Sheryl Lee Ralph
Known for acting · Born 30 December 1956 · 69 · Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
130 credits
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.
Known for
Abbott Elementary
2021
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020
Moesha
1996
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
Instant Mom
2013
Oliver & Company
1988
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
It's a Living
1980
Just Getting Started
2017
Fam
2019
Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017
The Mighty Quinn
1989
Acting (126)
2026Regular Show: The Lost TapesJoan Kranden (voice)Series
2026Imperfect WomenConstanceSeries
2026Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an AccidentSelfFilm
2025Weather HuntersMs. Joyce (voice) · 4 episodesSeries
2025RickyJoanneFilm
2025The Disappearance of Miss ScottHazel Scott (voice)Film
2025The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20SelfFilm
2024The Fabulous FourKittyFilm
2024The Real Red TailsSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2023Young LoveAdditional Voices (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + LoveSelf - GuestFilm
2023The Young WifeAngeliqueFilm
2023Disney 100: Remember ThatSelf - HostFilm
2023Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)Film
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf · 3 episodes, Self - GuestSeries
2022Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4SelfFilm
2022SherriSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2022How We RollLorettaSeries
2021Abbott ElementaryBarbara Howard · 94 episodesSeries
2021Christmas in My HeartRuthie SampsonFilm
2021Celebrity Wheel of FortuneSelf - ContestantSeries
2021Turning the Tables with Robin RobertsSelfSeries
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelfFilm
2020Motherland: Fort SalemPresident Kelly Wade · 30 episodesSeries
2020Fashionably YoursJanetFilm
2020Christmas Comes TwiceMs. NelsonFilm
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2019FamRose · 13 episodesSeries
2019A Black Lady Sketch ShowAsia's MotherSeries
2019Christmas HotelMarnieFilm
2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2018Step SistersYvonne BishopFilm
2018No Sleep 'Til ChristmasMrs. WrightFilm
2018ForbiddenFilm
2018UncensoredSeries
2017Just Getting StartedRobertaFilm
2017Christmas at Holly LodgeNadineFilm
2017Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesSelfSeries
2017The QuadUla Pettiway · 3 episodesSeries
2016MacGyverMama Colton · 3 episodesSeries
2016One MississippiFelicia · 6 episodesSeries
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, SelfSeries
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - GuestSeries
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf, Self - GuestSeries
2014Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & DawnMs. DumontSeries
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelfSeries
2013Ray DonovanClaudette · 5 episodesSeries
2013Instant MomMaggie Turner · 65 episodesSeries
2013JD Lawrence's Community ServiceCarolyn · 4 episodesSeries
2012SmashCynthia MooreSeries
2012Christmas in ComptonAbutaFilm
2012Ladies of the ChurchFilm
20112 Broke GirlsGenétSeries
2010Young JusticeAmanda Waller (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2010Blessed and CursedLady WrightFilm
2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest JudgeSeries
2008The Wendy Williams ShowSeries
2006Hannah MontanaClarice JohnsonSeries
2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaBarbara HowardSeries
2005BarbershopClaire · 4 episodesSeries
2004Justice League UnlimitedCheetah (voice)Series
2004News to MeFilm
2003Las VegasJanet EllisSeries
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - GuestSeries
2003WhoopiFlorenceSeries
2001Justice LeagueCheetah (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2001The Proud FamilyDiana Parker (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2001The Jennie ProjectDr. Pamela PrentissFilm
2000Static ShockTrina Jessup (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2000DeterrenceGayle RedfordFilm
2000The DistrictDee Banks · 4 episodesSeries
2000Lost in the Pershing Point HotelNurseFilm
1999The ParkersSeries
1999Hook'd UpChantalFilm
1998The Wild ThornberrysLioness #2 (voice)Series
1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist · 15 episodesSeries
1998The Easter Story KeepersRisa (voice)Film
1997Jamaica BeatSylvia JonesFilm
1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchZsa Zsa GoowhiggieSeries
1996The Daily ShowSelfSeries
1996BogusRuth ClarkFilm
19967th HeavenNurseSeries
1996MoeshaDee Mitchell · 112 episodesSeries
1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelfSeries
1996Lover's KnotCharlotteFilm
1995White Man's BurdenRobertaFilm
1994The FlintstonesMrs. PyriteFilm
1994ERGloria Gallant · 2 episodesSeries
1994Witch HuntHypolita KropotkinFilm
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitFlorence WatsonFilm
1993George · 10 episodesSeries
1992The Distinguished GentlemanMiss LorettaFilm
1992MistressBeverly DumontFilm
1992Vicki!SelfSeries
1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawMiss RosaleeFilm
1991Voices That CareSelf - Choir MemberFilm
1990To Sleep with AngerLindaFilm
1990New AttitudeVicki St. James · 8 episodesSeries
1990Max Monroe: Loose CannonSeries
1989The Mighty QuinnLola QuinnFilm
1989Skin DeepReceptionistFilm
1988Oliver & CompanyRita (voice)Film
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest · 4 episodesSeries
1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelfFilm
1987Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night LadiesCorelleFilm
1986L.A. LawRenee QuintanaSeries
1986Designing WomenEtienne Toussant Bouvier · 7 episodesSeries
1986WordplaySelf - Celebrity Panelist · 5 episodesSeries
1985Amazing Storiesshow singerSeries
1985Code Name: FoxfireMaggie BryanFilm
1985Code Name: FoxfireMaggie 'The Cat' Bryan · 7 episodesSeries
1984VGlenna · 2 episodesSeries
1984Jeopardy!Self - Clue PresenterSeries
1984HunterJosie CliffordSeries
1982The NeighborhoodDoris CampbellFilm
1981Falcon CrestMooshy Tucker · 2 episodesSeries
1980It's a LivingGinger St. James · 71 episodesSeries
1977A Piece of the ActionBarbara HanleyFilm
1975Wonder WomanBobbieSeries
1975The JeffersonsSeries
1974Good TimesSeries
1974American Music AwardsSelf - PresenterSeries
1949The Emmy AwardsSelfSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries
—OctetPaulaFilm
—Cars: Lightning RacersMs. Blinker (voice)Series
Directing (1)
1999The ParkersDirectorSeries
Production (2)
2026Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an AccidentProducerFilm
2024The Fabulous FourExecutive ProducerFilm
Sound (1)
1990New AttitudeTheme Song PerformanceSeries