Sheryl Lee Ralph, the wife of State Senator Vincent Hughes who represents Upper Dublin in addition to other communities, recently won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of a kindergarten teacher in the Philadelphia-set Abbott Elementary on ABC. In addition to Ralph’s win, the show also won Emmy’s for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Quinta Brunson, and Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series.
Ralph and Hughes have been married since 2005.
Ralph’s breakthrough role was Deena Jones in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls in 1981. For that performance, she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.