Whoopi Goldberg is an American comedian, actress, author, talk show host, singer-songwriter, and political activist.
Whoopi had a very successful film career from the middle of the 1980s until the 1990s. She has largely worked as a television discussion show host in recent years.
She made her debut in the 1982 film Citizen: I'm Not Losing My Mind, I'm Giving It Away. Then, in 1983, Whoopi wrote a one-woman piece called Whoopi Goldberg that was made up of many character monologues. There were 156 performances total.
Her second major break came in 1985 when Steven Spielberg noticed her and hired her in the lead part of Cecile in The Color Purple. The movie received positive reviews and did well financially. It received 11 Oscar nominations, with Goldberg receiving one for Best Actress.
Whoopi finally found her voice in the 1990s, beginning with her role as a psychic in the film Ghost (1990), which also starred Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. She was the second black woman to receive the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for that performance, thanks to that role.
After that, Goldberg appeared in two Star Trek films, and Sister Act was released in 1992. Goldberg received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in that movie, which brought in over $200 million. In the follow-up, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, she played the same part again.
Whoopi joined Janet Jackson in Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls in 2010. The movie garnered favorable reviews and made over $38 million worldwide. She provided voices for the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Toy Story 3 that same year. In 2016, Golberg created the reality program Strut for the Oxygen network. Tiffany Haddish and she co-starred in Tyler Perry's Nobody's Fool in 2018.
Whoopi Goldberg's net worth
Caryn Elaine Johnson aka Whoopi Goldberg has a net worth of $60 million Whoopi is renowned for her role as co-host and moderator on the chat show The View.
She joined the show in 2001 to take Rosie O'Donnell's position. Her premiere attracted 3.4 million viewers, a 7 percent increase over O'Donnell's debut the season prior. She frequently makes provocative remarks on the program and has sparked debate among fans over the years. Whoopi's annual salary on The View is $8 million.
In addition to writing for film and talk shows, Goldberg also writes nonfiction and children's books. She has also performed as a lead on stage, most notably in a 2010 Broadway version of Sister Act.
She cofounded Whoopi & Maya, a business that produces medicinal cannabis products for women who require relief from menstruation cramps. She is an entrepreneur.
