Loretta Devine
Acting
Born: August 21, 1949 (age 77) · Houston, Texas, USA
Highest Rated
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
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Supernatural
2005
What Women Want
2000
Crash
2005
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018
I Am Sam
2001
Urban Legend
1998
Naked
2017
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008
Dreamgirls
2006
Death at a Funeral
2010
Photos (6)
Movies (100)
What Women Want
Flo
Crash
Shaniqua Johnson
I Am Sam
Margaret Calgrove
Dreamgirls
Jazz Singer
Urban Legend
Reese Wilson
Hoodlum
Pigfoot Mary
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Delta (voice)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Delta (voice)
Urban Legends: Final Cut
Reese
Death at a Funeral
Cynthia
Khumba
Mama V (voice)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Irene (voice)
Waiting to Exhale
Gloria
Spell
Eloise
Amos & Andrew
Ula
Norm of the North
Tamecia (voice)
Jackie's Back!
Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
Naked
Carol
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Miss Roberts
You're Not You
Marilyn
The Preacher's Wife
Beverly
Lottery Ticket
Grandma
First Sunday
Sister Doris
Jumping the Broom
Mrs. Taylor
The Starling
Velma
This Christmas
Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
Class Act
Blade's Mom
Little Nikita
Verna McLaughlin
Jingle Belle
Emory Simons
Stanley & Iris
Bertha
Mack & Rita
Sharon
Kingdom Come
Marguerite Slocumb
Madea's Big Happy Family
Shirley
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Ms. Thomson
Welcome to Me
Barb Vaughn
King's Ransom
Miss Gladys
Spring Breakdown
Dr. Marguerite
The Trap
Mama Jay
For Colored Girls
Juanita / Green
Cougar Club
Dolly
Three Colors: Pan-African
Nana
Queen Bees
Sally
Always and Forever
Elda
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Ruby Dandridge
The Sound and the Fury
Dilsey
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Miss Mary
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002
A Doutora Faz 10 Anos
Hallie (voice)
Caged No More
Aggie
The Breaks
Floria
Deck the Hallways
Agnes
A Sweet Christmas Romance
Loretta
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love
Miss Mimi
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010
Best Actress
Connie Travers
Grandma's House
2016
Saving Westbrook High
Doris
A Snowy Day in Oakland
Jeanette
Lover Girl
Leticia / 'Coco'
Parent Trap III
Thelma
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Cassey Jordan
Violets
Marcy
Don King: Only in America
Connie Harper
Sticky Fingers
Diane
Down in the Delta
Zenia
Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way
Hallie
Punks
Health Counselor
Love Kills
Sylvia Finkelstein
Lost & Found in Cleveland
Joy Morris
The Christmas Showdown
Hen
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
Lorraine
Christmas in Harmony
Mama
A Very Larry Christmas
Mrs. Claus
The Price of Kissing
Jackee
Caged Fear
Judy
Politics of Love
Shirlee Gupta
In the Hive
Mrs. Inez
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Addie Collins
Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie
Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
Clover
Everleen
A Family Reunion Christmas
Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
No Regrets
Ms. Carey
Freedom Song
Evelyn Walker
The American Clock
1993
Finding Faith
Helen
Funny Valentines
Dearie B.
Bull Street
Mrs. Big-Gal
Dirty Laundry
Evelyn
Comeback Dad
Malinda
For the Love of Ruth
Naomi
Chapter & Verse
Miss Maddy
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
Hallie (voice)
Back to School Mom
Meghan Graham
Livin' Large!
Nadine Biggs
The Colored Museum
Janine
Postmarked
Hattie
Christmas Déjà Vu
Crystal
Anna to the Infinite Power
Mrs. Benson
Behind the Movement
Jo Ann Robinson
Will
Jean
TV Shows (58)
Supernatural
Missouri Moseley · 3 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Adele Webber · 22 eps
Psych
Melba Birdson · 1 eps
Cold Case
Chandra Patterson (2009) · 1 eps
Glee
Sister Mary Constance · 1 eps
Boston Legal
Judge Victoria Thomson · 1 eps
Boston Legal
Annabelle Carruthers · 1 eps
Great Performances
Janine · 1 eps
Murphy Brown
Nurse Hawking · 1 eps
Strong Medicine
1 eps
black-ish
Lynette · 3 eps
Touched by an Angel
Tonya Hawkins · 1 eps
Doc McStuffins
Nurse Hallie (voice) · 242 eps
Doc McStuffins
Hattie (voice) · 1 eps
Summer Camp Island
Sea Cow (voice) · 1 eps
A Different World
Stevie Rallen · 9 eps
Girlfriends
Judge Vashti Jackson · 2 eps
Boston Public
Marla Hendricks · 81 eps
Everybody Hates Chris
Maxine · 3 eps
Family Law
Gloria Rivers · 1 eps
Party Down
Diane Ellison · 1 eps
P-Valley
Ernestine · 9 eps
Moesha
Steph · 1 eps
Shake It Up
Marsha Sanders · 1 eps
Ally McBeal
Nora Mills · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mother (voice) · 1 eps
Half & Half
Erika Duke · 2 eps
Family Reunion
M'Dear · 44 eps
The Soul Man
Della Ballentine · 2 eps
Eli Stone
Patti Dellacroix · 26 eps
Teenage Euthanasia
1 eps
M.I.A.
Aunt Judith · 3 eps
Doctor Odyssey
Jill Manafort · 1 eps
Ned & Stacey
Mrs. Duncan · 1 eps
The Client List
Georgia Cummings · 25 eps
Love & War
1 eps
The PJs
Muriel Stubbs (voice) · 43 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Marrier · 1 eps
Dear White People
Sorbet (voice) · 1 eps
Promised Land
Tonya Hawkins · 1 eps
Everybody Still Hates Chris
(voice) · 1 eps
Sirens
Hank's Mother · 3 eps
The Carmichael Show
Cynthia Carmichael · 32 eps
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
Fabulosity - Contestant · 2 eps
Wild Card
M. Pearl McGuire · 18 eps
Roc
1 eps
Roc
Cynthia · 4 eps
Cop Rock
1 eps
Young Love
Gigi Young (voice) · 12 eps
The Murder of Mary Phagan
Annie Maude Carter · 2 eps
Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!
Hallie (voice) · 10 eps
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan · 1 eps
Connecting...
Dayleen · 2 eps
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem
Angela · 5 eps
Holidazed
Linda Lewin · 8 eps
State of Georgia
Honey Dupree · 12 eps
The Doc Files
Hallie (voice) · 10 eps
Sugar and Spice
7 eps
Self / Appearances (9)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
Self
