Loretta Devine

Personal Info

Birthday

August 21, 1949

(75 years old)

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

Also Known As

لورتا دیواین

Loretta Devine

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

Supernatural

Psych

Boston Legal

Glee

Cold Case

Great Performances

P-Valley

Filmography

2024
Lost & Found in Cleveland
as Joy Morris
Tempted by Love
as Miss Mimi
Bull Street
as Mrs. Big-Gal
2023
A Snowy Day in Oakland
as Jeanette
2022
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
as Lorraine
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
as Irene (voice)
Mack & Rita
as Sharon
Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!
as Hallie (voice)
2021
Christmas Déjà Vu
as Crystal
Christmas in Harmony
as Mama
The Starling
as Velma
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Queen Bees
as Sally
2020
Always and Forever
as Elda
Spell
as Eloise
2019
A Family Reunion Christmas
as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
A Sweet Christmas Romance
as Loretta
Postmarked
as Hattie
The Trap
as Mama Jay
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
2018
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
as Hallie (voice)
Jingle Belle
as Emory Simons
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
as Self
Behind the Movement
as Jo Ann Robinson
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Ms. Thomson
2017
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Naked
as Carol
Chapter & Verse
as Miss Maddy
2016
No Regrets
as Ms. Carey
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
as Herself
Caged No More
as Aggie
Norm of the North
as Tamecia (voice)
2015
The Sound and the Fury
as Dilsey
For the Love of Ruth
as Naomi
Back to School Mom
as Meghan Graham
Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie
as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
2014
You're Not You
as Marilyn
Welcome to Me
as Barb Vaughn
Comeback Dad
as Malinda
Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way
as Hallie
2013
A Very Larry Christmas
as Mrs. Claus
Saving Westbrook High
as Doris
Khumba
as Mama V (voice)
2012
In the Hive
as Mrs. Inez
2011
Politics of Love
as Shirlee Gupta
Jumping the Broom
as Mrs. Taylor
Madea's Big Happy Family
as Shirley
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Delta (voice)
2010
For Colored Girls
as Juanita / Green
Lottery Ticket
as Grandma
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
as Miss Roberts
Death at a Funeral
as Cynthia
2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self
Spring Breakdown
as Dr. Marguerite
2008
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
as Delta (voice)
First Sunday
as Sister Doris
2007
This Christmas
as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
Cougar Club
as Dolly
2006
Dreamgirls
as Jazz Singer
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
as Addie Collins
Dirty Laundry
as Evelyn
2005
Crash
as Shaniqua Johnson
King's Ransom
as Miss Gladys
2004
Woman Thou Art Loosed
as Cassey Jordan
2001
I Am Sam
as Margaret Calgrove
Kingdom Come
as Marguerite Slocumb
2000
What Women Want
as Flo
Urban Legends: Final Cut
as Reese
Best Actress
as Connie Travers
Freedom Song
as Evelyn Walker
Punks
as Health Counselor
1999
Love Kills
as Sylvia Finkelstein
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
as Ruby Dandridge
Jackie's Back!
as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
The Breaks
as Floria
Funny Valentines
as Dearie B.
1998
Down in the Delta
as Zenia
Urban Legend
as Reese Wilson
1997
Don King: Only in America
as Connie Harper
Lover Girl
as Leticia / 'Coco'
Clover
as Everleen
Hoodlum
as Pigfoot Mary
The Price of Kissing
as Jackee
1996
The Preacher's Wife
as Beverly
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Miss Mary
1995
Waiting to Exhale
as Gloria
1993
Amos & Andrew
as Ula
1992
Class Act
as Blade's Mom
1991
Livin' Large!
as Nadine Biggs
Caged Fear
as Judy
The Colored Museum
as Janine
1990
Stanley & Iris
as Bertha
1989
Parent Trap III
as Thelma
1988
Sticky Fingers
as Diane
Little Nikita
as Verna McLaughlin
1983
Anna to the Infinite Power
as Mrs. Benson
1981
Will
as Jean