Sheryl Lee Ralph

Birthday: 1956-12-30
Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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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Credits

Year Title Character
2025-01-24 Ricky Joanne
2024-07-26 The Fabulous Four Kitty
2023-03-12 The Young Wife Angelique
2021-10-23 Christmas in My Heart Ruthie Sampson
2020-12-13 Christmas Comes Twice Ms. Nelson
2020-04-11 Fashionably Yours Janet
2019-12-21 Christmas Hotel Marnie
2018-12-10 No Sleep 'Til Christmas Mrs. Wright
2018-03-15 Forbidden
2018-01-19 Step Sisters Yvonne Bishop
2017-12-03 Christmas at Holly Lodge Nadine
2017-12-01 Just Getting Started Roberta
2012-11-09 Christmas in Compton Abuta
2012-01-01 Ladies of the Church
2010-07-27 Blessed and Cursed Lady Wright
2001-07-13 The Jennie Project Dr. Pamela Prentiss
2000-03-10 Deterrence Gayle Redford
2000-01-01 Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel Nurse
1999-01-01 Hook'd Up Chantal
1997-05-09 Jamaica Beat Sylvia Jones
1996-09-06 Bogus Ruth Clark
1996-07-12 Lover's Knot Charlotte
1995-12-01 White Man's Burden Roberta
1994-12-10 Witch Hunt Hypolita Kropotkin
1994-05-26 The Flintstones Mrs. Pyrite
1993-12-09 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Florence Watson
1992-12-04 The Distinguished Gentleman Miss Loretta
1992-07-24 Mistress Beverly Dumont
1990-10-12 To Sleep with Anger Linda
1989-03-03 Skin Deep Receptionist
1989-02-17 The Mighty Quinn Lola Quinn
1988-11-18 Oliver & Company Rita (voice)
1987-01-17 Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies Corelle
1985-01-27 Code Name: Foxfire Maggie Bryan
1982-04-25 The Neighborhood Doris Campbell
1977-10-07 A Piece of the Action Barbara Hanley