Sheryl Lee Ralph

Known For: Acting
Born: December 30, 1956
Place of Birth: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Sheryl Lee Ralph

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

Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident

2026 · Self, Producer

Regular Show: The Lost Tapes

2026 · Joan Kranden (voice)

Imperfect Women

2026 · Constance

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20

2025 · Self

Weather Hunters

2025 · Ms. Joyce (voice)

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

2025 · Hazel Scott (voice)

Ricky

2025 · Joanne

The Fabulous Four

2024 · Kitty, Executive Producer

The Real Red Tails

2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Disney 100: Remember That

2023 · Self - Host

Young Love

2023 · Additional Voices (voice)

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

2023 · Self

The Young Wife

2023 · Angelique

Commitment to Life

2023 · Self (archive footage)

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

2022 · Self

Sherri

2022 · Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022 · Self, Self - Guest

How We Roll

2022 · Loretta

Abbott Elementary

2021 · Barbara Howard

Christmas in My Heart

2021 · Ruthie Sampson

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021 · Self

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

2021 · Self

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021 · Self - Contestant

Christmas Comes Twice

2020 · Ms. Nelson

Fashionably Yours

2020 · Janet

Motherland: Fort Salem

2020 · President Kelly Wade

Christmas Hotel

2019 · Marnie

Tamron Hall

2019 · Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Self - Guest

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019 · Asia's Mother

Fam

2019 · Rose

No Sleep 'Til Christmas

2018 · Mrs. Wright

Forbidden

2018

Uncensored

2018

Step Sisters

2018 · Yvonne Bishop

Christmas at Holly Lodge

2017 · Nadine

Just Getting Started

2017 · Roberta

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

2017 · Self

The Quad

2017 · Ula Pettiway

MacGyver

2016 · Mama Colton

One Mississippi

2016 · Felicia

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · , Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015 · Self - Guest

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014 · Self

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn

2014 · Ms. Dumont

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self

Instant Mom

2013 · Maggie Turner

Ray Donovan

2013 · Claudette

JD Lawrence's Community Service

2013 · Carolyn

Christmas in Compton

2012 · Abuta

Smash

2012 · Cynthia Moore

Ladies of the Church

2012

2 Broke Girls

2011 · Genét

Young Justice

2010 · Amanda Waller (voice)

Blessed and Cursed

2010 · Lady Wright

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009 · Self - Guest Judge

The Wendy Williams Show

2008

Hannah Montana

2006 · Clarice Johnson

Barbershop

2005 · Claire

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005 · Barbara Howard

Justice League Unlimited

2004 · Cheetah (voice)

Las Vegas

2003 · Janet Ellis

Whoopi

2003 · Florence

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self - Guest

Justice League

2001 · Cheetah (voice)

The Proud Family

2001 · Diana Parker (voice)

The Jennie Project

2001 · Dr. Pamela Prentiss

The District

2000 · Dee Banks

Static Shock

2000 · Trina Jessup (voice)

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

2000 · Nurse

Deterrence

2000 · Gayle Redford

The Parkers

1999 · , Director

Hook'd Up

1999 · Chantal

Hollywood Squares

1998 · Self - Panelist

The Wild Thornberrys

1998 · Lioness #2 (voice)

Jamaica Beat

1997 · Sylvia Jones

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996 · Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie

Bogus

1996 · Ruth Clark

7th Heaven

1996 · Nurse

The Daily Show

1996 · Self

Lover's Knot

1996 · Charlotte

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996 · Self

Moesha

1996 · Dee Mitchell

White Man's Burden

1995 · Roberta

Witch Hunt

1994 · Hypolita Kropotkin

ER

1994 · Gloria Gallant

The Flintstones

1994 · Mrs. Pyrite

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993 · Florence Watson

George

1993

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992 · Miss Loretta

Vicki!

1992 · Self

Mistress

1992 · Beverly Dumont

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

1991 · Miss Rosalee

Voices That Care

1991 · Self - Choir Member

To Sleep with Anger

1990 · Linda

New Attitude

1990 · Vicki St. James, Theme Song Performance

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

1990

Skin Deep

1989 · Receptionist

The Mighty Quinn

1989 · Lola Quinn

Oliver & Company

1988 · Rita (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 · Self - Guest

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 · Self

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

1987 · Corelle

Wordplay

1986 · Self - Celebrity Panelist

Designing Women

1986 · Etienne Toussant Bouvier

L.A. Law

1986 · Renee Quintana

Amazing Stories

1985 · show singer

Code Name: Foxfire

1985 · Maggie Bryan

Code Name: Foxfire

1985 · Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan

V

1984 · Glenna

Hunter

1984 · Josie Clifford

The Neighborhood

1982 · Doris Campbell

Falcon Crest

1981 · Mooshy Tucker

It's a Living

1980 · Ginger St. James

A Piece of the Action

1977 · Barbara Hanley

Wonder Woman

1975 · Bobbie

The Jeffersons

1975

American Music Awards

1974 · Self - Presenter

Good Times

1974

The Emmy Awards

1949 · Self

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Nominee

Octet

— · Paula, Songs

Cars: Lightning Racers

— · Ms. Blinker (voice)

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