Dr, The Honourable, Sheryl Lee Ralph, OJ, is a Jamaican/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 in September 2022. On April 16, 2025, Ralph was honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. In this episode of Odyssey With Yendi, Sheryl Lee Ralph opens up about her journey that saw her experiencing one foot in Jamaica and one foot in the USA and how it has shaped who she is, how she sees the world and the rich legacy that she strives to leave after her time on earth.
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