Sheryl Lee Ralph
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 (123 titles)
4.0MovieLisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
Self · 2026
9.6ShowRegular Show: The Lost Tapes
Joan Kranden (voice) · 2026
6.2ShowImperfect Women
Constance · 2026
9.0MovieThe Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self · 2025
8.5ShowWeather Hunters
Ms. Joyce (voice) · 2025
1.0MovieThe Disappearance of Miss Scott
Hazel Scott (voice) · 2025
1.0MovieRicky
Joanne · 2025
6.0MovieThe Fabulous Four
Kitty · 2024
7.5MovieThe Real Red Tails
Self - Narrator (voice) · 2024
10.0MovieDisney 100: Remember That
Self - Host · 2023
5.6ShowYoung Love
Additional Voices (voice) · 2023
8.3MovieCarol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self · 2023
5.4MovieThe Young Wife
Angelique · 2023
MovieCommitment to Life
Self (archive footage) · 2023
6.8MovieSavage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Self · 2022
2.6ShowSherri
Self - Guest · 2022
5.6ShowThe Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 2022
5.3ShowHow We Roll
Loretta · 2022
7.5ShowAbbott Elementary
Barbara Howard · 2021
5.9MovieChristmas in My Heart
Ruthie Sampson · 2021
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self · 2021
3.2ShowTurning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Self · 2021
7.1ShowCelebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant · 2021
6.3MovieChristmas Comes Twice
Ms. Nelson · 2020
6.5MovieFashionably Yours
Janet · 2020
7.9ShowMotherland: Fort Salem
President Kelly Wade · 2020
6.2MovieChristmas Hotel
Marnie · 2019
4.7ShowTamron Hall
Self - Guest · 2019
6.3ShowThe Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 2019
6.9ShowA Black Lady Sketch Show
Asia's Mother · 2019