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
| Birth Location | Houston, Texas, USA |
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| Born | 1949-08-21 |
Movies
A Snowy Day in Oakland
as Jeanette
2023
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)
2022
Christmas Déjà Vu
as Crystal
2021
Christmas in Harmony
as Mama
2021
The Starling
as Velma
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
Queen Bees
as Sally
2021
Always and Forever
as Elda
2020
Spell
as Eloise
2020
A Family Reunion Christmas
as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
2019
A Sweet Christmas Romance
as Loretta
2019
Postmarked
as Hattie
2019
The Trap
as Mama Jay
2019
2019
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
as Hallie
2018
Jingle Belle
as Emory Simons
2018
2018
Behind the Movement
as Jo Ann Robinson
2018
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Ms. Thomson
2018
Naked
as Carol
2017
Chapter & Verse
as Miss Maddy
2017
No Regrets
as Ms Carey
2016
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
as Herself
2016
2016
Caged No More
as Aggie
2016
Norm of the North
as Tamecia (voice)
2016
The Sound and the Fury
as Dilsey
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)
2015
You're Not You
as Marilyn
2014
Welcome to Me
as Barb Vaughn
2014
Comeback Dad
as Malinda
2014
2014
A Very Larry Christmas
as Mrs. Claus
2013
Saving Westbrook High
as Doris
2013
Khumba
as Mama V (voice)
2013
In the Hive
as Mrs. Inez
2012
Politics of Love
as Shirlee Gupta
2011
Jumping the Broom
as Mrs. Taylor
2011
Madea's Big Happy Family
as Shirley
2011
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Delta (voice)
2011
For Colored Girls
as Juanita / Green
2010
Lottery Ticket
as Grandma
2010
Death at a Funeral
as Cynthia
2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
as Miss Roberts
2009
Spring Breakdown
as Dr. Marguerite
2009
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
as Delta (voice)
2008
First Sunday
as Sister Doris
2008
This Christmas
as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
2007
Cougar Club
as Dolly
2007
Dreamgirls
as Jazz Singer
2006
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
as Addie Collins
2006
Dirty Laundry
as Evelyn
2006
Crash
as Shaniqua Johnson
2005
King's Ransom
as Miss Gladys
2005
Woman Thou Art Loosed
as Cassey Jordan
2004
I Am Sam
as Margaret Calgrove
2001
Kingdom Come
as Marguerite Slocumb
2001
What Women Want
as Flo
2000
Urban Legends: Final Cut
as Reese
2000
Best Actress
as Connie Travers
2000
Freedom Song
as Evelyn Walker
2000
Punks
as Health Counselor
2000
Love Kills
as Sylvia Finkelstein
1999
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
as Ruby Dandridge
1999
Jackie's Back!
as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
1999
The Breaks
as Floria
1999
Funny Valentines
as Dearie B.
1999
Down in the Delta
as Zenia
1998
Urban Legend
as Reese Wilson
1998
Don King: Only in America
as Connie Harper
1997
Lover Girl
as Leticia / 'Coco'
1997
Clover
as Everleen
1997
Hoodlum
as Pigfoot Mary
1997
The Price of Kissing
as Jackee
1997
The Preacher's Wife
as Beverly
1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Miss Mary
1996
Waiting to Exhale
as Gloria
1995
Amos & Andrew
as Ula
1993
1993
Class Act
as Blade's Mom
1992
Livin' Large!
as Nadine Biggs
1991
Caged Fear
as Judy
1991
The Colored Museum
as Janine
1991
Stanley & Iris
as Bertha
1990
Parent Trap III
as Thelma
1989
Sticky Fingers
as Diane
1988
Little Nikita
as Verna McLaughlin
1988
Anna to the Infinite Power
as Mrs. Benson
1983
1981
Lost & Found in Cleveland
as Joy Morris
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Bull Street
as Mrs. Big-Gal
-
Urban Legend
as Reese
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Loretta Devine hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
