Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 30, 1956
- Birthplace
- Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
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.
Filmography
- Baby of the Family
Baby of the Family TBA
as Mamie
Octet TBA
as Paula
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident 2026
as Self, Producer
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 2025
as Self
The Disappearance of Miss Scott 2025
as Hazel Scott (voice)
Ricky 2025
as Joanne
The Fabulous Four 2024
as Kitty, Executive Producer
The Real Red Tails 2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Disney 100: Remember That 2023
as Self - Host
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love 2023
as Self - Guest
The Young Wife 2023
as Angelique
Commitment to Life 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 2022
as Self
Christmas in My Heart 2021
as Ruthie Sampson
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 2021
as Self
Christmas Comes Twice 2020
as Ms. Nelson
Fashionably Yours 2020
as Janet
Christmas Hotel 2019
as Marnie
No Sleep 'Til Christmas 2018
as Mrs. Wright
Forbidden 2018
Actor
Step Sisters 2018
as Yvonne Bishop
Christmas at Holly Lodge 2017
as Nadine
Just Getting Started 2017
as Roberta
Christmas in Compton 2012
as Abuta
Ladies of the Church 2012
Actor
Blessed and Cursed 2010
as Lady Wright
News to Me 2004
Actor
The Jennie Project 2001
as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel 2000
as Nurse
Deterrence 2000
as Gayle Redford
- Hook'd Up
Hook'd Up 1999
as Chantal
The Easter Story Keepers 1998
as Risa (voice)
Jamaica Beat 1997
as Sylvia Jones
Bogus 1996
as Ruth Clark
Lover's Knot 1996
as Charlotte
White Man's Burden 1995
as Roberta
Witch Hunt 1994
as Hypolita Kropotkin
The Flintstones 1994
as Mrs. Pyrite
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993
as Florence Watson
The Distinguished Gentleman 1992
as Miss Loretta
Mistress 1992
as Beverly Dumont
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw 1991
as Miss Rosalee
Voices That Care 1991
as Self - Choir Member
To Sleep with Anger 1990
as Linda
Skin Deep 1989
as Receptionist
The Mighty Quinn 1989
as Lola Quinn
Oliver & Company 1988
as Rita (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 1987
as Self
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies 1987
as Corelle
Code Name: Foxfire 1985
as Maggie Bryan
The Neighborhood 1982
as Doris Campbell
A Piece of the Action 1977
as Barbara Hanley
Credits from TMDB.