Whoopi Goldberg almost did not land her award-winning role in the 1990 classic “Ghost”. The 64-year-old actress tells Naomi Campbell on the “No Filter With Naomi” YouTube series her persona was considered ‘too big’ for the film. “Every Black woman and their mother went to this audition.
Women got out of the grave for this audition,” a friend told Goldberg at lunch. When the actress asked her agent about the role, they told her, “They don’t want you.
They think that your persona is too big and will take people out of the movie.” RELATED: Whoopi Goldberg Is ‘Working Diligently’ To Get ‘Sister Act 3’ Off The Ground Goldberg was surprised and responded, “Not that I’m comparing myself but Marlon Brando is big.
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