Whoopi Goldberg

In August 2004, Goldberg announced that she would be reviving her one-woman show on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre. Hepburn's niece is actress Katharine Houghton, whom appeared with her in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Hepburn's grand-niece is actress, Schuyler Grant. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney by pointing to her genital region. Hepburn's professional legacy is today carried on within her family. In July 2004, Slim-Fast, a popular diet shake, dropped Goldberg from its advertisements in response to popular opposition to statements Goldberg made at a "John Kerry for President" rally in which Goldberg repeatedly referred to President George W. A more lighthearted (though oddly accurate) portrayal of the older Hepburn was performed by comedian Martin Short on SCTV and Saturday Night Live. The sitcom was cancelled due to low ratings in May 2004. Most recently she has been portrayed by Cate Blanchett in a 2004 movie about the life of Howard Hughes — The Aviator, directed by Martin Scorsese.

An ex-singer in a girl group, Mavis was as much of a diva running the hotel as she was in the group’s glory days. She was 96. Whoopi starred as Mavis Rae, the owner of a small New York Hotel (called the Le Mont Hotel). She died on June 29, 2003 at 2:50 p.m., at Fenwick, the Hepburn family home, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. She also starred in the sitcom, Whoopi, which began broadcasting in fall 2003 on NBC. Her autobiography, Me: Stories of My Life, was published in 1991. She hosted a syndicated talk show (The Whoopi Goldberg Show) in 1992-1993. Hepburn had previously married and divorced Ludlow Ogden Smith and also had relationships with Leland Hayward and Howard Hughes.

Goldberg was paired with Jean Stapleton in the CBS sitcom Bagdad Café (with a plot differing from the 1987 movie in several respects), which lasted two seasons (1990-1991). Though they were together until Tracy's death in 1967, the couple never married - reportedly because Tracy, a devout Catholic, would not divorce his wife. She also hosted the Oscars in 1999. She and Tracy made a total of nine films together including Adam's Rib and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. In 2001 she won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In Woman of the Year (1942), she made her first appearance opposite Spencer Tracy, launching one of Hollywood's most famous romances. She has been nominated for five American Comedy Awards with two wins. In 1932 her screen-test for RKO gained her a role in the George Cukor film A Bill of Divorcement (1932), opposite John Barrymore.

In 1999 she received the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Vanguard Award for her continued work in supporting the gay and lesbian community. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut and was educated at Bryn Mawr College; she received her degree in 1928 and debuted on Broadway that same year in Night Hostess. She has received three Golden Globe nominations, winning two. She has won three People's Choice Awards. She was nominated for twelve Best Actress Academy Awards, more than any other actress, and was awarded a record four. She has received five Emmy nominations. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 - June 29, 2003) was a notable American film and stage actress. She has received five Daytime Emmy nominations, winning one. An Uncommon Woman: Katharine Hepburn (http://home.nyc.rr.com/alweisel/premierekatharinehepburn.htm).

She has received two Oscar nominations and won one. IMDb filmography (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000031/). Goldberg has appeared in 149 films as of October 2002. The Making of the African Queen Katharine Hepburn, Knopf, 1987. She cemented her status as a legendary comedic actress in 1992 as a lounge singer who is hidden in a convent (and consequently revitalises their choir) in Sister Act. She had a recurring role on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Guinan. Me, Stories of My Life, Katharine Hepburn, Knopf, 1991. In danger of fading from public acclaim, she revitalized her career in the role of a fake "spiritualist" who manages to actually make contact with the dead in the tear-jerker Ghost, for which she won her first Oscar award for best supporting actress. The West Side Waltz - 1981.

The majority of the films she made in the 1980s featured her in tough-woman comedic roles (Burglar, Fatal Beauty, Jumpin' Jack Flash), though she regularly balanced them out by performing in family-oriented films (Clara's Heart). A Matter of Gravity - 1976. She followed up this performance with a sell-out, highly acclaimed one-woman show on Broadway. Coco - 1969. This performance garnered her an Oscar nomination for best actress in 1986. Antony and Cleopatra, Twelfth Night - 1960, Stratford, Connecticut Shakespeare Theatre. Goldberg began her film career by playing the character of Celie in the Steven Spielberg directed movie adaption of the award-winning novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker. The Merchant of Venice; Much Ado About Nothing - 1957, Stratford, Connecticut Shakespeare Theatre.

This show caught the attention of Mike Nichols who produced a one-woman show for Goldberg on Broadway, called simply Whoopi Goldberg, which ran from October 24, 1984 to March 10, 1985 for a total of 156 performances. The Merchant of Venice; Measure for Measure; The Taming of the Shrew - 1955, On tour in Australia with the Old Vic. After success as a stand up comedian in the San Francisco Bay Area, Goldberg created a one woman show in 1983 called The Spook Show. The Millionairess - 1952. She was born in New York, New York. As You Like It - 1950. Caryn Elaine Johnson, better known by her stage name of Whoopi Goldberg (born November 13, 1955), is a well-known movie actress, comedian and singer. Without Love - 1942.

The Philadelphia Story - 1939. Jane Eyre - 1937. The Lake - 1933. The Warrior's Husband - 1932.

Art and Mrs. Bottle - 1930. These Days - 1928.