Sheryl Lee Ralph
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Dec 30, 1956 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
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
| 2026 | Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an AccidentSelf | |
| 2025 | RickyJoanne | |
| 2025 | The Disappearance of Miss ScottHazel Scott (voice) | |
| 2025 | The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and FriendshipSelf | |
| 2025 | Weather HuntersMs. Joyce (voice) | |
| 2024 | The Fabulous FourKitty | |
| 2024 | The Real Red TailsSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2023 | The Young WifeAngelique | |
| 2023 | Disney 100: Remember ThatSelf - Host | |
| 2023 | Young LoveAdditional Voices (voice) | |
| 2022 | Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4Self | |
| 2022 | SherriSelf - Guest | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf | |
| 2022 | How We RollLoretta | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2021 | Christmas in My HeartRuthie Sampson | |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf | |
| 2021 | Abbott ElementaryBarbara Howard | |
| 2021 | Turning the Tables with Robin RobertsSelf | |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of FortuneSelf - Contestant | |
| 2020 | Fashionably YoursJanet | |
| 2020 | Christmas Comes TwiceMs. Nelson | |
| 2020 | Motherland: Fort SalemPresident Kelly Wade | |
| 2019 | Christmas HotelMarnie | |
| 2019 | Tamron HallSelf - Guest | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2019 | FamRose | |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch ShowAsia's Mother | |
| 2018 | No Sleep 'Til ChristmasMrs. Wright | |
| 2018 | Step SistersYvonne Bishop | |
| 2018 | Forbidden | |
| 2018 | Uncensored | |
| 2017 | Christmas at Holly LodgeNadine | |
| 2017 | Just Getting StartedRoberta | |
| 2017 | The QuadUla Pettiway | |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesSelf | |
| 2016 | One MississippiFelicia | |
| 2016 | MacGyverMama Colton | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf | |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf | |
| 2014 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & DawnMs. Dumont | |
| 2013 | Instant MomMaggie Turner | |
| 2013 | Ray DonovanClaudette | |
| 2013 | JD Lawrence's Community ServiceCarolyn | |
| 2012 | Christmas in ComptonAbuta | |
| 2012 | Ladies of the Church | |
| 2012 | SmashCynthia Moore | |
| 2011 | 2 Broke GirlsGenét | |
| 2010 | Blessed and CursedLady Wright | |
| 2010 | Young JusticeAmanda Waller (voice) | |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge | |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show | |
| 2006 | Hannah MontanaClarice Johnson | |
| 2005 | BarbershopClaire | |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaBarbara Howard | |
| 2004 | Justice League UnlimitedCheetah (voice) | |
| 2003 | Las VegasJanet Ellis | |
| 2003 | WhoopiFlorence | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest | |
| 2001 | The Jennie ProjectDr. Pamela Prentiss | |
| 2001 | Justice LeagueCheetah (voice) | |
| 2001 | The Proud FamilyDiana Parker (voice) | |
| 2000 | DeterrenceGayle Redford | |
| 2000 | Lost in the Pershing Point HotelNurse | |
| 2000 | The DistrictDee Banks | |
| 2000 | Static ShockTrina Jessup (voice) | |
| 1999 | Hook'd UpChantal | |
| 1999 | The Parkers | |
| 1998 | The Wild ThornberrysLioness #2 (voice) | |
| 1998 | Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist | |
| 1997 | Jamaica BeatSylvia Jones | |
| 1996 | BogusRuth Clark | |
| 1996 | Lover's KnotCharlotte | |
| 1996 | MoeshaDee Mitchell | |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage WitchZsa Zsa Goowhiggie | |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf | |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSelf | |
| 1996 | 7th HeavenNurse | |
| 1995 | White Man's BurdenRoberta | |
| 1994 | Witch HuntHypolita Kropotkin | |
| 1994 | The FlintstonesMrs. Pyrite | |
| 1994 | ERGloria Gallant | |
| 1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitFlorence Watson | |
| 1993 | George | |
| 1992 | The Distinguished GentlemanMiss Loretta | |
| 1992 | MistressBeverly Dumont | |
| 1992 | Vicki!Self | |
| 1991 | Voices That CareSelf - Choir Member | |
| 1991 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawMiss Rosalee | |
| 1990 | To Sleep with AngerLinda | |
| 1990 | New AttitudeVicki St. James | |
| 1990 | Max Monroe: Loose Cannon | |
| 1989 | Skin DeepReceptionist | |
| 1989 | The Mighty QuinnLola Quinn | |
| 1988 | Oliver & CompanyRita (voice) | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest | |
| 1987 | Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night LadiesCorelle | |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelf | |
| 1986 | Designing WomenEtienne Toussant Bouvier | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawRenee Quintana | |
| 1986 | WordplaySelf - Celebrity Panelist | |
| 1985 | Code Name: FoxfireMaggie Bryan | |
| 1985 | Code Name: FoxfireMaggie 'The Cat' Bryan | |
| 1985 | Amazing Storiesshow singer | |
| 1984 | VGlenna | |
| 1984 | HunterJosie Clifford | |
| 1982 | The NeighborhoodDoris Campbell | |
| 1981 | Falcon CrestMooshy Tucker | |
| 1980 | It's a LivingGinger St. James | |
| 1977 | A Piece of the ActionBarbara Hanley | |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | |
| 1975 | Wonder WomanBobbie | |
| 1974 | Good Times | |
| 1974 | American Music AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1949 | The Emmy AwardsSelf | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| - | Cars: Lightning RacersMs. Blinker (voice) |
| 2026 | Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an AccidentProducer | |
| 2024 | The Fabulous FourExecutive Producer |
| 1999 | The ParkersDirector |