Whoopi Goldberg
Actor
jamie foxx makes sense for once...for once Whoopi Goldberg, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Alexander Payne, Michael Mann, Tilda Swinton and Harvey Weinstein were just a few of the big Hollywood names defending Roman Polanski after he was taken into custody last month. To recap,... In this article: Roman Polanski, Jamie Foxx, Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein, Michael Mann, Tilda Swinton, David Lynch, Whoopi Goldberg, Woody Allen, and Alexander Payne |
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New York Post | October 11, 2009
Maher's new rules on Roman
...conservatives to say that Hollywood has no values. It makes us look so bad. Why people I respect, like Martin Scorsese and Harvey Weinstein and Whoopi Goldberg . . . How can these people not see something so black and white? You cannot give...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Bill Maher, Catholic Church, Hollywood, Southland, Harvey Weinstein, HBO, and Sophia Bush
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L.A. Times - Entertainment News | October 06, 2009
Is Hollywood really a hotbed of support for Roman Polanski?
...entire argument rests on just three things -- an incredibly poorly conceived off-the-cuff comment by Whoopi Goldberg, a petition that Harvey Weinstein is circulating, and that there isn't a great hue and cry from Hollywood demanding that...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Hollywood, Terry Teachout, Josh Olson, Oscars, Harvey Weinstein, and Woody Allen
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Fox News Entertainment | September 29, 2009
Hollywood Left Bands Together to Fight Polanski Arrest
...celebrities were picking up the drumbeat. Whoopi Goldberg used her spot on ABC's "The View" to try to clear up the record regarding the crime to which Polanski pleaded guilty in 1978. "I know it wasn't 'rape' rape. I think it was...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood, California, U.S., Switzerland, Debra Winger, Champagne, and Zurich Film Festival
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New Kerala | October 02, 2009
District Attorney: 'Roman Polanski must return to complete justice'
...justice. Justice is not complete when someone leaves the jurisdiction of the court.' Whoopi Goldberg, Penelope Cruz, Debra Winger, Woody Allen and movie mogul Harvey Weinstein are among those who have spoken out in support of Polanski and...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Los Angeles Times, Harvey Weinstein, Penelope Cruz, Switzerland, Debra Winger, Woody Allen, and Chinatown
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Reason Magazine - Topics > Media | September 29, 2009
The Final Word on the Polanski Affair-From George Orwell (Plus, the Inevitable & Ongoing Updates)
...fix this terrible situation". On The View, Whoopi Goldberg (assisted by guest host Melissa Gilbert) explained, without much in the way of facts about the case, that Polanski was not guilty of "rape-rape." And one-time Reason cover pinup...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Harvey Weinstein, Poland, United States, Plaintiff, William Shakespeare, Bernard Kouchner, and George Orwell
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www.suntimes.com
JT & Biel, apart again?
''It was really a Who's Who,'' reports birthday boy Bill, surrounded in the theater by Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Goldblum, Jerry Seinfeld, Candice Bergen, Harvey Weinstein, Regis Philbin, Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Matthew Broderick.
In this article: Hugh Jackman, Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake, Barack Obama, Mercury, Jack Higgins, Chicago, Harvey Weinstein, and Steven Spielberg
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eFluxMedia | February 20, 2009
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel Reunited at the Beacon
...and Nancy Shevell, Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea, Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman, Rosie O'Donnell and Kelli Carpenter, Whoopi Goldberg, James Gandolfini, Robert Randolph, as well as Jimmy Fallon accompanied by his wife, Nancy...
In this article: Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, American Idol, Valentine's Day, Grammy, Taylor Swift, The Sound of Silence, Fearless, Father and Daughter, and Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
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Independent.ie | October 03, 2009
Haunting of Polanski, in three acts
...Woody Allen, David Lynch, Harvey Weinstein and Martin Scorsese signing a petition demanding his immediate release, while Whoopi Goldberg voiced her support, somewhat bizarrely, saying Polanski was never guilty of "rape-rape". Senior...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Jack Nicholson, Robert Harris, Sharon Tate, Chinatown, Robert Towne, Woody Allen, Champagne, and Quaalude
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women.timesonline.co.uk
Celebrity Watch: Hollywood is blinkered over Polanski
...with his fists and carry Polanski out. This niggling sense of Hollywood's real/not real confusion continued with Whoopi Goldberg's frankly amazing contribution: "I don't believe it was rape-rape. " Goldberg's blithe certainty is explicable...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Hollywood, Hang on Sloopy, Harvey Weinstein, Jordan, The X Factor, Dubai, and Mischa Barton
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Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson on November 13, 1955) is an American Actor, Comedian, singer-songwriter and media personality.
Goldberg made her film debut in The Color Purple (1985) playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the south. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her first Golden Globe Award for her role in the film. In 1990, she starred as Oda Mae Brown, a psychic helping a slain man find his killer in the blockbuster film Ghost. This performance won her a second Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Notable later films include Sister Act (1992), The Lion King (1994), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), The Rugrats Movie (1998), Girl, Interrupted (1999) and Rat Race (2001). She is also acclaimed for her role as the bartender in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Goldberg has been nominated for 13 Emmy Awards for her work in television. She was the co-producer and center square of the latest edition game show Hollywood Squares from 1998 to 2002. She has achieved success on Broadway and in the music industry, and is one of only a handful of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards. In addition, she has won a British Academy Film Award, four People's Choice Awards and has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Currently, Goldberg is moderator and co-host of The View, which earned her an Emmy in 2009.
- Name At Birth:
- Caryn Elaine Johnson
- Birth Date:
- November 13, 1955
- Birthplace:
- New York City
- Spouse:
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- Alvin Martin (1973–79)
- Lyle Trachtenberg (1994–95)
- David Claessen (1986–88)
- Occupation:
- Actress, comedian, radio disc jockey, author, singer, talk show host
- Years Active:
- Since 1981
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