The 'Abbott Elementary' star also found out more about her ancestors in Jamaica and North Carolina in the new episode.

WELL, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SOME COOL "Sheryl Lee Ralph ... creating characters that transcend the cultural moment to offer deeper insights into the human experience.” Ralph was born in ...

Sheryl Lee Ralph is best known for her character as longtime elementary school teacher Barbara Howard in ABC’s “Abbott Elementary.” (Wikipedia Commons) Emmy Award-winning Sheryl Lee Ralph will ...

Abbott Elementary” actor Sheryl Lee Ralph emotionally reacted to her family history in Tuesday’s episode of “Finding Your ...

Sheryl Lee Ralph, 68, is the mother of two kids, a son and a daughter. In 1990, the Emmy-winning actress married Eric Maurice, and they welcomed two children before divorcing in 2001.

Host Henry Louis Gates Jr. revealed that Ralph shares a long stretch of DNA with actor Samuel L. Jackson. The actress, who is ...

Sheryl Lee Ralph, ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro and AMC CEO Kristin Dolan are also among the honorees at the 33rd Annual Gala ...

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 ...

"Abbott Elementary" actor Sheryl Lee Ralph emotionally reacted to her family history in Tuesday's episode of "Finding Your Roots" — and TODAY.com has an exclusive clip of the moment.

Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association; Arturo Holmes/WireImage Sheryl Lee Ralph was flabbergasted to learn about the long-lost cousin she shares the spotlight with.

Sheryl Lee Ralph has just learned she is a cousin of actor Samuel L. Jackson. The Abbott Elementary actress appeared on the latest episode of the hit PBS series, Finding Your Roots.