Sheryl Lee Ralph
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Don't miss Entertainment Weekly's 2024 San Diego Comic-Con panels: Brave Warriors and Bold School
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The Bear breaks comedy series record with 23 Emmys nominations: See the full list
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Sheryl Lee Ralph celebrates Emmy nom while hosting announcements live: 'Never gets old!'
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How to watch 2024 Emmy nominations live
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2024 Emmy nomination predictions: All the main acting categories
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Abbott Elementary's Sheryl Lee Ralph braces for Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica: 'Pray for us'
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Watch Megan Mullally warn Susan Sarandon about having sex with her cat in The Fabulous Four trailer
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Whoopi Goldberg and her Sister Act 2 costars bought sex toy at porn shop while dressed in nun costumes
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The 16 best workplace comedies
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Abbott Elementary writer on Jacob's crisis, finally letting Sheryl Lee Ralph sing
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Sheryl Lee Ralph shares tales from her storied career: a Barbie from Denzel, a haunted hotel, Bill Clinton, and more
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Whoopi Goldberg moves Sheryl Lee Ralph to tears after Sister Act 3 invitation
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Abbott Elementary cast weighs in on future of the Janine-Gregory friendship in season 3
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Abbott Elementary's Larry Owens recites Sheryl Lee Ralph's Sister Act 2 monologue to her face
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The best Black Christmas movies to stream for the holidays
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Sheryl Lee Ralph addresses pal Sherri Shepherd thirsting over her son: 'Girl, please'
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Elle Fanning recalls hearing she didn't get role in father-daughter comedy at 16 because she was 'unf---able'
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Sheryl Lee Ralph encouraged Sister Act 2 costar Lauryn Hill 'to rethink' naming her band the Fugees
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Taraji P. Henson reveals she personally requested Abbott Elementary guest role from Quinta Brunson
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Taraji P. Henson to guest-star on Abbott Elementary as Janine's mom
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Sheryl Lee Ralph says she was sexually assaulted by a 'famous TV judge' at an event
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See all the stars at PEOPLE's 2023 SAG Awards after-party
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Watch Abbott Elementary's Sheryl Lee Ralph 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at Super Bowl 2023
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Super Bowl 2023: How to watch Rihanna's halftime show and everything else to know
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Chris Stapleton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Troy Kotsur, and more to perform during Super Bowl LVII pregame show
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See all the stars at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards
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Keke Palmer celebrates Abbott Elementary for EW's 2022 Entertainers of the Year: 'I'm team Janine and Gregory'
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Johnny Depp will make an appearance in Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
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The best TV shows on Hulu right now (Fall 2022)
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Sheryl Lee Ralph reveals Rihanna secretly called her to model lingerie
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Abbott Elementary viral cold open was inspired by Sheryl Lee Ralph's real-life mix-up
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RuPaul's Drag Race queen Kornbread to star in Rihanna's Savage X Fenty runway show
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Class dismissed! We drank three rounds with the cast of Abbott Elementary
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Emmy Awards 2022 review: Great speeches barely rescued a dreadful show
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Sheryl Lee Ralph finally gets her due, eats up 2022 Emmys with epic acceptance speech — and song!
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Jackée Harry celebrates Sheryl Lee Ralph's historic Emmys win: 'It's come full circle!'
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Add the kooky Abbott Elementary season 2 trailer to the syllabus before class resumes this fall
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It's school picture day! See the teachers of Abbott Elementary's old school photos
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Abbott Elementary promises 'Friends-type' bottle episodes in season 2
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Stars react to their 2022 Emmy nominations
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Academy invites Caitríona Balfe, Ariana DeBose, Billie Eilish, many more to join Oscars voting membership
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The best TV shows of 2022 (so far)
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Quinta Brunson on the 'zany' Abbott Elementary finale, from fake giraffes to real breakups
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Sheryl Lee Ralph says TV producer fired her for not being 'Black enough'
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Watch the Abbott Elementary teachers try to figure out why their desks are covered with shoeprints
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Sheryl Lee Ralph says a casting agent didn't want her kissing Tom Cruise on screen because of her race
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Quinta Brunson on the instant success of Abbott Elementary: 'My jaw is still on the floor'
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Abbott Elementary star Janelle James talks playing a 'chaotic' principal 'you hate to love'
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Abbott Elementary review: Quinta Brunson's sharp school comedy is in a class of its own
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Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman addresses the show's lack of diversity
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