Acting
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Acting · Born 1956-12-30 · Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
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.
Credits · 120
FilmLisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026 · Self
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026 · Joan Kranden (voice)
Imperfect Women
2026 · Constance
FilmThe Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025 · Self
Weather Hunters
2025 · Ms. Joyce (voice)
FilmThe Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025 · Hazel Scott (voice)
FilmRicky
2025 · Joanne
FilmThe Fabulous Four
2024 · Kitty
FilmThe Real Red Tails
2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
FilmDisney 100: Remember That
2023 · Self - Host
Young Love
2023 · Additional Voices (voice)
FilmCarol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 · Self - Guest
FilmThe Young Wife
2023 · Angelique
FilmSavage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022 · Self
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
How We Roll
2022 · Loretta
Abbott Elementary
2021 · Barbara Howard
FilmChristmas in My Heart
2021 · Ruthie Sampson
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021 · Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · Self - Contestant
FilmChristmas Comes Twice
2020 · Ms. Nelson
FilmFashionably Yours
2020 · Janet
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020 · President Kelly Wade
FilmChristmas Hotel
2019 · Marnie
Tamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self - Guest
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · Asia's Mother
Fam
2019 · Rose
FilmNo Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018 · Mrs. Wright
FilmForbidden
2018
Uncensored
2018
FilmStep Sisters
2018 · Yvonne Bishop
FilmChristmas at Holly Lodge
2017 · Nadine
FilmJust Getting Started
2017 · Roberta
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · Self
The Quad
2017 · Ula Pettiway
MacGyver
2016 · Mama Colton
One Mississippi
2016 · Felicia
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
2014 · Ms. Dumont
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
Instant Mom
2013 · Maggie Turner
Ray Donovan
2013 · Claudette
JD Lawrence's Community Service
2013 · Carolyn
FilmChristmas in Compton
2012 · Abuta
Smash
2012 · Cynthia Moore
2 Broke Girls
2011 · Genét
Young Justice
2010 · Amanda Waller (voice)
FilmBlessed and Cursed
2010 · Lady Wright
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
Hannah Montana
2006 · Clarice Johnson
Barbershop
2005 · Claire
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · Barbara Howard
Justice League Unlimited
2004 · Cheetah (voice)
Las Vegas
2003 · Janet Ellis
Whoopi
2003 · Florence
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Justice League
2001 · Cheetah (voice)
The Proud Family
2001 · Diana Parker (voice)
FilmThe Jennie Project
2001 · Dr. Pamela Prentiss
The District
2000 · Dee Banks
Static Shock
2000 · Trina Jessup (voice)
FilmLost in the Pershing Point Hotel
2000 · Nurse
FilmDeterrence
2000 · Gayle Redford
The Parkers
1999 · Director
Hook'd Up
FilmHook'd Up
1999 · Chantal
Hollywood Squares
1998 · Self - Panelist
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Lioness #2 (voice)
FilmJamaica Beat
1997 · Sylvia Jones
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
FilmBogus
1996 · Ruth Clark
7th Heaven
1996 · Nurse
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
FilmLover's Knot
1996 · Charlotte
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
Moesha
1996 · Dee Mitchell
FilmWhite Man's Burden
1995 · Roberta
FilmWitch Hunt
1994 · Hypolita Kropotkin
ER
1994 · Gloria Gallant
FilmThe Flintstones
1994 · Mrs. Pyrite
FilmSister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993 · Florence Watson
George
George
1993
FilmThe Distinguished Gentleman
1992 · Miss Loretta
Vicki!
Vicki!
1992 · Self
FilmMistress
1992 · Beverly Dumont
FilmThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991 · Miss Rosalee
FilmVoices That Care
1991 · Self - Choir Member
FilmTo Sleep with Anger
1990 · Linda
New Attitude
1990 · Vicki St. James
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990
FilmSkin Deep
1989 · Receptionist
FilmThe Mighty Quinn
1989 · Lola Quinn
FilmOliver & Company
1988 · Rita (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
FilmHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · Self
FilmSister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
1987 · Corelle
Wordplay
Wordplay
1986 · Self - Celebrity Panelist
Designing Women
1986 · Etienne Toussant Bouvier
L.A. Law
1986 · Renee Quintana
Amazing Stories
1985 · show singer
FilmCode Name: Foxfire
1985 · Maggie Bryan
Code Name: Foxfire
1985 · Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan
V
1984 · Glenna
Hunter
1984 · Josie Clifford
Jeopardy!
1984 · Self - Clue Presenter
FilmThe Neighborhood
1982 · Doris Campbell
Falcon Crest
1981 · Mooshy Tucker
It's a Living
1980 · Ginger St. James
FilmA Piece of the Action
1977 · Barbara Hanley
Wonder Woman
1975 · Bobbie
The Jeffersons
1975
American Music Awards
1974 · Self - Presenter
Good Times
1974
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee
Cars: Lightning Racers
Ms. Blinker (voice)