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Sheryl Lee Ralph
Acting
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 Daily Show
1996

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

ER
1994

2 Broke Girls
2011

RuPaul's Drag Race
2009

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005

Young Justice
2010

Falcon Crest
1981

L.A. Law
1986

Abbott Elementary
2021

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996

MacGyver
2016

Las Vegas
2003

Hannah Montana
2006

Ray Donovan
2013

Amazing Stories
1985

The Wild Thornberrys
1998

Hunter
1984

Static Shock
2000

7th Heaven
1996

Justice League Unlimited
2004

Smash
2012

Justice League
2001

The Jeffersons
1975

Wonder Woman
1975
