Sheryl Lee Ralph
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 Sheryl Lee Ralph facts

• She made her screen debut in the 1977 comedy film A Piece of the Action, before landing her breakthrough role as Deena Jones in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls (1981), for which she received Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical
• Ralph has appeared in a number of movies during her career
• In 1991, she received Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her role in the drama film To Sleep with Anger
• Her other film credits include The Mighty Quinn (1989), The Distinguished Gentleman (1992), Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), and Deterrence (1999)
• On television, Ralph starred from 1986 to 1989 in the syndicated sitcom It's a Living, and later had the leading roles in the short-lived ABC sitcom New Attitude (1990), and CBS medical drama Street Gear (1995)
• From 1996 to 2001, she starred as Dee Mitchell in the UPN sitcom Moesha, and from 2013 to 2015 as Maggie Turner in the Nick at Nite sitcom Instant Mom
• She was also a guest host of the popular weekly music series Soul Train in the mid 90's
• Sheryl Lee Ralph released her first book Redefining Diva: Life Lessons from the Original Dreamgirl (2012) by Simon & Schuster
• In 2016 she played Madame Morrible in Wicked on Broadway