TV One's long-running docu-series Life After returns
for a fifth season with back-to-back new episodes tonight at 8 p.m. ET and 8:30
p.m. Tonight's premiere episode features one of America's noted, "Best T.V Moms",
Sheryl Lee Ralph. The Broadway and comedic sensation will provide a glimpse into
 her life as a senator's wife, a mother and a lifelong performer.

A triple threat dreamgirl, Ralph is an acclaimed veteran of film, television and
 the Broadway stage. Her award-winning work includes creating the role of Deena
Jones in the legendary Broadway musical, "Dreamgirls," and earning Best Actress
nods for Tony and Drama Desk Awards. Sheryl Lee Ralph credits include "It's a Living,"
"Designing Women," "The District," and most notably, "Moesha."

On the big screen, she has worked with some of Hollywood's leading and award-winning
men with film credits that include "The Mighty Quinn" with Denzel Washington; "Mistress"
with Robert de Niro; "To Sleep With Anger" with Danny Glover and "The Distinguished
Gentlemen" with Eddie Murphy. Ralph picked up a win for Best Supporting Actress
at the Independent Spirit Awards for her performance in "To Sleep With Anger."

Currently, Sheryl Lee Ralph is touring the one-woman play, "Sometimes I Cry," a
production written and performed by her, which explores the lives, loves, and losses
of women infected and affected by HIV. Ralph is also enjoying the sucess of her
best-selling autobiographical book, "REDEFINING D.I.V.A: Life Lessons from an Original
Dreamgirl."