Sheryl Lee Ralph

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

113

Gender

Female

Birthday

1956-12-30 (68 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.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • ER

    ER

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Young Justice

    Young Justice

  • 2 Broke Girls

    2 Broke Girls

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Ray Donovan

    Ray Donovan

  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

  • Abbott Elementary

    Abbott Elementary

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Hannah Montana

    Hannah Montana

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Moesha

    Moesha

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • The District

    The District

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • The Jeffersons

    The Jeffersons

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Static Shock

    Static Shock

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • The Parkers

    The Parkers

  • The Wendy Williams Show

    The Wendy Williams Show

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • American Music Awards

    American Music Awards

  • The Proud Family

    The Proud Family

  • V

    V

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Smash

    Smash

  • Oliver & Company

    Oliver & Company

  • Motherland: Fort Salem

    Motherland: Fort Salem

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show

    A Black Lady Sketch Show

  • Wordplay

    Wordplay

  • Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

    Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

  • The Flintstones

    The Flintstones

  • Step Sisters

    Step Sisters

  • Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

    Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

  • Instant Mom

    Instant Mom

  • Christmas Hotel

    Christmas Hotel

  • Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

    Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

  • The Neighborhood

    The Neighborhood

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Fashionably Yours

    Fashionably Yours

  • Ricky

    Ricky

  • The Distinguished Gentleman

    The Distinguished Gentleman

  • It's a Living

    It's a Living

  • Deterrence

    Deterrence

  • Skin Deep

    Skin Deep

  • Fam

    Fam

  • The Fabulous Four

    The Fabulous Four

  • Witch Hunt

    Witch Hunt

  • The Quad

    The Quad

  • Whoopi

    Whoopi

  • Forbidden

    Forbidden

  • Bogus

    Bogus

  • No Sleep 'Til Christmas

    No Sleep 'Til Christmas

  • Barbershop

    Barbershop

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Christmas at Holly Lodge

    Christmas at Holly Lodge

  • The Mighty Quinn

    The Mighty Quinn

  • Young Love

    Young Love

  • Just Getting Started

    Just Getting Started

  • Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

    Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

  • The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

    The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

  • Lover's Knot

    Lover's Knot

  • White Man's Burden

    White Man's Burden

  • Christmas in My Heart

    Christmas in My Heart

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • Voices That Care

    Voices That Care

  • The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship

    The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship

  • Code Name: Foxfire

    Code Name: Foxfire

  • Jamaica Beat

    Jamaica Beat

  • The Jennie Project

    The Jennie Project

  • The Disappearance of Miss Scott

    The Disappearance of Miss Scott

  • Christmas in Compton

    Christmas in Compton

  • How We Roll

    How We Roll

  • One Mississippi

    One Mississippi

  • Christmas Comes Twice

    Christmas Comes Twice

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • George

    George

  • New Attitude

    New Attitude

  • Mistress

    Mistress

  • Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

    Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

  • Hook'd Up

    Hook'd Up

  • A Piece of the Action

    A Piece of the Action

  • The Young Wife

    The Young Wife

  • To Sleep with Anger

    To Sleep with Anger

  • Code Name: Foxfire

    Code Name: Foxfire

  • The Real Red Tails

    The Real Red Tails

  • Ladies of the Church

    Ladies of the Church

  • Cars: Lightning Racers

    Cars: Lightning Racers

  • Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

    Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

  • Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

    Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

  • Blessed and Cursed

    Blessed and Cursed