Whoopi Goldberg’s Relationship History: Who Are Her Ex-Husbands?
09.09.2022 - 03:25
/ usmagazine.com
Hollywood royalty! Whoopi Goldberg has quite the reputation, both on and off the screen.
As an actress and film producer, she is most well-known for her roles in Sister Act, The Color Purple and Ghost, as well as her longstanding cohosting duties on The View. She is the first African American woman to earn the coveted EGOT status (having won an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Tony Award) and is also an accomplished entrepreneur, humanitarian and activist.
Prior to becoming a household name, Goldberg, who was born Caryn Elaine Johnson, got her start as a young comedian in the ‘70s. After years on the performance circuit, she caught the attention of Steven Spielberg, who eventually cast her in 1985’s The Color Purple. From there, her career took off and she appeared in many films that would become classics including Boys on the Side and The Long Walk Home.
The actress earned critical acclaim for her breakthrough role as Celie in The Color Purple, winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture. She was also nominated for an Academy Award. While she didn’t win in 1985, the entertainer took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1990 for her work in Ghost.
Pivoting to the small screen, Goldberg joined The View in 2007 and won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host for her contribution to the long-running series.
“The moment that knocked me out was watching the President of the United States, Barack Obama, walk onto our stage before he was elected and after he was elected. It was a Black dude, and he was President of the United States,” she reminisced to People in 2021. “I remember my mother saying, ‘I never thought I would live to see this,’ and then looking over and seeing my big