Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson) is an American actress, comedienne, author, and talk show host who is best known for her work in many feature films and television shows, including hosting the talk show ', since 2007, as well as voicing Stormella, the main villain of ', and Mrs. Peck in Our Friend Martin.

For Disney, she voiced Shenzi in the 1994 animated film The Lion King and its 2004 midquel, The Lion King 1½. She also voiced Miss Mittens in Snow Buddies and Stretch in the 2010 Disney/Pixar film Toy Story 3. She made a cameo as herself in The Muppets. She also posed as the Genie in "Where Your Every Wish is Our Command" in the Disney Dream Portrait Series and voiced the White Rabbit's wife in the ABC series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.

She also guest-starred in episode 109 of Muppets Tonight. She also played Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence in Sister Act and its sequel, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Dr. Vivien Morgan in A Knight in Camelot, Laurel Ayres/Mr. Cutty in The Associate, and Edwina 'Eddie' Franklin in Eddie. She voiced The GameMaster in Miles from Tomorrowland.

She was named a Disney Legend in 2017, but unlike the others in that class, she wasn't named in advance. She voices as Lama in Season 2 of Elena of Avalor.

Trivia

 * Through her daughter, Alexandrea Martin, Whoopi Goldberg has three grandchildren, two granddaughters and one grandson, and one great-granddaughter from her eldest granddaughter, Amarah Skye.
 * Interestingly, both Whoopi Goldberg and her eldest granddaughter, Amarah Skye, were born on November 13, 34 years apart.