Whoopi Goldberg Biography

- Is dyslexic.

- Once worked in a mortuary where her job was applying make-up to corpses.

- Has a tattoo of the carton bird Woodstock tattooed on her shoulder.

- Is a keen Fiesta Ware (fine china) collector.

- Was the second African American woman to win an Oscar.

- She was the first woman ever to host the Academy Awards on her own, which she did in 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2002.

- Is one of only 4 actresses ever to win all four acting awards: The Oscar, Tony, Emmy and Grammy.

- Travels to locations by bus, because she hates flying.

- Is part-owner of Mary’s Kitchen, a country store/kitchen in Malibu, California.

- Is the mother of actress Alex Martin.

- She shares a birthday with her grand-daughter, Amarah Skye.

- Is a spokes model of the “Got Milk?” Campaign.

- Has over 4 different action figures modelled after her character, Guinan, from Star Trek.

- Her performance as Oda Mae Brown in “Ghost” is ranked no 95 on Premiere magazine’s 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

- Her trademarks are dreadlocks, steel rimmed glasses and no eyebrows!