Whoopi goldberg bio biography
Whoopi goldberg bio biography
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'The View' co-host Whoopi Goldberg's biography
Whoopi Goldberg is among an elite group of artists who have won the GRAMMY® (“Whoopi Goldberg”), Academy Award® (“Ghost”), Golden Globe® (“The Color Purple” and “Ghost”), Emmy® (as host of AMC’s “Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel” and a Daytime Emmy for “The View”) and Tony® (producer of “Thoroughly Modern Millie”).
She was honored in 2017 with the Disney Legends Award, which celebrates artists whose work has significantly contributed to Disney’s enduring reputation for creative excellence, and she served as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Board of Governors from 2017-2023.
Born and raised in New York City, Goldberg worked in theater and improvisation in San Diego and the Bay Area, performing with the Blake Street Hawkeyes theater troupe.
It was there she created the characters that became “The Spook Show” and evolved into her hit Broadway show, GRAMMY Award-winning album, and the H