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