero (2006)
Allyas Ermintrude in Doogal (2006)
Shadowas Mom in If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007)
Mentoras Paulina Kmec in The Cleaner (2008)
Allyas God in A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
Mentoras Tower in The Little Engine That Could (2011)
Heroas Viola in A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014)
Allyas Metzie in 9/11 (2017)
Mentoras Lola in Nobody's Fool (2018)
Mentoras Mother Abagail Freemantle in The Stand (2020)
Heraldas Narrator in JFK: Destiny Betrayed (2021)
Allyas Alma Carthan in Till (2022)
Heraldas Mildred in Leopardi&Co. (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

Joyful

Hopeful

Tense

Melancholic

Other

125

How their films linger

Hopeful84 Feel-good62 Fun27 Thought-provoking26 Bittersweet21 Rousing18

How their films end · 11 with a twist

Happy69
Bittersweet47
Tragic2
Ambiguous17
Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Whoopi Goldberg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 116 of their 170 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (36).

Also on these channels

Shout! TV7 titles, show their 7 titles on Shout! TV
Howdy5 titles, show their 5 titles on Howdy
Wonder Project3 titles, show their 3 titles on Wonder Project
Ameba2 titles, show their 2 titles on Ameba
Sony Pictures Core2 titles, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
BritBox1 title, show their title on BritBox
Cinemax1 title, show their title on Cinemax
Eros Now1 title, show their title on Eros Now
IndieFlix1 title, show their title on IndieFlix
Kartoon Channel1 title, show their title on Kartoon Channel
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Subscription and free streaming for Whoopi Goldberg's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

234 credits, 170 with a MovieCove page; 192 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Showing 234 of the first 406 loaded · 426 in total

Captain Zero: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)
Executive Producer · as (voice)
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
as (voice)
Kevin(2026)
Show 8 episodes · as Cupcake (voice)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Leopardi&Co.(2025)
Executive Producer · as Mildred
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
ASALI: Power of the Pollinators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Galbanum (voice)
Flower of the Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Storyteller (voice)
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Thanks
Number One on the Call Sheet(2025)
Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Self
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Atrabilious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Dr. Andrea Hart
Ezra(2023)
as Jayne
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Babes(2024)
as Dawn's Breasts
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Butterfly in the Sky(2022)
Executive Producer · as Self
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Outlaw Posse(2024)
as Stagecoach Mary
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Color Purple(2023)
as Midwife (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Three Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as (Narration)
A New Orleans Noel(2022)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
My Father's Dragon(2022)
as Cat (voice)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Till(2022)
Producer · as Alma
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Luck(2022)
as Captain (voice)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Caught in His Web(2022)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Harlem(2021)
Show 9 episodes · as Dr. Elise Pruitt
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
M.O.D.O.K.(2021)
Show 1 episode · as Marian Pouncy / Poundcakes (voice)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Hacks(2021)
Show 2 episodes · as Whoopi Goldberg
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Stand(2020)
Show 9 episodes · as Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine(2020)
as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Narrator
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Whoopi Goldberg
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as The Mother / The Ancient Booer
Staged(2020)
Show 3 episodes · as Mary
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Actor
Star Trek: Picard(2020)
Show 2 episodes · as Guinan
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU(2020)
as (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Godfather of Harlem(2019)
Show 5 episodes · as Miss Willa
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Most Magnificent Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?(2019)
Show 1 episode · as Whoopi Goldberg (voice)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Amphibia(2019)
Show 3 episodes · as Mother Olm (voice)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Master of Dark Shadows(2019)
Actor
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Waldo on Weed(2019)
Producer
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Nobody's Fool(2018)
as Lola
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Random Acts of Flyness(2018)
Show 1 episode · as Police Officer
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Summer Camp Island(2018)
Show 16 episodes · as Barb (voice)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Furlough(2018)
as Moms
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Host
Yamasong: March of the Hollows(2017)
as Yari (voice)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
9/11(2017)
as Metzie
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Descendants 2(2017)
as Ursula (voice) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
A Very Sordid Wedding(2017)
as Abernatha Coleman
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
When We Rise(2017)
Show 4 episodes · as Pat Norman
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
King of the Dancehall(2016)
as Loretta Brixton
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Gayle Morgenstern
Strut(2016)
Show Creator · Producer
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Stinky & Dirty Show(2015)
Show 2 episodes · as Meg (voice)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
The Tick(2016)
Show 1 episode · as Whoopi Goldberg
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Ask the StoryBots(2016)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(2015)
Show 4 episodes · as Good Witch · as Self - Guest
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Black Dog, Red Dog(2015)
as Calliope
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Top Five(2014)
as Whoopi Goldberg
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Big Stone Gap(2014)
as Fleeta Mullins
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
BoJack Horseman(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Mikhaela (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2014)
as Bernadette Thompson
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The 7D(2014)
Show 6 episodes · as Magic Mirror (voice)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
A Day Late and a Dollar Short(2014)
Producer · as Viola
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Rabbit (voice)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Guinan
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Guinan (archive footage)
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley(2013)
Director · Executive Producer · Producer · as Self
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Contradictions of Fair Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Narrator
Python Legs! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Actor
The Muppets(2011)
as Whoopi Goldberg
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey(2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Suburgatory(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Yakult (voice)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Little Engine That Could(2011)
as The Tower (voice)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
A Little Bit of Heaven(2011)
as God
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Bubble Guppies(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Pirate Myra (voice)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Wow, I Never Knew That!(2011)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
For Colored Girls(2010)
as Alice / White
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Blue Bloods(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Regina Thomas
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift(2010)
as (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Toy Story 3(2010)
as Stretch (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
See You in September(2010)
as Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Head Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 7 episodes · Producer
The Middle(2009)
Show 1 episode · as Jane Marsh
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Journey to the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Narrator (voice)
Kambakkht Ishq(2009)
as Whoopi Goldberg
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Glee(2009)
Show 6 episodes · as Carmen Tibideaux
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Van Der Vorst Ziet Sterren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Stream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Jodi Quinn
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa(2008)
as Taxi Driver
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Descendants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Red Flower (voice)
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Actor
Snow Buddies(2008)
as Miss Mittens (voice)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Cleaner(2008)
Show as Paulina Kmec
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
The Word According to Whoopi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 1 episode · Creator · Executive Producer · as Herself
The Naked Brothers Band(2007)
Show 1 episode · as Whoopi Goldberg
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows
If I Had Known I Was a Genius(2007)
as Mom
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Farce of the Penguins(2006)
as Helen (voice)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Comic Relief 2006 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Actor
30 Rock(2006)
Show 2 episodes · as Whoopi Goldberg
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Homie Spumoni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Thelma
Everyone's Hero(2006)
as Darlin' (voice)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Just for Kicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 13 episodes · Creator · Producer
So NoTORIous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · as MaMa Belle
Doogal(2006)
as Ermintrude (voice)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Everybody Hates Chris(2005)
Show 2 episodes · as Louise Clarkson
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood(2004)
as Whoopi Goldberg
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary(2005)
Producer · Writer · as Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Racing Stripes(2005)
as Franny (voice)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Lion King 1½(2004)
as Shenzi (voice)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2(2003)
as Whoopi Goldberg
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Entourage(2004)
Show 1 episode · as Whoopi Goldberg
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Pinocchio 3000(2003)
as Cyberina (voice)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Whoopi's Littleburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
The Piano Man's Daughter(2003)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Whoopi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 22 episodes · Producer · as Mavis Rae
New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Voice
Blizzard(2003)
as Blizzard (voice)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Pauly Shore Is Dead(2003)
as Whoopi Goldberg
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives(2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Good Fences(2003)
Producer · as Mabel Spader
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Star Trek: Nemesis(2002)
as Guinan (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie(2002)
as Daniel's 'Boss'
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Madeline: My Fair Madeline(2002)
as Miss Clavel (voice)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Hollywood Sign(2001)
as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Liberty's Kids(2002)
Show 40 episodes · as Robert Shirtliff (voice)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
Call Me Claus(2001)
Executive Producer · as Lucy Cullins
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Ruby's Bucket of Blood(2001)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)
Show 1 episode · as Chesley Watkins
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Rat Race(2001)
as Vera Baker
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Kingdom Come(2001)
as Raynelle Slocumb
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Monkeybone(2001)
as Death
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Golden Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Califia, the Queen of California
What Makes a Family(2001)
Executive Producer · as Terry Harrison
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Weber Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 1 episode · as Whoopi Goldberg
Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 132 episodes · Creator · Producer · as Dr. Lydia Emerson
More Dogs Than Bones(2000)
as Cléo
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle(2000)
as Judge Cameo (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Girl, Interrupted(1999)
as Valerie
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns(1999)
Show 2 episodes · as The Grand Banshee
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)
Show 1 episode · as Janette Grayson
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Foxbusters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 26 episodes · as Ransome (voice)
Jackie's Back!(1999)
as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Mao Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Co-Producer
The Deep End of the Ocean(1999)
as Candy
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Alice in Wonderland(1999)
as Cheshire Cat
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Our Friend, Martin(1999)
as Mrs. Peck (voice)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Alegría(1999)
as Baby Clown
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years(1999)
Actor
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Rugrats Movie(1998)
as Ranger Margaret (voice)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
A Knight in Camelot(1998)
as Dr. Vivien Morgan
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie(1998)
as Stormella (voice)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Hollywood Squares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 690 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Panelist
How Stella Got Her Groove Back(1998)
as Delilah Abraham
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Jackie Chan: My Story(1998)
Thanks · as Self (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Titey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as The Iceberg (voice)
Celebrity Deathmatch(1998)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn(1997)
as Whoopi Goldberg
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Creating Ragtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Host
A Christmas Carol(1997)
as Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Cinderella(1997)
as Queen Constantina
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Bear in the Big Blue House(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Edwina Badger (voice)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special(1997)
as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
In & Out(1997)
as Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Destination Anywhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Cabbie
In the Gloaming(1997)
as Nurse Myrna
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Ghosts of Mississippi(1996)
as Myrlie Evers
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Associate(1996)
as Laurel Ayres
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Pulp Comics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Show 1 episode · as Whoopi Goldberg
Bogus(1996)
as Harriet Franklin
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Bordello of Blood(1996)
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Sunshine Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Eddie(1996)
as Eddie Franklin
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Theodore Rex(1995)
as Katie Coltrane
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Moonlight and Valentino(1995)
as Sylvie Morrow
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 1 episode · Additional Writing · as Whoopi (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Mother Gooseberg (voice) · as Zenobia (voice)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Boys on the Side(1995)
as Jane Deluca
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Pagemaster(1994)
as Fantasy (voice)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Star Trek: Generations(1994)
as Guinan (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Corrina, Corrina(1994)
as Corrina Washington
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Little Rascals(1994)
as Buckwheat's Mom
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Lion King(1994)
as Shenzi (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Liberation(1994)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
A Cool Like That Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Mom / Irwin (voice)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit(1993)
as Deloris Van Cartier
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Naked in New York(1993)
as Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Nanny(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Edna · as Whoopi Goldberg
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Loaded Weapon 1(1993)
as Billy York (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Made in America(1993)
as Sarah Mathews
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Sarafina!(1992)
as Mary Masembuko
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Wisecracks(1991)
Actor
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Sister Act(1992)
as Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
The Player(1992)
as Detective Avery
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Defenders of Dynatron City(1992)
as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
House Party 2(1991)
as Professor (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Chez Whoopi(1991)
Executive Producer · as Self - Host
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Soapdish(1991)
as Rose Schwartz
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Long Walk Home(1990)
as Odessa Cotter
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Captain Planet and the Planeteers(1990)
Show 65 episodes · as Gaia (voice)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Ghost(1990)
as Oda Mae Brown
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Bagdad Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 15 episodes · as Brenda
Homer and Eddie(1989)
as Eddie Cervi
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Peligre
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Kiss Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Sarah Collins
Comic Relief III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Actor
Clara's Heart(1988)
as Clara Mayfield
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Whoopi Goldberg: Fontaine... Why Am I Straight(1988)
Producer · Writer · as Fontaine
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Telephone(1988)
as Vashti Blue
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Fatal Beauty(1987)
as Rita Rizzoli
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville(1987)
as Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)
Show 28 episodes · as Guinan
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
A Different World(1987)
Show 1 episode · as Dr. Jordan
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Burglar(1987)
as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Repairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as The Voice (voice)
Jumpin' Jack Flash(1986)
as Terry Dolittle
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce(1986)
Writer · as Self
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Color Purple(1985)
as Celie
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway(1985)
Writer · as Self
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Moonlighting(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Camille Brand
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Muppet Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 1 episode · Actor
CBS Schoolbreak Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 1 episode · as Mariah Johnston
Citizen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Actor
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Show 1 episode · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · as Self (uncredited) · as The Iceberg (voice)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Anansi Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 4 episodes · as Bird Woman
More Than a Medal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Executive Producer
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Aqua (voice)
Saturday TV Funhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · as Iceberg (voice)
Sister Act 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer · as Deloris
Sisters in Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
Women Like Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 229 titles, 220 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

The Lion King (1994)

$979M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lion King (1994)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination

19752026

Peak 1995 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 45 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1985Screen debut· The Color Purple
1985Golden Globe win· The Color Purple
1986First top-billed film· Jumpin' Jack Flash
1990Oscar win· Ghost
1992Career best· Sister Act
1992Golden Globe nomination· Sister Act

Show 1 more milestone

2020Career best· The Stand

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting210 of 229 · 52^ndDirecting1 of 229Writing2 of 229Producing23 of 229 · 52^ndOther crew7 of 229

229 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s20 · 19 acting · 1 crew1990s67 · 63 acting · 5 crew2000s57 · 51 acting · 11 crew2010s45 · 43 acting · 2 crew2020s30 · 25 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 25% of 76 roles

71%

33%

37%

22%

85909500051015

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 2 Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 17 major nominations, 1986–2014.

WinNomination

2014
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
2009
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class Programs
2005
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
1996
- Primetime Emmy, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
1994
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
1993
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
1991
- Oscar, won · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1989
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Comedy Recording

Show 1 earlier year

1986
- Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- +1 other major body · 1 win
  - Grammy Award, won · Best Comedy Recording

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Whoopi Goldberg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49^th percentile, the median of all 123; across their 126 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 126

Approval · how many liked their films

51^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 126

Reach · how many have seen their films

66^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 126

Midcredits score across 170 titles, by percentile

75^th and up44
50^th to 74^th46
25^th to 49^th46
Below 25^th34

Shape of the crowd

76 of their 170 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved15
Loved with Detractors1
Divisive16
Cult Classic12
Crowd Pleaser48
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed76

Most divisive · actor

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2003)

99^th percentile spread · 68% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Lion King (1994)

Midcredits 99^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 88 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Whoopi Goldberg's work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore25 titles7–67 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity32 titles9–64 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity25 titles13–83 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs24 titles4–66 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense25 titles8–73 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Whoopi Goldberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Whoopi Goldberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Leonardis shares the most, 12.

Whoopi Goldberg

What are Whoopi Goldberg's films like?

Genres

Themes

What they feel like to watch

Roles they play

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Whoopi Goldberg's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

By role

By decade

Billing

Awards

How do Whoopi Goldberg's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is Whoopi Goldberg's work okay for kids?

Who does Whoopi Goldberg work with?

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles