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Sheryl Lee Ralph

Acting · Born December 30, 1956 · 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.

Movies with Sheryl Lee Ralph

• Oliver & Company (1988) — Rita (voice)
• The Flintstones (1994) — Mrs. Pyrite
• Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) — Florence Watson
• Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 (2022) — Self
• White Man's Burden (1995) — Roberta
• The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) — Miss Loretta
• Just Getting Started (2017) — Roberta
• The Fabulous Four (2024) — Kitty
• The Young Wife (2023) — Angelique
• The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2025) — Self
• Disney 100: Remember That (2023) — Self - Host
• Skin Deep (1989) — Receptionist

TV shows with Sheryl Lee Ralph

• Abbott Elementary (2021) — Barbara Howard
• Ray Donovan (2013) — Claudette
• Moesha (1996) — Dee Mitchell
• Designing Women (1986) — Etienne Toussant Bouvier
• Motherland: Fort Salem (2020) — President Kelly Wade
• It's a Living (1980) — Ginger St. James
• Instant Mom (2013) — Maggie Turner
• One Mississippi (2016) — Felicia