Sheryl Lee Ralph
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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 fi...
Known For
Filmography
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026
as Self
Imperfect Women
2026
as Constance
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026
as Joan Kranden (voice)
Ricky
2025
as Joanne
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025
as Hazel Scott (voice)
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025
as Self
Weather Hunters
2025
as Ms. Joyce (voice)
The Fabulous Four
2024
as Kitty
The Real Red Tails
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Young Wife
2023
as Angelique
Disney 100: Remember That
2023
as Self - Host
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self - Guest
Young Love
2023
as Additional Voices (voice)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022
as Self
The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022
as Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
How We Roll
2022
as Loretta
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Christmas in My Heart
2021
as Ruthie Sampson
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Barbara Howard
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021
as Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
Fashionably Yours
2020
as Janet
Christmas Comes Twice
2020
as Ms. Nelson
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020
as President Kelly Wade
Christmas Hotel
2019
as Marnie
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
Fam
2019
as Rose
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Asia's Mother
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018
as Mrs. Wright
Step Sisters
2018
as Yvonne Bishop
Forbidden
2018
Uncensored
2018
Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017
as Nadine
Just Getting Started
2017
as Roberta
The Quad
2017
as Ula Pettiway
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
One Mississippi
2016
as Felicia
MacGyver
2016
as Mama Colton
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
2014
as Ms. Dumont
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Instant Mom
2013
as Maggie Turner
Ray Donovan
2013
as Claudette
JD Lawrence's Community Service
2013
as Carolyn
Christmas in Compton
2012
as Abuta
Ladies of the Church
2012
Smash
2012
as Cynthia Moore
2 Broke Girls
2011
as Genét
Blessed and Cursed
2010
as Lady Wright
Young Justice
2010
as Amanda Waller (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
Hannah Montana
2006
as Clarice Johnson
Barbershop
2005
as Claire
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Barbara Howard
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Cheetah (voice)
Las Vegas
2003
as Janet Ellis
Whoopi
2003
as Florence
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
The Jennie Project
2001
as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Justice League
2001
as Cheetah (voice)
The Proud Family
2001
as Diana Parker (voice)
Deterrence
2000
as Gayle Redford
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
2000
as Nurse
The District
2000
as Dee Banks
Static Shock
2000
as Trina Jessup (voice)
Hook'd Up
1999
as Chantal
The Parkers
1999
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Lioness #2 (voice)
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Jamaica Beat
1997
as Sylvia Jones
Bogus
1996
as Ruth Clark
Lover's Knot
1996
as Charlotte
Moesha
1996
as Dee Mitchell
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
7th Heaven
1996
as Nurse
White Man's Burden
1995
as Roberta
Witch Hunt
1994
as Hypolita Kropotkin
The Flintstones
1994
as Mrs. Pyrite
ER
1994
as Gloria Gallant
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Florence Watson
George
1993
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
as Miss Loretta
Mistress
1992
as Beverly Dumont
Vicki!
1992
as Self
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Miss Rosalee
To Sleep with Anger
1990
as Linda
New Attitude
1990
as Vicki St. James
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990
Skin Deep
1989
as Receptionist
The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Lola Quinn
Oliver & Company
1988
as Rita (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
1987
as Corelle
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Designing Women
1986
as Etienne Toussant Bouvier
L.A. Law
1986
as Renee Quintana
Wordplay
1986
as Self - Celebrity Panelist
Code Name: Foxfire
1985
as Maggie Bryan
Code Name: Foxfire
1985
as Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan
Amazing Stories
1985
as show singer
V
1984
as Glenna
Hunter
1984
as Josie Clifford
Jeopardy!
1984
as Self - Clue Presenter
The Neighborhood
1982
as Doris Campbell
Falcon Crest
1981
as Mooshy Tucker
It's a Living
1980
as Ginger St. James
A Piece of the Action
1977
as Barbara Hanley
The Jeffersons
1975
Wonder Woman
1975
as Bobbie
Good Times
1974
American Music Awards
1974
as Self - Presenter
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee