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Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Acting
Born: Dec 30, 1956
From: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
The Fabulous Four Kitty 2024 5.9
The Real Red Tails Self - Narrator (voice) 2024 7.5
The Young Wife Angelique 2023 5.5
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 Self 2022 6.9
Christmas in My Heart Ruthie Sampson 2021 5.9
No Sleep 'Til Christmas Mrs. Wright 2018 6.8
Step Sisters Yvonne Bishop 2018 6.4
Forbidden 2018 8.2
Christmas at Holly Lodge Nadine 2017 5.9
Just Getting Started Roberta 2017 4.9
Christmas in Compton Abuta 2012 3.2
Blessed and Cursed Lady Wright 2010 6.7
Deterrence Gayle Redford 2000 6.176
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel Nurse 2000 5.0
Hook'd Up Chantal 1999 7.0
Jamaica Beat Sylvia Jones 1997 7.5
Bogus Ruth Clark 1996 5.805
Lover's Knot Charlotte 1996 5.333
Witch Hunt Hypolita Kropotkin 1994 5.207
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Florence Watson 1993 6.369
The Distinguished Gentleman Miss Loretta 1992 6.031
Mistress Beverly Dumont 1992 5.5
Voices That Care Self - Choir Member 1991 8.667
To Sleep with Anger Linda 1990 6.762
Skin Deep Receptionist 1989 6.165
The Mighty Quinn Lola Quinn 1989 6.041
Oliver & Company Rita (voice) 1988 6.733
Code Name: Foxfire Maggie Bryan 1985 7.0
The Neighborhood Doris Campbell 1982 7.0
A Piece of the Action Barbara Hanley 1977 5.789
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1956
FromWaterbury, Connecticut, USA