Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph OJ 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.

30 December 1956

Born on the same birth date (30 December 1956): Ingus Baušķenieks • Suzy Bogguss

Born on the same birth day (30 December): Asa Griggs Candler • David Pareus • Dawan Landry • George Newbern • Jed Johnson (designer) • Joseph P. Hoar • Rosalinde Hurley • Sebastián Kindelán y O'Regan • Sister Bliss • Sylvio Lazzari • Ōzutsu Man'emon

Born in the same month (December 1956): Dave Murray (musician) • David Sedaris • Hanni Wenzel • Linda Fabiani • Nigel Kennedy • Phil Harris (fisherman) • Roberto Cassinelli • Ron White • Tony Leon