Sheryl Lee Ralph
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1956-12-30 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Sheryl Lee Ralph
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2025)
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
as Hazel Scott (voice)
(2025)
Ricky
as Joanne
(2024)
The Fabulous Four
as Kitty
(2024)
The Real Red Tails
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2023)
The Young Wife
as Angelique
(2022)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
as Self
(2021)
(2021)
Christmas in My Heart
as Ruthie Sampson
(2020)
Fashionably Yours
as Janet
(2020)
Christmas Comes Twice
as Ms. Nelson
(2019)
Christmas Hotel
as Marnie
(2018)
Step Sisters
as Yvonne Bishop
(2018)
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
as Mrs. Wright
(2018)
(2017)
Just Getting Started
as Roberta
(2017)
Christmas at Holly Lodge
as Nadine
(2012)
Christmas in Compton
as Abuta
(2012)
(2010)
Blessed and Cursed
as Lady Wright
(2001)
The Jennie Project
as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
(2000)
Deterrence
as Gayle Redford
(2000)
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
as Nurse
(1999)
Hook'd Up
as Chantal
(1997)
Jamaica Beat
as Sylvia Jones
(1996)
Bogus
as Ruth Clark
(1996)
Lover's Knot
as Charlotte
(1995)
White Man's Burden
as Roberta
(1994)
The Flintstones
as Mrs. Pyrite
(1994)
Witch Hunt
as Hypolita Kropotkin
(1993)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Florence Watson
(1992)
Mistress
as Beverly Dumont
(1992)
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Miss Loretta
(1991)
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
(1991)
The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
as Miss Rosalee
(1990)
To Sleep with Anger
as Linda
(1989)
The Mighty Quinn
as Lola Quinn
(1989)
Skin Deep
as Receptionist
(1988)
Oliver & Company
as Rita (voice)
(1987)
(1987)
(1985)
Code Name: Foxfire
as Maggie Bryan
(1982)
The Neighborhood
as Doris Campbell
(1977)
A Piece of the Action
as Barbara Hanley