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Whoopi Goldberg is one of a very elite group of artists who have won the Grammy, the Academy Award®, the Golden Globe, the Emmy, and the Tony. She is equally well-known for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of children, the homeless, human rights, education, substance abuse, and the battle against AIDS. She is also a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations. Born and raised in New York City, Whoopi got her start in theater and improvisation before her film debut in The Color Purple, for which she earned an Oscar® nomination and a Golden Globe. She won the Oscar® and Golden Globe for her performance in Ghost and has also appeared in such films as Jumpin' Jack Flash, Clara’s Heart, Soapdish, The Player, Sarafina!, Sister Act, Corrina, Corrina, Boys on the Side, Ghosts of Mississippi, and How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
Her television credits include five seasons on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Bagdad Café, her own late-night talk show, and the NBC sitcom Whoopi. She currently appears as a moderator on The View. Among her production credits are the Lifetime series Strong Medicine, Hollywood Squares, and the hit Broadway musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. Whoopi cohosted nine Comic Relief telecasts and is a four-time host of the Academy Awards®.
She has won multiple NAACP Image Awards as well as various honors for her humanitarian efforts. In 1992, Whoopi debuted as an author with her children’s book, Alice, followed by the best-selling Book and Whoopi’s Big Book of Manners. In 2006, she made her debut as a radio host on “Wake Up with Whoopi.”
Whoopi Goldberg will be answering questions during the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, April 20 - May 1.
Whoopi Goldberg is no longer answering questions
How good did it feel to walk off the set on Bill O'Reilly?
Christopher Doucet
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Tim
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05:03 PM
Apr 17, 2011
05:46 PM
Thank you for the great answer, Whoopi.
Greetings Ms. Goldberg! Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions... (even if you don't get to answer my question.) What do you think that writers like me can do to get talented actors like you to see our previous work and then act in upcoming films? Thank you! Ros Mickens
Roslyn Mickens
Like ThisAnswer ThisApril 9, 2011 7:42 pm Greetings Whoopi, I was bless to of met you as a freshman at BMCC around 1988. You performed stand up and I was an intern for the student government President. I spent a great deal of time tracking her on the campus so you would be paid. You taught me a very important lesson that day; Never let anyone take your talent for granted. Bless you now I produce my own show and I will send you an invite will you come and do you remember the event. One Love Jami
jami coleman
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Trixie
Brooklyn
, New York
Like ThisAnswer ThisApr 28, 2011
01:37 PM
You've worn many hats over the years... what do you find is the most satisfying out of all your projects?
Mike
Brooklyn
, New York
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05:04 PM
Hi Whoopi! I'm a hopeful filmmaker scraping up rent money here in Brooklyn. As someone who started out in NYC, what's the worst job you ever had to work before your acting career started to take off? What did you learn from your experience? Thanks! --Emily
Emily Watson
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01:36 PM
What was it like working with Patrick Swayze?
QuestionGuy
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SDorsett
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05:28 PM
As a fellow Scorpio, i want to ask when was the moment in your life when you broke through whatever fears you had and said I am going to BE somebody? or did it just happen organically?
GinaJean
Like ThisAnswer ThisPlease verify, did you and Robert DeNiro fill 3 restaurants, treating 9/11 volunteers to dinner in Chinatown...to thank the volunteers and to help Chinatown, which was a virtual ghost town because people were afraid to go downtown after 9/11?
Ellyn Chan Roberson
Like ThisAnswer ThisOn average, how many scripts a week do you get sent, and what does it take to get whoopie goldberg in a film? what is it you look for in projects? ps. you were great in the EGOT episode of 30 rock, hope you do more with them as well.
bart sammut
Like ThisAnswer ThisWhat's it like working on The View?
Master Shake
Like ThisAnswer ThisHow influenced are you by the opinions of the other jurors? Do you try to come to your own conclusion without being swayed, or is it more of a collaboration or consensus approach?
Rob Kassner
Like ThisAnswer ThisApr 28, 2011
01:35 PM
How this affects the technological crisis to independent filmmakers? and what alternatives there are to produce independent film?
Vanessa Sgambati
Like ThisAnswer ThisWhat is your relationship with Tribeca and with the festival this year? Anything to do with a new TFF film?
susan smith
Like ThisAnswer ThisOf all the roles you've played, including all your film and television, including roles as host or moderator, which was the most challenging and why?
Lisa
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