Whoopi Goldberg

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in New York, New York, The United States

November 13, 1955

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female

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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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Whoopi Goldberg's Books

Average rating: 3.76 · 2,651 ratings · 447 reviews · 29 distinct works · Similar authors

	Is It Just Me?: Or is it nuts out there? 3.12 of 5 stars 3.12 avg rating — 905 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Book 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Plum Fantastic (Sugar Plum Ballerinas, #1) by Whoopi Goldberg, Nancy Cato (Illustrator), Maryn Roos (Illustrator) 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Toeshoe Trouble (Sugar Plum Ballerinas, #2) by Whoopi Goldberg, Deborah Underwood (Goodreads Author), Maryn Roos (Illustrator) 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Terrible Terrel (Sugar Plum Ballerinas, #4) by Whoopi Goldberg, Maryn Roos (Illustrator) 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Perfectly Prima (Sugar Plum Ballerinas, #3) by Whoopi Goldberg, Maryn Roos (Illustrator) 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whoopi's Big Book of Manners by Whoopi Goldberg, Olo (Illustrator), Olo, (Illustrations) 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Sugar Plums to the Rescue! (Sugar Plum Ballerinas, #5) by Whoopi Goldberg, Maryn Roos (Illustrator) 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sugar Plum Ballerinas Dancing Diva by Whoopi Goldberg, Maryn Roos (Illustrations) 4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alice 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1992	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars