Sheryl Lee Ralph Actress Bio Wiki Age Height Husband Brother and Net Worth
Sheryl Lee Ralph is a popular American actress, singer, and author. She made her first screen debut in the 1977 comedy film A Piece of the Action and in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls in 1981. Ralph also appeared in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Deterrence, The Mighty Quinn, and The Distinguished Gentleman. Additionally, she is the author of Redefining Diva: Life Lessons from the Original Dreamgirl in 2012.
She was born on December 30, 1956, in Waterbury, Connecticut, in theUnited States of America. Ralph is65 years oldand holds her birthday every year on December 30.
She is a woman of average stature. Ralph stands at a height of5 ft 6 in(Approx 1.71 m).
She was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, in the United States to her parents. Ralph is the daughter of Ivy Ralph, who was the creator of the Kariba suit and a Jamaican fashion designer, and Stanley Ralph, a college professor. She also has three brothersMichael Ralphwho serves as a comedian and actor,Stanley Ralph, andTim Ralph.
She is happily married to her husband State SenatorVincent Hugheson July 30, 2005. During the 47th National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada she was inducted as an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority in July 2004. Ralph receved an honorary doctorate of humane letters for her commencement address from Tougaloo College in May 2008. She was previously married toEric Mauricea French businessman from 1990-2001 and they are parents of their two children Ivy-Victoria Maurice and Etienne Maurice.
She earned her high school diploma from Uniondale High School in Uniondale, where she had a starring role in Oklahoma!, a high-school production. Ralph graduated in 1972 and was crowned Miss Black Teenage New York. She later joined Rutgers University and won the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarships awarded by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Ralph gave up medicine for the performing arts and served as the commencement speaker at Rutgers for the Class of 2003.
In the Evening is her album that she released in 1984, in which the title track peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Dance Music and Club Play Singles chart that same year. Additionally, the album contains 10 songs that are produced and arranged by Trevor Lawrence.
Dreamgirls was her breakthrough role as Deena Jones in the Broadway musical in 1981. Through her role, she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.
She is a proud mother of Etienne Maurice her son. Etienne was born in 1992 and is 30 years old. Sherly shared a photo of her son laying in a hospital bed bandaged up from bullet wounds. The purpose of the image was to be yet another voice calling to end gun violence.
She has a brother Michael Ralph who is a voice actor, actor, and comedian, who is famous for his recurring role in the sitcom A Different World, and The Bernie Mac Show. Michael is 58 years old born in 1963.
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Her stage career kicked off in 1982 appearing on Dreamgirls as Dena Jones and receved Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role. Ralph voiced in the Disney movie Oliver & Company as Rita in 1988 and appeared in The Mighty Quinn as Denzel Washington’s wife in 1989. Moreover, in 1984 she released her first album In the Evening.
Ralph joined the cast members of the CBS daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow as Laura McCarthy in 1983. She also had a casting role in It’s a Living, Designing Women, and Moesha as well as the 1993 film Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. Further, featured with her son Etienne on MTV’s My Super Sweet 16, Clean House, and BET’s Baldwin Hills.
Additionally, she had a guest-star role in the Young Justice and appeared in the NBC television show Smash as Cynthiain in 2013. Ralph served as a fill-in Entertainment Reporter at KTLA Los Angeles Morning News and appeared in Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn in 2014. She also appeared in Nickelodeon sitcom Instant Mom and TNT dramedy Claws.
She is a professional actress, author, and singer since 1977 and she has appeared and starred in numerous movies and Tv shows, thus gathering a decent fortune. Ralph’s estimated net worth is$10 Million.
Ralph is 65 years old born on December 30, 1956, in Waterbury, Connecticut, in the USA.
Ralph is a popular American actress, singer, and author. She made her first screen debut in the 1977 comedy film A Piece of the Action and in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls in 1981. Ralph also appeared in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Deterrence, The Mighty Quinn, and The Distinguished Gentleman.
