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Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Department: Acting

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.

Known For

Skin Deep

Skin Deep

1989

Bogus

Bogus

1996

The Distinguished Gentleman

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992

Christmas in My Heart

Christmas in My Heart

2021

The Mighty Quinn

The Mighty Quinn

1989

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

Deterrence

Deterrence

2000

Oliver & Company

Oliver & Company

1988

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt

1994

Voices That Care

Voices That Care

1991

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

1982

Mistress

Mistress

1992

No Sleep 'Til Christmas

No Sleep 'Til Christmas

2018

Blessed and Cursed

Blessed and Cursed

2010

Jamaica Beat

Jamaica Beat

1997

The Young Wife

The Young Wife

2023

A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

1977

Hook'd Up

Hook'd Up

1999

Christmas in Compton

Christmas in Compton

2012

To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

1990

The Fabulous Four

The Fabulous Four

2024

Lover's Knot

Lover's Knot

1996

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

2022

Code Name: Foxfire

Code Name: Foxfire

1985

The Real Red Tails

The Real Red Tails

2024

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

2000

Christmas at Holly Lodge

Christmas at Holly Lodge

2017

Step Sisters

Step Sisters

2018

Just Getting Started

Just Getting Started

2017

Forbidden

Forbidden

2018

White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden

1995

The Jennie Project

The Jennie Project

2001

Ladies of the Church

Ladies of the Church

2012

Christmas Hotel

Christmas Hotel

2019

Fashionably Yours

Fashionably Yours

2020

The Flintstones

The Flintstones

1994

Christmas Comes Twice

Christmas Comes Twice

2020

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

1987

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Ricky

Ricky

2025

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

2025

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

1991

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship

2025

Disney 100: Remember That

Disney 100: Remember That

2023

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

1981

Good Times

Good Times

1974

The District

The District

2000

Designing Women

Designing Women

1986

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986

Static Shock

Static Shock

2000

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

2003

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

1975

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

1998

One Mississippi

One Mississippi

2016

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

2019

V

V

1984

Moesha

Moesha

1996

The Parkers

The Parkers

1999

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

1975

Hunter

Hunter

1984

New Attitude

New Attitude

1990

ER

ER

1994

Barbershop

Barbershop

2005

It's a Living

It's a Living

1980

Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary

2021

Code Name: Foxfire

Code Name: Foxfire

1985

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

2021

The Wendy Williams Show

The Wendy Williams Show

2008

George

George

1993

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

1990

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Justice League

Justice League

2001

Justice League Unlimited

Justice League Unlimited

2004

2 Broke Girls

2 Broke Girls

2011

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

1985

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996

Instant Mom

Instant Mom

2013

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

Young Justice

Young Justice

2010

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

1998

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

Young Love

Young Love

2023

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

MacGyver

MacGyver

2016

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Sherri

Sherri

2022

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

2013

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

Fam

Fam

2019

The Proud Family

The Proud Family

2001

A Black Lady Sketch Show

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019

Motherland: Fort Salem

Motherland: Fort Salem

2020

Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana

2006

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

Smash

Smash

2012

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

1996

The Quad

The Quad

2017

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021

Whoopi

Whoopi

2003

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

2017

How We Roll

How We Roll

2022

Vicki!

Vicki!

1992

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Wordplay

Wordplay

1986

American Music Awards

American Music Awards

1974

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005

Cars: Lightning Racers

Cars: Lightning Racers

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

1949

JD Lawrence's Community Service

JD Lawrence's Community Service

2013

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Weather Hunters

Weather Hunters

2025

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn

2014

Uncensored

Uncensored

2018