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Abbott Elementary

2021
as Barbara Howard

Bogus

1996
as Ruth Clark

Children of Africa

as Sheryl Lee Ralph

Christmas Comes Twice

2020
as Ms. Nelson

Christmas Hotel

2019
as Marnie

Code Name: Foxfire

1985
as Maggie Bryan

Deterrence

2000
as Gayle Redford

Fam

2019
as Rose Roggers

Hook'd Up

1999
as Chantal

Instant Mom

2013
as Maggie

Lover's Knot

1996
as Charlotte

Mistress

1992
as Beverly Dumont

Moesha

1996
as Dee Mitchell

Oliver & Company

1988
as Rita (voice)

One Love

2014
as Carolyn Winters

Skin Deep

1989
as Receptionist

Step Sisters

2018
as Yvonne Bishop

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992
as Miss Loretta Hicks

The Jennie Project

2001
as Dr. Pamela Prentiss

The Mighty Quinn

1989
as Lola Quinn

Witch Hunt

1994
as Hypolita Kropotkin

Director

Episode The Parkers
Single Black Female
2001

Host

Series Call Me Madame: Backstage at 'Wicked' with Sheryl Lee Ralph 2016
Episode Call Me Madame: Backstage at 'Wicked' with Sheryl Lee Ralph
Welcome!
2016

Guest Star

Episode ER
21 Guns
2006
Episode Motherland: Fort Salem
A Tiffany
2021
Episode 2 Broke Girls
And the Not Broke Parents
2014
Episode L.A. Law
Beef Jerky
1987
Episode The Proud Family
Behind Family Lines
2002
Episode Motherland: Fort Salem
But I Don't Even Have A Dress...
2022
Episode Hallmark Countdown to Christmas
Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017
Episode Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Comedy Actress
2023
Episode Static Shock
Consequences
2003
Episode Motherland: Fort Salem
Coup
2020
Episode Falcon Crest
Crimes of the Past
1990
Episode The Parkers
Daddy's Girl
1999
Episode Falcon Crest
Dark Streets
1990
Episode The Wild Thornberrys
Flood Warning
1998
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
George Carlin, Susan Sullivan, Sheryl Lee Ralph
1987
Episode Motherland: Fort Salem
Happy Yule!
2022
Episode MacGyver (2016)
Hook
2017
Episode The District
Imperfect Victims
2000
Episode Justice League
Injustice for All (1)
2002
Episode Justice League
Injustice for All (2)
2002
Episode Criminal Minds
Inner Beauty
2016
Episode Inside
Inside Polygamy: Life in Bountiful
2010
Episode Good Times
J.J. and the Plumber's Helper
1978
Episode Variety: Actors on Actors
Jenna Ortega & Elle Fanning
2023
Episode Justice League
Kid Stuff
2004
Episode The Jeffersons
Louise's Convention
1979
Episode Las Vegas
Luck Be a Lady
2003
Episode The Daily Show
Michael Strahan & Sheryl Lee Ralph
2022
Episode Motherland: Fort Salem
Mother of All, Mother of None
2021
Episode Motherland: Fort Salem
My Witches
2020
Episode Motherland: Fort Salem
Oh Elayne...
2022
Episode Static Shock
Pop's Girlfriend
2002
Episode The District
Rage Against the Machine
2001
Episode Motherland: Fort Salem
Revolution (1)
2021
Episode MacGyver (2016)
Riley + Airplane
2018
Episode The Proud Family
Romeo Must Wed
2002
Episode RuPaul's Drag Race
Shade: The Rusical
2014
Episode Whoopi
She Ain't Heavy, She's My Partner
2003
Episode The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sheryl Lee Ralph
2022
Episode Code Name: Foxfire
Slay It Again, Sam
1985
Episode ER
Strange Bedfellows
2006
Episode Young Justice
Terrors
2011
Episode How We Roll
The Big Secret
2022
Episode Motherland: Fort Salem
The Price of Work
2022
Episode Hunter
The Return of Typhoon Thompson
1986
Episode Wonder Woman
The Starships Are Coming
1979
Episode MacGyver (2016)
Treason + Heartbreak + Gum
2019
Episode The District
Vigilante
2001
Episode Sabrina, The Teenage Witch
What Price Harvey?
1999