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
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026 · TV
Young Justice
2010 · TV
Justice League Unlimited
2004 · TV
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · TV
Justice League
2001 · TV
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020 · TV
ER
1994 · TV
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · TV
Static Shock
2000 · TV
Good Times
1974 · TV
The Proud Family
2001 · TV
Ray Donovan
2013 · TV
Abbott Elementary
2021 · TV
Amazing Stories
1985 · TV
The Parkers
1999 · TV
MacGyver
2016 · TV
Instant Mom
2013 · TV
2 Broke Girls
2011 · TV
The Jeffersons
1975 · TV
Hannah Montana
2006 · TV
V
1984 · TV
Hunter
1984 · TV
Las Vegas
2003 · TV
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
2014 · TV
Wonder Woman
1975 · TV
The Emmy Awards
1949 · TV
L.A. Law
1986 · TV
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · TV
Whoopi
2003 · TV
Hollywood Squares
1998 · TV
Barbershop
2005 · TV
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · TV
New Attitude
1990 · TV
Weather Hunters
2025 · TV
Moesha
1996 · TV
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · TV
Code Name: Foxfire
1985 · TV
One Mississippi
2016 · TV
The District
2000 · TV
Designing Women
1986 · TV
Cars: Lightning Racers
— · TV
JD Lawrence's Community Service
2013 · TV
Uncensored
2018 · TV
Fam
2019 · TV
It's a Living
1980 · TV
Smash
2012 · TV
How We Roll
2022 · TV
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · TV
The Quad
2017 · TV
7th Heaven
1996 · TV
Young Love
2023 · TV
Imperfect Women
2026 · TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV
Falcon Crest
1981 · TV
Sherri
2022 · TV
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · TV
American Music Awards
1974 · TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV
Jeopardy!
1984 · TV