Actress Goldberg Whoopi: photo, biography and filmography

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Whoopi Goldberg was born on November 13, 1955 in New York City, USA. She is sixty-three years old, her zodiac sign is Aquarius. Whoopi is a well-known American theater and film actress, and also works as a producer, director and screenwriter. Marital status - divorced, has a daughter, Alex.

Awards

Actress Goldberg has received a huge number of awards throughout her career. She keeps four awards on her shelf: Grammy, Oscar, Tony and Emmy. In addition, the woman received 2 Golden Globes, as well as her own star on the Walk of Fame. Goldberg has a large number of popular films on her account.

Childhood

Actress Whoopi Goldberg, whose photo can be seen below, was born into a poor family. Mother worked in the hospital as a nurse, and then became a teacher. The father worked as a priest. The real name of the actress is Karin Elaine. Whoopi's nickname means "fart pillow", she got it as a child. When the black actress Whoopi Goldberg began to engage in creative activities, sheremembered her childhood nickname and took it as a pseudonym. Her mother recommended changing her last name from Johnson to Goldberg. She thought it was the right last name for a star.

As a child, Whoopi couldn't attend school and soon had to leave. The thing is that doctors discovered she had a congenital disease in which the ability to perceive reading and writing is impaired. The girl was not particularly sad about this. She decided to become a hippie and left home.

The girl became interested in creativity when she was eight years old. During this period, she began attending experimental theatre. After some time, Whoopi began to be trusted with prominent roles. But after she left home, her financial condition left much to be desired. Whoopi had to consider leaving the theater to earn a living.

The future actress worked at a car wash, in a funeral home and even at a construction site. In moments of downtime, the girl was saved by unemployment benefits. She never thought that she would become an actress. Goldberg even started using drugs. An activist from one organization, Alvin Martin, helped Karin with this problem. He literally pulled the girl out of the clutches of death. After a while, the guys got married.

Acting

At first, the aspiring actress Goldberg played in amateur theater troupes. A breakthrough in her career happened when she was offered to play two images at once in the production of "Mother Courage". Whoopi decided to take a chance andtrust your intuition. So, later she took part in the project "Ghost Show". In it, the actress easily reincarnated either as a millionaire or as a beggar.

Thanks to this show, the young actress toured a lot in countries and continents such as Canada, America and Europe. In 1984, Mike Nichols notices a talented girl. He helps Whoopi get her one-man show on Broadway. After that, she is invited to the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar".

The loudest fame fell on the actress when she was thirty years old (1985). Whoopi found out that Steven Spielberg wants to make a film based on the novel "Purple Flowers" by Eli Walker. To get the role, the actress wrote to the writer herself and asked the director to hint about her possible participation in the project. Alice was well acquainted with the work of Whoopi Goldberg and invited Stephen to take a closer look at her. The man looked at the actress at the preliminary hearing and agreed to give her the role. This film brought Whoopi 2 awards: "Golden Globe" and "Oscar".

All subsequent films of actress Whoopi Goldberg were comedies. The most popular of them are: "Fatal Beauty", "Jumping Jack", "Act, Sister", "Thief" and "Ghost". The latest work brought the popular star the Golden Globe and BAFTA awards.

In 1998, actress Goldberg took part in the filming of the family comedy "Knight of Camelot", whereshe got used to the image of computer genius Vivien Morgan. Over the following years, Whoopi did not stop acting. So, it can be seen in such films as Love Songs, Rat Race, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, If only I knew I was a genius and others.

Private life

This famous actress had three official marriages. Her first husband was Alvin Martin, who saved his future wife from drug addiction. For the second time, Whoopi tied the knot with photographer David Kassen. Their family life did not last long - after 2 years the couple divorced. The third and final marriage to Michael Trachtenberg lasted even less: only one year.

When Whoopi Goldberg was 34, her only daughter, Alex, gave her a granddaughter, Amara. She later became a grandmother two more times. In addition, the eldest granddaughter Amara has already managed to make Whoopi a great-grandmother.

It is worth noting that the movie star is trying to be modern and even started a page on Instagram. There, the actress has a lot of subscribers, who are almost all her fans. Whoopi shares her photos and videos with them.

The actress loves collecting plastic jewelry. In some of them, she even appeared at cinematic ceremonies. Because of this, many called her tasteless.

Whoopi Goldberg now

The popular actress continues to act in films to this day. So, in 2017, she took part in the filming of the film "9/11". The film is dedicated toterrorist attack in New York on September 9, 2001. Whoopi played the role of a security officer. She was supposed to help the people stuck in the elevator in the tower before it collapsed.

Further, the actress starred in short films: "Happy Birthday to Me" and "Palace". In parallel, she worked on a role in the television series "Instinct". Here she played not the main, but a bright image. Whoopi later starred in the film "Vacation", where she received a prominent role.

Now the actress is working on a new cinematic project "I agree, I agree". This is a film about the love of two men. The news that they want to get married hit the morning show. Thus, the couple in love has become a role model for other such non-traditional unions.

Filmography of actress Whoopi Goldberg

The star of comedic masterpieces starred in a large number of films. The most popular are listed below:

1. "Purple Flowers of the Fields" - 1985.
2. "The Thief" - 1987.
3. "Ghost" - 1990.
4. "Go Sister" - 1992.
5. "Go Sister-2" - 1993.
6. "Knight of Camelot" - 1998.
7. "Fairyland" - 1999.
8. "Rat Race" - 2001.
9. "Everyone hates Chris" - 2006.
10. "Love Songs" - 2010.
11. "It can get worse" - 2012.
12. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" - 2014.
13. "9/11" - 2017.
14. "Instinct" - 2018.
15. "Vacation" - 2018.