Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026 · Movie
as Self
Sheryl Lee Ralph
1956-12-30
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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 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
Imperfect Women
2026 · TV Show
as Constance
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026 · TV Show
as Joan Kranden (voice)
Ricky
2025 · Movie
as Joanne
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
2025 · Movie
as Hazel Scott (voice)
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025 · Movie
as Self
Weather Hunters
2025 · TV Show
as Ms. Joyce (voice)
The Fabulous Four
2024 · Movie
as Kitty
The Real Red Tails
2024 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Young Wife
2023 · Movie
as Angelique
Disney 100: Remember That
2023 · Movie
as Self - Host
Commitment to Life
2023 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 · Movie
as Self - Guest
Young Love
2023 · TV Show
as Additional Voices (voice)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022 · Movie
as Self
Sherri
2022 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
How We Roll
2022 · TV Show
as Loretta
Christmas in My Heart
2021 · Movie
as Ruthie Sampson
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Movie
as Self
Abbott Elementary
2021 · TV Show
as Barbara Howard
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021 · TV Show
as Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · TV Show
as Self - Contestant
Fashionably Yours
2020 · Movie
as Janet
Christmas Comes Twice
2020 · Movie
as Ms. Nelson
Motherland: Fort Salem
2020 · TV Show
as President Kelly Wade
Christmas Hotel
2019 · Movie
as Marnie
Tamron Hall
2019 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self - Guest, Self
Fam
2019 · TV Show
as Rose
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · TV Show
as Asia's Mother
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
2018 · Movie
as Mrs. Wright
Step Sisters
2018 · Movie
as Yvonne Bishop
Forbidden
2018 · Movie
Uncensored
2018 · TV Show
Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017 · Movie
as Nadine
Just Getting Started
2017 · Movie
as Roberta
The Quad
2017 · TV Show
as Ula Pettiway
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · TV Show
as Self
One Mississippi
2016 · TV Show
as Felicia
MacGyver
2016 · TV Show
as Mama Colton
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
2014 · TV Show
as Ms. Dumont
Instant Mom
2013 · TV Show
as Maggie Turner
Ray Donovan
2013 · TV Show
as Claudette
JD Lawrence's Community Service
2013 · TV Show
as Carolyn
Christmas in Compton
2012 · Movie
as Abuta
Ladies of the Church
2012 · Movie
Smash
2012 · TV Show
as Cynthia Moore
2 Broke Girls
2011 · TV Show
as Genét
Blessed and Cursed
2010 · Movie
as Lady Wright
Young Justice
2010 · TV Show
as Amanda Waller (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest Judge
The Wendy Williams Show
2008 · TV Show
Hannah Montana
2006 · TV Show
as Clarice Johnson
Barbershop
2005 · TV Show
as Claire
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · TV Show
as Barbara Howard
Justice League Unlimited
2004 · TV Show
as Cheetah (voice)
Las Vegas
2003 · TV Show
as Janet Ellis
Whoopi
2003 · TV Show
as Florence
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Jennie Project
2001 · Movie
as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Justice League
2001 · TV Show
as Cheetah (voice)
The Proud Family
2001 · TV Show
as Diana Parker (voice)
Deterrence
2000 · Movie
as Gayle Redford
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
2000 · Movie
as Nurse
The District
2000 · TV Show
as Dee Banks
Static Shock
2000 · TV Show
as Trina Jessup (voice)
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Hook'd Up
1999 · Movie
as Chantal
The Parkers
1999 · TV Show
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · TV Show
as Lioness #2 (voice)
Hollywood Squares
1998 · TV Show
as Self - Panelist
Jamaica Beat
1997 · Movie
as Sylvia Jones
Bogus
1996 · Movie
as Ruth Clark
Lover's Knot
1996 · Movie
as Charlotte
Moesha
1996 · TV Show
as Dee Mitchell
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · TV Show
as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self
7th Heaven
1996 · TV Show
as Nurse
White Man's Burden
1995 · Movie
as Roberta
Witch Hunt
1994 · Movie
as Hypolita Kropotkin
The Flintstones
1994 · Movie
as Mrs. Pyrite
ER
1994 · TV Show
as Gloria Gallant
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993 · Movie
as Florence Watson
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George
1993 · TV Show
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992 · Movie
as Miss Loretta
Mistress
1992 · Movie
as Beverly Dumont
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Vicki!
1992 · TV Show
as Self
Voices That Care
1991 · Movie
as Self - Choir Member
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991 · Movie
as Miss Rosalee
To Sleep with Anger
1990 · Movie
as Linda
New Attitude
1990 · TV Show
as Vicki St. James
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Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990 · TV Show
Skin Deep
1989 · Movie
as Receptionist
The Mighty Quinn
1989 · Movie
as Lola Quinn
Oliver & Company
1988 · Movie
as Rita (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
1987 · Movie
as Corelle
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · Movie
as Self
Designing Women
1986 · TV Show
as Etienne Toussant Bouvier
L.A. Law
1986 · TV Show
as Renee Quintana
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Wordplay
1986 · TV Show
as Self - Celebrity Panelist
Code Name: Foxfire
1985 · Movie
as Maggie Bryan
Code Name: Foxfire
1985 · TV Show
as Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan
Amazing Stories
1985 · TV Show
as show singer
V
1984 · TV Show
as Glenna
Hunter
1984 · TV Show
as Josie Clifford
Jeopardy!
1984 · TV Show
as Self - Clue Presenter
The Neighborhood
1982 · Movie
as Doris Campbell
Falcon Crest
1981 · TV Show
as Mooshy Tucker
It's a Living
1980 · TV Show
as Ginger St. James
A Piece of the Action
1977 · Movie
as Barbara Hanley
The Jeffersons
1975 · TV Show
Wonder Woman
1975 · TV Show
as Bobbie
Good Times
1974 · TV Show
American Music Awards
1974 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter
The Emmy Awards
1949 · TV Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee
Octet
· Movie
as Paula
Cars: Lightning Racers
· TV Show
as Ms. Blinker (voice)
