
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1956-12-30 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as
- 쉐릴 리 랠프
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
TV Shows (74)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self

The Daily Show
1996
as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest

ER
1994
as Gloria Gallant

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self / Self - Guest

Falcon Crest
1981
as Mooshy Tucker

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest

Young Justice
2010
as Amanda Waller (voice)

Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest

RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest

Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee

2 Broke Girls
2011
as Genét

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Barbara Howard

Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026
as Joan Kranden (voice)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie

Las Vegas
2003
as Janet Ellis

L.A. Law
1986
as Renee Quintana

MacGyver
2016
as Mama Colton

Abbott Elementary
2021
as Barbara Howard

Ray Donovan
2013
as Claudette

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self

Hannah Montana
2006
as Clarice Johnson

Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest

Hunter
1984
as Josie Clifford

Smash
2012
as Cynthia Moore

The District
2000
as Dee Banks

7th Heaven
1996
as Nurse

The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Lioness #2 (voice)

Moesha
1996
as Dee Mitchell

Amazing Stories
1985
as show singer

The Jeffersons
1975

Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Cheetah (voice)

Static Shock
2000
as Trina Jessup (voice)

Designing Women
1986
as Etienne Toussant Bouvier

Imperfect Women
2026
as Constance

The Proud Family
2001
as Diana Parker (voice)

The Wendy Williams Show
2008

American Music Awards
1974
as Self - Presenter

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self

Good Times
1974

The Parkers
1999

V
1984
as Glenna

Justice League
2001
as Cheetah (voice)

Wonder Woman
1975
as Bobbie

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
2014
as Ms. Dumont
Vicki!
1992
as Self

Motherland: Fort Salem
2020
as President Kelly Wade

A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Asia's Mother

Instant Mom
2013
as Maggie Turner

The Quad
2017
as Ula Pettiway

It's a Living
1980
as Ginger St. James

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self

Whoopi
2003
as Florence
Wordplay
1986
as Self - Celebrity Panelist

The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Movies (49)

The Flintstones
1994
as Mrs. Pyrite

Oliver & Company
1988
as Rita (voice)

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Florence Watson

The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
as Miss Loretta

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self

Bogus
1996
as Ruth Clark

Skin Deep
1989
as Receptionist

The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Lola Quinn

Mistress
1992
as Beverly Dumont

The Fabulous Four
2024
as Kitty

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self

Just Getting Started
2017
as Roberta

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022
as Self

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Miss Rosalee

Step Sisters
2018
as Yvonne Bishop

Witch Hunt
1994
as Hypolita Kropotkin

White Man's Burden
1995
as Roberta

Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member

No Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018
as Mrs. Wright

Christmas in Compton
2012
as Abuta

Disney 100: Remember That
2023
as Self - Host

Deterrence
2000
as Gayle Redford

Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)

Fashionably Yours
2020
as Janet

Forbidden
2018

To Sleep with Anger
1990
as Linda

Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017
as Nadine

Christmas Hotel
2019
as Marnie

Blessed and Cursed
2010
as Lady Wright

Christmas Comes Twice
2020
as Ms. Nelson

A Piece of the Action
1977
as Barbara Hanley

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
2000
as Nurse

The Young Wife
2023
as Angelique

Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026
as Self

Ricky
2025
as Joanne

Christmas in My Heart
2021
as Ruthie Sampson

Octet
as Paula

Jamaica Beat
1997
as Sylvia Jones

Lover's Knot
1996
as Charlotte
Hook'd Up
1999
as Chantal

The Neighborhood
1982
as Doris Campbell

Code Name: Foxfire
1985
as Maggie Bryan

The Jennie Project
2001
as Dr. Pamela Prentiss

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
2025
as Self

The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025
as Hazel Scott (voice)

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
1987
as Corelle

Ladies of the Church
2012

The Real Red Tails
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
About Sheryl Lee Ralph
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. Fr… With 123 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Sheryl Lee Ralph has appeared in 49 films and 74 TV shows.
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- The Flintstones (1994) — as Mrs. Pyrite
- Oliver & Company (1988) — as Rita (voice)
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) — as Florence Watson
- The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) — as Miss Loretta
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023) — as Self
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