Sheryl Underwood

Biography

Sheryl Underwood is an American comic, actor and talk show host who came to notice in 1989 as the first woman to reach the final of the Miller Lite Comedy Search. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, she grew up partly in Atwater, California, and spent two years in the Air Force reserves after college. Her stand up success led to small screen parts, among them Bad Mouth Bessie in I Got the Hook Up (1998) and Catfish Rita in Beauty Shop (2005). BET gave her its Funniest Female Comedian on Comic View prize in 1994 and its Platinum Mic Viewers Choice Award in 2005. She hosted BET's Comic View and was executive producer and host of the variety series Holla. From 2011 until the show ended in 2024 she was one of the hosts of CBS's daytime program The Talk, and she was its longest serving co-host. A Daytime Emmy came her way in 2017, within seven nominations.

62years old

Turns 63 on October 28in 24 days

Born October 28, 1963Little Rock
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Also credited as Sheryl Patrice Underwood

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 28 years1998 to 2026

Every film, newest first

2026The Roast of Kevin HartIMDb rating 6.2
2016The Bounce BackIMDb rating 5.3
2013Why We Laugh: Funny WomenIMDb rating 6.8
2005Beauty ShopIMDb rating 5.7
1998I Got the Hook UpIMDb rating 4.2

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A first
In 1989, Underwood became the first woman to reach the finals of the Miller Lite Comedy Search, which brought her public notice.
A change of course
After she graduated from college, Underwood joined the United States Air Force, and she spent two years serving in the reserves before her comedy career.
Behind the camera
Underwood was executive producer and host of Holla, a comedy and variety series that had a limited run from September 2002 to January 2003.