Sheryl Lee Ralph

Born: 1956-12-30, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

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

• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
• Hunter (1984)
• 2 Broke Girls (2011)
• Abbott Elementary (2021)
• L.A. Law (1986)
• Ray Donovan (2013)
• The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
• Moesha (1996)
• The Jeffersons (1975)
• Regular Show: The Lost Tapes (2026)
• Static Shock (2000)
• Smash (2012)
• Amazing Stories (1985)
• The Wendy Williams Show (2008)
• The Parkers (1999)
• The Parkers (1999)
• Justice League Unlimited (2004)
• Motherland: Fort Salem (2020)
• Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (2014)
• The Proud Family (2001)
• A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
• Imperfect Women (2026)
• The Flintstones (1994)
• Oliver & Company (1988)
• Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
• How We Roll (2022)
• The Quad (2017)
• The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
• The Fabulous Four (2024)