Sheryl Lee Ralph

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.

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A Piece of the Action (1977)

How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follow the straight and narrow? Con them into helping juvenile delinquents turn over a new leaf. But how? Burke has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Poitier
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  Bill Cosby  •  James Earl Jones  •  Denise Nicholas

How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follow the straight and narrow? Con them into helping juvenile delinquents turn over a new leaf. But how? Burke has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Poitier
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  Bill Cosby  •  James Earl Jones  •  Denise Nicholas

Oliver & Company (1988)

This animated take on Oliver Twist re-imagines Oliver as an adorable orphaned kitten who struggles to survive in New York City and falls in with a band of canine criminals led by an evil human. First, Oliver meets Dodger, a carefree mutt with street savoir faire. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Scribner
CAST:  Joey Lawrence  •  Billy Joel  •  Cheech Marin  •  Richard Mulligan

This animated take on Oliver Twist re-imagines Oliver as an adorable orphaned kitten who struggles to survive in New York City and falls in with a band of canine criminals led by an evil human. First, Oliver meets Dodger, a carefree mutt with street savoir faire. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Scribner
CAST:  Joey Lawrence  •  Billy Joel  •  Cheech Marin  •  Richard Mulligan

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

Brilliant

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Duke
CAST:  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Kathy Najimy  •  James Coburn  •  Barnard Hughes

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Duke
CAST:  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Kathy Najimy  •  James Coburn  •  Barnard Hughes

The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)

A Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district who he just happens to share a name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, Congress, where the money flows from lobbyists. But soon he learns the nature of the game and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Lynn
CAST:  Eddie Murphy  •  Lane Smith  •  Sheryl Lee Ralph  •  Joe Don Baker

A Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district who he just happens to share a name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, Congress, where the money flows from lobbyists. But soon he learns the nature of the game and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Lynn
CAST:  Eddie Murphy  •  Lane Smith  •  Sheryl Lee Ralph  •  Joe Don Baker

The Flintstones (1994)

Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Levant
CAST:  John Goodman  •  Elizabeth Perkins  •  Rick Moranis  •  Rosie O'Donnell

Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Levant
CAST:  John Goodman  •  Elizabeth Perkins  •  Rick Moranis  •  Rosie O'Donnell

The Jennie Project (2001)

Hugo Archibald is a doctor and brings home a wide variety of exotic animal species. The latest animal he brings home is a chimpanzee named Jennie. Dr. Archibald is not home very much, and Andrew feels he does not care about him. And Lea his wife does not want ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nadeau
CAST:  Alex D. Linz  •  Sheila Kelley  •  Lance Guest  •  Abigail Mavity

Hugo Archibald is a doctor and brings home a wide variety of exotic animal species. The latest animal he brings home is a chimpanzee named Jennie. Dr. Archibald is not home very much, and Andrew feels he does not care about him. And Lea his wife does not want ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nadeau
CAST:  Alex D. Linz  •  Sheila Kelley  •  Lance Guest  •  Abigail Mavity

The Mighty Quinn (1989)

Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapitated in his Jacuzzi. Although the local political establishment, especially crooked Governor Chalk, insists that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Schenkel
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Mimi Rogers  •  James Fox  •  M. Emmet Walsh

Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapitated in his Jacuzzi. Although the local political establishment, especially crooked Governor Chalk, insists that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Schenkel
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Mimi Rogers  •  James Fox  •  M. Emmet Walsh

Deterrence (2000)

The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Lurie
CAST:  Kevin Pollak  •  Timothy Hutton  •  Sheryl Lee Ralph  •  Clotilde Courau

The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Lurie
CAST:  Kevin Pollak  •  Timothy Hutton  •  Sheryl Lee Ralph  •  Clotilde Courau

White Man's Burden (1995)

The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos. Louis Pinnock is a white worker in a chocolate factory, loving husband and father of two children. While delivering a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Desmond Nakano
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Harry Belafonte  •  Kelly Lynch  •  Margaret Avery

The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos. Louis Pinnock is a white worker in a chocolate factory, loving husband and father of two children. While delivering a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Desmond Nakano
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Harry Belafonte  •  Kelly Lynch  •  Margaret Avery

Skin Deep (1989)

Hard-drinking novelist Zach Hutton spirals out of control after his wife and mistress both leave him. Alone and crippled by a bad case of writer's block, Zach slips in and out of casual relationships and one-night stands, while his drinking becomes more and more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Vincent Gardenia  •  Alyson Reed  •  Joel Brooks  •  John Ritter

Hard-drinking novelist Zach Hutton spirals out of control after his wife and mistress both leave him. Alone and crippled by a bad case of writer's block, Zach slips in and out of casual relationships and one-night stands, while his drinking becomes more and more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Vincent Gardenia  •  Alyson Reed  •  Joel Brooks  •  John Ritter

Christmas in Compton (2012)

Big Earl, the owner of a Christmas tree lot in Compton, California runs into some trouble when his son Derrick crosses the line to prove to his father that he is a success.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Raynr
CAST:  Eric Roberts  •  Keith David  •  Orlando Brown  •  Matthew Willig

Big Earl, the owner of a Christmas tree lot in Compton, California runs into some trouble when his son Derrick crosses the line to prove to his father that he is a success.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Raynr
CAST:  Eric Roberts  •  Keith David  •  Orlando Brown  •  Matthew Willig

Blessed and Cursed (2010)

When his father encounters insufferable hardship, Dwight Hawkins (real-life gospel singer Deitrick Haddon) is torn between Christian duty and his own desire to pursue his dreams as a gospel singer. But what does God really have planned for him? Sheryl Lee Ralph ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Kapity
CAST:  Deitrick Haddon  •  Ariana Pierce  •  Ryan Pierce  •  Drew Sidora

When his father encounters insufferable hardship, Dwight Hawkins (real-life gospel singer Deitrick Haddon) is torn between Christian duty and his own desire to pursue his dreams as a gospel singer. But what does God really have planned for him? Sheryl Lee Ralph ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Kapity
CAST:  Deitrick Haddon  •  Ariana Pierce  •  Ryan Pierce  •  Drew Sidora

Witch Hunt (1994)

Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Schrader
CAST:  Dennis Hopper  •  Penelope Ann Miller  •  Eric Bogosian  •  Sheryl Lee Ralph

Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Schrader
CAST:  Dennis Hopper  •  Penelope Ann Miller  •  Eric Bogosian  •  Sheryl Lee Ralph

The Neighborhood (1982)

A neighborhood in Brooklyn reacts to the first black families moving into the community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee H. Katzin
CAST:  Ron Masak  •  Christine Belford  •  Ben Masters  •  Carol Potter

A neighborhood in Brooklyn reacts to the first black families moving into the community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee H. Katzin
CAST:  Ron Masak  •  Christine Belford  •  Ben Masters  •  Carol Potter

Hook'd Up (1999)

Romance - Keith, a freelance journalist, knows sex sells. With the help of a personal ad, he decides to combine business and pleasure through a piece of freelance investigative reporting on the dating scene: 30 dates in 30 days, A Personal Journal. The research ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Sargent
CAST:  Malik Yoba  •  Stacey Dash  •  Sheryl Lee Ralph  •  Jim Gaffigan

Romance - Keith, a freelance journalist, knows sex sells. With the help of a personal ad, he decides to combine business and pleasure through a piece of freelance investigative reporting on the dating scene: 30 dates in 30 days, A Personal Journal. The research ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Sargent
CAST:  Malik Yoba  •  Stacey Dash  •  Sheryl Lee Ralph  •  Jim Gaffigan

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000)

In 1970s Atlanta, a diminutive gay man tries to find succor from the small-town religion that filled him with self-loathing. He meets Miss Make-Do, who teaches him the fun of reckless behavior and emotional management via getting higher than a kite. The film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julia Jay Pierrepont III
CAST:  Leslie Jordan  •  Erin Chandler  •  Mark Pellegrino  •  John Ritter

In 1970s Atlanta, a diminutive gay man tries to find succor from the small-town religion that filled him with self-loathing. He meets Miss Make-Do, who teaches him the fun of reckless behavior and emotional management via getting higher than a kite. The film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julia Jay Pierrepont III
CAST:  Leslie Jordan  •  Erin Chandler  •  Mark Pellegrino  •  John Ritter

Mistress (1992)

A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Primus
CAST:  Robert Wuhl  •  Martin Landau  •  Jace Alexander  •  Robert De Niro

A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Primus
CAST:  Robert Wuhl  •  Martin Landau  •  Jace Alexander  •  Robert De Niro

To Sleep with Anger (1990)

An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Burnett
CAST:  Danny Glover  •  Paul Butler  •  DeVaughn Nixon  •  Mary Alice

An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Burnett
CAST:  Danny Glover  •  Paul Butler  •  DeVaughn Nixon  •  Mary Alice

Step Sisters (2018)

Jamilah has her whole life figured out. She's the president of her black sorority, captain of their champion step dance crew, is student liaison to the college dean, and her next move is on to Harvard Law School. She's got it all, right? But when the hard-partying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Stone III
CAST:  Eden Sher  •  Alessandra Torresani  •  Megalyn Echikunwoke  •  Gage Golightly

Jamilah has her whole life figured out. She's the president of her black sorority, captain of their champion step dance crew, is student liaison to the college dean, and her next move is on to Harvard Law School. She's got it all, right? But when the hard-partying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Stone III
CAST:  Eden Sher  •  Alessandra Torresani  •  Megalyn Echikunwoke  •  Gage Golightly

Christmas at Holly Lodge (2017)

Sophie Bennett begins a new holiday tradition of spending every holiday at the Evergreen Inn and Ski Lodge, which she inherited from her parents. Evergreen Inn is a special place filled with people who cannot make it home for the holidays or who have had such ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jem Garrard
CAST:  Alison Sweeney  •  Jordan Bridges  •  Sheryl Lee Ralph  •  Latonya Williams

Sophie Bennett begins a new holiday tradition of spending every holiday at the Evergreen Inn and Ski Lodge, which she inherited from her parents. Evergreen Inn is a special place filled with people who cannot make it home for the holidays or who have had such ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jem Garrard
CAST:  Alison Sweeney  •  Jordan Bridges  •  Sheryl Lee Ralph  •  Latonya Williams
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