Sheryl Lee Ralph
December 30, 1956 (69 years old) in 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
Credits
- 2026 · Regular Show: The Lost Tapes as Joan Kranden (voice)
- 2026 · Imperfect Women as Constance
- 2025 · The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 2025 · Weather Hunters as Ms. Joyce (voice)
- 2024 · The Fabulous Four as Kitty
- 2023 · Disney 100: Remember That as Self - Host
- 2023 · Young Love as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2023 · The Young Wife as Angelique
- 2023 · Commitment to Life as Self (archive footage)
- 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
- 2021 · Abbott Elementary as Barbara Howard
- 2021 · Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts as Self
- 2021 · Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · Motherland: Fort Salem as President Kelly Wade
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · A Black Lady Sketch Show as Asia's Mother
- 2019 · Fam as Rose
- 2018 · Uncensored as
- 2018 · Step Sisters as Yvonne Bishop
- 2017 · Just Getting Started as Roberta
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · The Quad as Ula Pettiway
- 2016 · MacGyver as Mama Colton
- 2016 · One Mississippi as Felicia
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2014 · 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
- 2013 · Instant Mom as Maggie Turner
- 2013 · Ray Donovan as Claudette
- 2012 · Smash as Cynthia Moore
- 2011 · 2 Broke Girls as Genét
- 2010 · Young Justice as Amanda Waller (voice)
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2008 · The Wendy Williams Show as
- 2006 · Hannah Montana as Clarice Johnson
- 2005 · Barbershop as Claire
- 2005 · It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Barbara Howard
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as Cheetah (voice)
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Janet Ellis
- 2003 · Whoopi as Florence
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2001 · Justice League as Cheetah (voice)
- 2001 · The Proud Family as Diana Parker (voice)
- 2000 · The District as Dee Banks
- 2000 · Static Shock as Trina Jessup (voice)
- 2000 · Deterrence as Gayle Redford
- 1999 · The Parkers as
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Lioness #2 (voice)
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
- 1996 · Bogus as Ruth Clark
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Nurse
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1996 · Moesha as Dee Mitchell
- 1995 · White Man's Burden as Roberta
- 1994 · Witch Hunt as Hypolita Kropotkin
- 1994 · ER as Gloria Gallant
- 1994 · The Flintstones as Mrs. Pyrite
- 1993 · Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Florence Watson
- 1992 · The Distinguished Gentleman as Miss Loretta
- 1992 · Vicki! as Self
- 1992 · Mistress as Beverly Dumont
- 1990 · New Attitude as Vicki St. James
- 1990 · Max Monroe: Loose Cannon as
- 1989 · Skin Deep as Receptionist
- 1989 · The Mighty Quinn as Lola Quinn
- 1988 · Oliver & Company as Rita (voice)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1986 · Wordplay as Self - Celebrity Panelist
- 1986 · Designing Women as Etienne Toussant Bouvier
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Renee Quintana
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as show singer
- 1984 · V as Glenna
- 1984 · Hunter as Josie Clifford
- 1984 · Jeopardy! as Self - Clue Presenter
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Mooshy Tucker
- 1980 · It's a Living as Ginger St. James
- 1975 · Wonder Woman as Bobbie
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- 1974 · American Music Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1974 · Good Times as
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- Future · Octet as Paula
- Future · Cars: Lightning Racers as Ms. Blinker (voice)
- 2026 · Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident as Self
- 2025 · The Disappearance of Miss Scott as Hazel Scott (voice)
- 2025 · Ricky as Joanne
- 2024 · The Real Red Tails as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 as Self
- 2021 · Christmas in My Heart as Ruthie Sampson
- 2021 · Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- 2020 · Christmas Comes Twice as Ms. Nelson
- 2020 · Fashionably Yours as Janet
- 2019 · Christmas Hotel as Marnie
- 2018 · No Sleep 'Til Christmas as Mrs. Wright
- 2018 · Forbidden as
- 2017 · Christmas at Holly Lodge as Nadine
- 2013 · JD Lawrence's Community Service as Carolyn
- 2012 · Christmas in Compton as Abuta
- 2012 · Ladies of the Church as
- 2010 · Blessed and Cursed as Lady Wright
- 2001 · The Jennie Project as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
- 2000 · Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel as Nurse
- 1999 · Hook'd Up as Chantal
- 1997 · Jamaica Beat as Sylvia Jones
- 1996 · Lover's Knot as Charlotte
- 1993 · George as
- 1991 · The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw as Miss Rosalee
- 1991 · Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
- 1990 · To Sleep with Anger as Linda
- 1987 · Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies as Corelle
- 1985 · Code Name: Foxfire as Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan
- 1985 · Code Name: Foxfire as Maggie Bryan
- 1982 · The Neighborhood as Doris Campbell
- 1977 · A Piece of the Action as Barbara Hanley
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee