Ms.Whoopi Goldberg ( birth name – Caryn Elaine Johnson)
November 13, 1955
Strong, and wise woman, Mother, leader, humanitarian, American actor, comedian, author, and television personality.
First Black Woman to Win EGOT (Academy Award, 1990), (Emmy, 2002 & 2009), (Grammy, 1985) and (Tony, 2002) First Black Woman to have a late-night talk show on a standard television network. AC Nielsen EDI ranked her as the actress appearing in the most theatrical films in the 1990s with 29 films grossing $1.3 billion in the U.S. and Canada. She is now co-hosting and moderating the talk show The View since 2007, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award. Very few actors in all races have won this. Whoopi is the only black that has achieved these accolades. She is and still will be one of the most versatile actors that will influence generations to come.
Now Whoopi had her first talk show called Whoopi which was canceled after one season on the 46th birthday.
From August 2006 to March 2008, Goldberg hosted Wake Up with Whoopi, a nationally syndicated morning radio talk and entertainment.
Goldberg is co-founder of Whoopi & Maya, a company that makes medical cannabis products for women seeking relief from menstrual cramps. Goldberg says she was inspired to go into business by “a lifetime of difficult periods and the fact that cannabis was literally the only thing that gave me relief”.The company was launched in April 2016.
Goldberg is an advocate for human rights, moderating a panel at the Alliance of Youth Movement Summit on how social networks can be used to fight violent extremism.
Goldberg stated she is a member of the National Rifle Association. Goldberg is on the Board of Selectors of Jefferson Awards for Public Service. She also serves on the National Council Advisory Board of the National Museum of American Illustration. Goldberg has been married three times. She was married to Alvin Martin from 1973 to 1979; to cinematographer David Claessen from 1986 to 1988; and to union organizer Lyle Trachtenberg from 1994 to 1995. When Goldberg was eighteen, she gave birth to a daughter, Alexandrea Martin, who also became an actress and producer. Through her daughter, Goldberg has three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter .