Acting · Waterbury, Connecticut, USA · Born December 30, 1956
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.
MovieLisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026
as Self
TVRegular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026
as Joan Kranden (voice)
TVImperfect Women
2026
as Constance
MovieThe Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025
as Self
TVWeather Hunters
2025
as Ms. Joyce (voice)
MovieThe Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025
as Hazel Scott (voice)
MovieRicky
2025
as Joanne
MovieThe Fabulous Four
2024
as Kitty
MovieThe Real Red Tails
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieDisney 100: Remember That
2023
as Self - Host
TVYoung Love
2023
as Additional Voices (voice)
MovieCarol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self
MovieThe Young Wife
2023
as Angelique
MovieCommitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSavage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022
as Self
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
TVHow We Roll
2022
as Loretta
TVAbbott Elementary
2021
as Barbara Howard
MovieChristmas in My Heart
2021
as Ruthie Sampson
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
TVTurning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021
as Self
TVCelebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
MovieChristmas Comes Twice
2020
as Ms. Nelson
MovieFashionably Yours
2020
as Janet
TVMotherland: Fort Salem
2020
as President Kelly Wade
MovieChristmas Hotel
2019
as Marnie
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
TVA Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Asia's Mother
TVFam
2019
as Rose
MovieNo Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018
as Mrs. Wright
MovieForbidden
2018
TVUncensored
2018
MovieStep Sisters
2018
as Yvonne Bishop
MovieChristmas at Holly Lodge
2017
as Nadine
MovieJust Getting Started
2017
as Roberta
TVCarpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
TVThe Quad
2017
as Ula Pettiway
TVMacGyver
2016
as Mama Colton
TVOne Mississippi
2016
as Felicia
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TVNicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
2014
as Ms. Dumont
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVInstant Mom
2013
as Maggie Turner
TVRay Donovan
2013
as Claudette
TVJD Lawrence's Community Service
2013
as Carolyn
MovieChristmas in Compton
2012
as Abuta
TVSmash
2012
as Cynthia Moore
MovieLadies of the Church
2012
TV2 Broke Girls
2011
as Genét
TVYoung Justice
2010
as Amanda Waller (voice)
MovieBlessed and Cursed
2010
as Lady Wright
TVRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
TVThe Wendy Williams Show
2008
TVHannah Montana
2006
as Clarice Johnson
TVBarbershop
2005
as Claire
TVIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Barbara Howard
TVJustice League Unlimited
2004
as Cheetah (voice)
TVLas Vegas
2003
as Janet Ellis
TVWhoopi
2003
as Florence
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVJustice League
2001
as Cheetah (voice)
TVThe Proud Family
2001
as Diana Parker (voice)
MovieThe Jennie Project
2001
as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
TVThe District
2000
as Dee Banks
TVStatic Shock
2000
as Trina Jessup (voice)
MovieLost in the Pershing Point Hotel
2000
as Nurse
MovieDeterrence
2000
as Gayle Redford
TVThe Parkers
1999
Hook'd Up
1999
as Chantal
TVHollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
TVThe Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Lioness #2 (voice)
MovieJamaica Beat
1997
as Sylvia Jones
TVSabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
MovieBogus
1996
as Ruth Clark
TV7th Heaven
1996
as Nurse
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieLover's Knot
1996
as Charlotte
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
TVMoesha
1996
as Dee Mitchell
MovieWhite Man's Burden
1995
as Roberta
MovieWitch Hunt
1994
as Hypolita Kropotkin
TVER
1994
as Gloria Gallant
MovieThe Flintstones
1994
as Mrs. Pyrite
MovieSister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
as Florence Watson
George
1993
MovieThe Distinguished Gentleman
1992
as Miss Loretta
Vicki!
1992
as Self
MovieMistress
1992
as Beverly Dumont
MovieThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Miss Rosalee
MovieVoices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
MovieTo Sleep with Anger
1990
as Linda
TVNew Attitude
1990
as Vicki St. James
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990
MovieSkin Deep
1989
as Receptionist
MovieThe Mighty Quinn
1989
as Lola Quinn
MovieOliver & Company
1988
as Rita (voice)
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MovieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
MovieSister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
1987
as Corelle
Wordplay
1986
as Self - Celebrity Panelist
TVDesigning Women
1986
as Etienne Toussant Bouvier
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Renee Quintana
TVAmazing Stories
1985
as show singer
MovieCode Name: Foxfire
1985
as Maggie Bryan
TVCode Name: Foxfire
1985
as Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan
TVV
1984
as Glenna
TVHunter
1984
as Josie Clifford
MovieThe Neighborhood
1982
as Doris Campbell
TVFalcon Crest
1981
as Mooshy Tucker
TVIt's a Living
1980
as Ginger St. James
MovieA Piece of the Action
1977
as Barbara Hanley
TVWonder Woman
1975
as Bobbie
TVThe Jeffersons
1975
TVAmerican Music Awards
1974
as Self - Presenter
TVGood Times
1974
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
MovieOctet
as Paula
TVCars: Lightning Racers
as Ms. Blinker (voice)
