Sheryl Lee Ralph
American actress and singer · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1956 · age 69
Sheryl Lee Ralph 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.
Sheryl Lee Ralph is read about 2,586 times a day, in 26 languages.
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Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an AccidentFilm, Producer2024
The Fabulous FourFilm, Producer2023Women of the YearAward2022
SherriSeries
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4Film, 20222020
Christmas Comes TwiceFilm, Ms. Nelson2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries2018
ForbiddenFilm2015
The Late Late Show with James CordenSeries2012
Christmas in ComptonFilm, Abuta2011
2 Broke GirlsSeries, Genét2009
RuPaul's Drag RaceSeries2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series2001
The Jennie ProjectFilm, Dr. Pamela Prentiss2000
DeterrenceFilm, Gayle Redford1996
Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeries, Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
BogusFilm, 1996Ruth Clark1994
The FlintstonesFilm, Mrs. Pyrite1992
MistressFilm, Beverly Dumont1990
To Sleep with AngerFilm, Linda1988
LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries
Oliver & CompanyFilm, 1988Rita (voice)1984
Jeopardy!Series1977
A Piece of the ActionFilm, Barbara Hanley1956Born30 December 1956People around Sheryl
Ruth Pointer Duets: Rita
Steven Spielberg Produced The Flintstones (1994)
Robert De Niro Produced Mistress (1992)
Whoopi Goldberg Also in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1994)
Sidney Poitier Directed A Piece of the Action (1977)
Bette Midler Also in The Fabulous Four and Oliver & Company
Blake Edwards Directed Skin Deep (1989)
Lin-Manuel Miranda Directed Octet
Kathleen Kennedy Produced The Flintstones (1994)
Zelda Rubinstein Also in The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
Scott Rudin Produced Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1994)
Bill Duke Directed Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1994)- Earl Boen Also in The Jennie Project and It's a Living
Jonathan Lynn Directed The Distinguished Gentleman (1993)
Marc Shaiman Wrote Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and Bogus
Lisa Ann Walter Also in Abbott Elementary
Bert Remsen Also in White Man's Burden and It's a Living
Rod Lurie Directed Deterrence (2000)
Ron Shelton Directed Just Getting Started (2018)
Jocelyn Moorhouse Directed The Fabulous Four (2024)
Brad Sullivan Also in The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
Desmond Nakano Directed White Man's Burden (1995)
David Kirschner Produced The Flintstones (1994)- Frances Foster Also in The Distinguished Gentleman (1993)
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No Sleep 'Til Christmas 2018
To Sleep with Anger 1990
Oliver & Company 1988
Step Sisters 2018
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993
Filmography 40
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Television 24
Media & music
Photos 3
Awards
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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 in 2022, becoming the first Black woman in 35 years to win the award.
