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
Kimberly Elise Actress in a Motion Picture for her performance. Elise has had starring roles in a number of independent films in 2000s, include a leading role in "Ties That Bind" (2011). She co-starred alongside Whoopi Goldberg in the Lifetime television film "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" in 2014. In 2013, she began starring in the VH1 comedy-drama series "Hit The Floor". In 2015, she has appeared in the well-received comedy-drama film "Dope", and the following year co-starred opposite Kerry Washington in the HBO film "Confirmation". Later in 2016, Elise starred in the Christmas comedy-drama film "Almost Christmas" opposite Danny