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Sheryl Lee Ralph

Television Actress / Stage Actress / Film Actress / Voice Actress | * 12/30/1956 (67) | Waterbury, Connecticut (United States of America (USA))
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. She made her film screen debut in the 1977 comedy film A Piece of the Action. In 1991, she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her performance in the 1990 comedy-drama film To Sleep with Anger. Ralph's other notable roles include The Mighty Quinn (1989), Mistress (1992), ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

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Awards & Nominations for Sheryl Lee Ralph

Women of The Year Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
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Movies with Sheryl Lee Ralph as Actress(35)

as Ruthie Sampson2021 Christmas in My Heart
as Ms. Nelson2020 Christmas Comes Twice
as Janet2020 Fashionably Yours
as Marnie2019 Christmas Hotel
as Yvonne Bishop2018 Step Sisters
as Mrs. Wright2018 No Sleep 'Til Christmas
as Roberta2017 Just Getting Started
as Lady Wright2010 Blessed and Cursed
as Dr. Pamela Prentiss2001 The Jennie Project
as Gayle Redford2000 Deterrence
as Chantal1999 Hook'd Up
as Sylvia Jones1997 Jamaica Beat
as Ruth Clark1996 Bogus
as Charlotte1996 Lover's Knot
as Roberta1995 White Man's Burden
as Hypolita Kropotkin1994 Witch Hunt
as Mrs. Pyrite1994 The Flintstones
as Florence Watson1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Beverly Dumont1992 Mistress
as Miss Loretta Hicks1992 The Distinguished Gentleman
as Self - Choir Member1990 Voices That Care
as Linda1990 To Sleep with Anger
as Lola Quinn1989 The Mighty Quinn
as Receptionist1989 Skin Deep
as Rita (voice)1988 Oliver & Company
as Maggie Bryan1985 Code Name: Foxfire
as Barbara Hanley1977 A Piece of the Action

TV Shows/Series with Sheryl Lee Ralph as Actress(46)

as Barbara Howard2021 Abbott Elementary
as President Kelly Wade2020 Motherland: Fort Salem
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as Rose2019 Fam
as Asia's Mother2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Mama Colton2016 MacGyver
as Felicia2016 One Mississippi
as Maggie Turner2013 Instant Mom
as Claudette2013 Ray Donovan
as Cynthia Moore2012 Smash
as Genét2011 2 Broke Girls
as Amanda Waller (voice)2010 Young Justice
as Self - Judge2009 RuPaul's Drag Race
as Clarice Johnson2006 Hannah Montana
as Claire2005 Barbershop
as Cheetah / Barbara Ann Minerva / Teacher (voice)2004 Justice League Unlimited
as Cheetah / Barbara Ann Minerva (voice)2001 Justice League
as Trina Jessup (voice)2000 Static Shock
as Lt. Dee Banks2000 The District
as Lioness #2 (voice)1998 The Wild Thornberrys
as herself1996 The Daily Show
as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 Moesha
as Dee Mitchell1996 Moesha
as Nurse1996 7th Heaven
as Gloria Gallant1994 ER
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Renee Quintana1986 L.A. Law
as Etienne Toussant Bouvier1986 Designing Women
as Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan1985 Code Name: Foxfire
as show singer1985 Amazing Stories
as Josie Clifford1984 Hunter
as Glenna1984 V
as Ginger St. James1980 It's a Living
as Bobbie1975 Wonder Woman

TV Shows/Series with Sheryl Lee Ralph as Crew(3)


Full Name: Sheryl Lee Ralph
Born: Sunday, 12/30 1956 (December) in Waterbury, Connecticut (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 67 years + 89 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Rutgers University, Uniondale High School, HB Studio
Member of: SAG-AFTRA
Spouses (current/former): Vincent Hughes
Siblings: Michael Ralph
Other names for Sheryl Lee Ralph (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"쉐릴 리 랠프"
Sheryl Lee Ralph frequently works together with these people:
Phil LaMarr (30x, Actor)
Dee Bradley Baker (26x, Actor)
Nolan North (25x, Actor)
Khary Payton (23x, Actor)
Zehra Fazal (23x, Actress)
Jason Marsden (20x, Actor)
Grey DeLisle (18x, Actress)
Crispin Freeman (18x, Actor)
Troy Baker (18x, Actor)
Jeff Bennett (17x, Actor)
Rick McKay (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4288, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024