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Caption: Goldie Hawn (left), Whoopi Goldberg, Anjelica Huston, Oscar® Winner Penelope Cruz (sitting), Tilda Swinton, and Eva Marie Saint backstage during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.
About Caryn Elaine Johnson
Actress, Producer, Writer
Born: November 13, 1955
Star sign: Scorpio
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Known for: The View (1997), Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011), The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002), The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999)
Source: IMDB
Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in the Chelsea section of Manhattan on November 13, 1955. Her mother, Emma (Harris), was a teacher and a nurse, and her father, Robert James Johnson, Jr., was a clergyman. Whoopi's recent ancestors were from Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. She worked in a funeral parlor and as a bricklayer while taking...
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