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Whoopi Goldberg Turns 70, Says She Can’t Afford to Retire

The milestone refocuses attention on an EGOT career now anchored by her near-daily role on The View.

Overview

  • Goldberg said in an Entertainment Tonight interview that she cannot afford retirement and must keep working to pay her bills.
  • She remains a near-daily co-host of The View, a role she has held for nearly 20 years.
  • The actor rose to prominence with The Color Purple, won an Oscar for Ghost, and became a global star with Sister Act.
  • She is among the few entertainers to achieve EGOT status with an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
  • Biographical retrospectives note her difficult early years in Manhattan, three marriages, her daughter’s teen pregnancy, and a will provision rejecting posthumous holograms.