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Sheryl Lee Ralph
Waterbury, 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 th…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
Movie Self
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2026
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
TV show Joan Kranden (voice)
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2026
Imperfect Women
TV show Constance
- 2025
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2025
Weather Hunters
TV show Ms. Joyce (voice)
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2025
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
Movie Hazel Scott (voice)
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2025
Ricky
Movie Joanne
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2024
The Fabulous Four
Movie Kitty
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2024
The Real Red Tails
Movie Self - Narrator (voice)
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2023
Disney 100: Remember That
Movie Self - Host
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2023
Young Love
TV show Additional Voices (voice)
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2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie Self - Guest
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2023
The Young Wife
Movie Angelique
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2023
Commitment to Life
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Movie Self
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self
More credits
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
How We Roll
TV show Loretta
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2021
Abbott Elementary
TV show Barbara Howard
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2021
Christmas in My Heart
Movie Ruthie Sampson
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2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie Self
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2021
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
TV show Self
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2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV show Self - Contestant
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2020
Christmas Comes Twice
Movie Ms. Nelson
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2020
Fashionably Yours
Movie Janet
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2020
Motherland: Fort Salem
TV show President Kelly Wade
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2019
Christmas Hotel
Movie Marnie
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2019
Tamron Hall
TV show Self - Guest
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2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV show Asia's Mother
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2019
Fam
TV show Rose
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2018
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
Movie Mrs. Wright
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2018
Forbidden
Movie
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2018
Uncensored
TV show
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2018
Step Sisters
Movie Yvonne Bishop
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2017
Christmas at Holly Lodge
Movie Nadine
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2017
Just Getting Started
Movie Roberta
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2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV show Self
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2017
The Quad
TV show Ula Pettiway
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2016
MacGyver
TV show Mama Colton
