Whoopi Goldberg, born Caryn Elaine Johnson, is a highly accomplished American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. She is one of the select few to have achieved EGOT status, winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award. Her contributions to American humor were recognized in 2001 with the Mark Twain Prize.
On May 9, 1973, Whoopi Goldberg gave birth to her daughter, Alexandrea Martin, who also became an actress and producer.
In 1973, Whoopi Goldberg married drug counselor Alvin Martin.
In 1979, Whoopi Goldberg divorced Alvin Martin.
In 1985, Whoopi Goldberg received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show for her solo performance on Broadway.
In 1985, Whoopi Goldberg won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording for *Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show Recording*.
In 1986, Whoopi Goldberg married cinematographer David Claessen.
In 1986, Whoopi Goldberg won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role in *The Color Purple*.
In 1988, Whoopi Goldberg divorced David Claessen.
In 1990, Whoopi Goldberg was officially named an honorary member of the Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team.
In 1991, Whoopi Goldberg spoke out about her abortion experiences in *The Choices We Made: Twenty-Five Women and Men Speak Out About Abortion*, detailing her use of a coat hanger at age 14 and having six or seven abortions by age 25.
In 1991, Whoopi Goldberg stated that she smoked marijuana before accepting the Best Supporting Actress award for *Ghost*.
In 1991, Whoopi Goldberg won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in *Ghost*.
In 1991, Whoopi Goldberg won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in *Ghost*.
In 1993, Whoopi Goldberg defended Ted Danson after he appeared in blackface during his Friars Club roast. Goldberg wrote some of his jokes for the event.
In 1993, Whoopi Goldberg won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in *Sister Act*.
In 1994, Whoopi Goldberg married union organizer Lyle Trachtenberg.
In 1995, Whoopi Goldberg divorced Lyle Trachtenberg.
In 1999, Whoopi Goldberg received the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Vanguard Award and the Women in Film Crystal Award.
On February 8, 2001, Golden Dreams opened at Disney California Adventure Park, featuring Whoopi Goldberg as Califia, the Queen of the Island of California.
In 2001, Whoopi Goldberg became the first African-American female to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
In 2001, Whoopi Goldberg hosted the documentary short "The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas" and portrayed Death in "Monkeybone".
In 2002, Whoopi Goldberg completed the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards) when she received the Daytime Emmy Award for "Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel" and the Tony Award for "Thoroughly Modern Millie".
In 2002, Whoopi Goldberg won a Tony Award as a producer of the Broadway musical *Thoroughly Modern Millie*.
In 2003, Whoopi Goldberg returned to television in "Whoopi", which was canceled after one season. She also starred as blues singer Ma Rainey in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's historical drama "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" at the Royale Theatre and appeared in the HBO documentary "Unchained Memories".
In July 2004, Whoopi Goldberg was involved in a controversy at a fundraiser for John Kerry at Radio City Music Hall in New York for making a sexual joke about President George W. Bush. As a result, Slim-Fast dropped her from their ad campaign.
In July 2006, Whoopi Goldberg became the main host of the Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour.
From August 2006, Whoopi Goldberg hosted "Wake Up with Whoopi", a nationally syndicated morning radio talk and entertainment program.
In 2006, Whoopi Goldberg appeared during the 20th anniversary of Comic Relief.
On September 4, 2007, Whoopi Goldberg became the new moderator and co-host of The View, replacing Rosie O'Donnell.
In October 2007, Whoopi Goldberg announced on the air that she was going to retire from acting because she was no longer sent scripts.
Before the episode premiered, on February 18, 2008, The Naked Brothers Band performed on The View and the band members were interviewed by Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd.
In March 2008, Whoopi Goldberg stopped hosting "Wake Up with Whoopi", a nationally syndicated morning radio talk and entertainment program.
On July 14, 2008, Whoopi Goldberg announced on The View that from July 29 to September 7, she would perform in the Broadway musical "Xanadu".
On November 13, 2008, Whoopi Goldberg announced on The View that she would be producing, along with Stage Entertainment, the premiere of "Sister Act: The Musical" at the London Palladium.
On December 13, 2008, Whoopi Goldberg guest starred on "The Naked Brothers Band", a Nickelodeon rock-mockumentary television series.
In 2008, Whoopi Goldberg gave a short message at the beginning of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and became a contributor for wowOwow.com.
In 2008, Whoopi Goldberg moderated a panel at the Alliance of Youth Movements Summit on how social networks can be used to fight violent extremism.
In 2009, Whoopi Goldberg moderated a panel at the UN on human rights, children and armed conflict, terrorism, and reconciliation.
In 2009, Whoopi Goldberg won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host for her work on *The View*, sharing the award with her co-hosts.
On January 14, 2010, Whoopi Goldberg made a one-night-only appearance at the Minskoff Theatre to perform in the mega-hit musical The Lion King.
On April 1, 2010, Whoopi Goldberg joined Cyndi Lauper in the launch of her Give a Damn campaign to bring a wider awareness of discrimination of the LGBT community.
In July 2010, Whoopi Goldberg was honored with a double-decker tour bus in New York City by the Ride of Fame for her life's achievements.
On August 29, 2010, Whoopi Goldberg's mother, Emma Johnson, passed away after suffering a stroke.
On October 22, 2010, Whoopi Goldberg returned to her performance in the musical *Sister Act* in London, after leaving temporarily due to her mother's death.
On October 30, 2010, the Sister Act show closed.
In 2010, Whoopi Goldberg starred in the Tyler Perry movie "For Colored Girls" and voiced Stretch in the Disney/Pixar animated movie "Toy Story 3".
In 2011, Whoopi Goldberg had a cameo in "The Muppets".
In a 2011 interview with Piers Morgan, Whoopi Goldberg stated she was never in love with the men she married and lacked the commitment for marriage.
On May 9, 2012, Whoopi Goldberg stated she is a member of the National Rifle Association of America on an episode of The View.
In 2012, Whoopi Goldberg guest starred as Jane Marsh, Sue Heck's guidance counselor on "The Middle".
In 2014, Whoopi Goldberg portrayed a character in the superhero film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)", appeared as herself in Chris Rock's "Top Five" and starred in the romantic comedy film "Big Stone Gap".
In 2015, Whoopi Goldberg initially defended Bill Cosby against rape allegations, questioning the lack of arrest or trial. Later in 2015, she changed her stance, acknowledging the evidence suggested guilt and supporting the removal of the statute of limitations for rape cases.
In 2015, Whoopi Goldberg's brother, Clyde, died of a brain aneurysm.
In April 2016, Whoopi Goldberg co-founded Whoopi & Maya, a company that made medical cannabis products for women seeking relief from menstrual cramps.
In 2016, Whoopi Goldberg executive produced a reality television series called "Strut", based on transgender models from the modeling agency Slay Model Management in Los Angeles.
In May 2017, Whoopi Goldberg spoke in support of transgender rights at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards.
In 2017, Whoopi Goldberg voiced Ursula, the Sea Witch and Uma's mother, in the TV movie "Descendants 2".
In 2017, Whoopi Goldberg was a speaker at the Women's March in New York City.
In 2017, Whoopi Goldberg was named a Disney Legend for her contributions to the Walt Disney Company.
In 2018, Whoopi Goldberg starred in the Tyler Perry's film "Nobody's Fool", and the comedy-drama film "Furlough".
In March 2019, Whoopi Goldberg revealed that she had been battling pneumonia and sepsis, causing her to take a leave of absence from *The View*.
In 2019, Whoopi Goldberg's voice was used for the role of the Giant's Wife in the Hollywood Bowl production of "Into the Woods".
On January 22, 2020, Patrick Stewart invited Whoopi Goldberg on The View to reprise her role as Guinan during the second season of Star Trek: Picard, which she accepted.
In February 2020, Whoopi & Maya, a company that made medical cannabis products for women seeking relief from menstrual cramps, ceased operations.
On January 24, 2021, Whoopi Goldberg appeared as a guest on the AmAIRican Grabbuddies marathon fundraising episode of "The George Lucas Talk Show", where she spoke of her time working on "Snow Buddies" and raised money for the ASPCA.
In 2021, Whoopi Goldberg announced the launch of a new line of cannabis products, "Emma & Clyde", named for her late mother and brother.
In 2021, Whoopi Goldberg starred in the biographical film "Till" and guest starred on the Disney Channel show "Amphibia" as Mother Olms.
On January 31, 2022, Whoopi Goldberg made controversial statements on *The View*, claiming the Holocaust was not about race. She apologized on Twitter and on *The Late Show with Stephen Colbert* that same day. She further apologized on air the following day and was suspended from *The View* for two weeks.
After the 2022 Kansas abortion referendum, Whoopi Goldberg claimed that God would support abortion rights because he gave women freedom of choice.
In 2023, Whoopi Goldberg appeared in a cameo role in the musical film "The Color Purple" playing a midwife and took supporting roles in the drama "Ezra".
On December 4, 2024, Whoopi Goldberg returned to the stage playing Miss Hannigan in the musical "Annie" at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
In 2024, Whoopi Goldberg took a supporting role in the western "Outlaw Posse".
On January 5, 2025, Whoopi Goldberg's limited engagement playing Miss Hannigan in the musical "Annie" at The Theater at Madison Square Garden came to an end.
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