Whoopi Goldberg

  • Whoopi Goldberg birth

    Whoopi Goldberg birth
    Born -November 13, 1955
    Where - NEW YOURK CITY
    - Manhattan
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    Whoopi Goldberg

  • drop out

    drop out
    dropped out of high school at age 17
    - did not know she had Dyslexia
    but she went back to school and went to collage twice
    -Wilson Collage IN CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
    - Honorary degree
    NEW York UNIVERSITY
    -PH.D in literature
  • first spouse

    first spouse
    1973-1979ALVIN MARTIN (was her drug counselor)
  • its a Girl Whoopi

    its a Girl Whoopi
    • One child
      - ALEXANDREA MARTIN
  • MOMS MABLEY

    MOMS MABLEY
    • A ONE WOMAN SHOW
    • 1985
    • the start of her career
  • second spouse

    second spouse
    1986-1988-DAVID CLAESSEN
  • color purple

    color purple
    Stared in the movie color purple, this movie launched her to a highly visible acting career
  • acedemy awards

    acedemy awards
    Won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award. She was the second black woman in the history of the Academy Awards to win an acting Oscar.
    1993
    Won
    American Comedy Award Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
    Sister Act (1992)
  • academy award

    academy award
    1994 – Hosted the Academy awards
    first women to host the acedemy awards
  • third spouse

    third spouse
    1994-1995- LYLE TRANCHTENBERG
  • academy awards

    academy awards
    1996 she had hosted the ACADEMY AWARDS
  • acedemy awards

    acedemy awards
    1999- Hosted the Academy awards
  • the star

    the star
    She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6841 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on July 20, 2001.