Sheryl Lee Ralph

2022 - 9 - 12

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From 'Dreamgirls' to 'Abbott Elementary,' Sheryl Lee Ralph forged ... (NPR)

Ralph is up for an Emmy for her role as a no-nonsense kindergarten teacher on Abbott Elementary. She says classroom management is about "letting [kids] know ...

And she looked at me and she said, "I wish my son was still alive." And it's like, it's not that I can't sing, it's that my character is not supposed to sing with the same sort of pain and feeling and power of Effie! But I look at my son every day and I know what a miracle is because my son's alive. I think it was the fact that I started to feel like I was invisible. And to me, it was an assault to my humanity. I feel so good and so happy and so excited." And what I could control was my body and what I ate — and so I didn't eat. And what she was able to do, with the trajectory that she was able to put me on, is exactly where I am, exactly where she told me I deserve to be. I loved I loved their hair. And she said, "What are you doing?" She recalls one studio casting director telling her, "'Everybody knows you're a beautiful, talented Black girl, but what do I do with a beautiful, talented Black girl?

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Sheryl Lee Ralph Wins Her First Emmy for 'Abbott Elementary' (The New York Times)

Ralph was full of emotion as she won for best supporting actress in a comedy, for “Abbott Elementary.”

The first was Jackée Harry, who won in 1987 for her role in the NBC sitcom “227.” “I am an endangered species,” sang Ralph, who is also a Broadway performer, “but I sing no victim’s song. And don’t you ever, ever give up on you.”

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Emmys 2022: Sheryl Lee Ralph explains she why sang that song (Los Angeles Times)

Sheryl Lee Ralph won an Emmy for her turn on 'Abbott Elementary' and nearly brought the house down with her rendition of this Dianne Reeves song.

“There are so many young actors, artists, even kids that think they know what they’re going to do in life,” she added. “And I don’t sing any victim song. “This is what striving looks like.” But instead of the traditional acceptance speech, the “Moesha” actor channeled a song by jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves to express herself. Thank you!” “I am an endangered species / But I sing no victim’s song / I am a woman, I am an artist / And I know where my voice belongs,” she thundered a cappella, reciting lines from

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Sheryl Lee Ralph wins Emmy for 'Abbott Elementary,' breaks out into ... (CNN)

"Abbott Elementary" star Sheryl Lee Ralph used her Emmy acceptance speech to remind the audience -- and viewers everywhere -- that she's got major pipes.

"This is what striving looks like. And I know where my voice belongs." "I am an endangered species, but I sing no victim's song," she sang at the ceremony, bringing the entire audience to its feet.

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'This is what believing looks like': Sheryl Lee Ralph schools Emmys ... (USA TODAY)

Longtime (and often under-appreciated) Broadway and TV veteran Sheryl Lee Ralph accepted her Emmy win with a glorious roar.

What to know about comedian Sam Jay](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/2022/09/12/sam-jay-emmys-2022-announcer-comedian/10362949002/) [The best (Sheryl Lee Randolph) and worst (dancing) moments of the 2022 Emmy Awards](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/09/12/emmys-2022-best-and-worst-moments/10362172002/) This is what striving looks like. [“Abbott Elementary.”](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/07/12/emmys-selena-gomez-zendaya-abbott-elementary-squid-game/10038978002/) ['Succession' wins best drama, 'Ted Lasso' takes top comedy for second time](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/09/12/emmys-2022-live-updates-winners/10359429002/) [Emmys full winners list: 'Succession,' 'Ted Lasso,' 'The White Lotus' and more ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/09/12/emmy-winners-2022-complete-list/8020130001/) [ as her victory anthem.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/09/12/emmy-winners-2022-complete-list/8020130001/)

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Sheryl Lee Ralph's Emmy Speech Showed the Power of TV (The Atlantic)

In the minutes after the actor won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, she sang and beamed and soliloquized, inspiring the audience to leap to ...

Barbara is a trailblazer; Ralph is the same. She transformed her speech into poetry, her emotions into a rhythm that struck a chord with the crowd. Many in the room, as soon as her name was called, seemed to understand how overdue her recognition had been, giving her a standing ovation even as she seemed too overwhelmed to leave her seat.

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First-Time Emmy Nominee Sheryl Lee Ralph Wins Comedy Award ... (Bloomberg)

(AP) -- Veteran actor Sheryl Lee Ralph, an ageless stalwart of the industry who won an Emmy as a first-time nominee at the age of 66, relished in her ...

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Watch Sheryl Lee Ralph Sing Her Thrilling Emmys 2022 Acceptance ... (Vanity Fair)

The “Abbott Elementary” star and industry veteran seized her moment as she accepted the award for best supporting actress in a comedy series.

The last time a broadcast comedy had a major night at the Emmys was when Modern Family won the comedy-series Emmy in 2014. Because if you get a Quinta Brunson in your corner, if you get a husband like mine in your corner, if you get children like mine in your corner, and if you got friends like everybody who voted for me, cheered for me, loved me, thank you, thank you, thank you.” “This year we were going to get to have a lot more fun.” I feel so good and so happy and so excited.” “To anyone who has ever, ever had a dream and thought your dream wasn’t, wouldn’t, couldn’t come true, I am here to tell you that this is what believing looks like,” Ralph said. But that didn’t stop her from seizing the moment in inimitable style.

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Sheryl Lee Ralph Wins Supporting Comedy Actress Emmy for ... (Variety)

Ralph was clearly shocked to win the award, at first unable to stand when her name was called. After being lifted up by her husband and castmates, she took the ...

Brunson, who created and stars in the series, won the award for comedy writing later on in the night. [Emmys](https://variety.com/t/emmys/) on Sept. For playing Barbara Howard in “ [Abbott Elementary](https://variety.com/t/abbott-elementary/),” this was not only the veteran actor’s first-ever Emmy win, but her first nomination.

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