A lounge singer in hiding, a convent full of nuns, and a choir that suddenly swings — Whoopi Goldberg turns Sister Act into a joyful hit.
Released in 1992, Sister Act stars Goldberg as Deloris Van Cartier, a Reno lounge singer who witnesses a murder and is hidden by police in a San Francisco convent, where she is disguised as a nun.
Deloris transforms the convent choir, turning traditional hymns into joyful, gospel-influenced performances that fill the church. Goldberg plays her with humour, heart and a voice that makes the musical numbers feel like a celebration.
It is a signature role because Deloris is Goldberg at her most exuberant: a woman who brings life to a quiet place, and who learns, along the way, that she belongs there too.