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Date of Birth : Nov 13th 1955

With her trademark dreadlocks, wide impish grin, and piercing humor, Goldberg is best known for her adept portrayals in both comedic and dramatic roles, as well as her groundbreaking work in the Hollywood film industry as an African-American woman. Goldberg unknowingly suffered from dyslexia, which affected her studies and ultimately induced her to drop out of high school at the age of 17.

In 1974, Goldberg moved to California, living variously for the next seven years in Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. At one point during this time, she worked as a mortuary beautician while pursuing a career in show business. During her stay in San Francisco, Whoopie Goldberg on a Bay Area Theatre Award for her portrayal of comedienne Moms Mabley in a one-woman show.

By 1984, director Mike Nichols had moved The Spook Show to a Broadway stage, and in 1985, Goldberg won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for the recording of skits taken from the show. At the same time, she began to receive significant attention from Hollywood insiders. Director Steven Spielberg cast Goldberg in the leading female role of his 1985 production of The Color Purple (adapted from the novel by Alice Walker), a film that went on to earn 10 Academy Award and five Golden Globe nominations. Goldberg herself received an Oscar nomination and her first Golden Globe for Best Actress.


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The Color Purple ( 2024 )

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Till ( 2023 )

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Nobody’s Fool ( 2018 )

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The Muppets ( 2012 )

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The Lion King 3D ( 2011 )

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Toy Story 3 ( 2010 )

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Racing Stripes ( 2005 )

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Rat Race ( 2002 )

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Monkeybone ( 2001 )

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The Associate ( 1997 )

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Boys on the side ( 1995 )

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The Pagemaster ( 1994 )

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Corrina, Corrina ( 1994 )

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Made in America ( 1993 )

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Sister Act ( 1992 )

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The Player ( 1992 )

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Soapdish ( 1991 )

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Ghost ( 1990 )

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The Color Purple ( 1986 )

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