Caryn Elaine Johnson, to the public known as Whoopi Goldberg, is a famous American actress, television and film producer, voice actress, as well as a talk show host. Throughout her acting career, Whoopi Goldberg has portrayed a variety of remarkable characters, including her first on screen appearance in “Citizen: I’m Not Losing My Mind, I’m Giving It Away”, as well as her breakthrough role in a movie adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel “The Color Purple”. Whoopi Goldberg’s major success in terms of acting came in 1990 with the release of “Ghost”, a crime thriller film starring Patrick Swayze, Tony Goldwyn and Demi Moore. The movie with an initial budget of $22 million grossed over $505 million worldwide and became one of the highest-grossing films at the time.
Whoopi Goldberg Net Worth $55 Million
“Ghost” not only opened many acting opportunities for its lead actors, but also won them several awards. For her role of Oda Mae Brown, Whoopi Goldberg received an Oscar, Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, as well as a Saturn Award. Some of Whoopi Goldberg’s most notable movies appearances include “Sister Act” with Maggie Smith, “Rat Race” with Rowan Atkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kathy Bates and Seth Green, “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” and “Toy Story 3”. A famous actress, how rich is Whoopi Goldberg? In 2012, as well as 2013, Goldberg received an annual salary of $2 million for her show “The View”. In addition to her earnings, Whoopi Goldberg has several valuable assets, including her home in New York, the price of which amounts to $4 million, as well as her house in New Jersey, which she purchased for $2.5 million. Currently, Whoopi Goldberg’s net worth is estimated to be $55 million, the majority of which came from her acting career.
Whoopi Goldberg was born in 1955, in Manhattan, New York City. Prior to her acting success, Goldberg was working a variety of jobs, including working on theatre productions in East Germany. After her on-screen debut with “Citizen”, Goldberg has switched to portraying comedic characters and appeared in several comedy films and series including “The Telephone” and “Bagdad Café”. In 1987, Goldberg starred in a science fiction television series together with Patrick Stewart called “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and starred in a number of film productions before signing up as a host on a talk show called “The View”. Whoopi Goldberg joined the team in 2007 and is currently co-hosting the show with Rosie O’Donnell. Considered to be among the longest running talk shows, “The View” has been making significant contributions to Whoopi Goldberg’s net worth. More recently, Whoopi Goldberg has made an appearance in a musical called “Sister Act”, which is based on a movie of the same name, a sci-fi film “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” released in 2014, as well as a documentary film called “Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley”, which she directed, produced and narrated. Whoopi Goldberg is a truly remarkable actress known and loved all around the world. Her contributions to the television industry have been awarded with Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, and Oscars.
