Daily News | Abbott Elementary’s Sheryl Lee Ralph will address Rutgers University graduates at commencement
, will serve as commencement speaker for Rutgers University main campus in New Brunswick on May 14.
Ralph, who plays fictional Philadelphia public school teacher Barbara Howard on Abbott, was among the first class of undergraduate women at then-Rutgers College in 1972, the university said. The Emmy award winner and Broadway star graduated in 1975 at age 19, near the top of her class, with a degree in English literature and theater arts. Along the way, she earned the lead in a campus play, the school said.
The career of Ralph, the wife of Pa. state Sen. Vincent Hughes, spans decades stretching back to her performance as Deena Jones in the 1982 Broadway hitfor which she was nominated for a Tony award. She won a 2022 Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for herrole. Her character, she has said, is based in part on her mother-in-law, Ann Hughes, who had been a longtime Philadelphia school system secretary.
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