Loretta Devine
August 21, 1949 (75 years old) in Houston, Texas, USA
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
Credits
- 2024 · Holidazed as Linda Lewin
- 2024 · Lost & Found in Cleveland as Joy Morris
- 2023 · A Snowy Day in Oakland as Jeanette
- 2021 · Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- 2021 · Queen Bees as Sally
- 2020 · Always and Forever as Elda
- 2019 · The Trap as Mama Jay
- 2019 · Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror as Self
- 2018 · Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend as Self
- 2017 · Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2016 · Caged No More as Aggie
- 2016 · Norm of the North as Tamecia (voice)
- 2014 · Welcome to Me as Barb Vaughn
- 2011 · Jumping the Broom as Mrs. Taylor
- 2011 · Madea's Big Happy Family as Shirley
- 2010 · Lottery Ticket as Grandma
- 2010 · My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Miss Roberts
- 2009 · Spring Breakdown as Dr. Marguerite
- 2008 · First Sunday as Sister Doris
- 2007 · This Christmas as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
- 2006 · Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story as Addie Collins
- 2006 · Dirty Laundry as Evelyn
- 2005 · King's Ransom as Miss Gladys
- 2002 · Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs as
- 2000 · Urban Legends: Final Cut as Reese
- 2000 · Freedom Song as Evelyn Walker
- 2000 · Punks as Health Counselor
- 1999 · Introducing Dorothy Dandridge as Ruby Dandridge
- 1999 · Jackie's Back! as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
- 1999 · The Breaks as Floria
- 1998 · Down in the Delta as Zenia
- 1997 · Don King: Only in America as Connie Harper
- 1996 · Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault as Miss Mary
- 1993 · Amos & Andrew as Ula
- 1993 · The American Clock as
- 1992 · Class Act as Blade's Mom
- 1990 · Stanley & Iris as Bertha
- 1989 · Parent Trap III as Thelma
- 1988 · Sticky Fingers as Diane
- 1988 · Little Nikita as Verna McLaughlin
- Future · Legally Mad as Jeanette Harris
- 2025 · Finding Faith as
- 2024 · Doctor Odyssey as Jill Manafort
- 2024 · Everybody Still Hates Chris as (voice)
- 2024 · Tempted by Love as Miss Mimi
- 2024 · Bull Street as Mrs. Big-Gal
- 2023 · Young Love as Gigi Young (voice)
- 2023 · Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In! as Hallie (voice)
- 2022 · All I Didn't Want for Christmas as Lorraine
- 2022 · Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules as Irene (voice)
- 2022 · Mack & Rita as Sharon
- 2022 · Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10! as Hallie (voice)
- 2021 · Christmas Déjà Vu as Crystal
- 2021 · Christmas in Harmony as Mama
- 2021 · The Starling as Velma
- 2021 · Teenage Euthanasia as
- 2021 · Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem as Angela
- 2020 · Spell as Eloise
- 2020 · Connecting... as Dayleen
- 2020 · GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
- 2020 · P-Valley as Ernestine
- 2020 · Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Contestant / Fabulosity
- 2019 · A Family Reunion Christmas as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
- 2019 · A Sweet Christmas Romance as Loretta
- 2019 · Postmarked as Hattie
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · A Black Lady Sketch Show as Marrier
- 2019 · Family Reunion as M'Dear
- 2018 · The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special as Hallie (voice)
- 2018 · Jingle Belle as Emory Simons
- 2018 · Behind the Movement as Jo Ann Robinson
- 2018 · Sierra Burgess Is a Loser as Ms. Thomson
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Sea Cow (voice)
- 2017 · Naked as Carol
- 2017 · Dear White People as Sorbet (voice)
- 2017 · Chapter & Verse as Miss Maddy
- 2016 · No Regrets as Ms. Carey
- 2016 · Brett Gelman's Dinner in America as Herself
- 2016 · Grandma's House as
- 2015 · The Sound and the Fury as Dilsey
- 2015 · The Carmichael Show as Cynthia Carmichael
- 2015 · For the Love of Ruth as Naomi
- 2015 · Back to School Mom as Meghan Graham
- 2015 · Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
- 2014 · You're Not You as Marilyn
- 2014 · black-ish as Lynette
- 2014 · Comeback Dad as Malinda
- 2014 · Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way as Hallie
- 2014 · Sirens as Hank's Mother
- 2013 · A Very Larry Christmas as Mrs. Claus
- 2013 · Saving Westbrook High as Doris
- 2013 · The Doc Files as Hallie (voice)
- 2013 · Khumba as Mama V (voice)
- 2012 · In the Hive as Mrs. Inez
- 2012 · The Client List as Georgia Cummings
- 2012 · Doc McStuffins as Nurse Hallie (voice)
- 2012 · Doc McStuffins as Hattie (voice)
- 2011 · Politics of Love as Shirlee Gupta
- 2011 · State of Georgia as Honey Dupree
- 2011 · Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 as Delta (voice)
- 2010 · Shake It Up as Marsha Sanders
- 2010 · For Colored Girls as Juanita / Green
- 2010 · Death at a Funeral as Cynthia
- 2009 · Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Glee as Sister Mary Constance
- 2009 · Party Down as Diane Ellison
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2008 · Beverly Hills Chihuahua as Delta (voice)
- 2008 · Eli Stone as Patti Dellacroix
- 2007 · Cougar Club as Dolly
- 2006 · Dreamgirls as Jazz Singer
- 2006 · Psych as Melba Birdson
- 2005 · Everybody Hates Chris as Maxine
- 2005 · Supernatural as Missouri Moseley
- 2005 · Crash as Shaniqua Johnson
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Adele Webber
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Judge Victoria Thomson
- 2004 · Woman Thou Art Loosed as Cassey Jordan
- 2003 · Cold Case as Chandra Patterson (2009)
- 2003 · Wild Card as M. Pearl McGuire
- 2002 · Half & Half as Erika Duke
- 2001 · I Am Sam as Margaret Calgrove
- 2001 · Kingdom Come as Marguerite Slocumb
- 2000 · What Women Want as Flo
- 2000 · Boston Public as Marla Hendricks
- 2000 · Girlfriends as
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as
- 2000 · Best Actress as Connie Travers
- 1999 · Love Kills as Sylvia Finkelstein
- 1999 · Family Law as Gloria Rivers
- 1999 · Funny Valentines as Dearie B.
- 1999 · The PJs as Muriel Stubbs (voice)
- 1998 · Urban Legend as Reese Wilson
- 1997 · Lover Girl as Leticia / 'Coco'
- 1997 · Clover as Everleen
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as Nora Mills
- 1997 · Hoodlum as Pigfoot Mary
- 1997 · The Price of Kissing as Jackee
- 1996 · The Preacher's Wife as Beverly
- 1996 · Promised Land as Tonya Hawkins
- 1996 · Moesha as
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as Gloria
- 1995 · Ned and Stacey as Mrs. Duncan
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Mother (voice)
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Tonya Hawkins
- 1992 · Love & War as
- 1992 · Out All Night as Crystal
- Future · Break the Cycle as
- 1991 · Livin' Large! as Nadine Biggs
- 1991 · Roc as Cynthia
- 1991 · Roc as
- 1991 · Caged Fear as Judy
- 1991 · The Colored Museum as Janine
- 1990 · Cop Rock as
- 1990 · Sugar and Spice as
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Nurse Hawking
- 1988 · The Murder of Mary Phagan as Annie Maude Carter
- 1987 · A Different World as Stevie Rallen
- 1983 · Anna to the Infinite Power as Mrs. Benson
- 1981 · Will as Jean
- 1971 · Great Performances as Janine