Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

1956-12-30

THE 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

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

Skin Deep

Skin Deep

Bogus

Bogus

The Distinguished Gentleman

The Distinguished Gentleman

Christmas in My Heart

Christmas in My Heart

The Mighty Quinn

The Mighty Quinn

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Deterrence

Deterrence

Oliver & Company

Oliver & Company

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt

Voices That Care

Voices That Care

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

Mistress

Mistress

No Sleep 'Til Christmas

No Sleep 'Til Christmas

Blessed and Cursed

Blessed and Cursed

Jamaica Beat

Jamaica Beat

The Young Wife

The Young Wife

A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

Hook'd Up

Hook'd Up

Christmas in Compton

Christmas in Compton

To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

The Fabulous Four

The Fabulous Four

Lover's Knot

Lover's Knot

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

Code Name: Foxfire

Code Name: Foxfire

The Real Red Tails

The Real Red Tails

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

Christmas at Holly Lodge

Christmas at Holly Lodge

Step Sisters

Step Sisters

Just Getting Started

Just Getting Started

Forbidden

Forbidden

White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden

The Jennie Project

The Jennie Project

Ladies of the Church

Ladies of the Church

Christmas Hotel

Christmas Hotel

Fashionably Yours

Fashionably Yours

The Flintstones

The Flintstones

Christmas Comes Twice

Christmas Comes Twice

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Ricky

Ricky

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw

The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw