Sheryl Lee Ralph

Born: 1956-12-30

Sheryl Lee Ralph OJ (born December 30, 1956) is an 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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.


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The Flintstones

as Mrs. Pyrite
Released: 1994-05-26

Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the...

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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

as Florence Watson
Released: 1993-12-09

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school,...

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Oliver & Company

as Rita (voice)
Released: 1988-11-18

This animated take on Oliver Twist re-imagines Oliver as an adorable orphaned kitten who...

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Just Getting Started

as Roberta
Released: 2017-12-01

Duke Diver is living the high life as the freewheeling manager of a luxurious resort in Palm...

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Bogus

as Ruth Clark
Released: 1996-09-06

Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she...

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No Sleep 'Til Christmas

as Mrs. Wright
Released: 2018-12-10

Lizzie, a high-end event planner, lies awake nightly while her devoted fiancé Josh rests...

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The Distinguished Gentleman

as Miss Loretta
Released: 1992-12-04

A Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just...

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Skin Deep

as Receptionist
Released: 1989-03-03

Hard-drinking novelist Zach Hutton spirals out of control after his wife and mistress both leave...

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A Piece of the Action

as Barbara Hanley
Released: 1977-10-07

How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell...

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Step Sisters

as Yvonne Bishop
Released: 2018-01-19

Jamilah has her whole life figured out. She's the president of her black sorority, captain of...

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The Fabulous Four

as Kitty
Released: 2024-07-26

Three lifelong friends travel to Key West, Florida to be bridesmaids in the surprise wedding of...

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The Mighty Quinn

as Lola Quinn
Released: 1989-02-17

Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the...

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Christmas at Holly Lodge

as Nadine
Released: 2017-12-03

Sophie Bennett begins a new holiday tradition of spending every holiday at the Evergreen Inn and...

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White Man's Burden

as Roberta
Released: 1995-12-01

The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and...

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Witch Hunt

as Hypolita Kropotkin
Released: 1994-12-10

Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.

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Christmas Hotel

as Marnie
Released: 2019-12-21

A big city hotelier's boss informs her that she will receive a promotion if she can pull off a...

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Mistress

as Beverly Dumont
Released: 1992-07-24

A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and...

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To Sleep with Anger

as Linda
Released: 1990-10-12

An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in...

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self
Released: 2021-08-14

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s...

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Deterrence

as Gayle Redford
Released: 2000-03-10

The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while...

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Christmas in My Heart

as Ruthie Sampson
Released: 2021-10-23

With Christmas fast approaching, concert violinist Beth returns to her hometown after the recent...

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Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

as Self
Released: 2022-11-09

A seductive fashion fever dream that blends style, dance, and music with the hypnotic essence of...

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Fashionably Yours

as Janet
Released: 2020-04-11

After years of organizing fashion in the city, Lauren decides to move home. In exchange for her...

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The Real Red Tails

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2024-06-03

Documenting the recovery of a Tuskegee Airman's downed WWII plane in Lake Huron and uncovering...

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Christmas Comes Twice

as Ms. Nelson
Released: 2020-12-13

When Cheryl visits the Christmas carnival in her hometown, she gets a second chance in life when...

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Voices That Care

as Self - Choir Member
Released: 1991-02-28

Behind the scenes making of the charity single "Voices That Care".

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Forbidden

as uncredited
Released: 2018-03-15

A musical set in the North-American city of Nacirema Falls, in the country of Nacirema, which...

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Code Name: Foxfire

as Maggie Bryan
Released: 1985-01-27

Pilot for TV series released on home video.

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Blessed and Cursed

as Lady Wright
Released: 2010-07-27

When his father encounters insufferable hardship, Dwight Hawkins (real-life gospel singer...

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Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

as Nurse
Released: 2000-01-01

In 1970s Atlanta, a diminutive gay man tries to find succor from the small-town religion that...

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Ricky

as Joanne
Released: 2025-01-24

Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging...

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The Jennie Project

as Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Released: 2001-07-13

Hugo Archibald is a doctor and brings home a wide variety of exotic animal species. The latest...

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The Young Wife

as Angelique
Released: 2023-03-12

On her wedding day, all that stands between a young woman and marital bliss with her soon-to-be...

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Christmas in Compton

as Abuta
Released: 2012-11-09

Big Earl, the owner of a Christmas tree lot in Compton, California runs into some trouble when...

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Abbott Elementary x It's Always Sunny Crossover Event

as Barbara Howard
Released: 2025-01-08

A crossover between two popular American shows

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Ladies of the Church

as uncredited
Released: 2012-01-01

Drama - Vivica A. Fox, Jean-Claude La Marre, Sheryl Lee Ralph

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The Neighborhood

as Doris Campbell
Released: 1982-04-25

A neighborhood in Brooklyn reacts to the first black families moving into the community.

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Jamaica Beat

as Sylvia Jones
Released: 1997-05-09

When a renowned New York photographer and her new husband arrive for a holiday in a close-knit...

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Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

as Corelle
Released: 1987-01-17

A catholic nun tries hard to protect and integrate in society a number of young women with a...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-09-09

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well...

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as uncredited
First aired: 2015-09-08

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

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Falcon Crest

as Mooshy Tucker
First aired: 1981-12-04

Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for...

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The Daily Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self
First aired: 2014-12-21

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through...

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2 Broke Girls

as Genét
First aired: 2011-09-19

Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who...

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MacGyver

as Mama Colton
First aired: 2016-09-23

20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for...

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Young Justice

as Amanda Waller (voice)
First aired: 2010-11-26

Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Zsa Zsa Goowhiggie
First aired: 1996-09-27

On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her...

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ER

as Gloria Gallant
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2019-09-09

Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she...

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L.A. Law

as Renee Quintana
First aired: 1986-09-15

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...

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The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2015-03-23

Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a...

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RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge
First aired: 2009-02-02

Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate...

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Ray Donovan

as Claudette
First aired: 2013-06-30

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top...

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Las Vegas

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-09-22

Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President...

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The Wild Thornberrys

as Lioness #2 (voice)
First aired: 1998-09-01

Travel the world with the Thornberrys and come face-to-face with blue sheep in Nepal, emus in...

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Hannah Montana

as Clarice Johnson
First aired: 2006-03-24

At home and school, she's Miley Stewart, a typical teenager, but when the lights go down and the...

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Abbott Elementary

as Barbara Howard
First aired: 2021-12-07

In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf...

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The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self
First aired: 2022-09-12

Talented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.

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Justice League Unlimited

as Cheetah (voice)
First aired: 2004-07-31

The galaxy's most powerful superheroes return to battle the allied villains and criminal plots...

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Justice League

as Cheetah (voice)
First aired: 2001-11-17

The long-awaited rebirth of the greatest superhero team of all time: Batman, Superman, Wonder...

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The District

as Lt. Dee Banks
First aired: 2000-10-07

The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1,...

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Static Shock

as Trina Jessup (voice)
First aired: 2000-09-23

An ordinary inner-city kid gains extraordinary powers and becomes an urban legend as the first...

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The Proud Family

as Diana Parker (voice)
First aired: 2001-09-15

Follow the adventures and misadventures of Penny, a 14-year-old African American girl who's...

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Hunter

as Josie Clifford
First aired: 1984-09-18

Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred...

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Sherri

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2022-09-12

Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears...

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7th Heaven

as Nurse
First aired: 1996-08-26

Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven...

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Amazing Stories

as show singer
First aired: 1985-09-29

A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and...

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Good Times

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-02-08

Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1,...

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Moesha

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-01-23

Moesha was an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May...

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Moesha

as Dee Mitchell
First aired: 1996-01-23

Moesha was an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May...

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Designing Women

as Etienne Toussant Bouvier
First aired: 1986-09-29

Julia Sugarbaker, Mary Jo Shively, Charlene Frazier-Stillfield and Suzanne Sugarbaker are...

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The Jeffersons

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-01-18

Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as...

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Wonder Woman

as Bobbie
First aired: 1975-11-07

With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of...

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The Parkers

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-08-30

The Parkers is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 30, 1999, to May 10, 2004. A...

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Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self
First aired: 2017-08-08

Celebrity pairings ride along in a car together as they sing tunes from their personal playlists...

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V

as Glenna
First aired: 1984-10-26

Once again, Earth is the battleground. But now the aliens whose human guise hides their true...

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Smash

as Cynthia Moore
First aired: 2012-02-06

A songwriting duo tries to create a hit with a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe.

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Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 1998-09-14

On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In...

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Hollywood Squares

as Self
First aired: 1998-09-14

On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In...

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Motherland: Fort Salem

as President Kelly Wade
First aired: 2020-03-18

Set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution over 300 years ago by cutting...

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The Wendy Williams Show

as uncredited
First aired: 2008-07-14

Radio personality Wendy Williams is the host to her own live syndicated talk show. Wendy injects...

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The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-06-10

The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by...

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It's a Living

as Ginger St. James
First aired: 1980-10-30

It's a Living is an American sitcom set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in...

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Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Contestant
First aired: 2021-01-07

Hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White, celebrity contestants spin the wheel and solve word puzzles...

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The Quad

as Ula Pettiway
First aired: 2017-01-30

Dr. Eva Fletcher is the newly-elected President of the fictional Georgia A&M University. Upon...

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Fam

as Rose
First aired: 2019-01-10

Fed up with her father, a woman moves in with her older half-sister, and her fiancé.

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Whoopi

as Florence
First aired: 2003-09-09

Whoopi was an American situation comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg. The series revolved around...

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Barbershop

as Claire
First aired: 2005-08-14

Calvin Palmer is the owner of a barbershop on the Southside of Chicago. Reluctantly...

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Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

as Self
First aired: 2021-07-28

Get personal with Robin Roberts and some of Hollywood’s groundbreaking women as they bear...

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A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Asia's Mother
First aired: 2019-08-02

A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and...

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Instant Mom

as Maggie Turner
First aired: 2013-09-29

Martini Mondays and tequila Tuesdays take a back seat to new step-motherhood when former party...

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One Mississippi

as Felicia
First aired: 2016-09-09

This semi-autobiographical dark comedy starring Tig Notaro follows her as she returns to her...

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How We Roll

as Loretta
First aired: 2022-03-31

Stoic Midwest husband and dad, Tom gets laid off from a car assembly line and makes the...

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Young Love

as Additional Voices (voice)
First aired: 2023-09-21

The Young family – millennial parents Stephen and Angela, their daughter Zuri and her pet cat...

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New Attitude

as Vicki St. James
First aired: 1990-08-08

New Attitude is an American sitcom that aired on ABC in from August to September 1990. Based on...

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Code Name: Foxfire

as Maggie 'The Cat' Bryan
First aired: 1985-01-27

An unorthodox trio of female government agents perform secret missions for the brother of the...

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Call Me Madame: Backstage at 'Wicked' with Sheryl Lee Ralph

as Self - Host
First aired: 2016-11-24

Follow Sheryl Lee Ralph and the cast as they take you through a day in the life backstage at Wicked.

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