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
(Walker) told black women that they don't have to be less than they are capable of being. I try to uphold that standard.
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.
Everything for me is visual. That's just how my head works.