Sheryl Lee Ralph

67 · Born: Dec 30, 1956

Personal Details

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Born Dec 30, 1956 Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Spouse

Vincent Hughes
( Jul 30, 2005 to Apr 29, 2024 )
Eric Maurice
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

Ivy Ralph

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.

Career

acting

2023

2021

Christmas in My Heart

Christmas in My Heart as Ruthie Sampson

Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary as Barbara Howard

2020

The Comeback Trail

The Comeback Trail as Bess Jones

Christmas Comes Twice

Christmas Comes Twice as Ms. Nelson

Fashionably Yours

Fashionably Yours as Janet

Motherland: Fort Salem

Motherland: Fort Salem as President Kelly Wade

2019

Christmas Hotel

Christmas Hotel as Marnie

Fam as Rose

2018

Step Sisters as Yvonne Bishop

No Sleep 'Til Christmas

No Sleep 'Til Christmas as Mrs. Wright

MacGyver as Mama Colton

2017

Just Getting Started

Just Getting Started as Roberta

Christmas at Holly Lodge

Christmas at Holly Lodge as Nadine

One Mississippi

One Mississippi as Felicia

2013

Instant Mom as Maggie Turner

2 Broke Girls as Genét

2012

Christmas in Compton

Christmas in Compton as Abuta

2010

Blessed and Cursed

Blessed and Cursed as Lady Wright

Young Justice as Amanda Waller (voice)

2007

Hannah Montana as Clarice Johnson

2003

2001

The Jennie Project

The Jennie Project as Dr. Pamela Prentiss

2000

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel as Nurse

Deterrence as Gayle Redford

1999

Personals as Chantal

Unconditional Love

Unconditional Love as Linda Cray

1998

The Easter Story Keepers

The Easter Story Keepers as Risa

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie

1997

Jamaica Beat as Sylvia Jones

1996

Bogus as Ruth Clark

Moesha as Dee Mitchell

1995

White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden as Roberta

1994

Witch Hunt as Hypolita Kropotkin

1993

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Florence Watson

No Child of Mine

No Child of Mine as Marjorie Duncan

1992

Mistress as Beverly Dumont

The Distinguished Gentleman

The Distinguished Gentleman as Miss Loretta Hicks

Designing Women

Designing Women as Etienne Toussant Bouvier

1990

To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger as Linda

1989

The Mighty Quinn

The Mighty Quinn as Lola Quinn

1988

Oliver & Company

Oliver & Company as Rita (voice)

1987

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies as Corelle

1986

It's a Living as Ginger St. James

1985

Code Name: Foxfire

Code Name: Foxfire as Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan

1982

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood as Doris Campbell

1978

Wonder Woman as Bobbie

1977

A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action as Barbara Hanley

appearances

2022

2016

Call Me Madame: Backstage at 'Wicked' with Sheryl Lee Ralph

Call Me Madame: Backstage at 'Wicked' with Sheryl Lee Ralph

2014

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

2006

Robin Harris: Live from the Comedy Act Theater

Robin Harris: Live from the Comedy Act Theater

creating

2016

Call Me Madame: Backstage at 'Wicked' with Sheryl Lee Ralph

Call Me Madame: Backstage at 'Wicked' with Sheryl Lee Ralph as Creator