birth_place article_title occupation
opelika , alabama sharon warren
 film actress
sharon warren

sharon warren is an american film actress .
warren was born in opelika , alabama .
she is best known for her breakthrough role as ray charles ' mother , aretha robinson , in the hit film `` ray '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- .
she attended stillman college in tuscaloosa , alabama for three years .
she is a member of the omega alpha chapter of epsilon sigma alpha and delta sigma theta .
