Sheryl Lee Ralph
Acting

Sheryl Lee Ralph

December 30, 1956 (69 years old) Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Also known as: 쉐릴 리 랠프

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

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • TV

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 • TV

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 • TV

ER

ER

1994 • TV

The Distinguished Gentleman

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992 • Movie

Oliver & Company

Oliver & Company

1988 • Movie

Movie Credits (45)

Acting

1992

The Distinguished Gentleman

as Miss Loretta

1988

Oliver & Company

as Rita (voice)

1994

Witch Hunt

as Hypolita Kropotkin

1994

The Flintstones

as Mrs. Pyrite

1982

The Neighborhood

as Doris Campbell

1989

Skin Deep

as Receptionist

1985

Code Name: Foxfire

as Maggie Bryan

2025

Ricky

as Joanne

1993

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

as Florence Watson

2023

The Young Wife

as Angelique

2020

Fashionably Yours

as Janet

1977

A Piece of the Action

as Barbara Hanley

2020

Christmas Comes Twice

as Ms. Nelson

1996

Bogus

as Ruth Clark

2021

Christmas in My Heart

as Ruthie Sampson

2022

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

as Self

1991

Voices That Care

as Self - Choir Member

1997

Jamaica Beat

as Sylvia Jones

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

2000

Deterrence

as Gayle Redford

TV Credits (51)

Acting

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

1 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

1 episodes

1994

ER

as Gloria Gallant

2 episodes

2009

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

1 episodes

2011

2 Broke Girls

as Genét

1 episodes

1998

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

5 episodes

1981

Falcon Crest

as Mooshy Tucker

2 episodes

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2010

Young Justice

as Amanda Waller (voice)

2 episodes

2016

MacGyver

as Mama Colton

3 episodes

2003

Las Vegas

as Janet Ellis

1 episodes

2022

Sherri

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

2013

Ray Donovan

as Claudette

5 episodes

1996

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie

1 episodes

2021

Abbott Elementary

as Barbara Howard

92 episodes

1986

L.A. Law

as Renee Quintana

1 episodes

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

1 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

4 episodes

2008

The Wendy Williams Show

1 episodes

Crew

1999

The Parkers

Director

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
December 30, 1956 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Popularity
1.4

Career Stats

45
Movies
51
TV Shows