Sheryl Lee Ralph

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

December 30, 1956 (69 yrs)

place of birth

Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

also known as

쉐릴 리 랠프

total credits

48 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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The Flintstones
5.4

The Flintstones

1994as Mrs. Pyrite
Oliver & Company
6.7

Oliver & Company

1988as Rita (voice)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
6.4

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993as Florence Watson
Bogus
5.8

Bogus

1996as Ruth Clark
The Distinguished Gentleman
6.0

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992as Miss Loretta
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
8.3

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

2023as Self
Just Getting Started
4.9

Just Getting Started

2017as Roberta
The Fabulous Four
6.0

The Fabulous Four

2024as Kitty
Mistress
5.5

Mistress

1992as Beverly Dumont
Skin Deep
6.2

Skin Deep

1989as Receptionist
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
6.0

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987as Self
The Mighty Quinn
6.0

The Mighty Quinn

1989as Lola Quinn
Witch Hunt
5.2

Witch Hunt

1994as Hypolita Kropotkin
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
4.8

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

1991as Miss Rosalee
White Man's Burden
5.1

White Man's Burden

1995as Roberta
Disney 100: Remember That
10.0

Disney 100: Remember That

2023as Self - Host
Blessed and Cursed
6.7

Blessed and Cursed

2010as Lady Wright
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
4.0

Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident

2026as Self
Commitment to Life

Commitment to Life

2023as Self (archive footage)
Step Sisters
6.4

Step Sisters

2018as Yvonne Bishop
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship -- A Special Edition of 20/20
9.0

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship -- A Special Edition of 20/20

2025as Self
Voices That Care
8.7

Voices That Care

1991as Self - Choir Member
A Piece of the Action
5.8

A Piece of the Action

1977as Barbara Hanley
The Young Wife
5.4

The Young Wife

2023as Angelique
To Sleep with Anger
6.8

To Sleep with Anger

1990as Linda
The Jennie Project
6.4

The Jennie Project

2001as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Christmas in Compton
3.2

Christmas in Compton

2012as Abuta
Christmas at Holly Lodge
5.9

Christmas at Holly Lodge

2017as Nadine
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
6.8

No Sleep 'Til Christmas

2018as Mrs. Wright
Christmas in My Heart
5.9

Christmas in My Heart

2021as Ruthie Sampson
Christmas Hotel
6.2

Christmas Hotel

2019as Marnie
Deterrence
6.2

Deterrence

2000as Gayle Redford
Forbidden
8.2

Forbidden

2018
Fashionably Yours
6.5

Fashionably Yours

2020as Janet
Lover's Knot
5.3

Lover's Knot

1996as Charlotte
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021as Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
6.9

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

2022as Self
Christmas Comes Twice
6.3

Christmas Comes Twice

2020as Ms. Nelson
The Neighborhood
7.0

The Neighborhood

1982as Doris Campbell
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
1.0

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

2025as Hazel Scott (voice)
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
5.0

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

2000as Nurse
Ricky
1.0

Ricky

2025as Joanne
Octet

Octet

as Paula
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
9.0

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

1987as Corelle
The Real Red Tails
7.5

The Real Red Tails

2024as Self - Narrator (voice)
Code Name: Foxfire
7.0

Code Name: Foxfire

1985as Maggie Bryan
Jamaica Beat
7.5

Jamaica Beat

1997as Sylvia Jones
Ladies of the Church

Ladies of the Church

2012