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.
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 (Movies)
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2025
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
Character:Hazel Scott (voice)
Release Date:21/02/2025
Ricky
Character:Joanne
Release Date:24/01/2025
The Fabulous Four
Character:Kitty
Release Date:26/07/2024
The Real Red Tails
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:03/06/2024
Disney 100: Remember That
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:23/10/2023
The Young Wife
Character:Angelique
Release Date:12/03/2023
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Character:Self
Release Date:09/11/2022
Christmas in My Heart
Character:Ruthie Sampson
Release Date:23/10/2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/2021
Christmas Comes Twice
Character:Ms. Nelson
Release Date:13/12/2020
Fashionably Yours
Character:Janet
Release Date:11/04/2020
Christmas Hotel
Character:Marnie
Release Date:21/12/2019
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
Character:Mrs. Wright
Release Date:10/12/2018
Forbidden
Character:
Release Date:15/03/2018
Step Sisters
Character:Yvonne Bishop
Release Date:19/01/2018
Christmas at Holly Lodge
Character:Nadine
Release Date:03/12/2017
Just Getting Started
Character:Roberta
Release Date:01/12/2017
Christmas in Compton
Character:Abuta
Release Date:09/11/2012
Ladies of the Church
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2012
Blessed and Cursed
Character:Lady Wright
Release Date:27/07/2010
The Jennie Project
Character:Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Release Date:13/07/2001
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
Character:Nurse
Release Date:09/06/2000
Deterrence
Character:Gayle Redford
Release Date:10/03/2000
Hook'd Up
Character:Chantal
Release Date:04/02/1999
Jamaica Beat
Character:Sylvia Jones
Release Date:09/05/1997
Bogus
Character:Ruth Clark
Release Date:06/09/1996
Lover's Knot
Character:Charlotte
Release Date:12/07/1996
White Man's Burden
Character:Roberta
Release Date:01/12/1995
Witch Hunt
Character:Hypolita Kropotkin
Release Date:10/12/1994
The Flintstones
Character:Mrs. Pyrite
Release Date:27/05/1994
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Character:Florence Watson
Release Date:09/12/1993
The Distinguished Gentleman
Character:Miss Loretta
Release Date:04/12/1992
Mistress
Character:Beverly Dumont
Release Date:24/07/1992
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Character:Miss Rosalee
Release Date:03/11/1991
Voices That Care
Character:Self - Choir Member
Release Date:28/02/1991
To Sleep with Anger
Character:Linda
Release Date:12/10/1990
Skin Deep
Character:Receptionist
Release Date:03/03/1989
The Mighty Quinn
Character:Lola Quinn
Release Date:17/02/1989
Oliver & Company
Character:Rita (voice)
Release Date:18/11/1988
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/1987
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
Character:Corelle
Release Date:17/01/1987
Code Name: Foxfire
Character:Maggie Bryan
Release Date:27/01/1985
The Neighborhood
Character:Doris Campbell
Release Date:25/04/1982
A Piece of the Action
Character:Barbara Hanley
Release Date:07/10/1977
Television Appearances
Young Love
Character:Additional Voices (voice)
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
How We Roll
Character:Loretta
Abbott Elementary
Character:Barbara Howard
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Character:Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Character:Self - Contestant
Motherland: Fort Salem
Character:President Kelly Wade
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Character:Asia's Mother
Fam
Character:Rose
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Character:Self
The Quad
Character:Ula Pettiway
MacGyver
Character:Mama Colton
One Mississippi
Character:Felicia
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Instant Mom
Character:Maggie Turner
Ray Donovan
Character:Claudette
JD Lawrence's Community Service
Character:Carolyn
Smash
Character:Cynthia Moore
2 Broke Girls
Character:Genét
Young Justice
Character:Amanda Waller (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character:Self - Guest Judge
The Wendy Williams Show
Character:
Hannah Montana
Character:Clarice Johnson
Barbershop
Character:Claire
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Character:Barbara Howard
Justice League Unlimited
Character:Cheetah (voice)
Las Vegas
Character:Janet Ellis
Whoopi
Character:Florence
Justice League
Character:Cheetah (voice)
The Proud Family
Character:Diana Parker (voice)
The District
Character:Dee Banks
Static Shock
Character:Trina Jessup (voice)
The Parkers
Character:
Hollywood Squares
Character:Self - Panelist
Hollywood Squares
Character:Self
The Wild Thornberrys
Character:Lioness #2 (voice)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Character:Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
7th Heaven
Character:Nurse
The Daily Show
Character:Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self
Moesha
Character:Dee Mitchell
ER
Character:Gloria Gallant
George
Character:
Vicki!
Character:Self
New Attitude
Character:Vicki St. James
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
Character:
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Wordplay
Character:Self - Celebrity Panelist
Designing Women
Character:Etienne Toussant Bouvier
L.A. Law
Character:Renee Quintana
Amazing Stories
Character:show singer
Code Name: Foxfire
Character:Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan
V
Character:Glenna
Hunter
Character:Josie Clifford
Falcon Crest
Character:Mooshy Tucker
It's a Living
Character:Ginger St. James
Wonder Woman
Character:Bobbie
The Jeffersons
Character:
American Music Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Good Times
Character:
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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