Sherri Shepherd

Whether on stage or screen, Daytime® Emmy Award winner Sherri Shepherd's magnetic personality and hilarious sense of humor never fail to delight audiences. A self-described "class clown," she relocated to Los Angeles during high school and considered being a mortician, but took a job as a legal secretary. She was encouraged by friends to put together her own stand-up act after seeing Andrew Dice Clay perform. Ms.Shepherd's love of performing was instantaneous. Success, however, was not. For five years she toiled as a secretary by day and performed stand-up at night -- and got her first break in the comedy Cleghorne.

Ms. Shepherd is featured in the award-winning film Precious, produced by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry.  Ms. Shepherd's other film credits include Who's Your Caddy, Beauty Shop, Cellular, Guess Who, and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.  Ms. Shepherd's television credits include Less than Perfect, Everybody Loves Raymond, Joan of Arcadia, Suddenly Susan, and The Jamie Foxx Show.  A groundbreaking performance on the hit series Friends earned her the reputation as one of Hollywood's most reliable sources for brilliant comedic delivery. Ms. Shepherd is a frequent guest star as Tracy Morgan's wife, Angie Jordan, on the Emmy Award-winning series 30 Rock.

Ms. Shepherd is the executive producer and star of her own sitcom, Sherri, on Lifetime Television.

Ms. Shepherd is also the author of a humorous autobiography, Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Yourself a Break (Central Publishing).

In August 2009, Daytime Emmy awards history was made when The View hosts Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and Sherri Shepherd were named "Outstanding Talk Show Host." It was the first time in the 36-year history of NATAS that multiple talk show hosts received this honor.

In May 2009, The View hosts were chosen as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" by Time. In July, 2009 Forbes ranked The View No. 11 among "30 of the Most Influential Women in Media."

Sherri has a four-year-old son, Jeffrey.