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Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Birthday: 1956-12-30 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
The Disappearance of Miss Scott

as    Hazel Scott (voice)

2025
Ricky

as    Joanne

2024
The Fabulous Four

as    Kitty

2024
The Real Red Tails

as    Self - Narrator (voice)

2023
The Young Wife

as    Angelique

2023
Disney 100: Remember That

as    Self - Host

2022
2021
Abbott Elementary

as    Barbara Howard

2021
Christmas in My Heart

as    Ruthie Sampson

2020
Fashionably Yours

as    Janet

2020
Christmas Comes Twice

as    Ms. Nelson

2019
Christmas Hotel

as    Marnie

2019
Fam

as    Rose

2018
No Sleep 'Til Christmas

as    Mrs. Wright

2017
Christmas at Holly Lodge

as    Nadine

2017
Just Getting Started

as    Roberta

2016
One Mississippi

as    Felicia

2013
2013
Instant Mom

as    Maggie Turner

2012
Christmas in Compton

as    Abuta

2010
Blessed and Cursed

as    Lady Wright

2001
The Jennie Project

as    Dr. Pamela Prentiss

2000
Deterrence

as    Gayle Redford

2000
1996
Bogus

as    Ruth Clark