Editing Whoopi Goldberg (section)

==Career==
===1980–1985: Early work and breakthrough ===
Goldberg trained under acting teacher [[Uta Hagen]] at the [[HB Studio]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/|title=HB Studio – Notable Alumni &#124; One of the Original Acting Studios in NYC|access-date=December 17, 2020|archive-date=February 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212150453/https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/|url-status=live}}</ref> in New York City. She first appeared onscreen in ''[[Citizen: I'm Not Losing My Mind, I'm Giving It Away]]'' (1982), an avant-garde ensemble feature by San Francisco filmmaker [[William Farley (director)|William Farley]].

In 1983<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Whoopi-Goldberg-to-Bring-MOMS-OffBroadway-20110407 | title= Whoopi Goldberg to Bring MOMS Off-Broadway? | website= broadwayworld.com | first= Nicole | last= Rosky | date= April 7, 2011 | access-date= February 1, 2022 | archive-date= February 1, 2022 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220201232201/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Whoopi-Goldberg-to-Bring-MOMS-OffBroadway-20110407 | url-status= live }}</ref> and 1984, she "first came to national prominence with her one-woman show"<ref>Brevar, Lisa Pertillar. ''Whoopi Goldberg on Stage and Screen'', McFarland, 2013, p. 12.</ref> in which she portrayed [[Moms Mabley]], ''Moms'', first performed in Berkeley, California, and then at the [[Victoria Theatre, San Francisco|Victoria Theatre]] in San Francisco; the [[Oakland Museum of California]] preserves a poster advertising the show.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://collections.museumca.org/?q=collection-item/201054964 | title= Oakland Museum of California Collections, ''Moms: Whoopi Goldberg as Moms Mabley'' (poster work on paper) | website= collections.museumca.org | access-date= February 1, 2022 | archive-date= February 1, 2022 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220201231107/http://collections.museumca.org/?q=collection-item%2F201054964 | url-status= live }}</ref>

She created ''The Spook Show'', a one-woman show composed of different character monologues in 1983. Director [[Mike Nichols]] "discovered" her when he saw her perform.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|last1=Isherwood|first1=Charles|author-link1=Charles Isherwood|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/18/theater/reviews/one-woman-uhhuh-but-so-many-guises.html|title=One Woman, Uh-Huh, but So Many Guises|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 18, 2004|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=September 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914033235/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/18/theater/reviews/one-woman-uhhuh-but-so-many-guises.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview, he recalled that he "burst into tears", and that he and Goldberg "fell into each other's arms" when they first met backstage.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rivera|first1=Zayda|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/whoopi-goldberg-breaks-talking-mike-nichols-article-1.2017875|title=Mike Nichols dead at 83: Whoopi Goldberg breaks down on 'The View' when talking about her 'mentor'|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=December 20, 2020|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924110224/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/whoopi-goldberg-breaks-talking-mike-nichols-article-1.2017875|url-status=live}}</ref> Goldberg considered Nichols her mentor.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Hilary|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mike-nichols-dead-whoopi-goldberg-750815|title=Whoopi Goldberg Overcome By Emotion Remembering Her Mentor, Mike Nichols|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=February 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211203923/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mike-nichols-dead-whoopi-goldberg-750815|url-status=live}}</ref> Nichols helped her transfer the show to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], where it was retitled ''Whoopi Goldberg''. The show ran from October 24, 1984, to March 10, 1985, and was taped and broadcast by [[HBO]] as ''Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway.''<ref>{{Cite news|last=O'Connor|first=John J.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/19/theater/tv-weekend-hbo-presents-whoopi-goldberg.html|title=TV Weekend; HBO Presents Whoopi Goldberg|date=July 19, 1985|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 22, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125194300/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/19/theater/tv-weekend-hbo-presents-whoopi-goldberg.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The recording of the special was awarded the [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album]], making Goldberg the first Black female comedian to win the Grammy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/videos/whoopi-goldberg-best-comedy-recording-acceptance-speech-1986-grammys-rewind|title=Watch Whoopi Goldberg Deliver A Fittingly Joke-Filled Speech At The 1986 GRAMMYs {{pipe}} GRAMMY Rewind|website=[[The Recording Academy]]|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>

Goldberg's Broadway performance caught the eye of director [[Steven Spielberg]] while she performed in [[The Belly Room]] at [[The Comedy Store]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQHJK1F8CUo | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/GQHJK1F8CUo| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title='The Belly Room' Ep. 2 Official Clip |date=October 15, 2020 |author=Showtime |website=YouTube |access-date=June 11, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Spielberg gave her the lead role in his film ''[[The Color Purple (1985 film)|The Color Purple]]'', based on the novel by [[Alice Walker]]. It was released in late 1985, and was a critical and commercial success. Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] described Goldberg's performance as "one of the most amazing debut performances in movie history".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-color-purple-1985|title=The Color Purple movie review|last1=Ebert|first1=Roger|author-link1=Roger Ebert|website=[[RogerEbert.com]]|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101184117/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-color-purple-1985|url-status=live}}</ref> It was nominated for 11 [[Academy Awards]], including a nomination for Goldberg as [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oscar.go.com/oscar-history/year/1986|title=Oscar History 1986|access-date=September 8, 2016|archive-date=September 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230406/http://oscar.go.com/oscar-history/year/1986|url-status=live}}</ref> She won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]] for her portrayal of Celie, becoming the first Black actress to win in this category.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dresden|first=Hilton|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/hollywood-flashback-whoopi-goldberg-golden-globe-win-the-color-purple-1235683635/|title=Hollywood Flashback: When Whoopi Struck Gold With 'The Color Purple'|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 6, 2023|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>

===1986–1999: Film stardom===
[[File:Whoopi Goldberg 1996.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Goldberg in 1996]]

Between 1985 and 1988, Goldberg was the busiest female star, making seven films.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 5, 1988|page=1|last=Cohn|first=Lawrence|title=Acting Jobs Steadiest Since Studio Era}}</ref> She starred in [[Penny Marshall]]'s directorial debut ''[[Jumpin' Jack Flash (film)|Jumpin' Jack Flash]]'' (1986) and began a relationship with [[David Claessen]], a director of photography on the set; they married later that year. The film was a modest success, and during the next two years, three additional motion pictures featured Goldberg: ''[[Burglar (film)|Burglar]]'' (1987), ''[[Fatal Beauty]]'' (1987), and ''[[The Telephone (1988 film)|The Telephone]]'' (1988). Though they were not as successful, Goldberg garnered awards from the [[NAACP Image Award]]s. Goldberg and Claessen divorced after the poor box office performance of ''The Telephone'', in which she was contracted to perform. She tried unsuccessfully to sue the film's producers. ''[[Clara's Heart]]'' (1988) did poorly at the box office, though her own performance was critically acclaimed.

As the 1980s concluded, she hosted numerous HBO specials of ''[[Comic Relief USA|Comic Relief]]'' with fellow comedians [[Robin Williams]] and [[Billy Crystal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/how-old-is-whoopi-goldberg-and-when-was-her-first-major-movie-role.html/|title=How Old Is Whoopi Goldberg and When Was Her First Major Movie Role?|last=Papp|first=Charlie|date=April 8, 2019|website=The Cheat Sheet|access-date=May 14, 2019|archive-date=May 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514102830/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/how-old-is-whoopi-goldberg-and-when-was-her-first-major-movie-role.html/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 1990, Goldberg starred with [[Jean Stapleton]] in the situation comedy ''[[Bagdad Cafe (TV series)|Bagdad Cafe]]'' (inspired by the [[Bagdad Cafe|1987 film of the same name]]). The sitcom ran for two seasons on [[CBS]]. Simultaneously, she starred in ''[[The Long Walk Home]]'', portraying a woman in the [[civil rights movement|US civil rights movement]]. She played a psychic in the film ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'' (1990) and became the first black woman to win the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in nearly 50 years, and the second black woman to win an Academy Award for acting (the first being [[Hattie McDaniel]] for ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' in [[12th Academy Awards|1940]]). She also won the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]. ''[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]'' named her character Oda Mae Brown in its list of Top 100 best film characters.<ref>{{cite news|last=Borgeson |first=Kelly |title=The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time |url=http://www.premiere.com/features/1539/the-100-greatest-movie-characters-of-all-time-page12.html |work=[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]] |access-date=May 17, 2008 |display-authors=etal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517141913/http://www.premiere.com/features/1539/the-100-greatest-movie-characters-of-all-time-page12.html |archive-date=May 17, 2008}}</ref>

Goldberg starred in ''[[Soapdish]]'' (1991) and had a recurring role on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' between 1988 and 1993 as [[Guinan (Star Trek)|Guinan]], a character she reprised in two ''Star Trek'' films. She made a cameo in the [[Traveling Wilburys]] 1991 music video "[[Wilbury Twist]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/traveling-wilburys-restored-wilbury-twist-video/|title=Watch Traveling Wilburys' Restored, All-Star 'Wilbury Twist' Video|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=July 21, 2019|website=uDiscover Music|language=en-US|access-date=November 23, 2020|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808064426/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/traveling-wilburys-restored-wilbury-twist-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 29, 1992, the film ''[[Sister Act]]'' was released. It grossed well over US$200&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|index=US|value=200|start_year=1992}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation year|index=US}}), and Goldberg was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]]. That year, she starred in ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]'' and ''[[Sarafina! (film)|Sarafina!]]''. She also hosted the [[34th Annual Grammy Awards]], receiving praise from the ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]''{{'}}s Deborah Wilker for bringing to life what Wilker considered "stodgy and stale" ceremonies.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilker|first1=Deborah|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-02-26-9201100809-story.html|title=COLE HOT, RAITT RATES, R.E.M. TOP IN GRAMMYS|website=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|date=February 26, 1992|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701025417/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-02-26-9201100809-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During the next year, Goldberg hosted a late-night talk show, ''[[The Whoopi Goldberg Show]]'', and starred in two more films: ''[[Made in America (1993 film)|Made in America]]'' and ''[[Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit]]''. With an estimated salary of $7–12 million for ''[[Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit]]'' (1993), she was the highest-paid actress at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-wettenstein/a-tribute-whooppe-for-who_b_845178.html|title=Tribute to Whoopi Goldberg and African-American Actors—Why We Need Black and Women's History|first=Beverly|last=Wettenstein|work=HuffPost|date=November 4, 2011|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=February 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204065005/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-wettenstein/a-tribute-whooppe-for-who_b_845178.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/apr/18/whoopi-goldberg-saturday-interview|website=[[The Guardian]]|title=Whoopi Goldberg in full flight|date=April 18, 2009|access-date=March 9, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118123542/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/apr/18/whoopi-goldberg-saturday-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> From 1994 to 1995, she appeared in ''[[Corrina, Corrina (film)|Corrina, Corrina]]'', ''[[The Lion King]]'' (voice), ''[[Theodore Rex (film)|Theodore Rex]]'', ''[[The Little Rascals (film)|The Little Rascals]]'', ''[[The Pagemaster]]'' (voice), ''[[Boys on the Side]]'', and ''[[Moonlight and Valentino]]'', and guest-starred on ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' in 1996.

[[File:Photograph of Whoopi Goldberg Delivering Remarks at a White House Special Olympics Dinner - NARA - 6037508.jpg|170px|thumb|right|Goldberg performing at [[The White House]] in 1998]]

In 1994, Goldberg became the first black woman to host the Academy Awards ceremony starting with the [[66th Academy Awards|66th Oscar telecast]].<ref>{{cite web|title=5 best Oscar hosts of all time|url=http://www.kcra.com/entertainment/5-best-Oscar-hosts-of-all-time/8831322|access-date=September 4, 2015|first=Kateri|last=Wozny|work=KCRA |archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222080549/http://www.kcra.com/entertainment/5-best-Oscar-hosts-of-all-time/8831322|url-status=live}}</ref> She hosted it again in [[68th Academy Awards|1996]], [[71st Academy Awards|1999]], and [[74th Academy Awards|2002]], and has been regarded as one of the show's best hosts.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vogue.com/article/best-oscars-hosts-of-all-time|title= The 7 Best Oscars Hosts of All Time|website= [[Vogue Magazine]]|date= February 23, 2017|access-date= April 25, 2020|archive-date= February 9, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210209141039/https://www.vogue.com/article/best-oscars-hosts-of-all-time|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/feb/20/the-nine-oscars-hosts-with-the-most|title= The nine Oscars hosts who gave the most|website= [[The Guardian]]|date= February 20, 2019|access-date= April 25, 2020|archive-date= April 25, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200425024238/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/feb/20/the-nine-oscars-hosts-with-the-most|url-status= live}}</ref> Goldberg starred in four motion pictures in 1996: ''[[Bogus (film)|Bogus]]'' (with [[Gérard Depardieu]] and [[Haley Joel Osment]]), ''[[Eddie (film)|Eddie]]'', ''[[The Associate (1996 film)|The Associate]]'' (with [[Dianne Wiest]]), and ''[[Ghosts of Mississippi]]'' (with [[Alec Baldwin]] and [[James Woods]]). During the filming of ''Eddie'', she began dating co-star [[Frank Langella]], a relationship that lasted until early 2000. In October 1997, she and ghostwriter [[Daniel Paisner]] cowrote ''Book'', a collection featuring Goldberg's insights and opinions.<ref>[http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000018950,00.html Paisner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217213116/http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000018950,00.html |date=December 17, 2009 }} at Penguin web site</ref> Also in 1996, Goldberg replaced [[Nathan Lane]] as Pseudolus in the Broadway revival of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s musical comedy ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/the-daily-distraction-a-funny-thing-happened-to-whoopi-goldberg-on-the-way-to-broadway|title=A Funny Thing Happened to Whoopi Goldberg on the Way to Broadway|website=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]]|date=May 8, 2020|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203125210/https://www.playbill.com/article/the-daily-distraction-a-funny-thing-happened-to-whoopi-goldberg-on-the-way-to-broadway|url-status=live}}</ref> Greg Evans of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' regarded her "thoroughly modern style" as "a welcome invitation to a new audience that could find this 1962 musical as dated as ancient Rome".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Evans|first1=Greg|url=https://variety.com/1997/legit/reviews/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum-4-1200449285/|title=A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 15, 1997|access-date=December 20, 2020|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208154909/https://variety.com/1997/legit/reviews/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum-4-1200449285/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s Chip Crews deemed Goldberg "a pip and a pro", and that she "ultimately [...] steers the show past its rough spots".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Crews|first1=Chip|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/03/07/a-funny-thing-happened-to-forum-whoopi/46371bdc-1a96-4537-9d76-559024638fe7/|title=A FUNNY THING HAPPENED TO 'FORUM': WHOOPI|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=March 7, 1997|access-date=December 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220221832/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/03/07/a-funny-thing-happened-to-forum-whoopi/46371bdc-1a96-4537-9d76-559024638fe7/|archive-date=December 20, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 1998 to 2001, Goldberg took supporting roles in ''[[How Stella Got Her Groove Back]]'' with [[Angela Bassett]], ''[[Girl, Interrupted (film)|Girl, Interrupted]]'' with [[Winona Ryder]] and [[Angelina Jolie]], ''[[Kingdom Come (2001 film)|Kingdom Come]]'', and ''[[Rat Race (film)|Rat Race]]'' with an all-star ensemble cast. She starred in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] versions of ''[[Cinderella (1997 film)|Cinderella]]'' and ''[[A Knight in Camelot]]''. In 1998 she gained a new audience when she became the "Center Square" on ''[[Hollywood Squares]]'', hosted by [[Tom Bergeron]]. She also served as executive producer, for which she was nominated for four [[Emmy Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/whoopi-goldberg |title=Whoopi Goldberg Emmy Nominated |publisher=Emmys.com |access-date=May 3, 2012 |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116205925/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/whoopi-goldberg |url-status=live }}</ref> She left the series in 2002. In 1999, she voiced Ransome in the British animated children's show ''[[Foxbusters]]'' by [[Cosgrove Hall Films]]. [[AC Nielsen|AC Nielsen EDI]] ranked her as the actress appearing in the most theatrical films in the 1990s, with 29 films grossing $1.3&nbsp;billion in the U.S. and Canada (equivalent to ${{Inflation|index=US|value=1.3|start_year=2000}}&nbsp;billion in {{Inflation year|index=US}}).<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hardest Workers in Showbiz|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 3, 2000|page=41}}</ref>

===2000–2019: Established actor ===
[[File:US Navy 100527-N-1831S-236 Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shephard hosts of the ABC talk show, The View, pose with Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen attending a live taping of the show (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|190px|Goldberg in 2010]]

In 2001, Goldberg hosted the documentary short ''The Making of [[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'' and later portrayed [[Personifications of death|Death]] in ''[[Monkeybone]]''. In 2003, she returned to television in ''[[Whoopi (TV series)|Whoopi]]'', which was canceled after one season. On her 46th birthday, she was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. She also appeared alongside [[Samuel L. Jackson]] and [[Angela Bassett]] in the HBO documentary ''[[Unchained Memories]]'' (2003), narrating slave narratives. During the next two years, she became a spokeswoman for [[Slim Fast]] and produced two television series: Lifetime's original drama ''[[Strong Medicine]]'', which ran six seasons; and ''Whoopi's Littleburg'', a children's television series on [[Nickelodeon]]. In 2002, Goldberg completed the [[EGOT|EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards)]] when she received the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special]] as a producer of ''Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel'' and the [[Tony Award for Best Musical]] for producing ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie (musical)|Thoroughly Modern Millie]]''. She is the first Black woman to be an EGOT recipient.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Kane|first=Caitlin|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/egot-emmy-grammy-oscar-tony-elton-john-becomes-one-of-19-stars-to-win/|title=Only 19 performers have achieved EGOT status. Here are the stars who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony|work=[[CBS News]]|date=January 16, 2024|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref> Goldberg returned to the stage in 2003, starring as [[blues|blues singer]] [[Ma Rainey]] in the Broadway revival of [[August Wilson]]'s historical drama ''[[Ma Rainey's Black Bottom]]'' at the [[Royale Theatre]]. She was also one of the show's producers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/ma-raineys-black-bottom-with-goldberg-and-dutton-opens-feb-6-com-111393|title=Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, with Goldberg and Dutton, Opens Feb. 6|website=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]]|date=February 6, 2003|access-date=December 20, 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304095430/https://www.playbill.com/article/ma-raineys-black-bottom-with-goldberg-and-dutton-opens-feb-6-com-111393|url-status=live}}</ref>

Goldberg was involved in controversy at a fundraiser for [[John Kerry]] at [[Radio City Music Hall]] in New York in July 2004 when she made a sexual joke about President [[George W. Bush]] by waving a bottle of wine, pointed toward her pubic area, and said, "We should keep ''Bush'' where he belongs, and not in the White House." As result, [[Slim-Fast]] dropped her from their ad campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/jul/16/uselections2004.film|first1=Dan|last1=Glaister|title=Goldberg dropped from diet ads over Bush joke|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=July 16, 2004|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=December 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231051747/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/jul/16/uselections2004.film|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, she revived her one-woman show at the [[Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)|Lyceum Theatre]] on Broadway in honor of its 20th anniversary; [[Charles Isherwood]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the opening night performance an "intermittently funny but sluggish evening of comic portraiture".<ref name="NYT"/> Goldberg made guest appearances on ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]'' as elderly character Louise Clarkson.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/whoopi_goldberg|title=Whoopi Goldberg|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 14, 2019|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418154211/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/whoopi_goldberg|url-status=live}}</ref>

From August 2006 to March 2008, Goldberg hosted ''[[Wake Up with Whoopi]]'', a nationally syndicated morning radio talk and entertainment program.<ref name=":1" /> In October 2007, Goldberg announced on the air that she was going to retire from acting because she was no longer sent scripts, saying, "You know, there's no room for the very talented Whoopi. There's no room right now in the marketplace of cinema".<ref>{{cite web|title=Goldberg Retires from Acting|url=http://imdb.com/news/wenn/2007-10-04|publisher=IMDb|date=October 4, 2007|access-date=May 17, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011153304/http://imdb.com/news/wenn/2007-10-04|archive-date=October 11, 2007}}</ref> On December 13, 2008, she guest starred on ''[[The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)|The Naked Brothers Band]]'', a [[Nickelodeon]] [[rockumentary|rock-]] [[mockumentary]] television series. Before the episode premiered, on February 18, 2008, [[The Naked Brothers Band (band)|the band]] performed on ''The View'' and the band members were interviewed by Goldberg and [[Sherri Shepherd]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/dec/12/nat-naked-in-his-love-for-obama/|title=Nat naked in his love for Obama|work=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|date=December 12, 2008 |access-date=May 14, 2019|archive-date=May 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514104043/http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/dec/12/nat-naked-in-his-love-for-obama/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Goldberg hosted [[62nd Tony Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.instyle.com/awards-events/red-carpet/tony-awards/tonys-hosts-through-years?slide=016a07af-9fe9-495d-ad75-671726ea2d22#016a07af-9fe9-495d-ad75-671726ea2d22|title= Tony Awards Hosts Through the Years: Take a Look Back!|website= In Style|access-date= December 24, 2020|archive-date= January 31, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212621/https://www.instyle.com/element-api/content-proxy/autoadvance?id=cms%2Fonecms_posts_instyle_2925426#016a07af-9fe9-495d-ad75-671726ea2d22|url-status= live}}</ref>

[[File:Whoopi Goldberg (2011).jpg|thumb|right|170px|Goldberg in 2011]]

In 2010, she starred in the [[Tyler Perry]] movie ''[[For Colored Girls]]'', alongside [[Janet Jackson]], [[Phylicia Rashad]], [[Thandie Newton]], [[Loretta Devine]], [[Anika Noni Rose]], [[Kimberly Elise]], [[Kerry Washington]], and [[Macy Gray]]. The film received generally good reviews from critics and grossed over $38&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=forcoloredgirls.htm |title=For Colored Girls (2010) |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=January 23, 2011 |archive-date=November 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119224715/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=forcoloredgirls.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The same year, she voiced [[Stretch (Toy Story)|Stretch]] in the [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]/[[Pixar]] animated movie ''[[Toy Story 3]]''. The movie received critical acclaim and grossed $1.067&nbsp;billion worldwide.<ref name="mojo1">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toystory3.htm|title=Toy Story 3 (2010)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-date=August 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821162246/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toystory3.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Goldberg had a recurring role on the television series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' during its [[Glee season 3|third]] and [[Glee season 4|fourth]] seasons as [[Carmen Tibideaux]], a renowned Broadway performer and opera singer and the dean at a fictional performing arts college [[NYADA]] (New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glee-whoopi-goldberg-season-4-samuel-larsen-alex-newell-returning-361453|title='Glee' Brings Back Whoopi Goldberg for Season 4 (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 17, 2012|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024634/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glee-whoopi-goldberg-season-4-samuel-larsen-alex-newell-returning-361453|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, she had a cameo in ''[[The Muppets (2011 film)|The Muppets]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McCarthy|first1=Todd|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/muppets-film-review-262541|title=The Muppets: Film Review|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 17, 2011|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617211524/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/muppets-film-review-262541|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Goldberg guest starred as Jane Marsh, Sue Heck's guidance counselor on ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]''. She voiced the Magic Mirror on [[Disney XD]]'s ''[[The 7D]]''. In 2014, she also portrayed a character in the superhero film ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Angulo Chen|first1=Sandie|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-movie-review-megan-fox-and-reptilian-sidekicks/2014/08/06/a1b2cc9a-1bf7-11e4-ab7b-696c295ddfd1_story.html|title='Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' movie review: Megan Fox and reptilian sidekicks|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 7, 2014|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924234934/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-movie-review-megan-fox-and-reptilian-sidekicks/2014/08/06/a1b2cc9a-1bf7-11e4-ab7b-696c295ddfd1_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She also appeared as herself in [[Chris Rock]]'s ''[[Top Five]]'' and starred in the romantic comedy film ''[[Big Stone Gap (film)|Big Stone Gap]]''.<ref name="Unknown 2014">{{cite news|url=http://virginiafilmfestival.org/films/big-stone-gap/|work=Virginia Film Festival|title=Big Stone Gap – Virginia Film Festival|first=|last=|year=2014|access-date=July 30, 2015|archive-date=August 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811073958/http://virginiafilmfestival.org/films/big-stone-gap/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, Goldberg executive produced a reality television series called ''[[Strut (TV series)|Strut]]'', based on transgender models from the modeling agency Slay Model Management in Los Angeles. The series aired on [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kelley|first1=Seth|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/whoopi-goldberg-strut-oxygen-transgender-casting-the-view-1201864758/|title=Whoopi Goldberg Discusses Her Oxygen Modeling Show 'Strut' and Transgender Casting|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 20, 2016|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923172249/https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/whoopi-goldberg-strut-oxygen-transgender-casting-the-view-1201864758/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, she voiced Ursula, the Sea Witch and Uma's mother, in the TV movie ''[[Descendants 2]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Whoopi Goldberg cast as Ursula in Descendants 2|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/07/20/whoopi-goldberg-ursula-descendants/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=April 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419025049/https://ew.com/tv/2017/07/20/whoopi-goldberg-ursula-descendants/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, she starred in the [[Tyler Perry]]'s film ''[[Nobody's Fool (2018 film)|Nobody's Fool]]'', alongside [[Tiffany Haddish]], [[Omari Hardwick]], [[Mehcad Brooks]], [[Amber Riley]], and [[Tika Sumpter]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kenny|first1=Glenn|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/movies/nobodys-fool-review-tyler-perry-tiffany-haddish.html|title=Review: Tyler Perry Turns Tiffany Haddish Loose in 'Nobody's Fool'|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 2, 2018|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108122822/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/movies/nobodys-fool-review-tyler-perry-tiffany-haddish.html|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, she also starred in the comedy-drama film ''[[Furlough (film)|Furlough]]'', alongside [[Tessa Thompson]], [[Melissa Leo]], and [[Anna Paquin]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Chang|first=Justin|title=Tessa Thompson and Melissa Leo team up in the wan, wobbly dramedy 'Furlough'|date=March 15, 2018|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-furlough-review-20180315-story.html|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-date=May 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509151010/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-furlough-review-20180315-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sealy|first=Shirley|title=Film Review: Furlough|date=March 15, 2018|magazine=[[Film Journal International]]|url=http://www.filmjournal.com/reviews/film-review-furlough|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509151128/http://www.filmjournal.com/reviews/film-review-furlough|archive-date=May 9, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2019, Goldberg's voice was used for the role of the Giant's Wife in the [[Hollywood Bowl]] production of ''[[Into the Woods]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latfusa.com/article/2019/4/whoopi-goldberg-more-join-into-the-woods-hollywood|title=Whoopi Goldberg & More Join 'Into The Woods' Hollywood Bowl Cast|date=April 24, 2019 |access-date=2022-12-23}}</ref>

===2020–present===
[[File:Around the Library of Congress Spring 2024, Whoopi Goldberg looks over a special collections display in the Whittall Pavilion, May 10, 2024 (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|200x200px|Goldberg at the [[Library of Congress]] in 2024]]

In an appearance on ''The View'' on January 22, 2020, [[Patrick Stewart]] invited Goldberg to reprise her role as [[Guinan (Star Trek)|Guinan]] during the second season of ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/patrick-stewart-whoopi-goldberg-star-trek-picard-season-2-1203475775/|title=Patrick Stewart Invites Whoopi Goldberg to Join 'Star Trek: Picard' Season 2|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Adam|last=Vary|date=January 22, 2020|access-date=January 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123005938/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/patrick-stewart-whoopi-goldberg-star-trek-picard-season-2-1203475775/|archive-date=January 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> She immediately accepted his offer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/whoopi-goldberg-accepts-patrick-stewarts-offer-to-reprise-her-star-trek-role-in-picard/|title=Whoopi Goldberg Will Reprise Her Star Trek Role in Picard|date=January 22, 2020|last=Quinn|first=Dave|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=March 9, 2020|archive-date=January 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123133551/https://people.com/tv/whoopi-goldberg-accepts-patrick-stewarts-offer-to-reprise-her-star-trek-role-in-picard/|url-status=live}}</ref> Goldberg also starred in ''[[The Stand (2020 miniseries)|The Stand]]'', a [[CBS All Access]] miniseries based on the [[The Stand|1978 novel of the same name]] by [[Stephen King]], portraying Mother Abagail, a 108-year-old woman.<ref>{{cite web|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/05/stephen-kings-the-stand-exclusive-first-look|title=Exclusive: Stephen King's ''The Stand'' Comes to Life Again|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=May 20, 2020|access-date=May 22, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522103424/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/05/stephen-kings-the-stand-exclusive-first-look|archive-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref> In 2020, it was announced Goldberg was set to return in ''Sister Act 3'' with [[Tyler Perry]] producing. The film is slated to debut on [[Disney Plus|Disney+]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2020/film/news/whoopi-goldberg-sister-act-3-disney-plus-1234851212/|title= Whoopi Goldberg to Return for Disney Plus' 'Sister Act 3,' Produced With Tyler Perry|website= Variety|date= December 11, 2020|accessdate= May 26, 2021|archive-date= February 25, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210225211953/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/whoopi-goldberg-sister-act-3-disney-plus-1234851212/|url-status= live}}</ref>

Goldberg also stars in the biographical film ''[[Till (film)|Till]]'' (2021), written and directed by [[Chinonye Chukwu]], which she also produced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/chinonye-chukwu-emmett-till-movie-finds-young-lead-in-jalyn-hall-orion-pictures-1234811719/|title=Chinonye Chukwu's Emmett Till Movie Finds Its Young Lead In Jalyn Hall|date=August 9, 2021|first=Matt|last=Grobar|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809214442/https://deadline.com/2021/08/chinonye-chukwu-emmett-till-movie-finds-young-lead-in-jalyn-hall-orion-pictures-1234811719/|archive-date=August 9, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=September 11, 2021}}</ref> The film focuses on abduction and [[lynching]] of [[Emmett Till]] with Goldberg playing Till's grandmother, Alma Carthan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/08/till-review-chinonye-chukwu-danielle-deadwyler-wrenching-civil-rights-drama|title= Till review – emotionally wrenching US civil rights drama|website= [[The Guardian]]|date= January 8, 2023|accessdate= January 14, 2025|last1= Kermode|first1= Mark}}</ref> The film debuted at the [[New York Film Festival|60th New York Film Festival]]. Goldberg guest starred on the [[Disney Channel]] show ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'' as the character [[Mother of Olms|Mother Olms]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/pressrelease/april-2022-programming-highlights/|title=April 2022 Programming Highlights}}</ref> In 2023, she appeared in a cameo role in the musical film ''[[The Color Purple (2023 film)|The Color Purple]]'' playing a midwife.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://screenrant.com/the-color-purple-2023-musical-whoopi-goldberg-cameo-explained/#:~:text=In%20The%20Color%20Purple%20movie%20musical%2C%20Goldberg%20played%20the%20midwife,movie%2C%20and%20her%20brilliant%20performance.|title= Whoopi Goldberg's Cameo In The Color Purple Musical Explained|website= ScreenRant|date= December 27, 2023|accessdate= January 14, 2025}}</ref> She also took supporting roles in the drama ''[[Ezra (2023 film)|Ezra]]'' (2023) and the western ''[[Outlaw Posse (film)|Outlaw Posse]]'' (2024).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/whoopi_goldberg|title= Whoopi Goldberg|website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate= January 14, 2025}}</ref>

Goldberg returned to the stage playing [[Miss Hannigan]] in the musical ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'' as part of a limited engagement at [[The Theater at Madison Square Garden]] from December 4, 2024 to January 5, 2025. ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised Goldberg's performance describing her as a "holiday gift" adding, "In a just sweet enough production with a strong cast, the "View" host delivers a performance that reaffirms her savvy as a comic actor."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/theater/annie-review-whoopi-goldberg.html#:~:text=Critic's%20Pick-,'Annie'%20Review%3A%20Whoopi%20Goldberg%20Is%20a%20Holiday%20Gift%20as,savvy%20as%20a%20comic%20actor.|title= 'Annie' Review: Whoopi Goldberg Is a Holiday Gift as Miss Hannigan|website= [[The New York Times]]|date= December 17, 2024|accessdate= January 14, 2025|last1= Collins-Hughes|first1= Laura}}</ref> Patrick Ryan of ''[[USA Today]]'' agreed writing, "[She] is perfectly prickly and altogether hilarious in her first stage acting role in more than 15 years".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/12/14/whoopi-goldberg-annie-review/76968682007/|title= Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in 'Annie' stage return|website= [[USA Today]]|accessdate= January 14, 2025}}</ref>