Sheryl Lee Ralph
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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Match
Ricky (2025)
Joanne
Abbott Elementary x It's Always Sunny Crossover Event (2025)
Barbara Howard
The Fabulous Four (2024)
Kitty
The Young Wife (2023)
Angelique
Christmas in My Heart (2021)
Ruthie Sampson
Christmas Comes Twice (2020)
Ms. Nelson
Fashionably Yours (2020)
Janet
Christmas Hotel (2019)
Marnie
No Sleep 'Til Christmas (2018)
Mrs. Wright
Forbidden (2018)
Step Sisters (2018)
Yvonne Bishop
Christmas at Holly Lodge (2017)
Nadine
Just Getting Started (2017)
Roberta
Christmas in Compton (2012)
Abuta
Ladies of the Church (2012)
Blessed and Cursed (2010)
Lady Wright
The Jennie Project (2001)
Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Deterrence (2000)
Gayle Redford
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000)
Nurse
Hook'd Up (1999)
Chantal
Jamaica Beat (1997)
Sylvia Jones
Bogus (1996)
Ruth Clark
Lover's Knot (1996)
Charlotte
White Man's Burden (1995)
Roberta
Witch Hunt (1994)
Hypolita Kropotkin
The Flintstones (1994)
Mrs. Pyrite
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Florence Watson
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
Miss Loretta
Mistress (1992)
Beverly Dumont
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
Linda
Skin Deep (1989)
Receptionist
The Mighty Quinn (1989)
Lola Quinn
Oliver & Company (1988)
Rita (voice)
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies (1987)
Corelle
Code Name: Foxfire (1985)
Maggie Bryan
The Neighborhood (1982)
Doris Campbell
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Barbara Hanley

Crew

No crew credits...