Loretta Devine
- Acting
- August 21, 1949 · Houston, Texas, USA
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
Filmography
- Forever, This Ring
- M.I.A. · Aunt Judith
- Three Colors: Pan-African · Nana
- Deck the Hallways · Agnes
- The Christmas Showdown · Hen
- Lost & Found in Cleveland · Joy Morris
- Finding Faith · Helen
- Holidazed · Linda Lewin
- Doctor Odyssey · Jill Manafort
- Everybody Still Hates Chris · Voice
- Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love · Miss Mimi
- Bull Street · Mrs. Big-Gal
- Lucille · Lucille
- Young Love · Gigi Young (Voice)
- Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In! · Hallie (Voice)
- A Snowy Day in Oakland · Jeanette
- All I Didn't Want for Christmas · Lorraine
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules · Irene (Voice)
- The Jennifer Hudson Show · Self
- Mack & Rita · Sharon
- A Doutora Faz 10 Anos · Hallie (Voice)
- Christmas Déjà Vu · Crystal
- Christmas in Harmony · Mama
- The Starling · Velma
- Teenage Euthanasia
- Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem · Angela
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age · Self
- Queen Bees · Sally
- Always and Forever · Elda
- Spell · Eloise
- Connecting... · Dayleen
- GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event · Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
- P-Valley · Ernestine
- RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race · Fabulosity - Contestant
- A Family Reunion Christmas · Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
- A Sweet Christmas Romance · Loretta
- Postmarked · Hattie
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- A Black Lady Sketch Show · Marrier
- Family Reunion · M'Dear
- The Trap · Mama Jay
- Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror · Self
- The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special · Hallie (Voice)
- Jingle Belle · Emory Simons
- Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend · Self
- Behind the Movement · Jo Ann Robinson
- Sierra Burgess Is a Loser · Ms. Thomson
- Summer Camp Island · Sea Cow (Voice)
- Violets · Marcy
- Naked · Carol
- Dear White People · Sorbet (Voice)
- Chapter & Verse · Miss Maddy
- No Regrets · Ms. Carey
- Brett Gelman's Dinner in America · Self
- Grandma's House
- Caged No More · Aggie
- Norm of the North · Tamecia (Voice)
- The Sound and the Fury · Dilsey
- The Carmichael Show · Cynthia Carmichael
- For the Love of Ruth · Naomi
- Welcome to Me · Barb Vaughn
- Back to School Mom · Meghan Graham
- Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie · Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
- A Very Larry Christmas · Mrs. Claus
- You're Not You · Marilyn
- black-ish · Lynette
- Comeback Dad · Malinda
- Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way · Hallie
- Sirens · Hank's Mother
- Saving Westbrook High · Doris
- The Doc Files · Hallie (Voice)
- Khumba · Mama V (Voice)
- In the Hive · Mrs. Inez
- The Soul Man · Della Ballentine
- The Client List · Georgia Cummings
- Doc McStuffins · Nurse Hallie (Voice), Hattie (Voice)
- Politics of Love · Shirlee Gupta
- State of Georgia · Honey Dupree
- Jumping the Broom · Mrs. Taylor