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Loretta Devine

Acting · Born 1949-08-21 · Houston, Texas, USA

Biography

Loretta Devine (born August 21, 1949) is an American actress, singer and voice actor. She is known for numerous roles across stage and screen. Her most high profile roles include Lorrell Robinson in the original Broadway production of Dreamgirls, the long-suffering Gloria Matthews in the film Waiting to Exhale, and her recurring role as Adele Webber on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Loretta Devine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

2026Forever, This Ring
2026Three Colors: Pan-AfricanNana
2026M.I.A.Aunt Judith
2025Deck the HallwaysAgnes
2025The Christmas ShowdownHen
2025Lost & Found in ClevelandJoy Morris
2025Finding FaithHelen
2024HolidazedLinda Lewin
2024Doctor OdysseyJill Manafort
2024Everybody Still Hates Chris(voice)
2024Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by LoveMiss Mimi
2024Bull StreetMrs. Big-Gal
2023LucilleLucille
2023Young LoveGigi Young (voice)
2023Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!Hallie (voice)
2023A Snowy Day in OaklandJeanette
2022All I Didn't Want for ChristmasLorraine
2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesIrene (voice)
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest
2022Mack & RitaSharon
2022Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!Hallie (voice)
2021Christmas Déjà VuCrystal
2021Christmas in HarmonyMama
2021The StarlingVelma
2021Teenage Euthanasia
2021Days of Our Lives: Beyond SalemAngela
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
2021Queen BeesSally
2020Always and ForeverElda
2020SpellEloise
2020Connecting...Dayleen
2020GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover EventAmelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
2020P-ValleyErnestine
2020Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag RaceFabulosity - Contestant
2019A Family Reunion ChristmasAmelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
2019A Sweet Christmas RomanceLoretta
2019PostmarkedHattie
2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2019A Black Lady Sketch ShowMarrier
2019Family ReunionM'Dear
2019The TrapMama Jay
2019Horror Noire: A History of Black HorrorSelf
2018The Doc McStuffins Christmas SpecialHallie (voice)
2018Jingle BelleEmory Simons
2018Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban LegendSelf
2018Behind the MovementJo Ann Robinson
2018Sierra Burgess Is a LoserMs. Thomson
2018Summer Camp IslandSea Cow (voice)
2017NakedCarol
2017Dear White PeopleSorbet (voice)
2017Chapter & VerseMiss Maddy
2016No RegretsMs. Carey
2016Brett Gelman's Dinner in AmericaHerself
2016Grandma's House
2016Caged No MoreAggie
2016Norm of the NorthTamecia (voice)
2015The Sound and the FuryDilsey
2015The Carmichael ShowCynthia Carmichael
2015For the Love of RuthNaomi
2015Welcome to MeBarb Vaughn
2015Back to School MomMeghan Graham
2015Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me LambieHallie (voice) (archive footage)
2014A Very Larry ChristmasMrs. Claus
2014You're Not YouMarilyn
2014black-ishLynette
2014Comeback DadMalinda
2014Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long WayHallie
2014SirensHank's Mother
2013Saving Westbrook HighDoris
2013The Doc FilesHallie (voice)
2013KhumbaMama V (voice)
2012In the HiveMrs. Inez
2012The Soul ManDella Ballentine
2012The Client ListGeorgia Cummings
2012Doc McStuffinsNurse Hallie (voice)
2011Politics of LoveShirlee Gupta
2011State of GeorgiaHoney Dupree
2011Jumping the BroomMrs. Taylor
2011Madea's Big Happy FamilyShirley
2011Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2Delta (voice)
2010Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010Shake It UpMarsha Sanders
2010For Colored GirlsJuanita / Green
2010Lottery TicketGrandma
2010My Son, My Son, What Have Ye DoneMiss Roberts
2010Death at a FuneralCynthia
2009Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000sSelf
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009Spring BreakdownDr. Marguerite
2009GleeSister Mary Constance
2009Party DownDiane Ellison
2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge
2008Beverly Hills ChihuahuaDelta (voice)
2008Eli StonePatti Dellacroix
2008First SundaySister Doris
2007This ChristmasShirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
2007Cougar ClubDolly
2006DreamgirlsJazz Singer
2006Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino StoryAddie Collins
2006Dirty LaundryEvelyn
2006PsychMelba Birdson
2005Everybody Hates ChrisMaxine
2005SupernaturalMissouri Moseley
2005CrashShaniqua Johnson
2005King's RansomMiss Gladys
2005Grey's AnatomyAdele Webber
2004Boston LegalJudge Victoria Thomson
2004Woman Thou Art LoosedCassey Jordan
2003Cold CaseChandra Patterson (2009)
2003Wild CardM. Pearl McGuire
2002Half & HalfErika Duke
2002Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2001I Am SamMargaret Calgrove
2001Kingdom ComeMarguerite Slocumb
2000What Women WantFlo
2000Boston PublicMarla Hendricks
2000Urban Legends: Final CutReese
2000GirlfriendsJudge Vashti Jackson
2000Strong Medicine
2000Best ActressConnie Travers
2000Freedom SongEvelyn Walker
2000PunksHealth Counselor
1999Love KillsSylvia Finkelstein
1999Family LawGloria Rivers
1999Introducing Dorothy DandridgeRuby Dandridge
1999Jackie's Back!Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
1999The BreaksFloria
1999Funny ValentinesDearie B.
1999The PJsMuriel Stubbs (voice)
1998Down in the DeltaZenia
1998Urban LegendReese Wilson
1997Don King: Only in AmericaConnie Harper
1997Lover GirlLeticia / 'Coco'
1997CloverEverleen
1997Ally McBealNora Mills
1997HoodlumPigfoot Mary
1997The Price of KissingJackee
1996The Preacher's WifeBeverly
1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' ManigaultMiss Mary
1996Promised LandTonya Hawkins
1996MoeshaSteph
1995Waiting to ExhaleGloria
1995Ned & StaceyMrs. Duncan
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildMother (voice)
1994Touched by an AngelTonya Hawkins
1993Amos & AndrewUla
1993The American Clock
1992Love & War
1992Out All NightCrystal
1992Class ActBlade's Mom
1991Livin' Large!Nadine Biggs
1991Roc
1991Caged FearJudy
1991The Colored MuseumJanine
1990Cop Rock
1990Sugar and Spice
1990Stanley & IrisBertha
1989Parent Trap IIIThelma
1988Murphy BrownNurse Hawking
1988Sticky FingersDiane
1988Little NikitaVerna McLaughlin
1988The Murder of Mary PhaganAnnie Maude Carter
1987A Different WorldStevie Rallen
1983Anna to the Infinite PowerMrs. Benson
1981WillJean
1971Great PerformancesJanine
—Break the Cycle
—Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
—That's Her
—Legally MadJeanette Harris

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