Sheryl Ralph

Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Birthday: December 30, 1955

An attractive, stage-trained, African-American actress, singer, and dancer, Ralph got her professional start in the socially-minded Sidney Poitier/Bill Cosby comic action yarn "A Piece of the Action" (1977). She then moved on to Broadway where she performed in the musical "Reggae" (1980) and in the long-running musical "Dreamgirls" (1981). As Deena Jones, a character loosely based on Diana Ross, Ralph received nominations for both the Tony and Drama Desk Award as Best Actress in a Musical.

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Credits

Actor

Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood
George
Maggie Foster
11th Annual American Black Achievement Awards
New Attitude
Vicki St James
Code Name: Foxfire
Maggie Bryan

Director

Secrets
Director
The Parkers
Director

Producer

Secrets
Executive Producer
Secrets
Producer

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Career Milestones

2002
Returned to Broadway in the role of Muzzy Van Meer n the stage musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
2000
Co-starred as a government official in the political thriller "Deterrence"
1999
Made directorial debut with the 12-minute short "Secrets"; also produced and scripted; aired on "Showtime Black Filmmaker Showcase"
1992
Cast as Vegas showgirl Etienne (named after her child) on the long-running series, "Designing Women"
1990
Co-starred as Vicki St James in the series, "New Attitude"