Sheryl Lee Ralph
Acting
Born: 1956-12-30 · Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
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 fi
🎬 Movies (20)
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026
Self
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
2025
Self
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025
Hazel Scott (voice)
Ricky
2025
Joanne
The Fabulous Four
2024
Kitty
The Real Red Tails
2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
Disney 100: Remember That
2023
Self - Host
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
Self
The Young Wife
2023
Angelique
Commitment to Life
2023
Self (archive footage)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022
Self
Christmas in My Heart
2021
Ruthie Sampson
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
Self
Christmas Comes Twice
2020
Ms. Nelson
Fashionably Yours
2020
Janet
Christmas Hotel
2019
Marnie
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018
Mrs. Wright
Forbidden
2018
Step Sisters
2018
Yvonne Bishop
Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017
Nadine
📺 TV Shows (20)
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026
Joan Kranden (voice)
Imperfect Women
2026
Constance
Weather Hunters
2025
Ms. Joyce (voice)
Young Love
2023
Additional Voices (voice)
Sherri
2022
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Self - Guest
How We Roll
2022
Loretta
Abbott Elementary
2021
Barbara Howard
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021
Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
Self - Contestant
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020
President Kelly Wade
Tamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
Asia's Mother
Fam
2019
Rose
Uncensored
2018
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
Self
The Quad
2017
Ula Pettiway