
Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 30, 1956 (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Biography
Sheryl Lee Ralph OJ (born December 30, 1956) is an American actress and singer. Known for her performances on stage and screen she earned acclaim for her role as Deena Jones in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls (1981), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Since 2021, she has starred as Barbara Howard on the ABC mockumentary sitcom Abbott Elementary, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, becoming the first Black woman in 35 years to win the award. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Filmography

Octet
Movie · as Paula
Baby of the Family
Movie · as Mamie

Cars: Lightning Racers
TV · as Ms. Blinker (voice) · 1 ep

Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
Movie · as Self

Imperfect Women
TV · as Constance · 1 ep

Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
TV · as Joan Kranden (voice) · 1 ep

Adventure Time: Side Quests
TV · as Granny Beth (voice) · 1 ep

Ricky
Movie · as Joanne

The Disappearance of Miss Scott
Movie · as Hazel Scott (voice)

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
Movie · as Self

Weather Hunters
TV · as Ms. Joyce (voice) · 4 eps

The Fabulous Four
Movie · as Kitty

The Real Red Tails
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Young Wife
Movie · as Angelique

Disney 100: Remember That
Movie · as Self - Host

Commitment to Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie · as Self - Guest

Young Love
TV · as Additional Voices (voice) · 2 eps

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Movie · as Self

Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps

How We Roll
TV · as Loretta · 1 ep

Christmas in My Heart
Movie · as Ruthie Sampson

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie · as Self

Abbott Elementary
TV · as Barbara Howard · 101 eps

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

Fashionably Yours
Movie · as Janet

Christmas Comes Twice
Movie · as Ms. Nelson

Motherland: Fort Salem
TV · as President Kelly Wade · 30 eps

Christmas Hotel
Movie · as Marnie

The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Fam
TV · as Rose · 13 eps

A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV · as Asia's Mother · 1 ep

No Sleep 'Til Christmas
Movie · as Mrs. Wright

Step Sisters
Movie · as Yvonne Bishop

Forbidden
Movie

Uncensored
TV · 1 ep

Christmas at Holly Lodge
Movie · as Nadine

Just Getting Started
Movie · as Roberta

The Quad
TV · as Ula Pettiway · 3 eps

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep

One Mississippi
TV · as Felicia · 6 eps

MacGyver
TV · as Mama Colton · 3 eps

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
TV · as Ms. Dumont · 1 ep

Instant Mom
TV · as Maggie Turner · 65 eps

Ray Donovan
TV · as Claudette · 5 eps

JD Lawrence's Community Service
TV · as Carolyn · 4 eps

Christmas in Compton
Movie · as Abuta

Ladies of the Church
Movie

Smash
TV · as Cynthia Moore · 1 ep

2 Broke Girls
TV · as Genét · 1 ep

Bob's Burgers
TV · as esmeralda (voice) · 1 ep

Blessed and Cursed
Movie · as Lady Wright

Young Justice
TV · as Amanda Waller (voice) · 2 eps

RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

The Wendy Williams Show
TV · 1 ep

Hannah Montana
TV · as Clarice Johnson · 1 ep

Barbershop
TV · as Claire · 4 eps

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV · as Barbara Howard · 1 ep

News to Me
Movie

Justice League Unlimited
TV · as Cheetah (voice) · 1 ep

Las Vegas
TV · as Janet Ellis · 1 ep

Whoopi
TV · as Florence · 1 ep

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Jennie Project
Movie · as Dr. Pamela Prentiss

Justice League
TV · as Cheetah (voice) · 2 eps

The Proud Family
TV · as Diana Parker (voice) · 2 eps

Deterrence
Movie · as Gayle Redford

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
Movie · as Nurse

The District
TV · as Dee Banks · 4 eps

Static Shock
TV · as Trina Jessup (voice) · 2 eps
Hook'd Up
Movie · as Chantal

The Parkers
TV · 1 ep

The Easter Story Keepers
Movie · as Risa (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys
TV · as Lioness #2 (voice) · 1 ep

Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 15 eps

Jamaica Beat
Movie · as Sylvia Jones

Bogus
Movie · as Ruth Clark

Lover's Knot
Movie · as Charlotte

Moesha
TV · as Dee Mitchell · 112 eps

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV · as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie · 1 ep

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

7th Heaven
TV · as Nurse · 1 ep

White Man's Burden
Movie · as Roberta

Witch Hunt
Movie · as Hypolita Kropotkin

The Flintstones
Movie · as Mrs. Pyrite

ER
TV · as Gloria Gallant · 2 eps

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Movie · as Florence Watson

George
TV · 10 eps

The Distinguished Gentleman
Movie · as Miss Loretta

Mistress
Movie · as Beverly Dumont
Vicki!
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Voices That Care
Movie · as Self - Choir Member

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Movie · as Miss Rosalee

To Sleep with Anger
Movie · as Linda

New Attitude
TV · as Vicki St. James · 8 eps
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
TV · 1 ep

Skin Deep
Movie · as Receptionist

The Mighty Quinn
Movie · as Lola Quinn

Oliver & Company
Movie · as Rita (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
Movie · as Corelle

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie · as Self

Designing Women
TV · as Etienne Toussant Bouvier · 7 eps

L.A. Law
TV · as Renee Quintana · 1 ep
Wordplay
TV · as Self - Celebrity Panelist · 5 eps

Code Name: Foxfire
Movie · as Maggie Bryan

Code Name: Foxfire
TV · as Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan · 7 eps

Amazing Stories
TV · as show singer · 1 ep

V
TV · as Glenna · 2 eps

Hunter
TV · as Josie Clifford · 1 ep

Jeopardy!
TV · as Self - Clue Presenter · 1 ep

The Neighborhood
Movie · as Doris Campbell

Falcon Crest
TV · as Mooshy Tucker · 2 eps

It's a Living
TV · as Ginger St. James · 71 eps

A Piece of the Action
Movie · as Barbara Hanley

The Jeffersons
TV · 1 ep

Wonder Woman
TV · as Bobbie · 1 ep

Good Times
TV · 1 ep

American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep




