About
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.
Filmography
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident2026 · Self
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/202025 · Self
The Disappearance of Miss Scott2025 · Hazel Scott (voice)
Ricky2025 · Joanne
The Fabulous Four2024 · Kitty
The Real Red Tails2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Disney 100: Remember That2023 · Self - Host
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love2023 · Self
The Young Wife2023 · Angelique
Commitment to Life2023 · Self (archive footage)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 42022 · Self
Christmas in My Heart2021 · Ruthie Sampson
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · Self
Christmas Comes Twice2020 · Ms. Nelson
Fashionably Yours2020 · Janet
Christmas Hotel2019 · Marnie
No Sleep 'Til Christmas2018 · Mrs. Wright
Forbidden2018
Step Sisters2018 · Yvonne Bishop
Christmas at Holly Lodge2017 · Nadine