Sheryl Lee Ralph Teases a Possible New Look for Her 'Abbott Elementary' Character Barbara Howard

PEOPLE caught up with Sheryl Lee Ralph at the 2025 SAG Awards red carpet. The Emmy winner teased an exciting new look for her character Barbara Howard on the hit television show 'Abbott Elementary.' Ralph previously discusses working on the show in a PEOPLE cover story. “I’m in a show that is literally lightning in a bottle,” Ralph says. “But it was not given to me. I worked towards this moment, and it took a young person to see and value the work and offer me this way forward. That doesn’t happen a lot, but it happened to me.”