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