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.
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Known For
The Flintstones
(1994)
Mrs. Pyrite
Oliver & Company
(1988)
Rita (voice)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
(1993)
Florence Watson
Bogus
(1996)
Ruth Clark
Step Sisters
(2018)
Yvonne Bishop
Skin Deep
(1989)
Receptionist
Mistress
(1992)
Beverly Dumont
The Distinguished Gentleman
(1992)
Miss Loretta
Witch Hunt
(1994)
Hypolita Kropotkin
Just Getting Started
(2017)
Roberta
Fashionably Yours
(2020)
Janet
The Mighty Quinn
(1989)
Lola Quinn
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
(2018)
Mrs. Wright
To Sleep with Anger
(1990)
Linda
Full Filmography
Acting
A Piece of the Action
(1977)
Barbara Hanley
The Neighborhood
(1982)
Doris Campbell
Code Name: Foxfire
(1985)
Maggie Bryan
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
(1987)
Corelle
Oliver & Company
(1988)
Rita (voice)
The Mighty Quinn
(1989)
Lola Quinn
Skin Deep
(1989)
Receptionist
To Sleep with Anger
(1990)
Linda
Voices That Care
(1991)
Self - Choir Member
Mistress
(1992)
Beverly Dumont
The Distinguished Gentleman
(1992)
Miss Loretta
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
(1993)
Florence Watson
Witch Hunt
(1994)
Hypolita Kropotkin
The Flintstones
(1994)
Mrs. Pyrite
White Man's Burden
(1995)
Roberta
Lover's Knot
(1996)
Charlotte
Bogus
(1996)
Ruth Clark
Jamaica Beat
(1997)
Sylvia Jones
Hook'd Up
(1999)
Chantal
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
(2000)
Nurse
Deterrence
(2000)
Gayle Redford
The Jennie Project
(2001)
Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Blessed and Cursed
(2010)
Lady Wright
Christmas in Compton
(2012)
Abuta
Just Getting Started
(2017)
Roberta
Christmas at Holly Lodge
(2017)
Nadine
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
(2018)
Mrs. Wright
Forbidden
(2018)
Step Sisters
(2018)
Yvonne Bishop
Christmas Hotel
(2019)
Marnie
Fashionably Yours
(2020)
Janet
Christmas Comes Twice
(2020)
Ms. Nelson
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
(2021)
Self
Christmas in My Heart
(2021)
Ruthie Sampson
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
(2022)
Self
The Young Wife
(2023)
The Fabulous Four
(2024)
The Real Red Tails
(2024)
Narrator