Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

Gender

Female

Birthday

1956-12-30 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Also Known As

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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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

Voices That Care

Voices That Care

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

Forbidden

Forbidden

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Acting

Skin Deep

1989

Skin Deep

as

Receptionist

Bogus

1996

Bogus

as

Ruth Clark

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992

The Distinguished Gentleman

as

Miss Loretta

Christmas in My Heart

2021

Christmas in My Heart

as

Ruthie Sampson

The Mighty Quinn

1989

The Mighty Quinn

as

Lola Quinn

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

as

Florence Watson

Deterrence

2000

Deterrence

as

Gayle Redford

Oliver & Company

1988

Oliver & Company

as

Rita (voice)

Witch Hunt

1994

Witch Hunt

as

Hypolita Kropotkin

Voices That Care

1991

Voices That Care

as

Self - Choir Member

The Neighborhood

1982

The Neighborhood

as

Doris Campbell

Mistress

1992

Mistress

as

Beverly Dumont

No Sleep 'Til Christmas

2018

No Sleep 'Til Christmas

as

Mrs. Wright

Blessed and Cursed

2010

Blessed and Cursed

as

Lady Wright

Jamaica Beat

1997

Jamaica Beat

as

Sylvia Jones

The Young Wife

2023

The Young Wife

as

Angelique

A Piece of the Action

1977

A Piece of the Action

as

Barbara Hanley

Hook'd Up

1999

Hook'd Up

as

Chantal

Christmas in Compton

2012

Christmas in Compton

as

Abuta

To Sleep with Anger

1990

To Sleep with Anger

as

Linda

The Fabulous Four

2024

The Fabulous Four

as

Kitty

Lover's Knot

1996

Lover's Knot

as

Charlotte

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

2022

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

as

Self

Code Name: Foxfire

1985

Code Name: Foxfire

as

Maggie Bryan

The Real Red Tails

2024

The Real Red Tails

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

2000

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

as

Nurse

Christmas at Holly Lodge

2017

Christmas at Holly Lodge

as

Nadine

Step Sisters

2018

Step Sisters

as

Yvonne Bishop

Just Getting Started

2017

Just Getting Started

as

Roberta

Forbidden

2018

Forbidden

as

White Man's Burden

1995

White Man's Burden

as

Roberta

The Jennie Project

2001

The Jennie Project

as

Dr. Pamela Prentiss

Ladies of the Church

2012

Ladies of the Church

as

Christmas Hotel

2019

Christmas Hotel

as

Marnie

Fashionably Yours

2020

Fashionably Yours

as

Janet

The Flintstones

1994

The Flintstones

as

Mrs. Pyrite

Christmas Comes Twice

2020

Christmas Comes Twice

as

Ms. Nelson

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

1987

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

as

Corelle

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as

Self

Ricky

2025

Ricky

as

Joanne

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

2025

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

as

Hazel Scott (voice)

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as

Self

The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw

1991

The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw

as

Miss Rosalee

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Mooshy Tucker

Good Times

Good Times

as

The District

The District

as

Lt. Dee Banks

Designing Women

Designing Women

as

Etienne Toussant Bouvier

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Renee Quintana

Static Shock

Static Shock

as

Trina Jessup (voice)

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

as

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

as

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

as

Lioness #2 (voice)

One Mississippi

One Mississippi

as

Felicia

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

as

Self - Guest

V

as

Glenna

Moesha

Moesha

as

The Parkers

The Parkers

as

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

as

Bobbie

Hunter

Hunter

as

Josie Clifford

New Attitude

New Attitude

as

Vicki St. James

ER

as

Gloria Gallant

Barbershop

Barbershop

as

Claire

It's a Living

It's a Living

as

Ginger St. James

Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary

as

Barbara Howard

Code Name: Foxfire

Code Name: Foxfire

as

Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

as

Self

The Wendy Williams Show

The Wendy Williams Show

as

George

George

as

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

as

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as

Justice League

Justice League

as

Cheetah (voice)

Justice League Unlimited

Justice League Unlimited

as

Cheetah (voice)

2 Broke Girls

2 Broke Girls

as

Genét

Moesha

Moesha

as

Dee Mitchell

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

as

show singer

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as

Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie

Instant Mom

Instant Mom

as

Maggie Turner

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

as

Self - Guest Judge

Young Justice

Young Justice

as

Amanda Waller (voice)

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as

Self - Guest

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

as

Self - Panelist

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as

Self - Guest

Young Love

Young Love

as

Additional Voices (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as

Self

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

Mama Colton

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as

Sherri

Sherri

as

Self - Guest

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as

Self

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

as

Claudette

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as

Self

Fam

Fam

as

Rose

The Proud Family

The Proud Family

as

Diana Parker (voice)

A Black Lady Sketch Show

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as

Asia's Mother

Motherland: Fort Salem

Motherland: Fort Salem

as

President Kelly Wade

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

as

Self

Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana

as

Clarice Johnson

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as

Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as

Self

Smash

Smash

as

Cynthia Moore

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

as

Nurse

The Quad

The Quad

as

Ula Pettiway

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as

Self - Contestant

Whoopi

Whoopi

as

Florence

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as

Self

How We Roll

How We Roll

as

Loretta

Vicki!

Vicki!

as

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing

The Parkers

The Parkers

as