Cast & creator
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers
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.
Also known as: 쉐릴 리 랠프
53
film credits
81
television credits
130
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (134)
Showing 134 of 134 credits
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Jeopardy!
Self - Clue Presenter
1984
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Barbara Howard
2005
2 Broke Girls
Genét
2011
ER
Gloria Gallant
1994
Young Justice
Amanda Waller (voice)
2010
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Las Vegas
Janet Ellis
2003
Falcon Crest
Mooshy Tucker
1981
L.A. Law
Renee Quintana
1986
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
1996
Abbott Elementary
Barbara Howard
2021
MacGyver
Mama Colton
2016
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Ray Donovan
Claudette
2013
The Wild Thornberrys
Lioness #2 (voice)
1998
The District
Dee Banks
2000
Moesha
Dee Mitchell
1996
Hunter
Josie Clifford
1984
Hannah Montana
Clarice Johnson
2006
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
7th Heaven
Nurse
1996
Justice League Unlimited
Cheetah (voice)
2004
The Jeffersons
1975
Amazing Stories
show singer
1985
The Parkers
1999The Parkers
Director
1999
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
2021
Static Shock
Trina Jessup (voice)
2000
The Proud Family
Diana Parker (voice)
2001
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Ms. Dumont
2014
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
Joan Kranden (voice)
2026
Good Times
1974
V
Glenna
1984
Justice League
Cheetah (voice)
2001
Smash
Cynthia Moore
2012Vicki!
Self
1992
Wonder Woman
Bobbie
1975
American Music Awards
Self - Presenter
1974
Motherland: Fort Salem
President Kelly Wade
2020
Designing Women
Etienne Toussant Bouvier
1986
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Asia's Mother
2019
Imperfect Women
Constance
2026
It's a Living
Ginger St. James
1980
Oliver & Company
Rita (voice)
1988
Instant Mom
Maggie Turner
2013
The Quad
Ula Pettiway
2017
The Flintstones
Mrs. Pyrite
1994
Whoopi
Florence
2003
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Florence Watson
1993
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996Wordplay
Self - Celebrity Panelist
1986
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Self
2021
Barbershop
Claire
2005
Weather Hunters
Ms. Joyce (voice)
2025
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
One Mississippi
Felicia
2016
Young Love
Additional Voices (voice)
2023
Fam
Rose
2019
How We Roll
Loretta
2022
George
1993
New Attitude
Vicki St. James
1990New Attitude
Theme Song Performance
1990
The Fabulous Four
Kitty
2024The Fabulous Four
Executive Producer
2024
White Man's Burden
Roberta
1995
The Distinguished Gentleman
Miss Loretta
1992
Just Getting Started
Roberta
2017Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990
The Mighty Quinn
Lola Quinn
1989
Uncensored
2018
Mistress
Beverly Dumont
1992
The Young Wife
Angelique
2023
Deterrence
Gayle Redford
2000
Octet
Paula
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Self
2022
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2025
Cars: Lightning Racers
Ms. Blinker (voice)
Skin Deep
Receptionist
1989
Bogus
Ruth Clark
1996
Christmas at Holly Lodge
Nadine
2017
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Miss Rosalee
1991
Disney 100: Remember That
Self - Host
2023
Witch Hunt
Hypolita Kropotkin
1994
Step Sisters
Yvonne Bishop
2018
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
Mrs. Wright
2018
A Piece of the Action
Barbara Hanley
1977
Christmas in My Heart
Ruthie Sampson
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Code Name: Foxfire
Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan
1985
To Sleep with Anger
Linda
1990
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
2023
JD Lawrence's Community Service
Carolyn
2013
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
Self
2026Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
Producer
2026
Christmas Comes Twice
Ms. Nelson
2020
Jamaica Beat
Sylvia Jones
1997
Forbidden
2018
Ladies of the Church
2012
Lover's Knot
Charlotte
1996
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
1991
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
Nurse
2000
Christmas in Compton
Abuta
2012
Fashionably Yours
Janet
2020
Christmas Hotel
Marnie
2019
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
Hazel Scott (voice)
2025
Blessed and Cursed
Lady Wright
2010
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
Corelle
1987
The Jennie Project
Dr. Pamela Prentiss
2001
Ricky
Joanne
2025
News to Me
2004
The Neighborhood
Doris Campbell
1982
The Real Red Tails
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024Hook'd Up
Chantal
1999Code Name: Foxfire
Maggie Bryan
1985
The Easter Story Keepers
Risa (voice)
1998