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Birthday Quiz: Funny Girl

Today's party will leave you laughing.

I'm not sure what exactly to say about Whoopi Goldberg (53 today), so I'm going to shirk my duties onto my college buddy Sebastian, who's a bit of a film buff and has been bugging me to do one of these. Take it away, Seb.
Thank you. Any cursory semiotic analysis of the subtext of the Whoopi Goldberg phenomenon reveals a cabalistic desire to re-visit an Eisensteinian ethos of bricolage, mise-en-scene, and sassy gals, girlfriend! Whoo! Furthermore ...
Um, OK, Seb, that's plenty, thanks, I'll take over. So ... uh ... in what Winona Ryder film did Whoopi star?

button "The Deep End of the Ocean"
button "Lost Souls"
button "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
button "Girl, Interrupted"
button "Alien Resurrection"