Dreadlocked actress and comedienne Whoopi Goldberg was inspired to take up acting by seeing Nichelle Nichols on TV as Lt. Uhura on Star Trek. After working as a bricklayer, mortuary assistant, and in bit parts on Broadway, Whoopi began doing a one-woman show on Broadway. On the strength of her performance, she landed her first major film role playing Celie Johnson in The … Join Mr Skin to read her entire Biography