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Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 30, 1956 (68)
Birthplace Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Popularity 12 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 2 ... 021, 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.

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The Disappearance of Miss Scott

The Disappearance of Miss Scott

2025

as Hazel Scott (voice)

Ricky

Ricky

2025

as Joanne

The Real Red Tails

The Real Red Tails

2024

as Narrator

The Fabulous Four

The Fabulous Four

2024

as Kitty

The Young Wife

The Young Wife

2023

as Angelique

Christmas in My Heart

Christmas in My Heart

2021

as Ruthie Sampson

Christmas Comes Twice

Christmas Comes Twice

2020

as Ms. Nelson

Fashionably Yours

Fashionably Yours

2020

as Janet

Christmas Hotel

Christmas Hotel

2019

as Marnie

No Sleep 'Til Christmas

No Sleep 'Til Christmas

2018

as Mrs. Wright

Step Sisters

Step Sisters

2018

as Yvonne Bishop

Christmas at Holly Lodge

Christmas at Holly Lodge

2017

as Nadine

Just Getting Started

Just Getting Started

2017

as Roberta

Christmas in Compton

Christmas in Compton

2012

as Abuta

Blessed and Cursed

Blessed and Cursed

2010

as Lady Wright

The Jennie Project

The Jennie Project

2001

as Dr. Pamela Prentiss

Deterrence

Deterrence

2000

as Gayle Redford

Hook'd Up

Hook'd Up

1999

as Chantal

Jamaica Beat

Jamaica Beat

1997

as Sylvia Jones

Bogus

Bogus

1996

as Ruth Clark

White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden

1995

as Roberta

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt

1994

as Hypolita Kropotkin

The Flintstones

The Flintstones

1994

as Mrs. Pyrite

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993

as Florence Watson

The Distinguished Gentleman

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992

as Miss Loretta

Mistress

Mistress

1992

as Beverly Dumont

To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

1990

as Linda

The Mighty Quinn

The Mighty Quinn

1989

as Lola Quinn

Skin Deep

Skin Deep

1989

as Receptionist

Oliver & Company

Oliver & Company

1988

as Rita (voice)

Code Name: Foxfire

Code Name: Foxfire

1985

as Maggie Bryan

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

1982

as Doris Campbell

A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

1977

as Barbara Hanley

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Moesha

as Dee Mitchell

Episodes: 105

First Aired: Jan 23, 1996

It's a Living

as Ginger St. James

Episodes: 71

First Aired: Oct 30, 1980

Abbott Elementary

as Barbara Howard

Episodes: 70

First Aired: Dec 07, 2021

Instant Mom

as Maggie Turner

Episodes: 65

First Aired: Sep 29, 2013

Motherland: Fort Salem

as President Kelly Wade

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Mar 18, 2020

Fam

as Rose

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 10, 2019

New Attitude

as Vicki St. James

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Aug 08, 1990

Designing Women

as Etienne Toussant Bouvier

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 29, 1986

Code Name: Foxfire

as Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jan 27, 1985

One Mississippi

as Felicia

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 09, 2016

Ray Donovan

as Claudette

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 30, 2013

The District

as Lt. Dee Banks

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 07, 2000

Barbershop

as Claire

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 14, 2005

MacGyver

as Mama Colton

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 23, 2016

The Quad

as Ula Pettiway

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 30, 2017

Falcon Crest

as Mooshy Tucker

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 04, 1981

Static Shock

as Trina Jessup (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 23, 2000

V

as Glenna

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 26, 1984

ER

as Gloria Gallant

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Justice League

as Cheetah (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 17, 2001

Young Justice

as Amanda Waller (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 26, 2010

Young Love

as Additional Voices (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 21, 2023

The Proud Family

as Diana Parker (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 15, 2001

L.A. Law

as Renee Quintana

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

The Wild Thornberrys

as Lioness #2 (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 1998

Wonder Woman

as Bobbie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1975

Hunter

as Josie Clifford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1984

Justice League Unlimited

as Cheetah (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 31, 2004

2 Broke Girls

as Genét

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 2011

Amazing Stories

as show singer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1996

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Asia's Mother

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2019

Hannah Montana

as Clarice Johnson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 2006

Smash

as Cynthia Moore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2012

7th Heaven

as Nurse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 26, 1996

Whoopi

as Florence

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2003

How We Roll

as Loretta

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 31, 2022

George

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Nov 05, 1993

Call Me Madame: Backstage at 'Wicked' with Sheryl Lee Ralph

as Self - Host

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Nov 24, 2016

Moesha

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jan 23, 1996

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

Hollywood Squares

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Good Times

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 08, 1974

Las Vegas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2003

The Jeffersons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1975

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Parkers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 30, 1999

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 28, 2021

The Wendy Williams Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 14, 2008

Max Monroe: Loose Cannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1990

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Contestant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 2021

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 08, 2017

Vicki!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 1992

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2025 1 9 14 5
2025 2 7 18 1
2025 3 5 13 1
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2025 7 0 1 0
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