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The "Abbott Elementary" actor also shared words of encouragement she received from Cicely Tyson, Maya Angelou and Sidney Poitier.

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Follow the San Francisco native, Black Barbie collector and proud mom of two on Instagram and Twitter @janinerube Words hurt Sheryl Lee Ralph growing up, but she never let them stop her.

Sheryl Lee Ralph and her husband ... with whom she shares son Etienne and daughter Ivy-Coco. Ralph is based in Los Angeles, where she films ABC’s Abbott Elementary, while Hughes keeps a ...

She also recalled sitting on a plane, along with her son and daughter, next to actor Cicely Tyson. Tyson turned to her and said, “Sheryl Lee Ralph, you will do many wonderful things, but you see ...