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Filmography[]
- Citizen (1982)
- The Color Purple (1985)
- Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985)
- Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce (1986)
- Comic Relief (1986)
- Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
- Moonlighting (1986-87) 2 episodes
- Saturday Night Live (1986-13) 3 episodes
- Repairs (1987)
- Burglar (1987)
- Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin (1987)
- Fatal Beauty (1987)
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)
- The Importance of Being Funny in America (1987)
- Comic Relief '87 (1987)
- The Telephone (1988)
- Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (1988)
- D.C. Follies (1988) 1 episode
- Clara's Heart (1988)
- Whoopi Goldberg: Fontaine... Why Am I Straight (1988)
- Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse (1988)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988-93) 28 episodes
- CBS Schoolbreak Special (1989) 1 episode
- The Debbie Allen Special (1989)
- A Yabba-Dabba-Doo Celebration!: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera (1989)
- Kiss Shot (1989)
- The Trouble with Teachers (1989)
- Homer and Eddie (1989)
- Comic Relief III (1989)
- Ghost (1990)
- Muppet Babies (1990) 1 episode
- The Long Walk Home (1990)
- Tales from the Whoop: Hot Rod Brown Class Clown (1990)
- Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years (1990)
- Bagdad Cafe (1990-91) 15 episodes
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990-92) series regular
- Sesame Street (1990-01) 6 episodes
- A Different World (1991) 1 episode
- Soapdish (1991)
- Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake (1991)
- Tales from the Crypt (1991) 1 episode
- House Party 2 (1991)
- Chez Whoopi (1991)
- Walt Disney World's 20th Anniversary Celebration (1991)
- Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (1991)
- Comic Relief IV (1991)
- Noel's Christmas Presents (1991)
- Blackbird Fly (1991)
- Defenders of Dynatron City (1992)
- The Player (1992)
- The Whoopi Goldberg Show (1992) series regular
- Sister Act (1992)
- Sarafina! (1992)
- Comic Relief V (1992)
- Naked in New York (1993)
- Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
- Reading Rainbow (1993) 1 episode
- Made in America (1993)
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
- A Cool Like That Christmas (1993)
- The Lion King (1994)
- Comic Relief VI (1994)
- The Little Rascals (1994)
- Corrina, Corrina (1994)
- Star Trek: Generations (1994)
- The Pagemaster (1994)
- Boys on the Side (1995)
- Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
- Comic Relief VII (1995)
- Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge (1995)
- Theodore Rex (1995)
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995-97) 2 episodes
- Comic Relief's American Comedy Festival (1996)
- The Sunshine Boys (1996)
- MADtv (1996) 1 episode
- Eddie (1996)
- Bordello of Blood (1996)
- Bogus (1996)
- The Associate (1996)
- Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
- Tracey Takes On... (1997) 1 episode
- In the Gloaming (1997)
- Destination Anywhere (1997)
- In & Out (1997)
- Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997)
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
- Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997)
- Cinderella (1997)
- A Christmas Carol (1997)
- The Nanny (1998) 1 episode
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
- Comic Relief VIII (1998)
- L.A. Doctors (1998)
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998)
- Jackie Chan: My Story (1998)
- The Rugrats Movie (1998)
- A Knight in Camelot (1998)
- Junket Whore (1998)
- The Nanny (1998) 1 episode
- Great Performances (1998-00) 2 episodes
- Hollywood Squares (1998-02) series regular
- Alegr1a (1999)
- Alice in Wonderland (1999)
- Get Bruce (1999)
- The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends (1999)
- Jackie's Back! (1999)
- Foxbusters (1999)
- The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)
- Girl, Interrupted (1999)
- Our Friend, Martin (1999)
- Movie Stars (2000) 1 episode
- The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
- More Dogs Than Bones (2000)
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000)
- Strong Medicine (2000) 4 episodes
- Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years (2000)
- What Makes a Family (2001)
- Kingdom Come (2001)
- Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001)
- Golden Dreams (2001)
- Monkeybone (2001)
- The Weber Show (2001) 1 episode
- Rat Race (2001)
- I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001)
- The Hollywood Sign (2001)
- Call Me Claus (2001)
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2001-02) 2 episodes
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (2002) 1 episode
- Heroes of Black Comedy (2002) 2 episodes
- Showboy (2002)
- Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
- Madeline: My Fair Madeline (2002)
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
- Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
- Absolutely Fabulous (2002) 1 episode
- Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776 (2002-03) series regular
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
- Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)
- Freedom: A History of Us (2003) 5 episodes
- Good Fences (2003)
- Blizzard (2003)
- The Desilu Story (2003)
- Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)
- Whoopi (2003-04) series regular
- Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On (2004)
- Littleburg (2004)
- The N Word (2004)
- The Lion King 1 1/2 (2004)
- Pinocchio 3000 (2004)
- Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
- The Aristocrats (2005)
- Racing Stripes (2005)
- Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary (2005)
- Bear in the Big Blue House (2005) 1 episode
- The View (2005-?) series regular
- Farce of the Penguins (2006)
- Doogal (2006)
- So Notorious (2006) 1 episode
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006) 1 episode
- Homie Spumoni (2006)
- Everyone's Hero (2006)
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006)
- Life of Pryor: The Richard Pryor Story (2006)
- Comic Relief 2006 (2006)
- Everybody Hates Chris (2006) 2 episodes
- If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007)
- Happy Birthday Elton! From Madison Square Garden, New York (2007)
- The Word According to Whoopi (2007)
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2007) 1 episode
- 30 Rock (2007-09) 2 episodes
- Snow Buddies (2008)
- Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest (2008)
- Descendants (2008)
- Entourage (2008) 1 episode
- The Naked Brothers Band (2008) 1 episode
- Life on Mars (2008) 1 episode
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
- Hell's Kitchen (2008-10) 2 episodes
- Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (2009) 3 episodes
- Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
- Stream (2009)
- Kambakkht Ishq (2009)
- Just for Laughs (2009) 2 episodes
- The Cleaner (2009) 3 episodes
- Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation (2009)
- The Royal Variety Performance 2009 (2009)
- Live from the NYPL: A Tribute to George Carlin (2010)
- See You in September (2010)
- Toy Story 3 (2010)
- For Colored Girls (2010)
- A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
- Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)
- The Little Engine That Could (2011)
- The Muppets (2011)
- Na Nai'a: Legend of the Dolphins (2011)
- Dyslexia: A Hidden Disability (2011)
- The Contradictions of Fair Hope (2012)
- The Apprentice (2012) 1 episode
- Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)
- The Middle (2012) 1 episode
- Suburgatory (2012) 1 episode
- Tanked (2012) 1 episode
- Robot Chicken (2012) 1 episode
- 666 Park Avenue (2012) 1 episode
- Glee (2012-14) 6 episodes
- Dance Moms (2013) 1 episode
- My Music: '70s & '80s Soul Rewind (2013) series regular
- Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
- Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale (2013)
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013-14) 2 episodes
- A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014)
- Nashville (2014) 1 episode
- The 7D (2014) 3 episodes
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
- Top Five (2014)
- Big Stone Gap (2014)
- Sensitive Men (2014)
- Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
- Black Dog, Red Dog (2015)
- Delores & Jermaine (2015)
- TCB Baby (2015)
- Before I Do (2015)
- Savva. Heart of the Warrior (2015)
- Actors Anonymous (2016)
- Painted Down (2016)
- Descendants 2 (2017)
- Yamasong: March of the Hollows (2017)
- Nobody's Fool (2018)
- Till (2022)
Trivia[]
- Is afraid of flying and refuses to travel via planes.
- Is one of the very few and rare EGOT entertainment elites; meaning that she has separately won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award. Among her fellow EGOT winners are such legendary figures as Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Elton John, John Legend, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Quotes[]
- "I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically said. It said you could come from anywhere and be anything you want in this country. That's exactly what I've done."