SHERYL LEE RALPH

'Sheryl Lee Ralph' (born on December 30, 1956, in Waterbury, Connecticut,) is a Tony Award-nominated Jamaican-American actress and singer.

Contents

Biography

Career

Filmography

Television Work

Stage Work

Discography

External links

Biography

Ralph graduated from high school at age 16. She graduated from Rutgers University at age 19 in 1975. She missed her graduation to tape a Skippy Peanut Butter commercial. Many years later, she served as the commencement speaker at Rutgers for the Class of 2003.
She appeared recently on an episode of Clean House with her two children Etienne and Coco.

Career

Ralph is best known for her work in Broadway productions such as ''Dreamgirls'' (for 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'' as waitress Ginger St. James and ''Designing Women'' as Etienne Toussant Bouvier, wife of the design firm's male partner, Anthony.
In the 1990s, she co-starred in '' as Lauryn Hill's Rita character's mother and appeared as Brandy's stepmother on the successful UPN sitcom, ''Moesha''.
Ralph grew up in Uniondale, Long Island, New York, USA.

Filmography

★ ''A Piece of the Action'' (1977)

★ ''Oliver & Company'' (1988) (voice)

★ ''The Mighty Quinn'' (1989)

★ ''Skin Deep'' (1989)

★ ''To Sleep With Anger'' (1990)

★ ''Mistress'' (1992)

★ ''The Distinguished Gentleman'' (1992)

★ '' (1993)

★ ''The Flintstones'' (1994)

★ ''White Man's Burden'' (1995)

★ ''Lover's Knot'' (1996)

★ ''Bogus'' (1996)

★ ''Jamaica Beat'' (1997)

★ ''Secrets'' (1998) (short subject) (also director and producer)

★ ''Unconditional Love'' (1999)

★ ''Personals'' (1999)

★ ''Deterrence'' (1999)

★ ''Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel'' (2000)

★ ''Baby of the Family'' (2002)
Upcoming:

★ ''Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age'' (2007) (documentary)

Television Work

★ ''Good Times'' (1978) J.J and the Plumber's Helper.

★ ''Wonder Woman'' (1979)

★ ''The Neighborhood'' (1982)

★ ''Search for Tomorrow'' (cast member from 1983-1984)

★ ''Code Name: Foxfire'' (1985) (canceled after a few episodes)

★ ''Pros & Cons'' (1986)

★ ''It's a Living'' (cast member from 1986-1989)

★ ''Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies'' (1987)

★ ''New Attitude'' (1990) (canceled after a few episodes)

★ ''The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw'' (1991)

★ ''Designing Women'' (cast member from 1992-1993)

★ ''George'' (1993) (canceled after a few episodes)

★ ''Witch Hunt'' (1994)

★ ''Moesha'' (cast member from 1996-2001)

★ ''The Jennie Project'' (2001)

★ ''Justice League'' (2001)

★ ''Da Kink in My Hair'' (2004)

Stage Work

★ ''Reggae'' (1980)

★ ''Dreamgirls'' (1981)

★ ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (2002)

Discography

★ ''In The Evening'' (1984)

★ ''You're So Romantic'' (1985)

★ ''Evolution'' (1998)

★ ''In The Evening'' (various Remixes throughout 2000 - 2006)

External links

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