A murdered man, a medium who does not believe in herself, and a love story that refuses to end — Whoopi Goldberg steals Ghost and makes it unforgettable.
Released in 1990, Ghost stars Patrick Swayze as Sam Wheat, murdered and left as a spirit, Demi Moore as his girlfriend Molly, and Goldberg as Oda Mae Brown, a fake psychic who discovers she really can hear the dead.
Goldberg plays Oda Mae with comedy, scepticism and growing courage, and her scenes with Swayze give the film its humour and heart. She is the bridge between the living and the dead, and the audience’s guide through a story that could have been sentimental, but is instead deeply moving.
It is a signature role, and the one that won Goldberg the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, because Oda Mae is funny, flawed and, in the end, heroic.