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Sheryl Lee Ralph
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- What a Delta Diva Knows
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little You
- Diva 2.0
- Dating with Purpose
- Faviorite Family recipies
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident — Self2026
- Imperfect Women — Constance2026
- Regular Show: The Lost Tapes — Joan Kranden (voice)2026
- Ricky — Joanne2025
- The Disappearance of Miss Scott — Hazel Scott (voice)2025
- The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 — Self2025
- Weather Hunters — Ms. Joyce (voice)2025
- The Fabulous Four — Kitty2024
- The Real Red Tails — Self - Narrator (voice)2024
- The Young Wife — Angelique2023
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1956-12-30
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 117,698
- Total plays
- 837,953
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Sheryl Lee Ralph (born on December 30, 1956 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA) is an American actress and singer of Jamaican descent, best known for her work in Broadway productions such as Dreamgirls (in which she was nominated for a Tony Award) and Thoroughly Modern Millie. In television, she had co-starring roles in the 1980s sitcoms It's A Living and Designing Women and as Brandy's stepmother on the successful UPN sitcom, Moesha. In July 2005, Ralph wed Pennsylvania state senator Vincent Hughes
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Waterbury
- Spouse
- Vincent Hughes
- Occupation
- film director
- Educated at
- HB Studio
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Sheryl Lee Ralph - Philadelphia BME Leadership Awards (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Sheryl Lee Ralph
- date of birth
- 1956-12-30
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- name in native language
- Sheryl Lee Ralph
- social media followers
- 310302
- member of
- SAG-AFTRA
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