Sheryl Lee Ralph
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1956-12-30 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as
- 쉐릴 리 랠프
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (74)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
ER
1994
as Gloria Gallant
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self / Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Falcon Crest
1981
as Mooshy Tucker
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Young Justice
2010
as Amanda Waller (voice)
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Barbara Howard
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
2 Broke Girls
2011
as Genét
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026
as Joan Kranden (voice)
MacGyver
2016
as Mama Colton
Las Vegas
2003
as Janet Ellis
L.A. Law
1986
as Renee Quintana
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Barbara Howard
Ray Donovan
2013
as Claudette
Hannah Montana
2006
as Clarice Johnson
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Lioness #2 (voice)
Hunter
1984
as Josie Clifford
7th Heaven
1996
as Nurse
The District
2000
as Dee Banks
Moesha
1996
as Dee Mitchell
Smash
2012
as Cynthia Moore
Amazing Stories
1985
as show singer
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Cheetah (voice)
The Jeffersons
1975
Static Shock
2000
as Trina Jessup (voice)
American Music Awards
1974
as Self - Presenter
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Designing Women
1986
as Etienne Toussant Bouvier
Good Times
1974
The Proud Family
2001
as Diana Parker (voice)
Imperfect Women
2026
as Constance
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
The Parkers
1999
V
1984
as Glenna
Justice League
2001
as Cheetah (voice)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
Wonder Woman
1975
as Bobbie
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
2014
as Ms. Dumont
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Asia's Mother
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020
as President Kelly Wade
Vicki!
1992
as Self
The Quad
2017
as Ula Pettiway
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
Instant Mom
2013
as Maggie Turner
It's a Living
1980
as Ginger St. James
Whoopi
2003
as Florence
Young Love
2023
as Additional Voices (voice)
Fam
2019
as Rose
Movies (49)
The Flintstones
1994
as Mrs. Pyrite
Oliver & Company
1988
as Rita (voice)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Florence Watson
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
as Miss Loretta
Mistress
1992
as Beverly Dumont
Just Getting Started
2017
as Roberta
Bogus
1996
as Ruth Clark
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self
The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Lola Quinn
Step Sisters
2018
as Yvonne Bishop
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
The Fabulous Four
2024
as Kitty
Deterrence
2000
as Gayle Redford
Skin Deep
1989
as Receptionist
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018
as Mrs. Wright
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Miss Rosalee
Witch Hunt
1994
as Hypolita Kropotkin
White Man's Burden
1995
as Roberta
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022
as Self
Christmas Hotel
2019
as Marnie
Christmas in Compton
2012
as Abuta
To Sleep with Anger
1990
as Linda
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Forbidden
2018
Ricky
2025
as Joanne
Christmas Comes Twice
2020
as Ms. Nelson
Octet
as Paula
Lover's Knot
1996
as Charlotte
A Piece of the Action
1977
as Barbara Hanley
The Young Wife
2023
as Angelique
Disney 100: Remember That
2023
as Self - Host
The Jennie Project
2001
as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Fashionably Yours
2020
as Janet
Jamaica Beat
1997
as Sylvia Jones
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
2000
as Nurse
Blessed and Cursed
2010
as Lady Wright
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026
as Self
Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017
as Nadine
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
2025
as Self
The Neighborhood
1982
as Doris Campbell
Christmas in My Heart
2021
as Ruthie Sampson
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
1987
as Corelle
Hook'd Up
1999
as Chantal
Code Name: Foxfire
1985
as Maggie Bryan
Ladies of the Church
2012
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025
as Hazel Scott (voice)
The Real Red Tails
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
About Sheryl Lee Ralph
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. Fr… With 123 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Sheryl Lee Ralph has appeared in 49 films and 74 TV shows.
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- The Flintstones (1994) — as Mrs. Pyrite
- Oliver & Company (1988) — as Rita (voice)
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) — as Florence Watson
- The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) — as Miss Loretta
- Mistress (1992) — as Beverly Dumont
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