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 think actually there's another young lady who would like to do it and so I've got my fingers crossed for her. I think it's Ellen. I think she would be good.
When you are kind to someone, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else and it will become like wildfire.
We thought in the first year we were going to be able to get everybody off the streets.
You look at the 'Wizard of Oz' and you see things flying up in the airthis is where everything goes that didn't land.
It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're willing to accept the consequences of doing what you want to do.
I don't have pet peeves; I have whole kennels of irritation.
If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20 million full-time volunteers.
When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks feel like little nudges.
He was the beginning of a new dawn of comedy. It wasn't cute and sweet. It was a little scary.
Good evening, loyal subjects. I am the African queen. Some of you may know me as the virgin queen, but I can't imagine who.
We had some cute stuff to say, but you all don't care about that.
Most people still have this idea that if you're doing what is considered a sport you don't get to be a girl. You get to be a tomboy, which is one of those words that I actually hate.
When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks now feel like little nudges.
. . . what I am is a humanist before anything -- before I'm a Jew, before I'm black, before I'm a woman. And my beliefs are for the human race -- they don't exclude anyone.