Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955) is known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (/'wUpi/) is an American actor, comedian author, writer, and television personality.A recipient of numerous awards and awards, she is among the 17 entertainers to win the EGOT that also includes an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award ("Oscar") as well as an Tony Award. She was presented with the Mark Twain Prize in American Humor in 2001. Goldberg started her stage career with her one-woman show Spook Show. It transferred into Broadway under the name Whoopi Goldberg and ran from 1984 until. The show's recording was a success and she won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Her breakthrough role in film was in 1985, when she played the part of Celie as a woman who is treated badly in the Deep South in Steven Spielberg’s period drama film The Color Purple. She received the Golden Globe Award as Best Actress in Motion Picture Drama.
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