Actor
Sheryl Lee Ralph
69 years · Waterbury, Connecticut, USA · 50 films
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.
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Best known for
The Flintstones
1994 · Mrs. Pyrite
On Netflix
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993 · Florence Watson
On Disney Plus
Oliver & Company
1988 · Rita (voice)
On Disney Plus
Step Sisters
2018 · Yvonne Bishop
On Netflix
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992 · Miss Loretta
On Amazon Prime Video
Just Getting Started
2017 · Roberta
On Hulu
Filmography 49
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026 · Self, Producer
On Hulu
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025 · Self
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025 · Hazel Scott (voice)
Ricky
2025 · Joanne
On Kanopy
The Fabulous Four
2024 · Kitty
On Plex
The Real Red Tails
2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
On Disney Plus
Disney 100: Remember That
2023 · Self - Host
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 · Self - Guest
The Young Wife
2023 · Angelique
Commitment to Life
2023 · Self (archive footage)
On Kanopy
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022 · Self
Christmas in My Heart
2021 · Ruthie Sampson
On Philo
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Self
Christmas Comes Twice
2020 · Ms. Nelson
On Philo
Fashionably Yours
2020 · Janet
On Philo
Christmas Hotel
2019 · Marnie
On Hoopla
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018 · Mrs. Wright
Forbidden
2018 · Actor
Step Sisters
2018 · Yvonne Bishop
On Netflix
Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017 · Nadine
Just Getting Started
2017 · Roberta
On Hulu
Christmas in Compton
2012 · Abuta
On MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
Ladies of the Church
2012 · Actor
On Tubi TV
Blessed and Cursed
2010 · Lady Wright