PBS‘ ancestry-revealing series Finding Your Roots proves time and time again that Hollywood is more related than people may think, and on the April 1 episode of the show, Sheryl Lee Ralph was ...

Sheryl Lee Ralph was born on Dec. 30, 1956, in Waterbury, Connecticut. She was raised between Jamaica and New York. After completing her secondary education at Uniondale High School, Ralph ...

Sheryl Lee Ralph learned on 'Finding Your Roots' that she's DNA cousins with actor Samuel L. Jackson. The revelation took her completely by surprise, as she asked host Henry Louis Gates Jr., "Are ...

April 02, 2025 Sheryl Lee Ralph learns on PBS series 'Finding Your Roots' that she's related to Samuel L. Jackson The 'Abbott Elementary' star also found out more about her ancestors in Jamaica ...

Sheryl Lee Ralph's career spans a staggering four decades across the big and small screens and Broadway stage. See her life and career in photos, from Dreamgirls and Moesha to Abbott Elementary ...

Sheryl Lee Ralph walked the red carpet at the Emmy Awards on Sept. 15 and praised Ivy Coco Maurice for ... my brother Denzel.” Ralph previously gushed at how much “fun” she has working with ...

Sheryl Lee Ralph attends The Critics Choice Association's 7th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television on December 09, 2024 (left); Samuel L. Jackson attends the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby ...

Sheryl Lee Ralph may need an invite to the next Jackson family reunion. As it turns out, the actress is a long-lost distant cousin of fellow actor Samuel L. Jackson. While it was revealed last ...

Sheryl Lee Ralph was flabbergasted to learn about the long-lost cousin she shares the spotlight with. On the April 1 episode of Finding Your Roots, host Henry Louis Gates Jr. told the actress she ...