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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Before the rushing applause in Sanders Theatre stood the unforgettable dreds, expressive eyes and contagious smile of Whoopi Goldberg. It was she who made Jumpin' Jack Flash a gas, The Color Purple regal and Ghost come to life. The actress who gave us moments of laughter and pain still performs with power, as shown on Monday afternoon...
...most recent film was How Stella Got HerGroove Back. Other big screen performancesinclude Ghost, Sister Act, Jumpin' Jack Flash,Boys on the Side, and her 1985 debut, TheColor Purple. She is a winner of the Academyaward and has twice received Golden Globe awards...
This is to compare her to her other roles such as the moving "The Color Purple" or hilarious "Jumpin' Jack Flash." In "Corrina, Corrina," she is an underplayed version of her true self. As expectation would have it, she would push beyond the role as it was written and create something extraordinary from the mundane. But she doesn't reach that point. Throughout the film I kept waiting for a moment or two of Whoopi as the insightfully funny or pointedly wicked, but she only serves to fulfill what has been written for her and nothing more...
...members in 48 states. Information bulletin boards and support groups for adults have sprung up on CompuServe, Prodigy and America Online. Numerous popular books have been published on the subject. There are summer camps designed to help ADHD kids, videos and children's books with titles like Jumpin' Johnny Get Back to Work! and, of course, therapists, tutors and workshops offering their services to the increasingly self-aware ADHD community...
Goldberg established herself as a star actress in movies such as "The Color Purple" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash...