Acting

Sheryl Lee Ralph

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.

Credits

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Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
as Self
2026
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
Producer
2026
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
as Joan Kranden (voice)
2026
Imperfect Women
as Constance
2026
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
2025
Weather Hunters
as Ms. Joyce (voice)
2025
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
as Hazel Scott (voice)
2025
Ricky
as Joanne
2025
The Fabulous Four
as Kitty
2024
The Fabulous Four
Executive Producer
2024
The Real Red Tails
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Disney 100: Remember That
as Self - Host
2023
Young Love
as Additional Voices (voice)
2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
2023
The Young Wife
as Angelique
2023
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
as Self
2022
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest
2022
How We Roll
as Loretta
2022
Abbott Elementary
as Barbara Howard
2021
Christmas in My Heart
as Ruthie Sampson
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
as Self
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
2021
Christmas Comes Twice
as Ms. Nelson
2020
Fashionably Yours
as Janet
2020
Motherland: Fort Salem
as President Kelly Wade
2020
Christmas Hotel
as Marnie
2019
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Asia's Mother
2019
Fam
as Rose
2019
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
as Mrs. Wright
2018
Forbidden
2018
Uncensored
2018
Step Sisters
as Yvonne Bishop
2018
Christmas at Holly Lodge
as Nadine
2017
Just Getting Started
as Roberta
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
The Quad
as Ula Pettiway
2017
MacGyver
as Mama Colton
2016
One Mississippi
as Felicia
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
as Ms. Dumont
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
Instant Mom
as Maggie Turner
2013
Ray Donovan
as Claudette
2013
JD Lawrence's Community Service
as Carolyn
2013
Christmas in Compton
as Abuta
2012
Smash
as Cynthia Moore
2012
Ladies of the Church
2012
2 Broke Girls
as Genét
2011
Young Justice
as Amanda Waller (voice)
2010
Blessed and Cursed
as Lady Wright
2010
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
Hannah Montana
as Clarice Johnson
2006
Barbershop
as Claire
2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Barbara Howard
2005
Justice League Unlimited
as Cheetah (voice)
2004
News to Me
2004
Las Vegas
as Janet Ellis
2003
Whoopi
as Florence
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Justice League
as Cheetah (voice)
2001
The Proud Family
as Diana Parker (voice)
2001
The Jennie Project
as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
2001
The District
as Dee Banks
2000
Static Shock
as Trina Jessup (voice)
2000
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
as Nurse
2000
Deterrence
as Gayle Redford
2000
The Parkers
1999
The Parkers
Director
1999