Sheryl Lee Ralph
Actor
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.
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Filmography
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Florence Watson 1993
Oliver & Company
as Rita (voice) 1988
Step Sisters
as Yvonne Bishop 2018
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Miss Loretta 1992
Just Getting Started
as Roberta 2017
Bogus
as Ruth Clark 1996
The Mighty Quinn
as Lola Quinn 1989
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
as Mrs. Wright 2018
Skin Deep
as Receptionist 1989
White Man's Burden
as Roberta 1995
To Sleep with Anger
as Linda 1990
Christmas at Holly Lodge
as Nadine 2017
Witch Hunt
as Hypolita Kropotkin 1994
Mistress
as Beverly Dumont 1992
Deterrence
as Gayle Redford 2000
Fashionably Yours
as Janet 2020