Sister Act

Sister Act is a 1992 movie starring the singer Whoopi Goldberg, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Whoopi's role was originally written for Bette Midler.

Whoopi Goldberg plays a singer who witnesses her lover murdering somebody, and has to go into hiding as a nun in a convent. As well as cleaning the city she also takes charge of the choir, and transforms it into a modern singing group.

It also spawned a sequel, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, which was released in 1993. The sequel didn't perform as well as the original however.