Whoopi Goldberg

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November 13, 1955 in New York, New York, The United States

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Biographies & Memoirs, Children's Books

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Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson) is an Academy Award winning American actress, comedian, radio host, TV personality/talk show host, game show host, singer, rapper and author.

She is one of only thirteen individuals who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award, counting Daytime Emmy Awards. She is the second African American female performer to win an Academy Award for acting (the first being Hattie McDaniel). She has won two Golden Globe Awards and two Saturn Awards for her performances in Star Trek Generations and Ghost.

On the August 1, 2007 broadcast of The View, Barbara Walters introduced her as the show's new moderator as of September 4. Meredith Vieira and Rosie O'Donnell previously held the position.

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Books by Whoopi Goldberg

Average rating: 3.74 · 1,770 ratings · 370 reviews · 27 distinct works

	Is It Just Me?: Or is it nuts out there? 3.03 avg rating — 578 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Book 3.54 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Plum Fantastic (Sugar Plum Ballerinas #1) by Whoopi Goldberg, Nancy Cato (Illustrator), Maryn Roos (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 123 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Toeshoe Trouble (Sugar Plum Ballerinas #2) by Whoopi Goldberg, Deborah Underwood (Goodreads Author), Maryn Roos (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Whoopi's Big Book of Manners by Whoopi Goldberg, Olo (Illustrator), Olo, (Illustrations) 4.21 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Terrible Terrel (Sugar Plum Ballerinas #4) by Whoopi Goldberg, Maryn Roos (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Perfectly Prima (Sugar Plum Ballerinas #3) by Whoopi Goldberg, Maryn Roos (Illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Sugar Plums to the Rescue! (Sugar Plum Ballerinas, #5) by Whoopi Goldberg, Maryn Roos (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Alice 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1992	My rating:
	Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Dancing Diva by Whoopi Goldberg, Maryn Roos (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	My rating:

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Series by Whoopi Goldberg

Sugar Plum Ballerinas (5 books)
by Whoopi Goldberg, Maryn Roos (Illustrator)

4.10 avg rating — 250 ratings

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Quotes by Whoopi Goldberg

“I don't have pet peeves like some people. I have whole kennels of irritation.”
― Whoopi Goldberg

tags: annoyance , irritation , pet-peeves

39 people liked it

“Art and life are subjective. Not everybody's gonna dig what I dig, but I reserve the right to dig it.”
― Whoopi Goldberg

tags: art , choice , life , perspective , taste

31 people liked it

“We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.”
― Whoopi Goldberg

tags: guidance , hope , leadership

24 people liked it

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