About

Known credits:
301
Birthday:
1955-11-13
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Whoopi Goldberg

Overview

An American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, and talk show host. Goldberg made her film debut in The Color Purple (1985) playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep 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 (Patrick Swayze) 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 and Sister Act 2, The Lion King, Made in America, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Girl, Interrupted and Rat Race. She is also acclaimed for her roles as the bartender Guinan in Star Trek: The Next Generation and as Terry Dolittle in Jumpin' Jack Flash. Her latest role is the voice of Stretch in Toy Story 3. Goldberg has been nominated for 13 Emmy Awards for her work in television. She was co-producer of the popular game show Hollywood Squares from 1998 to 2004. She has been the moderator of the daytime talk show The View since 2007. Goldberg has a Grammy, two Emmys, two Golden Globes, a Tony, and an Oscar. In addition, Goldberg has a British Academy Film Award, four People's Choice Awards and has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.

Known for

Acting

2025 Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin Actor Aqua (voice) N/A
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2024 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Actor Self 62
Fair
2024 Atrabilious Actor Dr. Andrea Hart 59
Average
2024 Ezra Actor Jayne 60
Fair
2024 Babes Actor Dawn's Breasts 58
Average
2024 Leopardi & Co Actor Mildred N/A
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2024 Butterfly in the Sky Actor Self 59
Average
2024 Outlaw Posse Actor Stagecoach Mary 59
Average
2024 I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2023 Oprah & The Color Purple Journey Actor Self N/A
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2023 The Color Purple Actor Midwife (uncredited) 63
Fair
2023 Three Trees Actor (Narration) N/A
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2023 Barry Humphries at the BBC Actor Self (archive material) N/A
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2023 Our Barbara -- A Special Edition of 20/20 Actor Self N/A
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2022 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda Actor Self 59
Average
2022 My Father's Dragon Actor Cat (voice) 61
Fair
2022 Till Actor Alma 64
Fair
2022 Music Is My Life - Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo Actor Self N/A
N/A
2022 Is That Black Enough for You?!? Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Luck Actor Captain (voice) 73
Good
2022 Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Bill Cosby: Walking Free Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2022 Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2022 Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising Actor Self 59
Average
2022 JANET JACKSON. Actor Self 71
Good
2021 JFK: Destiny Betrayed Actor Self - Narrator (voice) 70
Good
2021 JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass Actor Self - Narrator (voice) 60
Fair
2021 The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World Actor Self - Host 59
Average
2021 Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It Actor Self 59
Average
2021 The Story of Late Night Actor Self 68
Fair
2021 Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days Actor Self - Guest 59
Average
2020 Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... Actor Self 59
Average
2020 The Stand Actor Abagail "Mother Abagail" Freemantle 69
Fair
2020 Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine Actor Whoopi Goldberg (voice) 58
Average
2020 Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip Actor Narrator N/A
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2020 The Con Actor Narrator (voice) 68
Fair
2020 The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America Actor Whoopi Goldberg 59
Average
2020 Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King Actor Self - Co-host, "The View" 60
Fair
2020 Feeding America Comedy Festival Actor Self 59
Average
2020 My Darling Vivian Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2020 The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show Actor Self 59
Average
2020 Find Your Groove Actor Self 59
Average
2020 Siempre, Luis Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2020 The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU Actor (archive footage) 59
Average
2019 Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration Actor Self 59
Average
2019 The Most Magnificent Thing Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2019 Cracked Up Actor Self 59
Average
2019 Charley Pride: I'm Just Me Actor Self 59
Average
2018 The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut Actor Self - Host 59
Average
2018 Olympia Actor Herself N/A
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2018 Nobody's Fool Actor Lola 60
Fair
2018 Trump @War Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2018 Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2018 The Gospel According to André Actor Self 59
Average
2018 Furlough Actor Moms 59
Average
2018 Mister Rogers: It's You I Like Actor Self 59
Average
2017 Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic Actor Host 59
Average
2017 The Problem with Apu Actor Self 58
Average
2017 Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me Actor Self 59
Average
2017 Yamasong: March of the Hollows Actor Yari 58
Average
2017 9/11 Actor Metzie 56
Average
2017 Descendants 2 Actor Ursula (voice) (uncredited) 70
Good
2017 The Truth Is in the Stars Actor Self 59
Average
2017 Gilbert Actor Self 59
Average
2017 A Very Sordid Wedding Actor Abernatha Coleman 58
Average
2017 King of the Dancehall Actor Loretta Brixton 59
Average
2016 X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time Actor Herself 60
Fair
2016 Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2016 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years Actor Self 66
Fair
2016 50 Years of Star Trek Actor Self 59
Average
2016 Floyd Norman: An Animated Life Actor Herself 59
Average
2015 Black Dog, Red Dog Actor Calliope 59
Average
2015 The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! Actor Self N/A
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2015 The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank Actor Self N/A
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2015 Misery Loves Comedy Actor Self 59
Average
2014 Top Five Actor Self 59
Average
2014 Big Stone Gap Actor Fleeta Mullins 59
Average
2014 Robin Williams Remembered Actor Self N/A
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2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Actor Bernadette Thompson 58
Average
2014 A Day Late and a Dollar Short Actor Viola 59
Average
2013 Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale Actor Self 59
Average
2013 Blackfish Actor Self 72
Good
2013 Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds Actor Guinan (archive footage) 59
Average
2013 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic Actor Self 60
Fair
2013 Moms Mabley Actor Self 59
Average
2013 Why We Laugh: Funny Women Actor Self 59
Average
2013 Miracle Rising: South Africa Actor Self 59
Average
2013 The Contradictions of Fair Hope Actor Narrator N/A
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2012 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief Actor Self 59
Average
2012 Radioman Actor Self 59
Average
2012 Katy Perry: Part of Me Actor Self 63
Fair
2012 Paul Simon: Under African Skies Actor Self 59
Average
2011 The Muppets Actor Whoopi Goldberg 64
Fair
2011 Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey Actor Narrator (voice) 61
Fair
2011 The Little Engine That Could Actor The Tower (voice) 59
Average
2011 A Little Bit of Heaven Actor God 61
Fair
2010 For Colored Girls Actor Alice / White 60
Fair
2010 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift Actor (archive footage) 59
Average
2010 New York Street Games Actor Self N/A
N/A
2010 Toy Story 3 Actor Stretch (voice) 77
Good
2010 The Black List: Volume Three Actor Self 59
Average
2010 Teenage Paparazzo Actor Self 59
Average
2010 See You in September Actor Lindsay's Therapist (uncredited) 58
Average
2009 Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2009 Journey to the Stars Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2009 Kambakkht Ishq Actor Whoopi Goldberg 57
Average
2009 Star Trek: The Captains' Summit Actor Self 59
Average
2009 Madea Goes to Jail Actor Self 60
Fair
2009 Stream Actor Jodi Quinn N/A
N/A
2008 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa Actor Taxi Driver 58
Average
2008 Descendants Actor Red Flower (voice) 59
Average
2008 Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins Actor Self - Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2008 Snow Buddies Actor Miss Mittens (voice) 59
Average
2007 Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project Actor Self 59
Average
2007 Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens Actor Self 59
Average
2007 The Sophisticated Misfit Actor Self N/A
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2007 The Word According to Whoopi Actor Herself N/A
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2007 Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden Actor Self 59
Average
2007 Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic Actor Self N/A
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2007 If I Had Known I Was a Genius Actor Mom 58
Average
2006 Farce of the Penguins Actor Helen (voice) 57
Average
2006 Comic Relief 2006 Actor 59
Average
2006 Homie Spumoni Actor Thelma 58
Average
2006 Everyone's Hero Actor Darlin' (voice) 58
Average
2006 Doogal Actor Ermintrude (voice) 57
Average
2006 The N Word Actor Self 58
Average
2005 The Aristocrats Actor Self 59
Average
2005 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Actor Whoopi Goldberg 58
Average
2005 Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway Actor Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady 58
Average
2005 Racing Stripes Actor Franny (voice) 58
Average
2004 Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 Actor Whoopi Goldberg 52
Average
2004 The World of Nat King Cole Actor Self N/A
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2004 Pinocchio 3000 Actor Cyberina (voice) 55
Average
2004 Uta Hagen's Acting Class Actor Self N/A
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2004 The Lion King 1½ Actor Shenzi (voice) 64
Fair
2004 Whoopi's Littleburg Actor 70
Good
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2003 It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Actor Daniel's 'Boss' 59
Average
2003 Whoopi Actor Mavis Rae 70
Good
2003 New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup 2002-2003 Champions Actor Voice 58
Average
2003 Declaration of Independence Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Blizzard Actor Blizzard (voice) 59
Average
2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead Actor Whoopi Goldberg 50
Average
2003 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2003 Good Fences Actor Mabel Spader 59
Average
2003 Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! Actor Self 59
Average
2002 Star Trek: Nemesis Actor Guinan (uncredited) 61
Fair
2002 Madeline: My Fair Madeline Actor Miss Clavel (voice) 58
Average
2002 Liberty's Kids Actor 70
Good
2002 Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy Actor 69
Fair
2002 Searching for Debra Winger Actor Self 59
Average
2002 Showboy Actor Herself 58
Average
2002 Making Rat Race Actor Herself N/A
N/A
2001 The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' Actor Self - Hostess 59
Average
2001 Call Me Claus Actor Lucy Cullins 58
Average
2001 The Hollywood Sign Actor Woman at Funeral (uncredited) 58
Average
2001 Rat Race Actor Vera Baker 62
Fair
2001 Rescued from the Closet Actor Self 58
Average
2001 Ghost: Remembering the Magic Actor Self N/A
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2001 Kingdom Come Actor Raynelle Slocumb 59
Average
2001 Monkeybone Actor Death 55
Average
2001 Golden Dreams Actor Califia, the Queen of California 58
Average
2001 What Makes a Family Actor Terry Harrison 59
Average
2000 Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation Actor Self 59
Average
2000 Mary Pickford: A Life on Film Actor Self - Host / Narrator N/A
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2000 More Dogs Than Bones Actor Cléo 58
Average
2000 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Actor Judge Cameo (uncredited) 51
Average
2000 Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years Actor Self - Host N/A
N/A
1999 Girl, Interrupted Actor Valerie 74
Good
1999 The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns Actor The Grand Banshee 69
Fair
1999 The Foxbusters Actor Ransome (voice) N/A
N/A
1999 Jackie's Back! Actor Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister) 59
Average
1999 The Deep End of the Ocean Actor Candy Bliss 61
Fair
1999 Alice in Wonderland Actor Cheshire Cat 60
Fair
1999 Our Friend, Martin Actor Mrs. Peck (voice) 59
Average
1999 Alegría: An Enchanting Fable Actor Baby Clown 59
Average
1999 Get Bruce! Actor Self 58
Average
1999 Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years Actor 59
Average
1998 The Rugrats Movie Actor Ranger Margaret (voice) 60
Fair
1998 A Knight in Camelot Actor Dr. Vivien Morgan 58
Average
1998 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie Actor Stormella (voice) 59
Average
1998 Junket Whore Actor Self N/A
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1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Actor Delilah Abraham 59
Average
1998 Jackie Chan: My Story Actor Self (uncredited) 59
Average
1998 Titey Actor The Iceberg (voice) N/A
N/A
1998 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn Actor Whoopi Goldberg 57
Average
1997 A Christmas Carol Actor Spirit of Christmas Present (voice) 59
Average
1997 Cinderella Actor Queen Constantina 60
Fair
1997 Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special Actor Mother Gooseberg (voice) 59
Average
1997 In & Out Actor Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited) 62
Fair
1997 Pitch Actor Self 59
Average
1997 Destination Anywhere Actor Cabbie 59
Average
1997 In the Gloaming Actor Nurse Myrna 58
Average
1997 Sports on the Silver Screen Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
N/A
1997 Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life Actor Self 59
Average
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi Actor Myrlie Evers 60
Fair
1996 The Associate Actor Laurel Ayres 60
Fair
1996 Bogus Actor Harriet Franklin 58
Average
1996 Bordello of Blood Actor Hospital Patient (uncredited) 58
Average
1996 The Sunshine Boys Actor Nurse (uncredited) 58
Average
1996 Eddie Actor Eddie Franklin 58
Average
1996 The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1996 The Celluloid Closet Actor Self 61
Fair
1995 Theodore Rex Actor Katie Coltrane 55
Average
1995 The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge Actor Self - Hostess 59
Average
1995 Moonlight and Valentino Actor Sylvie Morrow 58
Average
1995 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow Actor Guinan (archive footage) 59
Average
1995 Boys on the Side Actor Jane Deluca 60
Fair
1994 The Making of 'The Pagemaster' Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
N/A
1994 The Pagemaster Actor Fantasy (voice) 61
Fair
1994 Star Trek: Generations Actor Guinan (uncredited) 63
Fair
1994 Corrina, Corrina Actor Corrina Washington 62
Fair
1994 The Little Rascals Actor Buckwheat's Mom 65
Fair
1994 The Lion King Actor Shenzi (voice) 81
Very good
1994 But... Seriously Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1994 Liberation Actor Narrator 59
Average
1994 Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo Actor Self 59
Average
1993 A Cool Like That Christmas Actor Mom / Irwin (voice) 59
Average
1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Actor Deloris Van Cartier 62
Fair
1993 Naked in New York Actor Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall 58
Average
1993 Aretha Franklin: Duets Actor Self 59
Average
1993 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 Actor Billy York (uncredited) 59
Average
1993 Made in America Actor Sarah Mathews 57
Average
1992 The Magical World of Chuck Jones Actor Self N/A
N/A
1992 Sarafina! Actor Mary Masembuko 59
Average
1992 Wisecracks Actor 59
Average
1992 Sister Act Actor Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence 67
Fair
1992 The Player Actor Detective Avery 66
Fair
1992 Defenders of Dynatron City Actor Ms. Megawatt (voice) 59
Average
1991 House Party 2 Actor Professor (uncredited) 57
Average
1991 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special Actor Self 59
Average
1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption Actor Guinan (archive footage) 59
Average
1991 Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
N/A
1991 Chez Whoopi Actor Self - Host 59
Average
1991 Soapdish Actor Rose Schwartz 60
Fair
1990 The Long Walk Home Actor Odessa Cotter 62
Fair
1990 Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter Actor Self (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1990 Ghost Actor Oda Mae Brown 71
Good
1990 Comic Relief '90 Actor Self N/A
N/A
1990 Bagdad Cafe Actor 68
Fair
1990 Celebrity Guide to Wine Actor Self N/A
N/A
1989 Beverly Hills Brats Actor Self 58
Average
1989 Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly Actor Herself 59
Average
1989 Homer and Eddie Actor Eddie Cervi 58
Average
1989 Hanna-Barbera's 50th Actor Self 61
Fair
1989 Liberian Girl Actor N/A
N/A
1989 Kiss Shot Actor Sarah Collins 59
Average
1989 Comic Relief III Actor N/A
N/A
1988 Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special Actor Self 60
Fair
1988 Free to Be... a Family Actor Self 59
Average
1988 Clara's Heart Actor Clara Mayfield 58
Average
1988 Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight? Actor Fontaine 59
Average
1988 The Telephone Actor Vashti Blue 58
Average
1988 The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert Actor Self 59
Average
1987 Fatal Beauty Actor Rita Rizzoli 58
Average
1987 Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville Actor Lu Lu - Constitutional Caterer N/A
N/A
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood Actor Self N/A
N/A
1987 Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later Actor Self - Host N/A
N/A
1987 Burglar Actor Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr 57
Average
1987 Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin Actor 59
Average
1987 The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite Actor Self N/A
N/A
1987 Citizen Steve Actor Self - Actress 59
Average
1986 The Best of Comic Relief Actor Self N/A
N/A
1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash Actor Terry Dolittle 59
Average
1986 The Making of Captain EO Actor Host 59
Average
1986 Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show Actor N/A
N/A
1986 Comic Relief Actor Self - Host 70
Good
1986 Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce Actor Self N/A
N/A
1985 The Color Purple Actor Celie 73
Good
1985 Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway Actor Self 59
Average
1985 Night of 100 Stars II Actor Self 59
Average
1982 Citizen Actor 59
Average
Sister Act 3 Actor Deloris Van Cartier N/A
N/A
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk Actor N/A
N/A
Fairy Tale Forest: Flower of the Dawn Actor Storyteller (voice) N/A
N/A
Anansi Boys Actor Bird Woman N/A
N/A
Saturday TV Funhouse Actor Iceberg (voice) N/A
N/A

Directing

2013 Moms Mabley Directing Director 59
Average

Writing

2005 Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway Writing Writer 58
Average
1985 Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway Writing Writer 59
Average

Production

2024 Butterfly in the Sky Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2022 A New Orleans Noel Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2022 Till Production Producer 64
Fair
2022 Caught in His Web Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2013 Moms Mabley Production Producer 59
Average
2013 Moms Mabley Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2009 Head Games Production Producer N/A
N/A
2007 The Word According to Whoopi Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2006 Just for Kicks Production Producer 69
Fair
2003 The Piano Man's Daughter Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2003 Whoopi Production Producer 70
Good
2003 Good Fences Production Producer 59
Average
2001 Call Me Claus Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2001 Ruby's Bucket of Blood Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2001 What Makes a Family Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2000 Strong Medicine Production Producer 69
Fair
1999 The Mao Game Production Co-Producer N/A
N/A
1991 Chez Whoopi Production Executive Producer 59
Average
Sister Act 3 Production Producer N/A
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Crew

1998 Jackie Chan: My Story Crew Thanks 59
Average