Whoopi Goldberg Net Worth 2025

What is Whoopi Goldberg Net Worth?

Whoopi Goldberg Net Worth

Whoopi Goldberg Net Worth 2025 is estimated at $60 million. She is one of the best actresses in the world. Goldberg is most visible on The View, where she’s served as the show’s moderator since 2007. Her annual salary for the daily talk show is estimated to be in the $5 million to $6 million range.

Introduction to Whoopi Goldberg Biography

It is not every Black actress that is privileged  to enjoy  a career as glittering and successful as Whoopi Goldberg. She is a star herself and one of 14 entertainers to  have bagged an  Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony in her kitten, an accomplishment few can pride themselves with. What sets Goldberg apart from her contemporaries is the five star performances she displayed in all media of entertainment, be it television, theater, film or radio.

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 She made history by becoming the first African American woman in nearly 50 years to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In addition, she is only the second African American actress to win an Academy Award for acting. 

Over the years, she has established herself to become one of the most recognized and successful female African-American.

Early Life

Whoopi Goldberg was born  Caryn Elaine Johnson on November 13,1955 in Manhattan. Her mother Emma James Johnson was a nurse and a teacher who worked part time while her father Robert James Johnson, was a clergyman. 

She grew up in Chelsea-Elliot Houses with her mother who had been divorced her by father Robert. She could not complete her nursery education, as her mother couldn’t afford her school fees. 

Her acting rendezvous began at a tender age . It was during her stage performance that by virtue of compliments from her fans that she was told she  resembled  a whoopee pillow. From there she took the stage name Whoopi and adopted Goldberg as her last name to make it sound more Jewish. Her stage name Whoopi Goldberg remained  with her for the rest of her life. 

Career

In 1974 she moved to California and then lived in various cities such as Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. During this time she had sharpened  her acting skills and improved  her talent as a stand-up comedienne. She got her first fame as comedian Mos Mabley in a one-woman show, which won her a  award. 

She later returned to New York where she was put through series of training  by  acting coach Uta Hagen. Her first on-screen appearance was for William Farley’s feature film “Citizen: I’m Not Losing My Mind, I’m Give It Away” .

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In 198,  “The Spook Show” which happened to be a one-woman show was conceived , starred and directed Whoopi Goldberg. The show was created to address the subject of race in American but in a distinctive  and innovative style.

 The show was very well received by the audience. After the success of “The Spook Show,” she created other off-Broadway productions such as “Little Girl,” an African American kid obsessed with blonde hair, and “Fontaine,” a junkie who also happened to have a PhD in literature.

 The innovative presentation and the sense of humor and style in Whoopi Goldberg shows left a lasting impression on director Mike Nicholas, who offered to bring “The Spook Show” to Broadway. The show, which featured 156 performances, received widespread commercial and critical acclaim. It earned her a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.

In 1983, she created, starred and directed the one-woman show, ‘The Spook Show’. The show addressed the issue of race in American but in a unique and innovative style. The show was much liked by the audience.

Following the success of ‘The Spook Show’, she created other off-Broadway productions such as ‘Little Girl’ an African-American child obsessed with having blond hair and ‘Fontaine’ a junkie who also happens to hold a doctorate in literature.

The innovative presentation and sense of wit and style in her shows impressed director Mike Nicholas who offered to take ‘The Spook Show’ to the Broadway. The show which ran for 156 performances, met with much acclaim both commercially and critically. It went on to earn her a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.

The show’s five star  performance and astonishingly positive reception earned Whoopi Goldberg the attention of Hollywood greats. It helped her land a role in the 1985 Steven Spielberg film “The Color Purple”. The film was a resounding success, receiving 11 Academy Award nominations and its first Golden Globe award. 

“The Color Purple” was the big breakout and helped kick off her career in a great way. Several films followed such as “Jumpin” Jack Flash “,” Burglar “,” Fatal Beauty “and” The Telephone “. While all of the films were modestly successful, none of them matched the glorious success of their previous venture. 

Moving on from 1980s down to 2020s, Whoopi has starred dozens of block buster movies with great commercial success. Some of the movies she has starred in are: Sisters Act (1994),Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), Ghost(1990), The Lion King (1994), The View (1997), Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1986), Made In America (1993) etc.

Whoopi Goldberg Net Worth

Whoopi Goldberg Net Worth 2025 is estimated at $60 million. She is one of the best and most accomplished female entertainers in the world.

Goldberg is most visible on The View, where she’s served as the show’s moderator. Her annual salary for the daily talk show is estimated to be in the $5 million to $6 million range.

She is also rumored to have been one of the highest-paid actress in film back in the 1990s.

Whoopi Goldberg Spouse

Whoopi Goldberg has been married three times but later got divorced. During her durst marriage, She bore her first husband Alvin Martin a son who she cherishes so much. She is currently single. 

Whoopi Goldberg daughter

Whoopi Goldberg’s daughter is Alex Martin. She is also an actress and was awarded the title of Miss Golden Globe at the 1994 Golden Globe Awards.

Whoopi Goldberg Movies

Whoopi has starred in a number of movies. Among them includes

• The Color Purple (1985)
• A Very Sordid Wedding (2017)
• (Comedy)
• Ghost (1990)
• (Romance, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy)
• Sister Act (1992)
• (Comedy, Family, Crime, Music)
• Girl, Interrupted (1999)
• (Drama, Biography)
• The Long Walk Home (1990)
• (Drama, History)
• The Celluloid Closet (1995)
• (Documentary, History)
• The Player, (Drama, Thriller, Crime, Comedy
• Jumpin’ Jack Flash

Career Highlights 

Daytime Emmy Awards x2

Academy Award x1

Golden Globe Awards x2

Tony Award x1

People’s Choice Award x3

American Comedy Awards x5

She was honored with Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Vanguard Award, the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 

Black Entertainer of the Year by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Trivia

She has admitted to being a ‘high functioning’ drug addict initially. She also suffered from dyslexia.

She has been active supporter of gay and lesbian rights. She has worked for transgender and bisexual community and raised awareness about AIDS. 

Whoopie is the first African-American woman to bag the Academy Award for best supporting actress and second to win an Academy Award for acting. What’s more, she is a dyslexic.

Whoopi Goldberg Net Worth Summary

Whoopi Goldberg net worth 2025 is an estimated $60 million. She makes her income primarily from the daily talk show “the view”.

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