On television, she was in the cast of the CBS daytime soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" while starring on Broadway in "Dreamgirls." She is known for playing Ginger St. James on "It's a Living", Etienne Toussaint-Bouvier on "Designing Women", and Dee Mitchell on "Moesha". She provided the voice of Cheetah in "Justice League" and "Justice League Unlimited". She also played Florence Watson, the mother of Rita Louise Watson (Lauryn Hill) in the 1993 film '. Ralph produced "Divas Simply Singing", which has become an important AIDS fundraiser. She also appeared on the Showtime series ' as Claire. Sheryl brought a new face to the sufferings of war in the NBC hit series "ER". Ralph's 2002 project "Baby of the Family" concerns a young child who is born with a caul over her head, which enables her to see ghosts and the future. Ralph was also featured with son Etienne on MTV's "My Super Sweet 16" and BET's "Baldwin Hills", as well as an episode of "Clean House" that also featured her two children, Etienne and Ivy-Victoria (aka Coco), named after Ralph's mother.