Sheryl Lee Ralph has taken home an Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy thanks to her role in the Philly-set 'Abbott Elementary.'
whom she swoons over in the series’ second episode
. She’s also a mentor to Brunson’s character, Janine Teagues, who views her as something of a mother figure. Ralph, however, initially wanted to play James character, principal Ava Coleman. But Brunson talked her into the role as Howard.. “To break out of what people would normally expect of me, and I said, ‘Yes, let me do that.’ And she said, ‘Absolutely not. We need a queen for Barbara Howard, and you are that queen.’”
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