5.4
Movie
Acting
Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Born
- (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
- Credits
- 127 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.
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Signature work
Known For
5.4
Movie
6.4
Movie
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
7.2
TV
2 Broke Girls
6.7
Movie
Oliver & Company
8.3
TV
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
8.4
TV
Young Justice
7.8
TV
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
7.3
TV
MacGyver
7.8
TV
ER
8.3
TV
Justice League Unlimited
7.5
TV
Ray Donovan
7.1
TV
Hannah Montana
8.2
TV
Justice League
7.9
TV
Motherland: Fort Salem
7.0
TV
Wonder Woman
6.4
Movie
Step Sisters
6.1
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
7.5
TV
Abbott Elementary
Acting credits 127
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Octet Film | Paula |
| TBA | Baby of the Family Film | Mamie |
| TBA | Cars: Lightning Racers TV | Ms. Blinker (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2026 | Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident Film | Self |
| 2026 | Regular Show: The Lost Tapes TV | Joan Kranden (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2026 | Imperfect Women TV | Constance (1 ep) |
| 2025 | The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 Film | Self |
| 2025 | Weather Hunters TV | Ms. Joyce (voice) (4 ep) |
| 2025 | The Disappearance of Miss Scott Film | Hazel Scott (voice) |
| 2025 | Ricky Film | Joanne |
| 2024 | The Fabulous Four Film | Kitty |
| 2024 | The Real Red Tails Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | Disney 100: Remember That Film | Self - Host |
| 2023 | Young Love TV | Additional Voices (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2023 | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love Film | Self - Guest |
| 2023 | The Young Wife Film | Angelique |
| 2023 | Commitment to Life Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 Film | Self |
| 2022 | Sherri TV | Self - Guest (2 ep) |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show TV | Self, Self - Guest (3 ep) |
| 2022 | How We Roll TV | Loretta (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Abbott Elementary TV | Barbara Howard (101 ep) |
| 2021 | Christmas in My Heart Film | Ruthie Sampson |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Film | Self |
| 2021 | Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune TV | Self - Contestant (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Christmas Comes Twice Film | Ms. Nelson |
| 2020 | Fashionably Yours Film | Janet |
| 2020 | Motherland: Fort Salem TV | President Kelly Wade (30 ep) |
| 2019 | Christmas Hotel Film | Marnie |
| 2019 | The Tamron Hall Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show TV | Asia's Mother (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Fam TV | Rose (13 ep) |
| 2018 | No Sleep 'Til Christmas Film | Mrs. Wright |
| 2018 | Forbidden Film | |
| 2018 | Uncensored TV | (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Step Sisters Film | Yvonne Bishop |
| 2017 | Christmas at Holly Lodge Film | Nadine |
| 2017 | Just Getting Started Film | Roberta |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke: The Series TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2017 | The Quad TV | Ula Pettiway (3 ep) |
| 2016 | MacGyver TV | Mama Colton (3 ep) |
| 2016 | One Mississippi TV | Felicia (6 ep) |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn TV | Ms. Dumont (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self, Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Instant Mom TV | Maggie Turner (65 ep) |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan TV | Claudette (5 ep) |
| 2013 | JD Lawrence's Community Service TV | Carolyn (4 ep) |
| 2012 | Christmas in Compton Film | Abuta |
| 2012 | Smash TV | Cynthia Moore (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Ladies of the Church Film | |
| 2011 | 2 Broke Girls TV | Genét (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Young Justice TV | Amanda Waller (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2010 | Blessed and Cursed Film | Lady Wright |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race TV | Self - Guest Judge (1 ep) |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show TV | (1 ep) |
Crew credits 4
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident Film | Producer |
| 2024 | The Fabulous Four Film | Executive Producer |
| 1999 | The Parkers TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1990 | New Attitude TV | Theme Song Performance (1 ep) |