Sheryl Lee Ralph
1.4Acting

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Dec 30, 1956 - Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

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.

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Movie1989Skin DeepReceptionist
Movie1996BogusRuth Clark
Movie1992The Distinguished GentlemanMiss Loretta
Movie2021Christmas in My HeartRuthie Sampson
Movie1989The Mighty QuinnLola Quinn
Movie1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitFlorence Watson
Movie2000DeterrenceGayle Redford
Movie1988Oliver & CompanyRita (voice)
Movie1994Witch HuntHypolita Kropotkin
Movie1991Voices That CareSelf - Choir Member
Movie1982The NeighborhoodDoris Campbell
Movie1992MistressBeverly Dumont
Movie2018No Sleep 'Til ChristmasMrs. Wright
Movie2010Blessed and CursedLady Wright
Movie1997Jamaica BeatSylvia Jones
Movie2023The Young WifeAngelique
Movie1977A Piece of the ActionBarbara Hanley
Movie1999Hook'd UpChantal
Movie2012Christmas in ComptonAbuta
Movie1990To Sleep with AngerLinda
Movie2024The Fabulous FourKitty
Movie1996Lover's KnotCharlotte
Movie2022Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4Self
Movie1985Code Name: FoxfireMaggie Bryan
Movie2024The Real Red TailsSelf - Narrator (voice)
Movie2000Lost in the Pershing Point HotelNurse
Movie2017Christmas at Holly LodgeNadine
Movie2018Step SistersYvonne Bishop
Movie2017Just Getting StartedRoberta
Movie2018Forbidden
Movie1995White Man's BurdenRoberta
Movie2001The Jennie ProjectDr. Pamela Prentiss
Movie2012Ladies of the Church
Movie2019Christmas HotelMarnie
Movie2020Fashionably YoursJanet
Movie1994The FlintstonesMrs. Pyrite
Movie2020Christmas Comes TwiceMs. Nelson
Movie1987Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night LadiesCorelle
Movie2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
Movie2025RickyJoanne
Movie2025The Disappearance of Miss ScottHazel Scott (voice)
Movie1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelf
Movie1991The Gambler: The Luck Of The DrawMiss Rosalee
TV Show1981Falcon CrestMooshy Tucker2
TV Show1974Good Times1
TV Show2000The DistrictLt. Dee Banks4
TV Show1986Designing WomenEtienne Toussant Bouvier7
TV Show1986L.A. LawRenee Quintana1
TV Show2000Static ShockTrina Jessup (voice)2
TV Show2003Las VegasJanet Ellis1
TV Show1975The Jeffersons1
TV Show1998The Wild ThornberrysLioness #2 (voice)1
TV Show2016One MississippiFelicia6
TV Show2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest1
TV Show1984VGlenna2
TV Show1996Moesha7
TV Show1999The Parkers1
TV Show1975Wonder WomanBobbie1
TV Show1984HunterJosie Clifford1
TV Show1990New AttitudeVicki St. James8
TV Show1994ERGloria Gallant2
TV Show2005BarbershopClaire4
TV Show1980It's a LivingGinger St. James71
TV Show2021Abbott ElementaryBarbara Howard72
TV Show1985Code Name: FoxfireMaggie 'The Cat' Bryan7
TV Show2021Turning the Tables with Robin RobertsSelf1
TV Show2008The Wendy Williams Show1
TV Show1993George10
TV Show1990Max Monroe: Loose Cannon1
TV Show2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert1
TV Show2001Justice LeagueCheetah (voice)2
TV Show2004Justice League UnlimitedCheetah (voice)1
TV Show20112 Broke GirlsGenét1
TV Show1996MoeshaDee Mitchell105
TV Show1985Amazing Storiesshow singer1
TV Show1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchZsa Zsa Goowhiggie1
TV Show2013Instant MomMaggie Turner65
TV Show2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge1
TV Show2010Young JusticeAmanda Waller (voice)2
TV Show2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest1
TV Show1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist5
TV Show1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest2
TV Show2023Young LoveAdditional Voices (voice)2
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf2
TV Show2016MacGyverMama Colton3
TV Show2019The Kelly Clarkson Show1
TV Show2022SherriSelf - Guest1
TV Show2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf1
TV Show2013Ray DonovanClaudette5
TV Show1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf1
TV Show2019FamRose13
TV Show2001The Proud FamilyDiana Parker (voice)2
TV Show2019A Black Lady Sketch ShowAsia's Mother1
TV Show2020Motherland: Fort SalemPresident Kelly Wade30
TV Show1998Hollywood SquaresSelf5
TV Show2006Hannah MontanaClarice Johnson1
TV Show1996The Daily ShowSelf1
TV Show2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf3
TV Show2012SmashCynthia Moore1
TV Show19967th HeavenNurse1
TV Show2017The QuadUla Pettiway3
TV Show2021Celebrity Wheel of FortuneSelf - Contestant1
TV Show2003WhoopiFlorence1
TV Show2017Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesSelf1
TV Show2022How We RollLoretta1
TV Show1992Vicki!Self1
TV Show2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf1
TV Show1986WordplaySelf - Celebrity Panelist5
TV Show1974American Music AwardsSelf - Presenter1
TV Show1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee1
TV Show2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaBarbara Howard1

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TV Show1999The ParkersDirectorDirecting
TV Show1990New AttitudeTheme Song PerformanceSound