Sherri Evonne Shepherd (born April 22, 1967) is an American comedienne, actress, and co-host on the ABC daytime talkshow, The View. As an actress she is perhaps best known for her role on the sitcom Less Than Perfect as Ramona Platt.
Shepherd was born in Chicago, Illinois to Lawrence A. Shepherd, as the eldest of three sisters. Her younger sisters are named Lisa Kincherlow and Lauren Marshall. At age 11 her family moved to Hoffman Estates, a Chic...
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Sherri Evonne Shepherd (born April 22, 1967) is an American comedienne, actress, and co-host on the ABC daytime talkshow, The View. As an actress she is perhaps best known for her role on the sitcom Less Than Perfect as Ramona Platt.
Shepherd was born in Chicago, Illinois to Lawrence A. Shepherd, as the eldest of three sisters. Her younger sisters are named Lisa Kincherlow and Lauren Marshall. At age 11 her family moved to Hoffman Estates, a Chicago suburb. She attended Winston Churchill Elementary School and Eisenhower Junior High School of Community Consolidated School District 54 and Hoffman Estates High School of District 211.
Shepherd worked a day job as a legal secretary while doing stand-up comedy at night. Her first TV role was on the show, Cleghorne!, starring former Saturday Night Live cast member Ellen Cleghorne. Three years later, Shepherd pursued acting and stand-up comedy full-time, working again as a legal secretary for a day job. She had guest and recurring roles on...
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