Sheryl Lee Ralph
Acting
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
2025Ricky
Joanne
2025The Disappearance of Miss Scott
Hazel Scott (voice)
2025The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
Self
2024The Fabulous Four
Kitty
2024The Real Red Tails
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023The Young Wife
Angelique
2023Disney 100: Remember That
Self - Host
2023Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2022Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Self
2021Christmas in My Heart
Ruthie Sampson
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2020Fashionably Yours
Janet
2020Christmas Comes Twice
Ms. Nelson
2019Christmas Hotel
Marnie
2018No Sleep 'Til Christmas
Mrs. Wright
2018Step Sisters
Yvonne Bishop
2018Forbidden
2017Christmas at Holly Lodge
Nadine
2017Just Getting Started
Roberta
2012Christmas in Compton
Abuta
2012Ladies of the Church
2010Blessed and Cursed
Lady Wright
2001The Jennie Project
Dr. Pamela Prentiss
2000Deterrence
Gayle Redford