Whoopi Goldberg for Public Service. Goldberg serves on the national council advisory board of the National Museum of American Illustration. Goldberg has been married three times — in 1973 to Alvin Martin (divorced in 1979, one daughter); on September 1, 1986 to cinematographer David Claessen (divorced in 1988); and on October 1, 1994 to the union organizer Lyle Trachtenberg (divorced in 1995). She was romantically linked with actors Frank Langella, Timothy Dalton, and Ted Danson, who controversially appeared in blackface during her 1993 Friars Club roast. She has stated that she has no plans to marry again, commenting "Some people are not
Whoopi Goldberg Top 100 best film characters. Goldberg starred in "Soapdish" (1991) and had a recurring role on "" as Guinan, which she would reprise in two "Star Trek" films. On May 29, 1992, "Sister Act" was released. The motion picture grossed well over US $200 million and Goldberg was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Next, she starred in "Sarafina!". During the next year, she hosted a late-night talk show titled "The Whoopi Goldberg Show" and starred in two more motion pictures: "Made in America" and "". From 1994 to 1995, Goldberg appeared in "Corrina, Corrina", "The Lion King" (voice), "The