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Sheryl Lee Ralph
Actor, Director, Producer, Additional Credits
Born December 30, 1956 (67 years)
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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Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | The Fabulous Four · as Kitty |
| 2023 | Young Love (TV Series) · as Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2023 | Praise Petey (TV Series) · as Boss |
| 2023 | The Young Wife · as Angelique |
| 2022 | How We Roll (TV Series) · as Loretta |
| 2021 | Abbott Elementary (TV Series) · as Barbara Howard |
| 2021 | Christmas in My Heart · as Ruthie Sampson |
| 2020 | Christmas Comes Twice · as Ms. Nelson |
| 2020 | The Comeback Trail · as Bess Jones |
| 2020 | Fashionably Yours · as Janet |
| 2020 | Motherland: Fort Salem (TV Series) · as President Kelly Wade |
| 2019 | Christmas Hotel · as Marnie |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show (TV Series) · as Asia's Mother |
| 2019 | Fam (TV Series) · as Rose |
| 2018 | No Sleep 'Til Christmas · as Mrs. Wright |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Step Sisters · as Yvonne Bishop |
| 2017 | Christmas at Holly Lodge · as Nadine |
| 2017 | Just Getting Started · as Roberta |
| 2017 | Claws (TV Series) · as Matilde |
| 2017 | The Quad (TV Series) · as Ula Pettiway |
| 2016 | MacGyver (2016) (TV Series) · as Mama Colton |
| 2015 | One Mississippi (TV Series) · as Felicia |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) |
| 2014 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (TV Series) · as Ms. Dumont |
| 2013 | Instant Mom (TV Series) · as Maggie Turner |
| 2013 | PBS News Weekend (TV Series) · as Barbara Howard |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan (TV Series) · as Claudette |
| 2012 | Christmas in Compton · as Abuta |
| 2012 | See Dad Run (TV Series) · as Vanessa |
| 2012 | Smash (2012) (TV Series) · as Cynthia Moore |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | 2 Broke Girls (TV Series) · as Genét |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers (TV Series) · as Esmeralda |
| 2010 | Young Justice (TV Series) · as Amanda Waller (voice) |
| 2010 | Zevo-3 (TV Series) · as Grams |
| 2010 | Blessed and Cursed · as Lady Wright |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Exes & Ohs (TV Series) · as Reverand Ruby |
| 2006 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TV Series) · as Felicia |
| 2006 | Hannah Montana (TV Series) · as Clarice Johnson |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Hayden Montgomery |
| 2005 | In the Cutz (TV Series) · as Guest |
| 2005 | Barbershop (TV Series) · as Claire |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited (TV Series) · as Cheetah (voice) |
| 2003 | Las Vegas (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Whoopi (TV Series) · as Florence |
| 2001 | Justice League (TV Series) · as Cheetah / Barbara Ann Minerva (voice) |
| 2001 | The Proud Family (TV Series) · as Diana Parker (voice) |
| 2001 | The Jennie Project · as Dr. Pamela Prentiss |
| 2000 | The District (TV Series) · as Lt. Dee Banks |
| 2000 | Static Shock (TV Series) · as Trina Jessup (voice) |
| 2000 | Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel · as Nurse |
| 1999 | Deterrence · as Gayle Redford |
| 1999 | The Parkers (TV Series) |
| 1999 | Unconditional Love · as Linda Cray |
| 1999 | Personals · as Chantal |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys (TV Series) · as Lioness #2 (voice) |
| 1998 | The Easter Story Keepers · as Risa |
| 1997 | Recess (TV Series) · as Mrs. Lasalle |
| 1997 | Jamaica Beat · as Sylvia Jones |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven (TV Series) · as Nurse |
| 1996 | Moesha (TV Series) · as Dee Mitchell |
| 1995 | Lover's Knot · as Charlotte |
| 1995 | White Man's Burden · as Roberta |
| 1995 | Street Gear (TV Series) · as Sarah Davis |
| 1994 | Witch Hunt · as Hypolita Kropotkin |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Gloria Gallant |
| 1994 | The Flintstones · as Mrs. Pyrite |
| 1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit · as Florence Watson |
| 1993 | No Child of Mine · as Marjorie Duncan |
| 1992 | The Distinguished Gentleman · as Miss Loretta |
| 1992 | Mistress · as Beverly Dumont |
| 1991 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw · as Miss Rosalee |
| 1990 | To Sleep with Anger · as Linda |
| 1990 | New Attitude (TV Series) · as Vicki St. James |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | The Mighty Quinn · as Lola Quinn |
| 1988 | Oliver & Company · as Rita (voice) |
| 1986 | Designing Women (TV Series) · as Etienne Toussant Bouvier |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Renee Quintana |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories (1985) (TV Series) · as Show Singer |
| 1985 | Code Name: Foxfire (TV Series) · as Maggie 'the Cat' Bryan |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Hunter (TV Series) · as Josie Clifford |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Mooshy Tucker |
| 1980 | It's a Living (TV Series) · as Ginger St. James |
| 1977 | A Piece of the Action · as Barbara Hanley |
| 1977 | A.E.S. Hudson Street (TV Series) · as Nurse |
| 1976 | Black Sheep Squadron (TV Series) · as Elizabeth |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman (TV Series) · as Bobbie |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Good Times (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Search for Tomorrow (TV Series) · as Laura Mccarthy |