What is Whoopi Goldberg's signature Role? (1 Viewer)

[badmojo1006]

Lots of choices (Color Purple, Ghost, Sister Act, Guinan, The View), but first thought was Ghost. She was fantastic in that plus she won the Oscar for it

 

[[scooter]]

Oda Mae, then Sister Act.

I'm a Trek fan but she didn't appear frequently enough for it to be her signature role.

 

[wikkidpissah]

other - Whoopie Goldberg. The Spook Show - the thing that broke her - was probably the best one-person show i ever saw. Honestly - incredibly fresh & real. She took the "where is a woman who dares to act freely really at in her head?" that Lily Tomlin had explored much more decorously & hammishly, and brought it down to her guts. I thought we had a female Pryor of sorts goin on. It was a shame she didnt write much after that.

ETA: sample

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Joyless harpie 

 

[rockaction]

other - Whoopie Goldberg. The Spook Show - the thing that broke her - was probably the best one-person show i ever saw. Honestly - incredibly fresh & real. 

ETA: sample

Cool link.

 

[Courtjester]

Can't think of a more miserable person that makes me want to change the channel every time she comes on. 

 

[EYLive]

Other: #1 Cause of erectile disfunction.

 

[badmojo1006]

I can see there are a few in this thread that aren't a fan

 

[-OZ-]

Voted Delores but really she's one of the people whose main role is just being herself. 

Kinda like Cher, Justin Timberlake, Betty white.

 

[Trump Tight]

CBS all access is reworking a ten part miniseries of Stephen King's The Stand.

I'll give you one guess as to who's supposed to play Mother Abigail.

 

[Summer Wheat]

Can't think of a more miserable person that makes me want to change the channel every time she comes on. 

Whoopi is very good in movies but very bad on The View. I do agree she always seems so down and miserable.

 

[RUSF18]

Not even a mention of "Eddie"? It's right there in the title.

 

[Chaka]

Surprisingly difficult call. My first thought was The Color Purple but really it was not because of what she brought to the role so much as was for what she endured (ie it was the story more than her).

I voted Oda Mae because that was the role that she really demonstrated some acting chops and she really stole every scene she was in.

Sister Act is clearly her biggest success as a lead character.

Be t my sentimental favorite is definitely Guinan.