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American actor, comedian, and television personality (born )

"Whoopi" redirects here. For the sitcom, see Whoopi (TV series).

Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, ),^[1][2][3] known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality.^[4][5] The recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of few people to receive an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Tony Award, collectively known as the EGOT.

In , she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Goldberg began her career on stage in with her one-woman show, Spook Show, which transferred to Broadway under the title Whoopi Goldberg, running from to She won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for the recording of the show.

Her film breakthrough came in with her role as Celie, a mistreated woman in the Deep South, in Steven Spielberg's period drama film The Color Purple, for which sh