Acting credits
119
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
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Movies: 48Series: 71Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 33613
IMDb ID: nm0005336
Known for: Acting
Born: December 30, 1956
Age: 69
Place of birth: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2026
Years active: 83
Average TMDB rating: 6.73
Wikidata: Q457180
Also known as
쉐릴 리 랠프
Other jobs
Director (1)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)Theme Song Performance (1)
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.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Sheryl Lee Ralph.
as Self
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026 • Movie
as Self
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025 • Movie
as Hazel Scott (voice)
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025 • Movie
as Joanne
Ricky
2025 • Movie
as Kitty
The Fabulous Four
2024 • Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Real Red Tails
2024 • Movie
as Self - Host
Disney 100: Remember That
2023 • Movie
as Self - Guest
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 • Movie
as Angelique
The Young Wife
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
2023 • Movie
as Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022 • Movie
as Ruthie Sampson
Christmas in My Heart
2021 • Movie
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 • Movie
as Ms. Nelson
Christmas Comes Twice
2020 • Movie
as Janet
Fashionably Yours
2020 • Movie
as Marnie
Christmas Hotel
2019 • Movie
as Mrs. Wright
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018 • Movie
Forbidden
2018 • Movie
as Yvonne Bishop
Step Sisters
2018 • Movie
as Nadine
Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017 • Movie
as Roberta
Just Getting Started
2017 • Movie
as Abuta
Christmas in Compton
2012 • Movie
Ladies of the Church
2012 • Movie
as Lady Wright
Blessed and Cursed
2010 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Sheryl Lee Ralph.
as Joan Kranden (voice) • 1 eps
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026 • Series
as Constance • 1 eps
Imperfect Women
2026 • Series
as Ms. Joyce (voice) • 4 eps
Weather Hunters
2025 • Series
as Additional Voices (voice) • 2 eps
Young Love
2023 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Sherri
2022 • Series
as Loretta • 1 eps
How We Roll
2022 • Series
as Barbara Howard • 93 eps
Abbott Elementary
2021 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021 • Series
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 • Series
as President Kelly Wade • 30 eps
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Tamron Hall
2019 • Series
as Asia's Mother • 1 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 • Series
as Rose • 13 eps
Fam
2019 • Series
1 eps
Uncensored
2018 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 • Series
as Ula Pettiway • 3 eps
The Quad
2017 • Series
as Mama Colton • 3 eps
MacGyver
2016 • Series
as Felicia • 6 eps
One Mississippi
2016 • Series
1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 • Series
as Ms. Dumont • 1 eps
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
2014 • Series