Sheryl Lee Ralph
Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography 124
Movies (49)
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident2026Self
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/202025Self
The Disappearance of Miss Scott2025Hazel Scott (voice)
Ricky2025Joanne
The Fabulous Four2024Kitty
The Real Red Tails2024Self - Narrator (voice)
Disney 100: Remember That2023Self - Host
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love2023Self - Guest
The Young Wife2023Angelique
Commitment to Life2023Self (archive footage)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 42022Self
Christmas in My Heart2021Ruthie Sampson
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021Self
Christmas Comes Twice2020Ms. Nelson
Fashionably Yours2020Janet
Christmas Hotel2019Marnie
No Sleep 'Til Christmas2018Mrs. Wright
Forbidden2018
Step Sisters2018Yvonne Bishop
Christmas at Holly Lodge2017Nadine
Just Getting Started2017Roberta
Christmas in Compton2012Abuta
Ladies of the Church2012
Blessed and Cursed2010Lady Wright
The Jennie Project2001Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel2000Nurse
Deterrence2000Gayle Redford- Hook'd Up1999Chantal
Jamaica Beat1997Sylvia Jones
Bogus1996Ruth Clark
Shows (75)
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes2026Joan Kranden (voice)
Imperfect Women2026Constance
Weather Hunters2025Ms. Joyce (voice)
Young Love2023Additional Voices (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show2022Self
Sherri2022Self - Guest
How We Roll2022Loretta
Abbott Elementary2021Barbara Howard
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts2021Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune2021Self - Contestant
Motherland: Fort Salem2020President Kelly Wade
The Kelly Clarkson Show2019Self - Guest
Tamron Hall2019Self - Guest
A Black Lady Sketch Show2019Asia's Mother
Fam2019Rose
Uncensored2018
Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017Self
The Quad2017Ula Pettiway
MacGyver2016Mama Colton
One Mississippi2016Felicia
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden2015Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014Self
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn2014Ms. Dumont
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014Self
Instant Mom2013Maggie Turner
Ray Donovan2013Claudette
JD Lawrence's Community Service2013Carolyn
Smash2012Cynthia Moore
2 Broke Girls2011Genét