Whoopi Goldberg: filmography. Starring Whoopi Goldberg

Karin Elaine Johnson (pseudonym of Whoopi Goldberg) was born on November 13, 1955. Whoopi is one of Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars , theater and film actress, TV presenter, screenwriter and producer. He has a number of prestigious awards, including "Oscar", "Grammy", "Golden Globe", "Emmy." In Los Angeles, on the Walk of Fame, is the Whoopi Goldberg Star. At the age of eight, she began performing at the Helene Rubenstein Children's Theater, where she received her first acting lessons. Vupi was talented, all grasped on the fly, flexible childish thinking helped her navigate the complex dramatic situations that arise on stage. However, at school the girl studied irregularly, constantly was among the laggards, and then completely ceased to attend classes. The younger sister Whoopi Goldberg - Maggie - studied diligently and could become an example for the older sister, but she still left the school. Being still a minor, Whoopi met with representatives of the hippie movement and joined their community. Soon the girl left the house and began to live in the commune, receiving a small unemployment benefit. I tried to forget, to escape from despair with the help of marijuana, and then also more serious drugs.

Youth and drugs

Drug addiction completely mastered the consciousness of the young girl. Vupi tried to fight drug addiction, but without success. Only when she met in 1985 with Alvin Martin, a volunteer from the organization "Against drugs", in her destiny there were positive changes. The young man helped Vupi overcome the craving for drugs, and the mutual feelings that arose brought them closer. There were common interests, the girl completely forgot about drugs, constantly was in the company of her friend. After parting with the hippies, she devoted all her time to Alvin. He also tried to be closer to Whoopi, to support her and to ensure that the girl did not return to marijuana. In the end, the young people were married, and a year later they had a daughter, who was called Alexandra. The family was a safe haven for both Whoopi and Alvin, the common child united young people, they together got up at night to the baby, walked shoulder-to-shoulder in the park, skating in front of him a stroller. But Alvin's salary became scarce, and the lack of money increasingly became the cause of quarrels. A young mother was struggling with poverty, it seemed to her that the child was not eating well, and the girl's clothes left much to be desired.

Divorce

In the end, Catherine-Whoopi got a job as a night watchman, and in the daytime she laid bricks on the construction site. The work of a young woman was not afraid, so it became a good idea to earn money. In 1974, the fate of Whoopi Goldberg abruptly changed, she found in the newspaper an announcement about a vacancy in the new theater of the city of San Diego. Immediately recalled the children's plays Helen Rubenstein, and Nowopi once again wanted on the stage. However, Alvin did not support his wife in her aspirations, he was not going to leave New York. But the young woman, already full of ambitious plans, showed a character and, after parting with her husband, moved to California with her daughter.

Theater of one actor

Theatrical career of actress Vupi Goldberg started in San Diego successfully, she harmoniously blended into the troupe of the newly created theater "Repertory tiietr". Having worked in it for a while, the actress then moved to San Francisco at the invitation of the owner of the theater "Black Street Tietr." After a while, the Whoopi entrusted the main role in the play "Mother Courage", and soon she became a leading actress, playing the role of the main female characters in almost all performances. However, she soon became cramped in the theater, and Vupi set about creating her own solo performance, in which she could play all the roles. So, in 1983 appeared the project "The show of ghosts", in which 6 female roles were played by actress Goldberg. The performance of "one actor" had a wild success, while theatrical public was bored with academic performances, and the lively, slightly grotesque action of Whoopi captivated the audience.

Broadway

Thus began the triumphant march of the young actress in the theaters of the United States and Canada. In 1984, the show of Whoopi Goldberg was visited by director Mike Nichols, who offered an actress an engagement in one of the theaters on Broadway. She responded with her consent, for the time being she left her solo performance and began rehearsing the roles received from the directors. Several performances in New York allowed him to feel like an accomplished actress. And in one of the performances she played in a duet with Timothy Dalton, his favorite actor. Melodramatic production was called "Love Letters". And ahead of the actress was waiting for a career Hollywood movie star and the best films with Whoopi Goldberg.

The first film role

In 1985, Vupi heard about the upcoming screen version of Alice Walker's novel "Flowers of purple fields," similar to the script with "Gone with the Wind." She immediately sent a letter to the writer asking her to give her a role. Alice was familiar with the theatrical work of the actress and recommended her to the film's director Steven Spielberg. He did not think long and decided to give the candidate the lead role of Celia Johnson, a black woman of American descent, who evolved from a hammered housewife to a completely independent, determined woman. According to the color of the skin, Vupi was ideally suited for this role and, thus, she had a film debut, which was marked by the "Golden Globe", as well as the nomination for the "Oscar". Whoopi Goldberg, whose filmography began with such a serious role in "The colors of purple fields," continued to appear in the movies, but already in the entertaining genre, comedies and detectives, family and crime serials. The comedies with Whoopi Goldberg enjoyed enormous success.

Dramas and comedies

The most famous films with the participation of the film actress are "Ghost", "Knight of Camelot", "Jack-Poprygun", "Fatal Beauty", "Thief". Thus, Whoopi Goldberg, whose filmography quickly replenished, formed her own role of a charming, slightly eccentric woman, who did not recognize any conventions, and this role corresponded fully to her image in life. However, along with comedy roles in movies, there were other films with Whoopi Goldberg, she played quite a few dramatic roles. The actress easily rebuilt, serious roles could alternate with comedic, breaks in the shoot she was not needed. The most memorable works are films "Long way home", "Ghosts of Mississippi", in which played Whoopi Goldberg. The main roles obliged the actress to work with full dedication. The painting "Homer and Eddie" staged by Andrei Konchalovsky received the main prize at the International Film Festival, which took place in the city of San Sebastian.

117 films of the actress

But not only the main roles in the movies succeeded Whoopi Goldberg (her filmography already included a number of significant paintings). In 1991, she received an Oscar for her supporting role in the film "Ghost" in Jerry Zucker's film. And at the 1992 film festival in Cannes, the actress received a prize for her role in the film "Serafina". Whoopi, as well as most of her other colleagues in the shop, occasionally engaged in scoring cartoons or read the narration text behind the scenes. She even starred in a small clip of Michael Jackson's Liberian Girl. The list of films with Whoopi Goldberg consists of 117 paintings of different genres.

TV series

She did not stop working on the movie, she became involved in television projects. For several years she was a regular participant of the show "Comedy Aid", regularly acted as the host of her own talk show. She starred in the television series "Star Trek", staged in the scenario in the genre of adventure fiction. Other serials also did not do without the participation of a colorful actress, where she appeared as a guest guest. And in 1994 she was entrusted to lead the ceremony of awarding and nominating for an Oscar, and since then, Whoopi Goldberg, whose filmography also deserved several Oscars, was in demand as the host of such events.

Personal life

The personal life of the actress Whoopi Goldberg was developing relatively well. She had three legitimate husbands: Alvin Martin, Alexandra's father, the only daughter, photographer David Cassin and businessman Michael Trachtenberg. All three marriages were short-lived and lasted from one year to two years. He also had several civil marriages with Hollywood actors and filmmakers. Alexandra's daughter made her grandmother at 34, giving birth to a child at the age of 16. The granddaughter named Amara was the first child, and after it Alexandra gave birth to two more children.