Leave it to Sheryl Lee Ralph to kick off the big game with a bang.
The “Abbott Elementary” actress, 66, made Super Bowl history on Sunday when she performed the black National Anthem, singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” ahead of kickoff between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.
She wore a fiery red jumpsuit by black-owned fashion brand Harbison Studio to sing the hymn, which was originally written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson and brother John Rosamond Johnson in 1900.
The color-blocked look featured puffed off-the-shoulder sleeves, decorative gold buttons and a dramatic train along with matching opera gloves.
Fans went wild for Ralph’s rendition of the song, with one tweeting, “Miss Sheryl Lee Ralph looks GLORIOUS. And she is giving color to every damn word.”
Another fan made reference to Ralph’s “Dreamgirls” character, writing, “I didn’t know Deena Jones was gonna show up to the Super Bowl tonight! Okay, Sheryl Lee Ralph! #SuperBowl.”
Likely behind Ralph’s stunning look is her 27-year-old daughter, Ivy Coco Maurice, who has been serving as her mom’s stylist for a series of awards shows of late, including the 2023 Golden Globes last month.
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“I said, ‘You get my style, Coco.’ I said, ‘You get me, you get the style, and let’s do this. And she’s been winning — I’ve been on every best-dressed list, including the New York Times, and I thank my child. Every birthing pain was worth it!” Ralph told E! News on the Globes carpet.
Now that Ralph has her performance behind her, she can enjoy the game and the halftime performance by Rihanna, whom the actress met earlier in the week; she even told People she would be wearing a face full of Fenty Beauty makeup thanks to the Bad Gal.
Perhaps her next gig will be as a model for Rihanna’s beauty line.
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