“My name is Caryn Elaine Johnson, but everyone knows me as Whoopi Goldberg. I am an EGOT artist (meaning I hold the four most prestigious American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony), signifying an actress who has excelled in everything—television, music, film, and theater. They say I have an irresistible charm and an energy so powerful that I could go to the Vatican and ask Pope Francis to act in Sister Act 3, while also celebrating on my American show the tribute paid to me by Fiorello on Italian TV. I won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ghost in 1990 (becoming the second African American woman to win after Hattie McDaniel, who played Mammy in Gone with the Wind) and was nominated for Best Actress for Steven Spielberg””””s The Color Purple. I have also won two Golden Globes, two Emmys, a Saturn Award, four People””””s Choice Awards, five Kids”””” Choice Awards, seven Image Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, and a BAFTA. In 2002, I was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I have directed and produced documentaries, musicals, and films acclaimed by both audiences and critics. I am an activist for human rights, AIDS research, and children””””s rights. I have appeared in countless American TV shows and series and, among other projects, co-hosted nine seasons of Comic Relief, a charitable television special benefiting the underprivileged, alongside Billy Crystal and Robin Williams. Since 2007, I have been one of the hosts of The View, a popular and progressive ABC program. At the age of 68, I wrote my autobiography titled Fragments of Memory. In this memoir, which I also wrote to help me cope with the loss of my mother Emma, I recount my life from my childhood (growing up in New York City’s housing projects, trips to Coney Island, ice skating shows, and museum visits) to my career, successes, and failures. The book is a tribute to the pivotal figures in my life—my mother and my brother Clyde, both of whom passed away in recent years. My mother, proud, practical, and indomitable, instilled in us the love and wisdom needed to succeed in life, always encouraging us to be honest, at least with ourselves.” Whoopi Goldberg

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Born Caryn Elaine Johnson, but known worldwide as Whoopi Goldberg, she is a true legend in the entertainment industry. As an EGOT winner—having received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony—she stands among the few …

“My name is Caryn Elaine Johnson, but everyone knows me as Whoopi Goldberg. I am an EGOT artist (meaning I hold the four most prestigious American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony), signifying an actress who has excelled in everything—television, music, film, and theater. They say I have an irresistible charm and an energy so powerful that I could go to the Vatican and ask Pope Francis to act in Sister Act 3, while also celebrating on my American show the tribute paid to me by Fiorello on Italian TV. I won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ghost in 1990 (becoming the second African American woman to win after Hattie McDaniel, who played Mammy in Gone with the Wind) and was nominated for Best Actress for Steven Spielberg””””s The Color Purple. I have also won two Golden Globes, two Emmys, a Saturn Award, four People””””s Choice Awards, five Kids”””” Choice Awards, seven Image Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, and a BAFTA. In 2002, I was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I have directed and produced documentaries, musicals, and films acclaimed by both audiences and critics. I am an activist for human rights, AIDS research, and children””””s rights. I have appeared in countless American TV shows and series and, among other projects, co-hosted nine seasons of Comic Relief, a charitable television special benefiting the underprivileged, alongside Billy Crystal and Robin Williams. Since 2007, I have been one of the hosts of The View, a popular and progressive ABC program. At the age of 68, I wrote my autobiography titled Fragments of Memory. In this memoir, which I also wrote to help me cope with the loss of my mother Emma, I recount my life from my childhood (growing up in New York City’s housing projects, trips to Coney Island, ice skating shows, and museum visits) to my career, successes, and failures. The book is a tribute to the pivotal figures in my life—my mother and my brother Clyde, both of whom passed away in recent years. My mother, proud, practical, and indomitable, instilled in us the love and wisdom needed to succeed in life, always encouraging us to be honest, at least with ourselves.” Whoopi Goldberg Read More