Sheryl Lee Ralph aka Sheryl biography

Real biography: Sheryl Lee Ralph (born on December 30, 1956, in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a Tony Award-nominated American actress and singer of Jamaican heritage.

Life Story

Ralph graduated from high school at age 16. She graduated from Rutgers University at age 19 in 1975. She missed her graduation to tape a Skippy Peanut Butter commercial. Many years later, she served as the commencement speaker at Rutgers for the Class of 2003. She appeared recently on an episode of Clean House with her two children Etienne and Ivy- Victoria aka "Coco" (named after Ralph's mother). In July of 2004, Ralph was inducted as an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. at the 47th National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. In May of 2008, Ralph was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Tougaloo College after giving the commencement address.

Ralph was recently featured with son, Etienne on MTV's My Super Sweet 16.