It’s Sheryl Lee Ralph’s world, and we’re all just living in it. First, there’s her Emmy-winning turn as Barbara Howard on ABC’s Abbott Elementary, where she just picked up her third nomination in a category that includes icons like Meryl Streep and Carol Burnett. “Carol, Meryl and Sheryl! The company I keep. I was so thrilled.” But she’s also aware she couldn’t do it alone. “I thank [creator and producer] Quinta Brunson, my cast, the crew, my writers. And when they say I’m a supporting actress, I am a supported actress. That’s what’s gotten me here.” Now, she’s branching out into films, co-starring alongside Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon and Megan Mullally in The Fabulous Four. “[The Fabulous Four] is for everyone to realize that friendships matter. The relationships that you have, how you go through life, together with others, it really matters.” Considering how she seems to be thriving especially on TV, does she feel like the queen of TV? “No, but I am enjoying a certain place in TV. I’ll let other people say that or make me recognize that.” 

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