Sheryl Lee Ralph

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1956-12-30 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Sheryl Lee Ralph

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.

Acting

1989

Skin Deep

as Receptionist

1996

Bogus

as Ruth Clark

1992

2021

Christmas in My Heart

as Ruthie Sampson

1989

The Mighty Quinn

as Lola Quinn

1993

2000

Deterrence

as Gayle Redford

1988

Oliver & Company

as Rita (voice)

1994

Witch Hunt

as Hypolita Kropotkin

1991

Voices That Care

as Self - Choir Member

1982

The Neighborhood

as Doris Campbell

1992

Mistress

as Beverly Dumont

2018

2010

Blessed and Cursed

as Lady Wright

1997

Jamaica Beat

as Sylvia Jones

2023

The Young Wife

as Angelique

1977

A Piece of the Action

as Barbara Hanley

1999

Hook'd Up

as Chantal

2024

1996

Lover's Knot

as Charlotte

1985

Code Name: Foxfire

as Maggie Bryan

2024

The Real Red Tails

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2018

Step Sisters

as Yvonne Bishop

2017

1995

2001

The Jennie Project

as Dr. Pamela Prentiss

2019

2020

1994

The Flintstones

as Mrs. Pyrite

2020

2025

Ricky

as Joanne

2025

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

as Hazel Scott (voice)

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