I heard Whoopi Goldberg being interviewd on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs and she mentioned that her Oscar-winning r
-
Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Film and Television Discussion
crisso — 16 years ago(May 10, 2009 07:34 AM)
I heard Whoopi Goldberg being interviewd on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs and she mentioned that her Oscar-winning role as Oda Mae in "Ghost" was originally written for Teresa Wright. I was quite suprised to learn this and tried to find more info but without any luck. Does anyone know anything more?
-
jac91604 — 14 years ago(January 02, 2012 09:36 PM)
That makes about as much sense..LOL.
Putting race aside, the character in "Ghost" was a small time criminal and had a lot of physical acting to do.
Somehow I think the OP got their information wrong.
The part required a young comic actress, not T.W. in the least. -
MinJeta — 4 months ago(November 05, 2025 08:32 AM)
Nope. She definitely said Teresa Wright. She also mentions it in print if you care to google it. Whether she actually meant Teresa Wright is another matter.
To quote WG:
"Ghost was written for a woman called Teresa Wright, I think. They wouldn’t let me audition for Ghost. It wasn’t until Patrick Swayze said, ‘I am not doing this movie unless you audition her.’ ”
"The trouble is most people are twats or cunts. Or both."