Loretta Devine
Known for Acting · 171 credits
- Born
- 1949-08-21 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- لورتا دیواین
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (62)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Adele Webber
Supernatural
2005
as Missouri Moseley
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Psych
2006
as Melba Birdson
Boston Legal
2004
as Judge Victoria Thomson / Annabelle Carruthers
Glee
2009
as Sister Mary Constance
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Cold Case
2003
as Chandra Patterson (2009)
Great Performances
1971
as Janine
Strong Medicine
2000
black-ish
2014
as Lynette
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Tonya Hawkins
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Sea Cow (voice)
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Doc McStuffins
2012
as Nurse Hallie (voice) / Hattie (voice)
Boston Public
2000
as Marla Hendricks
A Different World
1987
as Stevie Rallen
Girlfriends
2000
as Judge Vashti Jackson
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
as Maxine
M.I.A.
2026
as Aunt Judith
Murphy Brown
1988
as Nurse Hawking
Moesha
1996
as Steph
Family Law
1999
as Gloria Rivers
Doctor Odyssey
2024
as Jill Manafort
Shake It Up
2010
as Marsha Sanders
Ally McBeal
1997
as Nora Mills
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Mother (voice)
P-Valley
2020
as Ernestine
Eli Stone
2008
as Patti Dellacroix
Half & Half
2002
as Erika Duke
Party Down
2009
as Diane Ellison
The Client List
2012
as Georgia Cummings
Love & War
1992
Family Reunion
2019
as M'Dear
Ned & Stacey
1995
as Mrs. Duncan
Promised Land
1996
as Tonya Hawkins
Dear White People
2017
as Sorbet (voice)
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Marrier
The PJs
1999
as Muriel Stubbs (voice)
The Soul Man
2012
as Della Ballentine
Sirens
2014
as Hank's Mother
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
2020
as Fabulosity - Contestant
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024
as (voice)
Roc
1991
as Cynthia
The Carmichael Show
2015
as Cynthia Carmichael
Out All Night
1992
as Crystal
Cop Rock
1990
Wild Card
2003
as M. Pearl McGuire
Young Love
2023
as Gigi Young (voice)
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
2020
as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
Holidazed
2024
as Linda Lewin
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
as Annie Maude Carter
Sugar and Spice
1990
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem
2021
as Angela
The Doc Files
2013
as Hallie (voice)
State of Georgia
2011
as Honey Dupree
Connecting...
2020
as Dayleen
Movies (109)
What Women Want
2000
as Flo
Crash
2005
as Shaniqua Johnson
I Am Sam
2001
as Margaret Calgrove
Hoodlum
1997
as Pigfoot Mary
Urban Legend
1998
as Reese Wilson
Naked
2017
as Carol
Waiting to Exhale
1995
as Gloria
First Sunday
2008
as Sister Doris
Khumba
2013
as Mama V (voice)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
as Irene (voice)
Dreamgirls
2006
as Jazz Singer
Death at a Funeral
2010
as Cynthia
Spell
2020
as Eloise
The Starling
2021
as Velma
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008
as Delta (voice)
Cougar Club
2007
as Dolly
This Christmas
2007
as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011
as Shirley
You're Not You
2014
as Marilyn
Urban Legends: Final Cut
2000
as Reese
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011
as Delta (voice)
Spring Breakdown
2009
as Dr. Marguerite
Jingle Belle
2018
as Emory Simons
Welcome to Me
2015
as Barb Vaughn
Little Nikita
1988
as Verna McLaughlin
Mack & Rita
2022
as Sharon
Lottery Ticket
2010
as Grandma
Jumping the Broom
2011
as Mrs. Taylor
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018
as Ms. Thomson
The Preacher's Wife
1996
as Beverly
Kingdom Come
2001
as Marguerite Slocumb
Norm of the North
2016
as Tamecia (voice)
For Colored Girls
2010
as Juanita / Green
Freedom Song
2000
as Evelyn Walker
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010
as Miss Roberts
Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!
2022
as Hallie (voice)
Amos & Andrew
1993
as Ula
Saving Westbrook High
2013
as Doris
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
1999
as Ruby Dandridge
Stanley & Iris
1990
as Bertha
Lover Girl
1997
as Leticia / 'Coco'
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996
as Miss Mary
Comeback Dad
2014
as Malinda
Don King: Only in America
1997
as Connie Harper
Class Act
1992
as Blade's Mom
Will
1981
as Jean
The Sound and the Fury
2015
as Dilsey
Jackie's Back!
1999
as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
Queen Bees
2021
as Sally
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Grandma's House
2016
Three Colors: Pan-African
2026
as Nana
No Regrets
2016
as Ms. Carey
Love Kills
1999
as Sylvia Finkelstein
Always and Forever
2020
as Elda
The American Clock
1993
Sticky Fingers
1988
as Diane
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019
as Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002
Caged No More
2016
as Aggie
Deck the Hallways
2025
as Agnes
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010
King's Ransom
2005
as Miss Gladys
The Breaks
1999
as Floria
Dirty Laundry
2006
as Evelyn
The Trap
2019
as Mama Jay
Best Actress
2000
as Connie Travers
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009
as Self
Parent Trap III
1989
as Thelma
Politics of Love
2011
as Shirlee Gupta
A Family Reunion Christmas
2019
as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
Lost & Found in Cleveland
2025
as Joy Morris
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023
as Jeanette
The Christmas Showdown
2025
as Hen
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
2018
as Self
Punks
2000
as Health Counselor
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love
2024
as Miss Mimi
Anna to the Infinite Power
1983
as Mrs. Benson
Finding Faith
2025
as Helen
The Price of Kissing
1997
as Jackee
In the Hive
2012
as Mrs. Inez
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
2006
as Addie Collins
Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way
2014
as Hallie
Down in the Delta
1998
as Zenia
Funny Valentines
1999
as Dearie B.
Woman Thou Art Loosed
2004
as Cassey Jordan
Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie
2015
as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
Livin' Large!
1991
as Nadine Biggs
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
2022
as Lorraine
For the Love of Ruth
2015
as Naomi
A Sweet Christmas Romance
2019
as Loretta
Clover
1997
as Everleen
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
2018
as Hallie (voice)
Behind the Movement
2018
as Jo Ann Robinson
Caged Fear
1991
as Judy
That's Her
Break the Cycle
Bull Street
2024
as Mrs. Big-Gal
Chapter & Verse
2017
as Miss Maddy
Christmas Déjà Vu
2021
as Crystal
Christmas in Harmony
2021
as Mama
Forever, This Ring
2026
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
2016
as Herself
A Very Larry Christmas
2014
as Mrs. Claus
The Colored Museum
1991
as Janine
Back to School Mom
2015
as Meghan Graham
Postmarked
2019
as Hattie
Lucille
2023
as Lucille
About Loretta Devine
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, l… With 171 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Loretta Devine has appeared in 109 films and 62 TV shows.
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- What Women Want (2000) — as Flo
- Crash (2005) — as Shaniqua Johnson
- I Am Sam (2001) — as Margaret Calgrove
- Hoodlum (1997) — as Pigfoot Mary
- Urban Legend (1998) — as Reese Wilson
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