Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 30, 1956
Place of Birth:
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Young Love | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self |
| 2022 | How We Roll | Loretta |
| 2021 | Abbott Elementary | Barbara Howard |
| 2021 | Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts | Self |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Self - Contestant |
| 2020 | Motherland: Fort Salem | President Kelly Wade |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | |
| 2019 | Fam | Rose |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show | Asia's Mother |
| 2017 | The Quad | Ula Pettiway |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Self |
| 2016 | One Mississippi | Felicia |
| 2016 | MacGyver | Mama Colton |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self |
| 2013 | Instant Mom | Maggie Turner |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan | Claudette |
| 2012 | Smash | Cynthia Moore |
| 2011 | 2 Broke Girls | Genét |
| 2010 | Young Justice | Amanda Waller (voice) |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show | |
| 2006 | Hannah Montana | Clarice Johnson |
| 2005 | Barbershop | Claire |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited | Cheetah (voice) |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | |
| 2003 | Whoopi | Florence |
| 2001 | Justice League | Cheetah (voice) |
| 2001 | The Proud Family | Diana Parker (voice) |
| 2000 | The District | Lt. Dee Banks |
| 2000 | Static Shock | Trina Jessup (voice) |
| 1999 | The Parkers | |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Lioness #2 (voice) |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares | Self |
| 1996 | Moesha | |
| 1996 | Moesha | Dee Mitchell |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Nurse |
| 1994 | ER | Gloria Gallant |
| 1993 | George | |
| 1992 | Vicki! | Self |
| 1990 | New Attitude | Vicki St. James |
| 1990 | Max Monroe: Loose Cannon | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1986 | Designing Women | Etienne Toussant Bouvier |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Renee Quintana |
| 1986 | Wordplay | Self - Celebrity Panelist |
| 1985 | Code Name: Foxfire | Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | show singer |
| 1984 | V | Glenna |
| 1984 | Hunter | Josie Clifford |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Mooshy Tucker |
| 1980 | It's a Living | Ginger St. James |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Bobbie |
| 1974 | Good Times | |
| 1974 | American Music Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |