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Sheryl Lee Ralph
Born 1956-12-30Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an AccidentSelfThe Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20SelfThe Disappearance of Miss ScottHazel Scott (voice)RickyJoanneThe Fabulous FourKittyThe Real Red TailsSelf - Narrator (voice)Disney 100: Remember ThatSelf - HostCarol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + LoveSelf - GuestThe Young WifeAngeliqueCommitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4SelfChristmas in My HeartRuthie SampsonBroadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelfChristmas Comes TwiceMs. NelsonFashionably YoursJanetChristmas HotelMarnieNo Sleep 'Til ChristmasMrs. WrightForbiddenRoleStep SistersYvonne BishopChristmas at Holly LodgeNadineJust Getting StartedRobertaChristmas in ComptonAbutaLadies of the ChurchRoleBlessed and CursedLady Wright