Sheryl Lee Ralph

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actress film actress human singer stage actress television actress

Sheryl Lee Ralph is an American actress and singer known for her work in television, film, and theater, including her Tony-nominated role in the original Broadway production of "Dreamgirls" and her Emmy-winning performance on "Abbott Elementary."

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Sheryl Lee Ralph canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actress ⓘ
film actress ⓘ
human ⓘ
singer ⓘ
stage actress ⓘ
television actress ⓘ
awardReceived Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical ⓘ
surface form: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1956-12-30 ⓘ
educatedAt Rutgers University ⓘ
ethnicGroup African-American ⓘ
familyName Ralph ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
givenName Sheryl ⓘ
hasChild Etienne Maurice NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ivy-Victoria Maurice ⓘ
hasWebsite https://sherylleeralph.com ⓘ
knownFor originating the role of Deena Jones in Dreamgirls ⓘ
portraying Barbara Howard on Abbott Elementary ⓘ
languagesSpoken English ⓘ
name Sheryl Lee Ralph self-link ⓘ
nominatedFor Critics' Choice Television Award ⓘ
surface form: Critics' Choice Television Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical ⓘ
surface form: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
notableRole Yvette Nicole Brown ⓘ
surface form: Barbara Howard in Abbott Elementary

Deena Jones in Dreamgirls ⓘ
notableWork A Piece of the Action ⓘ
Abbott Elementary ⓘ
Dreamgirls ⓘ
Instant Mom ⓘ
Moesha ⓘ
Oliver & Company ⓘ
Ray Donovan ⓘ
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit ⓘ
The Distinguished Gentleman ⓘ
The Mighty Quinn ⓘ
To Sleep with Anger ⓘ
occupation activist ⓘ
actress ⓘ
producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
parent Ivy Ralph ⓘ
Stanley Ralph ⓘ
placeOfBirth Waterbury, Connecticut, United States ⓘ
residence Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
spouse Eric Maurice ⓘ
Vincent Hughes ⓘ
theaterDebut Dreamgirls original Broadway cast recording ⓘ
surface form: Dreamgirls
yearsActive 1970s–present ⓘ

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Moesha → starring → Sheryl Lee Ralph ⓘ
Dreamgirls (song) → performer → Sheryl Lee Ralph ⓘ
Sheryl Lee Ralph → name → Sheryl Lee Ralph self-link ⓘ
Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical) → notableOriginalCastMember → Sheryl Lee Ralph ⓘ
Dee Mitchell → portrayedBy → Sheryl Lee Ralph ⓘ
Deena Jones → portrayedBy → Sheryl Lee Ralph ⓘ
Father Murphy → starring → Sheryl Lee Ralph ⓘ
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit → starring → Sheryl Lee Ralph ⓘ
To Sleep with Anger → castMember → Sheryl Lee Ralph ⓘ