Sheryl Lee Ralph
Acting • Born 1956-12-30
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filmography
118 credits
Skin Deep
Movie • 1989
Receptionist
Bogus
Movie • 1996
Ruth Clark
The Distinguished Gentleman
Movie • 1992
Miss Loretta
Christmas in My Heart
Movie • 2021
Ruthie Sampson
The Mighty Quinn
Movie • 1989
Lola Quinn
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Movie • 1993
Florence Watson
Deterrence
Movie • 2000
Gayle Redford
Oliver & Company
Movie • 1988
Rita (voice)
Witch Hunt
Movie • 1994
Hypolita Kropotkin
Voices That Care
Movie • 1991
Self - Choir Member
The Neighborhood
Movie • 1982
Doris Campbell
Mistress
Movie • 1992
Beverly Dumont
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
Movie • 2018
Mrs. Wright
Blessed and Cursed
Movie • 2010
Lady Wright
Jamaica Beat
Movie • 1997
Sylvia Jones
The Young Wife
Movie • 2023
Angelique
A Piece of the Action
Movie • 1977
Barbara Hanley
Hook'd Up
Movie • 1999
Chantal
Christmas in Compton
Movie • 2012
Abuta
To Sleep with Anger
Movie • 1990
Linda
The Fabulous Four
Movie • 2024
Kitty
Lover's Knot
Movie • 1996
Charlotte
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Movie • 2022
Self
Code Name: Foxfire
Movie • 1985
Maggie Bryan
The Real Red Tails
Movie • 2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
Movie • 2000
Nurse
Christmas at Holly Lodge
Movie • 2017
Nadine
Step Sisters
Movie • 2018
Yvonne Bishop
Just Getting Started
Movie • 2017
Roberta
Forbidden
Movie • 2018
White Man's Burden
Movie • 1995
Roberta
The Jennie Project
Movie • 2001
Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Ladies of the Church
Movie • 2012
Christmas Hotel
Movie • 2019
Marnie
Fashionably Yours
Movie • 2020
Janet
The Flintstones
Movie • 1994
Mrs. Pyrite
Christmas Comes Twice
Movie • 2020
Ms. Nelson
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
Movie • 1987
Corelle
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie • 2021
Self
Ricky
Movie • 2025
Joanne
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
Movie • 2025
Hazel Scott (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie • 1987
Self
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Movie • 1991
Miss Rosalee
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
Movie • 2025
Self
Disney 100: Remember That
Movie • 2023
Self - Host
Falcon Crest
TV • 1981
Mooshy Tucker
Good Times
TV • 1974
The District
TV • 2000
Dee Banks
Designing Women
TV • 1986
Etienne Toussant Bouvier
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Renee Quintana
Static Shock
TV • 2000
Trina Jessup (voice)
Las Vegas
TV • 2003
Janet Ellis
The Jeffersons
TV • 1975
The Wild Thornberrys
TV • 1998
Lioness #2 (voice)
One Mississippi
TV • 2016
Felicia
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
V
TV • 1984
Glenna
Moesha
TV • 1996
Dee Mitchell
The Parkers
TV • 1999
Wonder Woman
TV • 1975
Bobbie
Hunter
TV • 1984
Josie Clifford
New Attitude
TV • 1990
Vicki St. James
ER
TV • 1994
Gloria Gallant
Barbershop
TV • 2005
Claire
It's a Living
TV • 1980
Ginger St. James
Abbott Elementary
TV • 2021
Barbara Howard
Code Name: Foxfire
TV • 1985
Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
TV • 2021
Self
The Wendy Williams Show
TV • 2008
George
TV • 1993
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
TV • 1990
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Justice League
TV • 2001
Cheetah (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
TV • 2004
Cheetah (voice)
2 Broke Girls
TV • 2011
Genét
Amazing Stories
TV • 1985
show singer
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV • 1996
Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
Instant Mom
TV • 2013
Maggie Turner
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Guest Judge
Young Justice
TV • 2010
Amanda Waller (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Young Love
TV • 2023
Additional Voices (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
MacGyver
TV • 2016
Mama Colton
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Ray Donovan
TV • 2013
Claudette
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self
Fam
TV • 2019
Rose
The Proud Family
TV • 2001
Diana Parker (voice)
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV • 2019
Asia's Mother
Motherland: Fort Salem
TV • 2020
President Kelly Wade
Hannah Montana
TV • 2006
Clarice Johnson
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
Smash
TV • 2012
Cynthia Moore
7th Heaven
TV • 1996
Nurse
The Quad
TV • 2017
Ula Pettiway
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV • 2021
Self - Contestant
Whoopi
TV • 2003
Florence
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV • 2017
Self
How We Roll
TV • 2022
Loretta
Vicki!
TV • 1992
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Wordplay
TV • 1986
Self - Celebrity Panelist
American Music Awards
TV • 1974
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV • 2005
Barbara Howard
Cars: Lightning Racers
TV
Ms. Blinker (voice)
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
JD Lawrence's Community Service
TV • 2013
Carolyn
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Weather Hunters
TV • 2025
Ms. Joyce (voice)
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
TV • 2014
Ms. Dumont
Uncensored
TV • 2018