The CW Network welcomes superstar Whoopi Goldberg in a guest appearance on the critically acclaimed comedy series
Everybody Hates Chris.
Goldberg will appear in two episodes of
Everybody Hates Chris, which premieres October 1 (7:00-7:30 p.m. ET). She will play Louise, a woman from Queens who moves in next door to Chris' (Tyler James Williams) family, and whose granddaughter is the latest object of Chris' affections.
Goldberg is one of a very elite group of artists who have won the Grammy (
Whoopi Goldberg, 1985), the Academy Award (
Ghost, 1991), the Golden Globe (
The Color Purple, 1985 and
Ghost, 1991), the Emmy (as host of AMC's
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel, 2002) and a Tony (Producer of
Thoroughly Modern Millie, 2002). Her nationally syndicated live radio show,
Wake Up With Whoopi, will premiere this fall.
Her impressive television credits include the Emmy-nominated HBO drama
In the Gloaming, directed by Christopher Reeve, and five seasons on
Star Trek: The Next Generation. She executive produced the Lifetime original drama series
Strong Medicine, and executive produced and appeared in the center square on
Hollywood Squares from 1998-2002. She co-produced Showtime's
Good Fences with co-star Danny Glover and starred in and executive produced the sitcom
Whoopi. She also appeared in
The Wonderful World of Disney's Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, and the miniseries
Alice in Wonderland. Additional credits include her own HBO specials, as well as serving as host for three telecasts of
A Gala for the President at Ford's Theatre and eight
Comic Relief telecasts with Billy Crystal and Robin Williams, with whom she'll reunite in November for a televised benefit for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Goldberg has received Emmy Award nominations for hosting the 66th, 68th and 71st
Academy Awards telecasts and returned to host the 2002 telecast.
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