Sheryl Lee Ralph is reflecting on the kind of legacy she’d like to leave after a 40-year career in Hollywood.

The Abbott Elementary star, who is an Emmy winner and Tony nominee, exclusively told Us Weekly that her influence “isn’t just about my work,” but also about the family she’s been able to build.

“My legacy is about the life I’ve been able to lead,” Ralph, 68, said while discussing her partnership with GSK on the THRIVE@50+ campaign. “It would be my children. My children are my greatest legacy. I met Cicely Tyson on a plane once. She said, ‘Sheryl, you are going to do wonderful things, but your children will be some of the greatest things you ever do.’ I don’t know how she knew that, but that was a truth that I am living now.”

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