Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

🎂 30th December 1956 (69 yrs) 📍 Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Known For

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.

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Sheryl Lee Ralph

Movies Featuring Sheryl Lee Ralph

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship (2025)

as Self

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

The Disappearance of Miss Scott (2025)

as Hazel Scott (voice)

Ricky

Ricky (2025)

as Joanne

The Fabulous Four

The Fabulous Four (2024)

as Kitty

The Real Red Tails

The Real Red Tails (2024)

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Disney 100: Remember That

Disney 100: Remember That (2023)

as Self - Host

The Young Wife

The Young Wife (2023)

as Angelique

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 (2022)

as Self

Christmas in My Heart

Christmas in My Heart (2021)

as Ruthie Sampson

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

as Self

Christmas Comes Twice

Christmas Comes Twice (2020)

as Ms. Nelson

Fashionably Yours

Fashionably Yours (2020)

as Janet

Christmas Hotel

Christmas Hotel (2019)

as Marnie

No Sleep 'Til Christmas

No Sleep 'Til Christmas (2018)

as Mrs. Wright

Forbidden

Forbidden (2018)

Step Sisters

Step Sisters (2018)

as Yvonne Bishop

Christmas at Holly Lodge

Christmas at Holly Lodge (2017)

as Nadine

Just Getting Started

Just Getting Started (2017)

as Roberta

Christmas in Compton

Christmas in Compton (2012)

as Abuta

Ladies of the Church

Ladies of the Church (2012)

Blessed and Cursed

Blessed and Cursed (2010)

as Lady Wright

The Jennie Project

The Jennie Project (2001)

as Dr. Pamela Prentiss

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000)

as Nurse

Deterrence

Deterrence (2000)

as Gayle Redford

No Image

Hook'd Up (1999)

as Chantal

Jamaica Beat

Jamaica Beat (1997)

as Sylvia Jones

Bogus

Bogus (1996)

as Ruth Clark

Lover's Knot

Lover's Knot (1996)

as Charlotte

White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden (1995)

as Roberta

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt (1994)

as Hypolita Kropotkin

The Flintstones

The Flintstones (1994)

as Mrs. Pyrite

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

as Florence Watson

The Distinguished Gentleman

The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)

as Miss Loretta

Mistress

Mistress (1992)

as Beverly Dumont

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)

as Miss Rosalee

Voices That Care

Voices That Care (1991)

as Self - Choir Member

To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger (1990)

as Linda

Skin Deep

Skin Deep (1989)

as Receptionist

The Mighty Quinn

The Mighty Quinn (1989)

as Lola Quinn

Oliver & Company

Oliver & Company (1988)

as Rita (voice)

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)

as Self

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies (1987)

as Corelle

Code Name: Foxfire

Code Name: Foxfire (1985)

as Maggie Bryan

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood (1982)

as Doris Campbell

A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action (1977)

as Barbara Hanley