Whoopi Goldberg

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For the actor's animated namesake, see Whoopi Goldberg (character).
Whoopi Goldberg
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Years active at Hanna-Barbera 1989
Years active at DIC 1990-92
Years active at Warner Bros. 2020
Characters played Gaia
Herself
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Goldberg guesting on Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Whoopi Goldberg is an American actor, author, comedian, and television personality. Golberg was the voice of Gaia on DIC's Captain Planet and the Planeteers, until Hanna-Barbera took over, who had her replaced with Margot Kidder.

Goldberg also appeared for Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration to congratulate William Hanna and Joseph Barbera on their 50th anniversary of working together.

Roles

20th century

21th century

Other roles

Goldberg had starring roles in films, usually played for laughs, such as Jumpin' Jack Flash, Sister Act, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Made in America, and voice acted in The Lion King. She had a self-titled talk show and a self-titled sitcom called Whoopi, even though her character wasn't called Whoopi. Goldberg has also played Guinan on and off in Star Trek productions since 1988. Since 2007, she has been the co-host of The View.

Behind the scenes

  • In 2005, Goldberg gave a warning message played at the beginning of the Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Vol. 2 DVD, addressing the concerns of ethnical and racial prejudices, especially with the depiction of Mammy Two Shoes, as removing her would be as bad as pretending it never happened. In 2014, when discussing a similar warning message by Amazon's Prime Video release of this same collection,[1] Goldberg didn't refer to the former at all.[2] She did a similar message for the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Three in 2005.

Where to find her

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