Sheryl Swoopes

Biography

Sheryl Denise Swoopes is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. Swoopes has won three Olympic gold medals and is one of eleven women's basketball players to have won an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a Fiba world cup gold, and a WNBA title. She was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2017, she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

Known For

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Hell's Kitchen

Martin

Basketball: A Love Story

Hang Time

Name That Tune

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The Moment

All Movies (6)

• The Moment2026 · as Self
• Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience2024
• Shattered Glass: A WNBPA Story2024 · as Self
• The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part2019 · as Sheryl Swoopes (voice)
• Swoopes2013
• Swoopes on Hoops1995 · as Herself

All TV Shows (7)

• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• Name That Tune2021 · as Self - Contestant
• Basketball: A Love Story2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hell's Kitchen2005 · as Self - Restaurant Patron
• My Coolest Years2004 · as Herself
• Hang Time1995
• Martin1992 · as Sheryl Swoopes