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

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Young Justice

    Young Justice

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • ER

    ER

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • 2 Broke Girls

    2 Broke Girls

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Ray Donovan

    Ray Donovan

  • Abbott Elementary

    Abbott Elementary

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Hannah Montana

    Hannah Montana

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • The District

    The District

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Jeffersons

    The Jeffersons

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • It's a Living

    It's a Living

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • Moesha

    Moesha

  • Moesha

    Moesha

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • Static Shock

    Static Shock

  • American Music Awards

    American Music Awards

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • The Proud Family

    The Proud Family

  • Smash

    Smash

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • The Wendy Williams Show

    The Wendy Williams Show

  • The Parkers

    The Parkers

  • Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

    Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

  • Oliver & Company

    Oliver & Company

  • V

    V

  • The Fabulous Four

    The Fabulous Four

  • Motherland: Fort Salem

    Motherland: Fort Salem

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show

    A Black Lady Sketch Show

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Fashionably Yours

    Fashionably Yours

  • The Flintstones

    The Flintstones

  • The Quad

    The Quad

  • The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw

    The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw

  • Blessed and Cursed

    Blessed and Cursed

  • The Mighty Quinn

    The Mighty Quinn

  • Code Name: Foxfire

    Code Name: Foxfire

  • Whoopi

    Whoopi

  • Instant Mom

    Instant Mom

  • Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

    Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

  • The Distinguished Gentleman

    The Distinguished Gentleman

  • Wordplay

    Wordplay

  • Skin Deep

    Skin Deep

  • Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

    Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

  • Witch Hunt

    Witch Hunt

  • White Man's Burden

    White Man's Burden

  • Christmas at Holly Lodge

    Christmas at Holly Lodge

  • Just Getting Started

    Just Getting Started

  • Bogus

    Bogus

  • Voices That Care

    Voices That Care

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Young Love

    Young Love

  • Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

    Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

  • Barbershop

    Barbershop

  • Christmas Comes Twice

    Christmas Comes Twice

  • Fam

    Fam

  • The Disappearance of Miss Scott

    The Disappearance of Miss Scott

  • One Mississippi

    One Mississippi

  • How We Roll

    How We Roll

  • Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

    Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • Christmas in My Heart

    Christmas in My Heart

  • Christmas in Compton

    Christmas in Compton

  • Christmas Hotel

    Christmas Hotel

  • Lover's Knot

    Lover's Knot

  • Ricky

    Ricky

  • Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

    Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

  • Deterrence

    Deterrence

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • New Attitude

    New Attitude

  • Step Sisters

    Step Sisters

  • Cars: Lightning Racers

    Cars: Lightning Racers

  • Code Name: Foxfire

    Code Name: Foxfire

  • The Neighborhood

    The Neighborhood

  • George

    George

  • Forbidden

    Forbidden

  • Mistress

    Mistress

  • The Real Red Tails

    The Real Red Tails

  • A Piece of the Action

    A Piece of the Action

  • No Sleep 'Til Christmas

    No Sleep 'Til Christmas

  • Hook'd Up

    Hook'd Up

  • The Young Wife

    The Young Wife

  • Jamaica Beat

    Jamaica Beat

  • To Sleep with Anger

    To Sleep with Anger

  • The Jennie Project

    The Jennie Project

  • Ladies of the Church

    Ladies of the Church

  • Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

    Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies