Perseverance: Emmy Award-winning Sheryl Lee Ralph talks career and starring on ABC's Abbott Elementary.
The Steve Harvey Morning Show
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4.5 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviews the incomparable Sheryl Lee Ralph, who weaves a dazzling tale of wonder and laughter as she takes the stage on the Money Making Conversations Master Class Podcast. Sheryl dives deep into the history of her illustrious career, recounting how she got her start acting alongside Sidney Poitier to meeting Rushion McDonald when he was working on Steve Harvey’s sitcom to her current endeavors as Barbara Howard from ABC’s “Abbot Elementary.” She also discusses her other role as a passionate HIV activist and how important it is to not only be aware of the disease and how it can affect your life but also how to protect yourself against it.
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| 0:00.0 | If you're about to make a change in your life and you feel uncomfortable, that's the best feeling you can have. |
| 0:07.0 | Because for the first time in your life, you're making a decision that's going to be best for you. |
| 0:13.0 | And now what somebody told you to do. And that's when all bets are off. |
| 0:18.0 | Welcome to Money Making Conversation Masterclass. I'm your host, Rishon MacDonald. |
| 0:22.2 | Our theme is there's no perfect time to start following your dreams. |
| 0:25.7 | I recognize that we all have different definitions of success for you and maybe the size of your paycheck. |
| 0:30.9 | It's time to stop reading other people's success stories to start living your own. |
| 0:34.8 | Keep winning. |
| 0:40.3 | My next guest is a perfect example of leading with her gifts, understanding her purpose, |
| 0:46.0 | and accomplishing her dreams because she lives them every day. Her name is Shirley Raft, |
| 0:51.5 | an award-winning actress, singer, producer, author, and philanthropist. |
| 0:55.2 | Shirley's renowned entertainment career on screen and stage spans over three decades. |
| 1:00.5 | In the ever-changing entertainment landscape, Cheryl's career has spanned the range of comedy, drama, TV, film, and theater. |
| 1:06.9 | She's starring currently in a new comedy series, very, very funny comedy series called Abbott Elementary. |
| 1:13.3 | It airs on ABC on Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. |
| 1:18.2 | I saw the three episodes on Hulu, so you can catch you know ABC.com or Hulu. |
| 1:22.4 | I saw them on Hulu. |
| 1:23.6 | All three episodes, fantastic. |
| 1:25.6 | She plays the character Barbara, a long time and respected Philadelphia |
| 1:29.7 | kindergarten teacher, and it's amazing. And very, very relatable, by the way. And while working in front |
| 1:35.6 | of the camera, she keeps her life busy. She's also a passionate health advocate and honored AIDS |
| 1:40.5 | advocate. She is the founding director of Da. Please welcome to Money Making Conversations |
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