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Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

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, bec

Born

Dec 30, 1956

Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

52 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.0

Known For

The Flintstones
The Flintstones
1994 • as Mrs. Pyrite
★ 5.4
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993 • as Florence Watson
★ 6.4
Oliver & Company
Oliver & Company
1988 • as Rita (voice)
★ 6.7
The Distinguished Gentleman
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992 • as Miss Loretta
★ 6.0
Step Sisters
Step Sisters
2018 • as Yvonne Bishop
★ 6.4
Just Getting Started
Just Getting Started
2017 • as Roberta
★ 4.9
Bogus
Bogus
1996 • as Ruth Clark
★ 5.8
A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action
1977 • as Barbara Hanley
★ 5.8
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018 • as Mrs. Wright
★ 6.8
Mistress
Mistress
1992 • as Beverly Dumont
★ 5.4
White Man's Burden
White Man's Burden
1995 • as Roberta
★ 5.1
Disney 100: Remember That
Disney 100: Remember That
2023 • as Self - Host
★ 10.0
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
★ 4.8
Skin Deep
Skin Deep
1989 • as Receptionist
★ 6.2
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
★ 6.0
The Mighty Quinn
The Mighty Quinn
1989 • as Lola Quinn
★ 6.0
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger
1990 • as Linda
★ 6.8
The Fabulous Four
The Fabulous Four
2024 • as Kitty
★ 5.9
Christmas Hotel
Christmas Hotel
2019 • as Marnie
★ 6.2
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
★ 8.1
Christmas at Holly Lodge
Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017 • as Nadine
★ 5.9
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
★ 6.5
Witch Hunt
Witch Hunt
1994 • as Hypolita Kropotkin
★ 5.1
Ricky
Ricky
2025 • as Joanne
★ 4.0
Christmas in My Heart
Christmas in My Heart
2021 • as Ruthie Sampson
★ 5.9
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
★ 6.8
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
★ 5.7
Commitment to Life
Commitment to Life
2023 • as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Comes Twice
Christmas Comes Twice
2020 • as Ms. Nelson
★ 6.3
Fashionably Yours
Fashionably Yours
2020 • as Janet
★ 6.5
Lover's Knot
Lover's Knot
1996 • as Charlotte
★ 5.3
The Jennie Project
The Jennie Project
2001 • as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
★ 6.4
The Young Wife
The Young Wife
2023 • as Angelique
★ 5.4
Deterrence
Deterrence
2000 • as Gayle Redford
★ 6.2
Octet
Octet
• as Paula
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025 • as Hazel Scott (voice)
★ 1.0
The Easter Story Keepers
The Easter Story Keepers
1998 • as Risa (voice)
★ 2.0
movie
Forbidden
★ 8.2
Christmas in Compton
Christmas in Compton
2012 • as Abuta
★ 3.2
Voices That Care
Voices That Care
1991 • as Self - Choir Member
★ 7.0
movie
Hook'd Up
1999 • as Chantal
★ 7.0
The Real Red Tails
The Real Red Tails
2024 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
Jamaica Beat
Jamaica Beat
1997 • as Sylvia Jones
★ 7.5
Blessed and Cursed
Blessed and Cursed
2010 • as Lady Wright
★ 6.7
The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood
1982 • as Doris Campbell
★ 7.0
Code Name: Foxfire
Code Name: Foxfire
1985 • as Maggie Bryan
★ 7.0