Sherrill Lee Ralph Net Worth

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Sheryl Lee Ralph is an American singer, actress, and activist who has a net worth of $5 million. Sherrill Lee Ralph had a huge hit in 1981 playing Dinah Jones in the original production of the Broadway musical “Dream Girls”. She went on to appear in several films, including “The Mighty Quinn”, “To Sleep with Anger”, “Mistress” and “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit”. Ralph has also participated in a large number of TV series, such as “It’s a Living”, “Moesha” and “Abbott Elementary”, for which she won an Emmy in 2022.

Early life and education

Sherrill Lee Ralph was born on December 30, 1956 in Waterbury, Connecticut to Jamaican fashion designer Ivy and university professor Stanley. Her younger brother is actor and comedian Michael. Ralph grew up in Mandeville, Jamaica and Long Island, New York. In the last place, she went to Uniondale High School, where she starred in a school theater production of the musical “Oklahoma!” Ralph went to Rutgers University and became the youngest woman to graduate from the school at the age of 19. Moreover, she was one of the first winners of the Erin Ryan Acting Scholarship. Although she initially majored in medicine, Ralph shifted her focus to the performing arts.

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After appearing in the musicals “Swing” and “Reggae,” Ralph made a breakthrough in her career in 1981 when she starred as Dina Jones in the original production of the Broadway musical “Dreamgirls.” For her performance in the acclaimed show, she received both Drama Desk and Tony Award nominations.

career movie

Ralph’s film career began in 1977 with a role in Sidney Poitier’s crime comedy Piece of Action. She didn’t have another movie credit until 1988, when she voiced a greyhound named Rita in the Disney animated musical “Oliver & Company.” The following year, Ralph starred as the wife of Police Chief Denzel Washington in the mystery comedy “The Mighty Quinn”. In 1990, she had another notable role in Charles Burnett’s black comedy Sleeping with Fury, for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. This was followed by roles in “Mistress”, “The Distinguished Gentleman”, “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit”, “The Flintstones” and “White Man’s Burden”. In the latter half of the 1990s, Ralph appeared in such films as “Bogus”, “Jamaica Beat”, “Unconditional Love” and “Deterrence”.

Ralph appeared less frequently on the big screen in the 2000s. Her few credits have included “Baby of the Family” and “Frankie D.” In 2010, Ralph appeared in a number of comedies, such as “Christmas in Compton”, “Just Getting Started”, “Step Sisters” and “The Comeback Trail”.

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TV career

Ralph began acting on television in the late 1970s, appearing on shows such as “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, “AES Hudson Street”, “Good Times”, “Wonder Woman” and “The Jeffersons”. Her first regular role came in 1983 in the television series “Searching for Tomorrow” on CBS. Ralph had a larger lead role on the sitcom “It’s a Living” from 1986 to 1989, playing Ginger St. James in the last three seasons of the show. During her time on the show, she also appeared in the episodes of “LA Law” and “Amazing Stories”. Beginning in the 1990s, Ralph appeared in two episodes of “Falcon Crest” and had a major role in the short-lived sitcom The New Attitude. She then played the recurring role of Etienne Toussaint Bouvier in the seventh and final season of the sitcom “Designing Women”. Next, Ralph starred opposite George Foreman in the sitcom short “George”. She went on to appear in the TV movie “Witch Hunt” and the short-lived medical drama “Street Gear”. From 1996 to 2001, Ralph played Deidra Mitchell on the sitcom “Moesha”, first as a main cast member and then as part of the recurring cast for the sixth and final season. For her work, she received five NAACP Image Award nominations.

While still on “Moesha” in the early 2000s, Ralph had a recurring role on the CBS crime drama series “The District.” Then she appeared in the TV movie “The Jennie Project” and provided her voice for the animated series “Justice League”, “The Proud Family” and “Static Shock”. Later, Ralph appeared in a number of shows, including “Las Vegas”, “Seventh Heaven”, “ER”, and “Hannah Montana”. She also played a recurring role in Showtime’s short-lived sitcom “Barbershop”. In 2013, Ralph began another recurring role in the crime drama “Ray Donovan”, playing the character of Claudette Boone. Also that year, she got a lead role in Nick Jr. sitcom “Instant Mom”. Ralph went on to play recurring roles in “Criminal Minds,” “One Mississippi,” “McGyver,” “Quad,” “Close,” and “Motherland: Fort Salem.” In 2019, she played a major role in the short-running sitcom “Fam” on CBS. One of Ralph’s most popular television roles came in 2021, when she began playing kindergarten teacher Barbara Howard in Quinta Bronson’s ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary. For her work on the show’s first season, she received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Later Broadway career

More than 20 years after her debut as Dreamgirls, Ralph returned to Broadway to play Muzzy Van Hossmere in the revival of the musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” After another long break, she played Madama Morehy in “Wicked” from 2016 to 2017. Other Ralph credits on Broadway include the 2021 play “Ideas for a Man of Color” which she produced.

Musical career

In addition to acting, Ralph released a music album in 1984 called In the Evening. The title track made it to number six on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Later, she contributed to the original studio staff recording of the musical “Goosebumps The Musical”.

personal life

Ralph married her first husband, French businessman Eric Morris, in 1990. They had two children before divorcing in 2001. Ralph subsequently married Pennsylvania Senator Vincent Hughes in 2005.



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