Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Caryn Elaine Johnson, known professionally by her stage name, Whoopi Goldberg, is an American actress, comedian, and television host. She has been nominated for 13 Emmy Awards for her work in television, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Oscar, and a Tony Award. She was the second black woman in the history of the Academy Awards to win an acting Oscar...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth13 November 1955
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I'm as American as Chevrolet.
You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck.
Most of all, I dislike this idea nowadays that if you're a black person in America, then you must be called African-American. Listen, I've visited Africa, and I've got news for everyone: I'm not an African.
I won once [an Oscar]. So it can't be that racist.
Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's because you're talented.
When I forget how talented God is, I look to the sea.
Normal is just a cycle on the washing machine.
If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of twenty million full-time volunteers.
Actors have no color. That's the art form.
It bums me out tremendously what the church has become, and if it's got me bummed, imagine what Jesus Christ must be feeling.
That's the thing about Mother Nature, she really doesn't care what economic bracket you're in.
Taking action is hard, but know what? Enduring a bad situation can be its own hell.
Sometimes experience trumps assumption.
[On her monologue as the thief 'Fontaine':] People always got things. People always want things. So I provide a service.