Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

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.

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Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 • as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • as Self

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • as Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015 • as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Filmography

2025

Ricky
Ricky
as Joanne
Movie - Released: 1/24/2025
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
as Hazel Scott (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/21/2025

2024

The Fabulous Four
The Fabulous Four
as Kitty
Movie - Released: 7/26/2024
The Real Red Tails
The Real Red Tails
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/3/2024

2023

The Young Wife
The Young Wife
as Angelique
Movie - Released: 3/12/2023
Young Love
Young Love
as Additional Voices (voice)
TV - Released: 9/21/2023

2022

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/9/2022
Sherri
Sherri
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/12/2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/12/2022
How We Roll
How We Roll
as Loretta
TV - Released: 3/31/2022

2021

Christmas in My Heart
Christmas in My Heart
as Ruthie Sampson
Movie - Released: 10/23/2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/14/2021
Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary
as Barbara Howard
TV - Released: 12/7/2021
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
as Self
TV - Released: 7/28/2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
TV - Released: 1/7/2021

2020

Fashionably Yours
Fashionably Yours
as Janet
Movie - Released: 4/11/2020
Christmas Comes Twice
Christmas Comes Twice
as Ms. Nelson
Movie - Released: 12/13/2020
Motherland: Fort Salem
Motherland: Fort Salem
as President Kelly Wade
TV - Released: 3/18/2020

2019

Christmas Hotel
Christmas Hotel
as Marnie
Movie - Released: 12/21/2019
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/9/2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV - Released: 9/9/2019
Fam
Fam
as Rose
TV - Released: 1/10/2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Asia's Mother
TV - Released: 8/2/2019

2018

No Sleep 'Til Christmas
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
as Mrs. Wright
Movie - Released: 12/10/2018
Step Sisters
Step Sisters
as Yvonne Bishop
Movie - Released: 1/19/2018
Forbidden
Forbidden
Movie - Released: 3/15/2018

2017

Christmas at Holly Lodge
Christmas at Holly Lodge
as Nadine
Movie - Released: 12/3/2017
Just Getting Started
Just Getting Started
as Roberta
Movie - Released: 12/1/2017
The Quad
The Quad
as Ula Pettiway
TV - Released: 1/30/2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
TV - Released: 8/8/2017

2016

One Mississippi
One Mississippi
as Felicia
TV - Released: 9/9/2016
MacGyver
MacGyver
as Mama Colton
TV - Released: 9/23/2016

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV - Released: 9/8/2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 3/23/2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2015

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
TV - Released: 2/25/2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
TV - Released: 12/21/2014

2013

Instant Mom
Instant Mom
as Maggie Turner
TV - Released: 9/29/2013
Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan
as Claudette
TV - Released: 6/30/2013

2012

Christmas in Compton
Christmas in Compton
as Abuta
Movie - Released: 11/9/2012
Ladies of the Church
Ladies of the Church
Movie - Released: 1/1/2012
Smash
Smash
as Cynthia Moore
TV - Released: 2/6/2012

2011

2 Broke Girls
2 Broke Girls
as Genét
TV - Released: 9/19/2011

2010

Blessed and Cursed
Blessed and Cursed
as Lady Wright
Movie - Released: 7/27/2010
Young Justice
Young Justice
as Amanda Waller (voice)
TV - Released: 11/26/2010

2009

RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
TV - Released: 2/2/2009

2008

The Wendy Williams Show
The Wendy Williams Show
TV - Released: 7/14/2008

2006

Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
as Clarice Johnson
TV - Released: 3/24/2006

2005

Barbershop
Barbershop
as Claire
TV - Released: 8/14/2005

2004

Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited
as Cheetah (voice)
TV - Released: 7/31/2004

2003

Las Vegas
Las Vegas
TV - Released: 9/22/2003
Whoopi
Whoopi
as Florence
TV - Released: 9/9/2003

2001

The Jennie Project
The Jennie Project
as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Movie - Released: 7/13/2001
Justice League
Justice League
as Cheetah (voice)
TV - Released: 11/17/2001
The Proud Family
The Proud Family
as Diana Parker (voice)
TV - Released: 9/15/2001

2000

Deterrence
Deterrence
as Gayle Redford
Movie - Released: 3/10/2000
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
as Nurse
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
The District
The District
as Lt. Dee Banks
TV - Released: 10/7/2000
Static Shock
Static Shock
as Trina Jessup (voice)
TV - Released: 9/23/2000

1999

Movie
Hook'd Up
as Chantal
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
The Parkers
The Parkers
TV - Released: 8/30/1999

1998

The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys
as Lioness #2 (voice)
TV - Released: 9/1/1998
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
TV - Released: 9/14/1998
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
as Self
TV - Released: 9/14/1998

1997

Jamaica Beat
Jamaica Beat
as Sylvia Jones
Movie - Released: 5/9/1997

1996

Bogus
Bogus
as Ruth Clark
Movie - Released: 9/6/1996
Movie
Lover's Knot
as Charlotte
Movie - Released: 7/12/1996
Moesha
Moesha
TV - Released: 1/23/1996
Moesha
Moesha
as Dee Mitchell
TV - Released: 1/23/1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
TV - Released: 9/27/1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/10/1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self
TV - Released: 7/22/1996
7th Heaven
7th Heaven
as Nurse
TV - Released: 8/26/1996

1995

White Man's Burden
White Man's Burden
as Roberta
Movie - Released: 12/1/1995

1994

Witch Hunt
Witch Hunt
as Hypolita Kropotkin
Movie - Released: 12/10/1994
The Flintstones
The Flintstones
as Mrs. Pyrite
Movie - Released: 5/27/1994
ER
ER
as Gloria Gallant
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
as Florence Watson
Movie - Released: 12/9/1993
TV
George
TV - Released: 11/5/1993

1992

The Distinguished Gentleman
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Miss Loretta
Movie - Released: 12/4/1992
Mistress
Mistress
as Beverly Dumont
Movie - Released: 7/24/1992
TV
Vicki!
as Self
TV - Released: 8/31/1992

1991

Voices That Care
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
Movie - Released: 2/28/1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
as Miss Rosalee
Movie - Released: 11/3/1991

1990

To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger
as Linda
Movie - Released: 10/12/1990
New Attitude
New Attitude
as Vicki St. James
TV - Released: 8/8/1990
TV
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
TV - Released: 1/5/1990

1989

Skin Deep
Skin Deep
as Receptionist
Movie - Released: 3/3/1989
The Mighty Quinn
The Mighty Quinn
as Lola Quinn
Movie - Released: 2/17/1989

1988

Oliver & Company
Oliver & Company
as Rita (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/18/1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/5/1988

1987

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
as Corelle
Movie - Released: 1/17/1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/18/1987

1986

Designing Women
Designing Women
as Etienne Toussant Bouvier
TV - Released: 9/29/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Renee Quintana
TV - Released: 9/15/1986

1985

Code Name: Foxfire
Code Name: Foxfire
as Maggie Bryan
Movie - Released: 1/27/1985
Code Name: Foxfire
Code Name: Foxfire
as Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan
TV - Released: 1/27/1985
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as show singer
TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

V
V
as Glenna
TV - Released: 10/26/1984
Hunter
Hunter
as Josie Clifford
TV - Released: 9/18/1984

1982

The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood
as Doris Campbell
Movie - Released: 4/25/1982

1981

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
as Mooshy Tucker
TV - Released: 12/4/1981

1980

It's a Living
It's a Living
as Ginger St. James
TV - Released: 10/30/1980

1977

A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action
as Barbara Hanley
Movie - Released: 10/7/1977

1975

The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons
TV - Released: 1/18/1975
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
as Bobbie
TV - Released: 11/7/1975

1974

Good Times
Good Times
TV - Released: 2/8/1974