Profile
Famous as :
ActressBirth Name :
Caryn Elaine JohnsonBirth Date :
November 13, 1955Birth Place :
New York City, New York, USASpouse :
Alvin Martin (1973 - 1979), David Claessen (1-Sep-86 - Oct 1988), Lyle Trachtenberg (1-Oct-94 - Oct 1995)Claim to fame :
As Celie in "The Color Purple" (1985)
The Last Guy on Earth (2008)
If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007)
stars as Mom
Doogal (2006)
stars as Ermintrude (voice)
It's Under My Skin (2006)
Farce of the Penguins (2006) - VI
stars as Helen (voice)
Everyone's Hero (2006)
stars as Darlin' (voice)
The Magic Roundabout (2005) aka Sprung! The Magic Roundabout
stars as Ermintrude
Racing Stripes (2005)
stars as Franny (voice)
The Lion King 1½ (2004) - VI aka Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata!
stars as Shenzi (voice)
Pinocchio 3000 (2004) aka PK3: Pinocho 3000 (Spain)
stars as Cyberina (voice)
Littleburg (2004) - TV aka Whoopi's Littleburg
stars as Mayor Whoopi
Good Fences (2003) - TM
stars as Mabel Spader
Blizzard (2003)
stars as Blizzard (voice)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
stars as Guinan
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) - TM
stars as Daniel's 'Boss'
Madeline: My Fair Madeline (2002) - TM
stars as Miss Clavel (voice)
Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776 (2002) - TV
stars as Deborah Samson aka Robert Shurtleff
Call Me Claus (2001) - TM
stars as Lucy Cullins
What Makes a Family (2001) - TM
stars as Terry Harrison
Golden Dreams (2001)
stars as Calafia, the Queen of California (Narrator)
Monkeybone (2001)
stars as Death
Rat Race (2001) aka Course folle (Canada: French title)
stars as Vera Baker
The Hollywood Sign (2001) aka Himmel von Hollywood, Der (Germany)
stars as One of the women throwing dirt on coffin at funeral scene
The Mark Twain Prize: Whoopi Goldberg (2001) - TM
Kingdom Come (2001)
stars as Raynelle Slocumb
More Dogs Than Bones (2000)
stars as Cleo
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) aka Abenteuer von Rocky und Bullwinkle, Die (Germany)
stars as Judge Cameo
Alice in Wonderland (1999) aka Alice im Wunderland (Germany)
stars as Cheshire Cat
Our Friend, Martin (1999) - VI
stars as Mrs. Peck (voice)
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
stars as Candy Bliss
Jackie's Back! (1999) - TM aka Jackie's Back: Portrait of a Diva
stars as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
Foxbusters (1999) - TV
stars as (voice)
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999) - TM aka Kampf der Kobolde (Germany)
stars as The Grand Banshee
Girl, Interrupted (1999) aka Durchgeknallt (Germany)
stars as Valerie Owens, RN
Alegrķa (1998)
stars as Baby Clown
Titey (1998)
stars as The Iceberg
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
stars as Delilah Abraham
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
stars as Stormella, The Evil Ice Queen (voice)
A Knight in Camelot (1998) - TM
stars as Dr. Vivien Morgan
The Rugrats Movie (1998)
stars as Ranger Margaret (voice)
Cinderella (1997) aka Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
stars as Queen Constantina
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997) - TM
stars as Mother Gooseberg (voice)
Destination Anywhere (1997)
stars as Cabbie
In the Gloaming (1997)
stars as Nurse Myrna
A Christmas Carol (1997)
stars as Spirit of Christmas Present (voice)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) aka Ghosts from the Past
stars as Myrlie Evers
The Associate (1996)
stars as Laurel Ayres
Bogus (1996)
stars as Harriet Franklin
Bordello of Blood (1996) aka Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood
stars as Hospital Patient
Eddie (1996)
stars as Edwina 'Eddie' Franklin
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) - TV
stars as Mother Goose
The Sunshine Boys (1995) - TM
stars as Nurse
Boys on the Side (1995) aka Avec ou sans hommes (France)
stars as Jane Deluca
Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
stars as Sylvie Morrow
Theodore Rex (1995) - VI aka T. Rex
stars as Katie Coltrane
A Cool Like That Christmas (1994) - TM
stars as Mom/Irwin (voice)
The Lion King (1994)
stars as Shenzi the Hyena (voice)
The Little Rascals (1994)
stars as Buckwheat's Mom
Corrina, Corrina (1994)
stars as Corrina Washington
Star Trek: Generations (1994) aka Star Trek 7
stars as Guinan
The Pagemaster (1994)
stars as Fantasy (voice)
Naked in New York (1993)
stars as Tragedy Mask on Theater Wall
Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) aka National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
stars as Sgt. Billy York
Made in America (1993)
stars as Sarah Mathews
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
stars as Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence
Yuletide in the 'hood (1993) - TM
stars as (voice)
Defenders of Dynatron City (1992) - TM
stars as Ms. Megawatt (voice)
The Player (1992)
stars as Detective Susan Avery
Sister Act (1992)
stars as Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence
Sarafina! (1992)
stars as Mary Masembuko
Soapdish (1991)
stars as Rose Schwartz
Blackbird Fly (1991)
Tales from the Whoop: Hot Rod Brown Class Clown (1990) - TM aka Hot Rod Brown, Class Clown
Bagdad Cafe (1990) - TV
stars as Brenda
Ghost (1990)
stars as Oda Mae Brown
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) - TV aka The New Adventures of Captain Planet
stars as Gaia
The Long Walk Home (1990)
stars as Odessa Cotter
Homer and Eddie (1989)
stars as Eddie Cervi
Comicitis (1989)
My Past Is My Own (1989) - TV
stars as Mariah Johnston
Kiss Shot (1989) - TM
stars as Sarah Collins
Clara's Heart (1988)
stars as Clara Mayfield
The Telephone (1988)
stars as Vashti Blue
Fatal Beauty (1987)
stars as Rita Rizzoli
Burglar (1987)
stars as Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
stars as Terry Dolittle
The Color Purple (1985)
stars as Celie
Citizen (1982)
