Sheryl Lee Ralph

Acting·Dec 30, 1956·Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident2026 · Self, Producer	Self, Producer
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/202025 · Self	Self
The Disappearance of Miss Scott2025 · Hazel Scott (voice)	Hazel Scott (voice)
Ricky2025 · Joanne	Joanne
The Fabulous Four2024 · Kitty	Kitty
The Real Red Tails2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)
Disney 100: Remember That2023 · Self - Host	Self - Host
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love2023 · Self - Guest	Self - Guest
The Young Wife2023 · Angelique	Angelique
Commitment to Life2023 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 42022 · Self	Self
Christmas in My Heart2021 · Ruthie Sampson	Ruthie Sampson
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · Self	Self
Christmas Comes Twice2020 · Ms. Nelson	Ms. Nelson
Fashionably Yours2020 · Janet	Janet
Christmas Hotel2019 · Marnie	Marnie
No Sleep 'Til Christmas2018 · Mrs. Wright	Mrs. Wright
Forbidden2018 · Actor	Actor
Step Sisters2018 · Yvonne Bishop	Yvonne Bishop
Christmas at Holly Lodge2017 · Nadine	Nadine
Just Getting Started2017 · Roberta	Roberta
Christmas in Compton2012 · Abuta	Abuta
Ladies of the Church2012 · Actor	Actor
Blessed and Cursed2010 · Lady Wright	Lady Wright
The Jennie Project2001 · Dr. Pamela Prentiss	Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel2000 · Nurse	Nurse
Deterrence2000 · Gayle Redford	Gayle Redford
HHook'd Up1999 · Chantal	Chantal
Jamaica Beat1997 · Sylvia Jones	Sylvia Jones
Bogus1996 · Ruth Clark	Ruth Clark
Lover's Knot1996 · Charlotte	Charlotte
White Man's Burden1995 · Roberta	Roberta
Witch Hunt1994 · Hypolita Kropotkin	Hypolita Kropotkin
The Flintstones1994 · Mrs. Pyrite	Mrs. Pyrite
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit1993 · Florence Watson	Florence Watson
The Distinguished Gentleman1992 · Miss Loretta	Miss Loretta
Mistress1992 · Beverly Dumont	Beverly Dumont
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw1991 · Miss Rosalee	Miss Rosalee
Voices That Care1991 · Self - Choir Member	Self - Choir Member
To Sleep with Anger1990 · Linda	Linda
Skin Deep1989 · Receptionist	Receptionist
The Mighty Quinn1989 · Lola Quinn	Lola Quinn
Oliver & Company1988 · Rita (voice)	Rita (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987 · Self	Self
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies1987 · Corelle	Corelle
Code Name: Foxfire1985 · Maggie Bryan	Maggie Bryan
The Neighborhood1982 · Doris Campbell	Doris Campbell
A Piece of the Action1977 · Barbara Hanley	Barbara Hanley