Sherri Evonne Shepherd (born April 22, 1967) is an American comedian, actress, and co-host on the ABC daytime talkshow, The View.

Shepherd was born in Chicago, Illinois. At age 11 her family, which includes Shepherd's three sisters, 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 Everybody Loves Raymond, Friends and Living Single as well as regular roles on Suddenly Susan and The Jamie Foxx Show. Perhaps her most successful role prior to The View was playing the main character of Ramona Platt (2002-2006) on the comedy Less than Perfect (Seasons 1-4, 81 episodes) as a co-worker friend. Lifetime Television has picked up the pilot for Sherri, a sitcom about Shepherd's life.