Miami Film Festival will honor Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph with the Precious Gem Award following a conversation about her career.
In 2022, Ralph won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of Barbara Howard on ABC’s hit comedy series Abbott Elementary. She was nominated again for the series’ second season. On stage, she is well known for her award-winning work and for creating the role of Deena Jones in the legendary Broadway musical Dreamgirls, which earned her Best Actress nods for Tony and Drama Desk Awards. Ralph made her feature film debut at 20 years old opposite Academy Award-winner Sidney Poitier in A Piece of the Action, which Poitier also directed. Other notable roles include Mistress with Robert De Niro, To Sleep with Anger with Danny Glover, The Distinguished Gentlemen with Eddie Murphy, Sister Act 2 with Whoopi Goldberg, Moesha, and Ray Donovan.
Miami Film Festival’s Precious Gem Award is the festival’s signature award, reserved for one-of-a-kind artists whose contributions to cinema are lasting and unforgettable. Past recipients of this award have included Penélope Cruz, Rita Moreno, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Ramin Bahrani, and Pedro Almodóvar.
