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
Moesha
1996 · TV
Abbott Elementary
2021 · TV
Instant Mom
2013 · TV
It's a Living
1980 · TV
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020 · TV
Hollywood Squares
1998 · TV
Fam
2019 · TV
New Attitude
1990 · TV
Designing Women
1986 · TV
Code Name: Foxfire
1985 · TV
Ray Donovan
2013 · TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV
One Mississippi
2016 · TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV
The District
2000 · TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV
MacGyver
2016 · TV
ER
1994 · TV
Weather Hunters
2025 · TV
Barbershop
2005 · TV
Young Justice
2010 · TV
Falcon Crest
1981 · TV
Sherri
2022 · TV
The Quad
2017 · TV
JD Lawrence's Community Service
2013 · TV
Static Shock
2000 · TV
Justice League
2001 · TV
The Proud Family
2001 · TV
V
1984 · TV
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · TV
2 Broke Girls
2011 · TV
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · TV
Young Love
2023 · TV
Las Vegas
2003 · TV
L.A. Law
1986 · TV
Hunter
1984 · TV
Justice League Unlimited
2004 · TV
Hannah Montana
2006 · TV
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · TV
Amazing Stories
1985 · TV
The Jeffersons
1975 · TV
Good Times
1974 · TV
Imperfect Women
2026 · TV
The Parkers
1999 · TV
7th Heaven
1996 · TV
Whoopi
2003 · TV
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · TV
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
2014 · TV
Wonder Woman
1975 · TV
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · TV
The Emmy Awards
1949 · TV
Smash
2012 · TV
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · TV
Uncensored
2018 · TV
How We Roll
2022 · TV
Cars: Lightning Racers
— · TV
The Daily Show
1996 · TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV