Sheryl Lee Ralph

Biography

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.

Known For

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

ER

The Jennifer Hudson Show

All Movies (49)

• Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident2026 · as Self
• The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship -- A Special Edition of 20/202025 · as Self
• The Disappearance of Miss Scott2025 · as Hazel Scott (voice)
• Ricky2025 · as Joanne
• The Fabulous Four2024 · as Kitty
• The Real Red Tails2024 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Disney 100: Remember That2023 · as Self - Host
• Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love2023 · as Self
• The Young Wife2023 · as Angelique
• Commitment to Life2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 42022 · as Self
• Christmas in My Heart2021 · as Ruthie Sampson
• Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · as Self
• Christmas Comes Twice2020 · as Ms. Nelson
• Fashionably Yours2020 · as Janet
• Christmas Hotel2019 · as Marnie
• No Sleep 'Til Christmas2018 · as Mrs. Wright
• Forbidden2018
• Step Sisters2018 · as Yvonne Bishop
• Christmas at Holly Lodge2017 · as Nadine
• Just Getting Started2017 · as Roberta
• Christmas in Compton2012 · as Abuta
• Ladies of the Church2012
• Blessed and Cursed2010 · as Lady Wright
• The Jennie Project2001 · as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
• Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel2000 · as Nurse
• Deterrence2000 · as Gayle Redford
• Hook'd Up1999 · as Chantal
• Jamaica Beat1997 · as Sylvia Jones
• Bogus1996 · as Ruth Clark
• Lover's Knot1996 · as Charlotte
• White Man's Burden1995 · as Roberta
• Witch Hunt1994 · as Hypolita Kropotkin
• The Flintstones1994 · as Mrs. Pyrite
• Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit1993 · as Florence Watson
• The Distinguished Gentleman1992 · as Miss Loretta
• Mistress1992 · as Beverly Dumont
• The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw1991 · as Miss Rosalee
• Voices That Care1991 · as Self - Choir Member
• To Sleep with Anger1990 · as Linda
• Skin Deep1989 · as Receptionist
• The Mighty Quinn1989 · as Lola Quinn
• Oliver & Company1988 · as Rita (voice)
• Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987 · as Self
• Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies1987 · as Corelle
• Code Name: Foxfire1985 · as Maggie Bryan
• The Neighborhood1982 · as Doris Campbell
• A Piece of the Action1977 · as Barbara Hanley
• Octet— · as Paula

All TV Shows (77)

• Regular Show: The Lost Tapes2026 · as Joan Kranden (voice)
• Imperfect Women2026 · as Constance
• Weather Hunters2025 · as Ms. Joyce (voice)
• Young Love2023 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self - Guest
• How We Roll2022 · as Loretta
• Abbott Elementary2021 · as Barbara Howard
• Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts2021 · as Self
• Celebrity Wheel of Fortune2021 · as Self - Contestant
• Motherland: Fort Salem2020 · as President Kelly Wade
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• A Black Lady Sketch Show2019 · as Asia's Mother
• Fam2019 · as Rose
• Uncensored2018
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017 · as Self
• The Quad2017 · as Ula Pettiway
• MacGyver2016 · as Mama Colton
• One Mississippi2016 · as Felicia
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn2014 · as Ms. Dumont
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Instant Mom2013 · as Maggie Turner
• Ray Donovan2013 · as Claudette
• JD Lawrence's Community Service2013 · as Carolyn
• Smash2012 · as Cynthia Moore
• 2 Broke Girls2011 · as Genét
• Young Justice2010 · as Amanda Waller (voice)
• RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Guest Judge
• The Wendy Williams Show2008
• Hannah Montana2006 · as Clarice Johnson
• Barbershop2005 · as Claire
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2005 · as Barbara Howard
• Justice League Unlimited2004 · as Cheetah (voice)
• Las Vegas2003 · as Janet Ellis
• Whoopi2003 · as Florence
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Justice League2001 · as Cheetah (voice)
• The Proud Family2001 · as Diana Parker (voice)
• The District2000 · as Dee Banks
• Static Shock2000 · as Trina Jessup (voice)
• The Parkers1999
• Hollywood Squares1998 · as Self - Panelist
• The Wild Thornberrys1998 · as Lioness #2 (voice)
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996 · as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
• 7th Heaven1996 · as Nurse
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · as Self
• Moesha1996 · as Dee Mitchell
• ER1994 · as Gloria Gallant
• George1993
• Vicki!1992 · as Self
• New Attitude1990 · as Vicki St. James
• Max Monroe: Loose Cannon1990
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Wordplay1986 · as Self - Celebrity Panelist
• Designing Women1986 · as Etienne Toussant Bouvier
• L.A. Law1986 · as Renee Quintana
• Amazing Stories1985 · as show singer
• Code Name: Foxfire1985 · as Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan
• V1984 · as Glenna
• Hunter1984 · as Josie Clifford
• Falcon Crest1981 · as Mooshy Tucker
• It's a Living1980 · as Ginger St. James
• Wonder Woman1975 · as Bobbie
• The Jeffersons1975
• American Music Awards1974 · as Self - Presenter
• Good Times1974
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Cars: Lightning Racers— · as Ms. Blinker (voice)