Sheryl Lee Ralph and Quinta Brunson at the 2024 SAG Awards.Photo:Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock;Getty
Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock;Getty
Sheryl Lee Ralphis sharing an interesting noteQuinta Brunsongave her while filmingAbbott Elementary.
On the red carpet ahead of the 2024SAG Awardson Saturday, Ralph, 67, told E! hostLaverne Coxthat Brunson, 34, asked Ralph to tone down her Tony Award-nominated voice when performing in character as Barbara Howard for next week’s episode.
“This week, in the episode that’s coming up, I sing,” Ralph recounted. “And when I recorded, at first, everyone was so excited and happy, and Quinta came back and she said, ‘Well, now, it sounds like Barbara Howard is about ready to drop an album, so can you re-record it and not sing as well?’ "
“And I was like, wow, this is a challenge to me as an actor, to be the character and yet still be myself, and I love that we’re able to love on each other and challenge each other that way in what we do every week,” the actress added.
Sheryl Lee Ralph on Abbott Elementary.ABC/Gilles Mingasson
ABC/Gilles Mingasson
“It’s important as an artist, we stop ourselves when we don’t realize,” Ralph added of the moment she and Brunson shared while making the series' upcoming episode. “Be open to what the world and your directors might share with you. You might grow as an artist.”
Tyler James Williams, Quinta Brunson, Lisa Ann Walter, and Sheryl Lee Ralph in ‘Abbott Elementary’.Gilles Mingasson/ABC/Getty
Gilles Mingasson/ABC/Getty
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