Sheryl Lee Ralph

Known for: Acting

Born: 1956-12-30 (age 69)

From: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

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)

MOVIE★ 4.0
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026
as Self
TV★ 9.6
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026
as Joan Kranden (voice)
TV★ 6.2
Imperfect Women
2026
as Constance
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025
as Self
TV★ 8.5
Weather Hunters
2025
as Ms. Joyce (voice)
MOVIE★ 1.0
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025
as Hazel Scott (voice)
MOVIE★ 1.0
Ricky
2025
as Joanne
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Fabulous Four
2024
as Kitty
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Real Red Tails
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Disney 100: Remember That
2023
as Self - Host
TV★ 5.6
Young Love
2023
as Additional Voices (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.3
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Young Wife
2023
as Angelique
MOVIE
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022
as Self
TV★ 2.6
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TV★ 5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
TV★ 5.3
How We Roll
2022
as Loretta
TV★ 7.5
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Barbara Howard
MOVIE★ 5.9
Christmas in My Heart
2021
as Ruthie Sampson
MOVIE
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
TV★ 3.2
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021
as Self
TV★ 7.1
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
MOVIE★ 6.3
Christmas Comes Twice
2020
as Ms. Nelson
MOVIE★ 6.5
Fashionably Yours
2020
as Janet
TV★ 7.9
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020
as President Kelly Wade
MOVIE★ 6.2
Christmas Hotel
2019
as Marnie
TV★ 4.7
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.9
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Asia's Mother
TV★ 6.5
Fam
2019
as Rose
MOVIE★ 6.8
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018
as Mrs. Wright
MOVIE★ 8.2
Forbidden
2018
TV★ 6.5
Uncensored
2018
MOVIE★ 6.4
Step Sisters
2018
as Yvonne Bishop
MOVIE★ 5.9
Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017
as Nadine
MOVIE★ 4.9
Just Getting Started
2017
as Roberta
TV★ 6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
TV★ 5.2
The Quad
2017
as Ula Pettiway
TV★ 7.3
MacGyver
2016
as Mama Colton
TV★ 6.9
One Mississippi
2016
as Felicia
TV★ 6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
TV★ 5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
TV★ 4.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
2014
as Ms. Dumont
TV★ 5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TV★ 8.2
Instant Mom
2013
as Maggie Turner
TV★ 7.5
Ray Donovan
2013
as Claudette
TV
JD Lawrence's Community Service
2013
as Carolyn
MOVIE★ 3.2
Christmas in Compton
2012
as Abuta
TV★ 6.4
Smash
2012
as Cynthia Moore
MOVIE
Ladies of the Church
2012
TV★ 7.2
2 Broke Girls
2011
as Genét
TV★ 8.4
Young Justice
2010
as Amanda Waller (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Blessed and Cursed
2010
as Lady Wright
TV★ 7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
TV★ 5.5
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
TV★ 7.1
Hannah Montana
2006
as Clarice Johnson
TV★ 7.6
Barbershop
2005
as Claire
TV★ 8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Barbara Howard
TV★ 8.3
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Cheetah (voice)
TV★ 7.0
Las Vegas
2003
as Janet Ellis
TV★ 8.8
Whoopi
2003
as Florence
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TV★ 8.2
Justice League
2001
as Cheetah (voice)
TV★ 7.7
The Proud Family
2001
as Diana Parker (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Jennie Project
2001
as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
TV★ 6.8
The District
2000
as Dee Banks
TV★ 8.0
Static Shock
2000
as Trina Jessup (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
2000
as Nurse
MOVIE★ 6.2
Deterrence
2000
as Gayle Redford
TV★ 8.0
The Parkers
1999
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hook'd Up
1999
as Chantal
TV★ 7.6
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
TV★ 7.0
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Lioness #2 (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Jamaica Beat
1997
as Sylvia Jones
TV★ 7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
MOVIE★ 5.8
Bogus
1996
as Ruth Clark
TV★ 6.5
7th Heaven
1996
as Nurse
TV★ 6.4
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
Lover's Knot
1996
as Charlotte
TV★ 4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
TV★ 7.1
Moesha
1996
as Dee Mitchell
MOVIE★ 5.1
White Man's Burden
1995
as Roberta
MOVIE★ 5.2
Witch Hunt
1994
as Hypolita Kropotkin
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Gloria Gallant
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Flintstones
1994
as Mrs. Pyrite
MOVIE★ 6.4
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Florence Watson
TV★ 9.0
George
1993
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
as Miss Loretta
TV★ 6.5
Vicki!
1992
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Mistress
1992
as Beverly Dumont
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Miss Rosalee
MOVIE★ 7.0
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
MOVIE★ 6.8
To Sleep with Anger
1990
as Linda
TV★ 9.0
New Attitude
1990
as Vicki St. James
TV★ 5.0
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990
MOVIE★ 6.2
Skin Deep
1989
as Receptionist
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Lola Quinn
MOVIE★ 6.7
Oliver & Company
1988
as Rita (voice)
TV★ 5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
1987
as Corelle
TV★ 4.3
Wordplay
1986
as Self - Celebrity Panelist
TV★ 6.8
Designing Women
1986
as Etienne Toussant Bouvier
TV★ 7.1
L.A. Law
1986
as Renee Quintana
TV★ 7.5
Amazing Stories
1985
as show singer
MOVIE★ 7.0
Code Name: Foxfire
1985
as Maggie Bryan
TV★ 8.0
Code Name: Foxfire
1985
as Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan
TV★ 7.1
V
1984
as Glenna
TV★ 7.1
Hunter
1984
as Josie Clifford
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Neighborhood
1982
as Doris Campbell
TV★ 5.6
Falcon Crest
1981
as Mooshy Tucker
TV★ 6.0
It's a Living
1980
as Ginger St. James
MOVIE★ 5.8
A Piece of the Action
1977
as Barbara Hanley
TV★ 7.0
Wonder Woman
1975
as Bobbie
TV★ 7.3
The Jeffersons
1975
TV★ 8.2
American Music Awards
1974
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 8.0
Good Times
1974
TV★ 7.9
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
MOVIE
Octet
—
as Paula
TV
Cars: Lightning Racers
—
as Ms. Blinker (voice)