''The reviewers were the ones who decided I was nowhere, that this movie was my comeback. ''I didn`t even know my career was in the toilet until I read the reviews for that movie,'' she says. Sadly, for Goldberg and for other black actresses who might have profited from her commercial success, all the films bombed. She went after parts written for white women or men (''Jumpin` Jack Flash,'' ''Burglar,'' ''The Telephone''-which wasn`t even released nationally) and through sheer force of personality won the roles. Goldberg tried to carve out a niche after the success of ''The Color Purple,'' her debut film. Her problem, as she is more than happy to tell you, is that in Hollywood-an industry run by white men, with products mainly geared toward white young single males-she is an albatross of a talent faced with a double whammy: She`s a woman, and she`s black. Funny yet sweet, strong yet vulnerable, she is a whirlwind of talents and convictions, a true original with the face of a pixie and a voice that sounds like golf cleats on glass. Still, ever since 1984 and her one-woman Broadway show directed by Mike Nichols, Goldberg has been an undeniable presence.
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