Sheryl Lee Ralph
Acting
Born 1956-12-30 · Waterbury, Connecticut, 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known for
The Flintstones
1994 · Movie
Oliver & Company
1988 · Movie
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993 · Movie
Disney 100: Remember That
2023 · Movie
Voices That Care
1991 · Movie
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
1987 · Movie
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
2025 · Movie
Forbidden
2018 · Movie
Skin Deep
1989 · Movie
The Mighty Quinn
1989 · Movie
To Sleep with Anger
1990 · Movie
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992 · Movie
Bogus
1996 · Movie
Step Sisters
2018 · Movie
Jamaica Beat
1997 · Movie
Just Getting Started
2017 · Movie
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022 · Movie
The Real Red Tails
2024 · Movie
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018 · Movie
The Jennie Project
2001 · Movie
The Fabulous Four
2024 · Movie
Mistress
1992 · Movie
Code Name: Foxfire
1985 · Movie
Fashionably Yours
2020 · Movie
The Neighborhood
1982 · Movie
Deterrence
2000 · Movie
Blessed and Cursed
2010 · Movie
Witch Hunt
1994 · Movie
A Piece of the Action
1977 · Movie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · Movie
White Man's Burden
1995 · Movie
Christmas Hotel
2019 · Movie
Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017 · Movie
Christmas Comes Twice
2020 · Movie
Lover's Knot
1996 · Movie
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991 · Movie
Christmas in My Heart
2021 · Movie
The Young Wife
2023 · Movie
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
2000 · Movie
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026 · Movie
Christmas in Compton
2012 · Movie
Ricky
2025 · Movie
Octet
— · Movie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Movie
Commitment to Life
2023 · Movie
Ladies of the Church
2012 · Movie
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025 · Movie