Cast Detail: Sheryl Lee Ralph

A triple threat, Sheryl Lee Ralph is an acclaimed veteran of film, television and the stage. Sheryl started her career on Broadway in the legendary musical Dreamgirls, which earned her a Best Actress Tony nod. She has created lasting characters on television in Moesha, Instant Mom, and Ray Donovan. On the big screen, Sheryl has starred amongst the greats including The Mighty Quinn with Denzel Washington and Mistress with Robert De Niro.

Currently, Sheryl is a producer on the critically acclaimed musical A Might Real and has returned to Broadway for a run as ‘Madame Morrible’ in Wicked. She recently wrapped Season Two of Tig Notaro’s acclaimed series One Mississippi for Amazon and starred alongside Morgan Freeman in the film Villa Capri.

Sheryl founded the nonprofit, The Diva Foundation, in 1990 as a memorial to the many friends she had lost to HIV/AIDS on Broadway. The foundation utilizes music and entertainment as a vehicle to inform, educate and erase the stigma attached to the disease. Their annual benefit concert, DIVAS Simply Singing!, continues to be the longest consecutive running musical AIDS benefit in the country. Sheryl resides in Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia with her husband, Senator Vincent Hughes.

A triple threat, Sheryl Lee Ralph is an acclaimed veteran of film, television and the stage. Sheryl started her career on Broadway in the legendary musical Dreamgirls, which earned her a Best Actress Tony nod. She has created lasting characters on television in Moesha, Instant Mom, and Ray Donovan. On the big screen, Sheryl has starred amongst the greats including The Mighty Quinn with Denzel Washington and Mistress with Robert De Niro.

Currently, Sheryl is a producer on the critically acclaimed musical A Might Real and has returned to Broadway for a run as ‘Madame Morrible’ in Wicked. She recently wrapped Season Two of Tig Notaro’s acclaimed series One Mississippi for Amazon and starred alongside Morgan Freeman in the film Villa Capri.

Sheryl founded the nonprofit, The Diva Foundation, in 1990 as a memorial to the many friends she had lost to HIV/AIDS on Broadway. The foundation utilizes music and entertainment as a vehicle to inform, educate and erase the stigma attached to the disease. Their annual benefit concert, DIVAS Simply Singing!, continues to be the longest consecutive running musical AIDS benefit in the country. Sheryl resides in Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia with her husband, Senator Vincent Hughes.