Whoopi Goldberg Then
It’s probably fair to conclude Whoopi Goldberg has never been a sex icon. More than her beauty, she’s known for her incredible acting and boisterous attitude. She has earned 13 Emmy nominations and has collected at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award. In 1985, she received critical praise for her performance in The Color Purple, a film about an oppressed black woman in the Deep South. But it was her appearance in Ghost in the 1990s that cemented her spot in the public eye. She appeared in a slew of successful films and television shows, including Sister Act, Hollywood Squares, and The View.