Who is Whoopi Goldberg?

Answer by  kt1969 (72)

Whoopi Goldberg started out doing a one-woman show, and from there began to get acting parts in movies, such as The Color Purple and later Ghost. She hosts The View.

Answer by  jargon (112)

Caryn Elaine Johnson of Manhattan was born in 1955. A former funeral parlor employee, dishwasher, bricklayer, and drug addict, she has been married and divorced three times. Nicknamed 'Whoopi', for excessive flatulence; Goldberg comes from the Jewish side of her family. Career awards include a Tony, Grammy and Oscar.