Sheryl Lee Ralph
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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
Credits
Oliver & Company (1988)
as Rita (voice)
The Flintstones (1994)
as Mrs. Pyrite
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
as Florence Watson
White Man's Burden (1995)
as Roberta
The Fabulous Four (2024)
as Kitty
Just Getting Started (2017)
as Roberta
The Young Wife (2023)
as Angelique
The Mighty Quinn (1989)
as Lola Quinn
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 (2022)
as Self
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
as Miss Loretta
Deterrence (2000)
as Gayle Redford
Disney 100: Remember That (2023)
as Self - Host
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2025)
as Self
Bogus (1996)
as Ruth Clark
Octet (—)
as Paula
Skin Deep (1989)
as Receptionist
A Piece of the Action (1977)
as Barbara Hanley
Christmas at Holly Lodge (2017)
as Nadine
Mistress (1992)
as Beverly Dumont
No Sleep 'Til Christmas (2018)
as Mrs. Wright
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
as Linda
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
as Miss Rosalee
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
as Self - Guest
Witch Hunt (1994)
as Hypolita Kropotkin
Christmas in My Heart (2021)
as Ruthie Sampson
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Forbidden (2018)
Actor
Step Sisters (2018)
as Yvonne Bishop
Commitment to Life (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident (2026)
as Self
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000)
as Nurse
The Disappearance of Miss Scott (2025)
as Hazel Scott (voice)
Voices That Care (1991)
as Self - Choir Member
Christmas Comes Twice (2020)
as Ms. Nelson
Blessed and Cursed (2010)
as Lady Wright
Jamaica Beat (1997)
as Sylvia Jones
Lover's Knot (1996)
as Charlotte
Christmas in Compton (2012)
as Abuta
Ladies of the Church (2012)
Actor
Ricky (2025)
as Joanne
The Jennie Project (2001)
as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Christmas Hotel (2019)
as Marnie
Fashionably Yours (2020)
as Janet
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies (1987)
as Corelle
The Neighborhood (1982)
as Doris Campbell
Hook'd Up (1999)
as Chantal
The Real Red Tails (2024)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
News to Me (2004)
Actor
Code Name: Foxfire (1985)
as Maggie Bryan
The Easter Story Keepers (1998)
as Risa (voice)