
Sheryl Lee Ralph
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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Acting (41 movies)

Skin Deep
1989

Bogus
1996

The Distinguished Gentleman
1992

Christmas in My Heart
2021

The Mighty Quinn
1989

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993

Deterrence
2000

Oliver & Company
1988

Witch Hunt
1994

Voices That Care
1991

The Neighborhood
1982

Mistress
1992

No Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018

Blessed and Cursed
2010

Jamaica Beat
1997

The Young Wife
2023

A Piece of the Action
1977

Christmas in Compton
2012

To Sleep with Anger
1990

The Fabulous Four
2024

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022

Code Name: Foxfire
1985

The Real Red Tails
2024

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
2000

Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017

Step Sisters
2018

Just Getting Started
2017

Forbidden
2018

White Man's Burden
1995

The Jennie Project
2001

Ladies of the Church
2012

Christmas Hotel
2019

Fashionably Yours
2020

The Flintstones
1994

Christmas Comes Twice
2020

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
1987

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021

Ricky
2025

The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
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