Whoopi Goldberg Age: How old is Whoopi Goldberg?

Whoopi Goldberg is 66 years old as of 2022. Caryn Elaine Johnson, known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg was born on November 13, 1955, in Chelsea, New York, the United States of America.

Whoopi Goldberg was brought up in a public housing project, the Chelsea-Elliot Houses alongside a sibling called Clyde K. Johnson. Whoopi Goldberg was born to Emma Harris and Robert James Johnson. Her mother is a nurse and teacher, while her father Robert James Johnson Jr was a Baptist clergyman.

Whoopi Goldberg came into the spotlight following her rise as an actress. She first appeared onscreen in Citizen: I’m Not Losing My Mind, I’m Giving It Away in 1982. She also received national prominence portraying Moms Mabley in Moms, in 1983 and 1984.

Whoopi Goldberg won a Tony Award in 2002 as a producer of the Broadway musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. She made history as the first black woman to have achieved the EGOT status. She is also the first African-American actor to have received Academy Award nominations for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.