Whoopi in "Sister Act," either way you look at it

NUN

Think of the habit-wearing role that earned Whoopi Goldberg a Golden Globe nomination—it’s not about singing, but the attire.

This clue plays on Whoopi Goldberg’s role as a lounge singer hiding in a convent in Sister Act—where she literally becomes a nun. The phrase "either way you look at it" hints at a palindrome, and "nun" reads the same backward, tying the wordplay to the answer. It’s a clever double meaning: her character is a nun, and the word itself fits the puzzle’s twist.