Whoopi Goldberg among Academy's new Board of Governors

| PTI | Jul 3, 2017, 11:49 IST

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Veteran actress Whoopi Goldberg has been elected to the Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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The Academy announced the election results, which included Goldberg, who will represent the actor's branch.

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Goldberg toppled actors Geena Davis, Edward James Olmos and Rita Wilson for her spot.

The 61-year-old actress won her first Academy Award in a supporting role for 'Ghosts' in 1991 and was nominated for the best actress in 1986 for 'The Color Purple'.

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' director Kimberly Peirce was also elected to the director's branch.

Six out of the 10 new governors announced were women.

Female Comedians on Silver Screen

Upasana Singh started her career in regional movies, before getting into Bollywood. She has done several shows on television. She is one of the best female comedians in Indian cinema. She has also worked in Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani and Gujarati movies.

Uma Devi is referred as 'Tun Tun' in the Indian cinema. She started her career as a singer, and later moved on to acting. She was on a heavier side, but it didn’t stop her to take up funny roles. She was in the industry for around five decades, and she was paired with India’s top comedians like Bhagwan Dada, Johnny Lever, Keshto Mukherjee, Mukri, Sundar and Dhumal in movies.

Supriya Pathak has won ‘Best Actress in Comedy’ at the 4th and 8th Indian Television Academy Awards. She started her career in the year 1981. She is daughter of actress Dina Pathak, and her sister Ratna Pathak is also a renowned actress. Supriya is best known for the television series Khichdi.

Sridevi started her career in regional movies as a child actor at the age of four. Initially, she was known in the South industry—Tollywood. Later, she started her career in Bollywood. She has done some brilliant funny roles in her career span. She is best remembered for her roles in Chaalbaaz, Mr India and Sadma.

Sarah Silverman is a stand-up comedian. The themes for her performance include religion, sexism and racism. She has not only acted in Saturday Night Live, but has also written for the show. She has worked in several movies, and is an activist also—signed an open letter by ONE Campaign.

Initially, Sandra Bullock appeared in several student films, before taking a plunge into Hollywood. This talented actress has tried all genres when it comes to acting. However, she is good with comical roles.

Just like her name, Rebel Wilson has never let her body come in the way of her career. She not only has a smile to die for, but also very funny. She has worked in several movies, especially focussing on comedy.

Apart from serious roles, Ratna Pathak has done some funny roles in her career. She is also a theatre artist. She has been presented ITA Award for Best Actress - Comedy in the year 2005. She is remembered for her role in the television series Sarabhai vs Sarabhai.

Melissa McCarthy has been listed third under Forbes as the highest-paid actress in the world. She started her career as a stand-up comedian. She has acted in several television shows and movies. McCarthy had a keen interest in fashion, before starting her career as an actor.

Maya Rudolph started her career with Saturday Night Live, she was in the show for straight ten years. Since then, she has worked in several shows and movies. She has also won ‘Best Gut-Wrenching Performance’ by 2012 MTV Movie Awards for the movie Bridesmaids.

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