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Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Actor · Born August 21, 1949 · Houston, Texas, USA

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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.

Acted in 156

2020s

  1. 2026

    M.I.A.

    Aunt Judith · 3 episodes

    70

  2. Three Colors: Pan-African

    Nana

  3. 2025

    Deck the Hallways

    Agnes

  4. The Christmas Showdown

    Hen

  5. Lost & Found in Cleveland

    Joy Morris

  6. Finding Faith

    Helen

  7. 2024

    Holidazed

    Linda Lewin · 8 episodes

  8. Doctor Odyssey

    Jill Manafort · 1 episode

    62

  9. Everybody Still Hates Chris

    (voice) · 1 episode

    72

  10. Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love

    Miss Mimi

  11. Bull Street

    Mrs. Big-Gal

  12. 2023

    Young Love

    Gigi Young (voice) · 12 episodes

    69

  13. Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!

    Hallie (voice) · 10 episodes

  14. A Snowy Day in Oakland

    Jeanette

  15. 2022

    All I Didn't Want for Christmas

    Lorraine

  16. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

    Irene (voice)

    56

  17. Mack & Rita

    Sharon

    50

  18. A Doutora Faz 10 Anos

    Hallie (voice)

  19. 2021

    Christmas Déjà Vu

    Crystal

  20. Christmas in Harmony

    Mama

  21. The Starling

    Velma

    49

  22. Teenage Euthanasia

    TV · 2 Seasons · Comedy · Animation

    58

  23. Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem

    Angela · 5 episodes

  24. Queen Bees

    Sally

    59
  25. 2020

    Always and Forever

    Elda

    46

  26. Spell

    Eloise

    52

  27. Connecting...

    Dayleen · 2 episodes

  28. GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event

    Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan · 1 episode

  29. P-Valley

    Ernestine · 9 episodes

    75

  30. RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race

    Fabulosity - Contestant · 2 episodes

    65

2010s

  1. 2019

    A Family Reunion Christmas

    Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan

    58

  2. A Sweet Christmas Romance

    Loretta

  3. Postmarked

    Hattie

  4. A Black Lady Sketch Show

    Marrier · 1 episode

    74

  5. Family Reunion

    M'Dear · 44 episodes

    70

  6. The Trap

    Mama Jay

    45
  7. 2018

    The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special

    Hallie (voice)

  8. Jingle Belle

    Emory Simons

    59

  9. Behind the Movement

    Jo Ann Robinson

  10. Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

    Ms. Thomson

    59

  11. Summer Camp Island

    Sea Cow (voice) · 1 episode

    77
  12. 2017

    Violets

    Marcy

  13. Naked

    Carol

    40

  14. Dear White People

    Sorbet (voice) · 1 episode

    63

  15. Chapter & Verse

    Miss Maddy

  16. 2016

    No Regrets

    Ms. Carey

  17. Grandma's House

    Movie · Drama

  18. Caged No More

    Aggie

  19. Norm of the North

    Tamecia (voice)

    28
  20. 2015

    The Sound and the Fury

    Dilsey

  21. The Carmichael Show

    Cynthia Carmichael · 32 episodes

    76

  22. For the Love of Ruth

    Naomi

  23. Welcome to Me

    Barb Vaughn

    64

  24. Back to School Mom

    Meghan Graham

  25. Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie

    Hallie (voice) (archive footage)

  26. 2014

    A Very Larry Christmas

    Mrs. Claus

  27. You're Not You

    Marilyn

    65

  28. black-ish

    Lynette · 3 episodes

    72

  29. Comeback Dad

    Malinda

  30. Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way

    Hallie

  31. Sirens

    Hank's Mother · 3 episodes

    75
  32. 2013

    Saving Westbrook High

    Doris

  33. The Doc Files

    Hallie (voice) · 10 episodes

  34. Khumba

    Mama V (voice)

    51
  35. 2012

    In the Hive

    Mrs. Inez

  36. The Soul Man

    Della Ballentine · 2 episodes

    61

  37. The Client List

    Georgia Cummings · 25 episodes

    65

  38. Doc McStuffins

    Nurse Hallie (voice), Hattie (voice) · 242 episodes

    64
  39. 2011

    Politics of Love

    Shirlee Gupta

  40. State of Georgia

    Honey Dupree · 12 episodes

  41. Jumping the Broom

    Mrs. Taylor

    57

  42. Madea's Big Happy Family

    Shirley

    49

  43. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

    Delta (voice)

    47
  44. 2010

    Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play

    Movie

  45. Shake It Up

    Marsha Sanders · 1 episode

    57

  46. For Colored Girls

    Juanita / Green

    54

  47. Lottery Ticket

    Grandma

    48

  48. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

    Miss Roberts

    59

  49. Death at a Funeral

    Cynthia

    53

2000s

  1. 2009

    Spring Breakdown

    Dr. Marguerite

  2. Glee

    Sister Mary Constance · 1 episode

    68

  3. Party Down

    Diane Ellison · 1 episode

    80
  4. 2008

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua

    Delta (voice)

    43

  5. Eli Stone

    Patti Dellacroix · 26 episodes

    74

  6. First Sunday

    Sister Doris

    47
  7. 2007

    This Christmas

    Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield

    62

  8. Cougar Club

    Dolly

    40
  9. 2006

    Dreamgirls

    Jazz Singer

    71

  10. Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

    Addie Collins

  11. Dirty Laundry

    Evelyn

  12. Psych

    Melba Birdson · 1 episode

    83
  13. 2005

    Everybody Hates Chris

    Maxine · 3 episodes

    77

  14. Supernatural

    Missouri Moseley · 3 episodes

    84

  15. Crash

    Shaniqua Johnson

    73

  16. King's Ransom

    Miss Gladys

    29

  17. Grey's Anatomy

    Adele Webber · 22 episodes

    78
  18. 2004

    Boston Legal

    Judge Victoria Thomson, Annabelle Carruthers · 1 episode

    83

  19. Woman Thou Art Loosed

    Cassey Jordan

  20. 2003

    Cold Case

    Chandra Patterson (2009) · 1 episode

    77

  21. Wild Card

    M. Pearl McGuire · 18 episodes

  22. 2002

    Half & Half

    Erika Duke · 2 episodes

    75

  23. Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

    Movie

  24. 2001

    I Am Sam

    Margaret Calgrove

    57

  25. Kingdom Come

    Marguerite Slocumb

    49
  26. 2000

    What Women Want

    Flo

    59

  27. Boston Public

    Marla Hendricks · 81 episodes

    74

  28. Urban Legends: Final Cut

    Reese

    33

  29. Girlfriends

    Judge Vashti Jackson · 2 episodes

    74

  30. Strong Medicine

    TV · 6 Seasons · Drama

    70

  31. Best Actress

    Connie Travers

  32. Freedom Song

    Evelyn Walker

  33. Punks

    Health Counselor

1990s

  1. 1999

    Love Kills

    Sylvia Finkelstein

  2. Family Law

    Gloria Rivers · 1 episode

    70

  3. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

    Ruby Dandridge

    72

  4. Jackie's Back!

    Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)

  5. The Breaks

    Floria

    62

  6. Funny Valentines

    Dearie B.

  7. The PJs

    Muriel Stubbs (voice) · 43 episodes

    68
  8. 1998

    Down in the Delta

    Zenia

  9. Urban Legend

    Reese Wilson

    47
  10. 1997

    Don King: Only in America

    Connie Harper

  11. Lover Girl

    Leticia / 'Coco'

  12. Clover

    Everleen

  13. Ally McBeal

    Nora Mills · 1 episode

    68

  14. Hoodlum

    Pigfoot Mary

    56

  15. The Price of Kissing

    Jackee

  16. 1996

    The Preacher's Wife

    Beverly

    59

  17. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

    Miss Mary

  18. Promised Land

    Tonya Hawkins · 1 episode

  19. Moesha

    Steph · 1 episode

    63
  20. 1995

    Waiting to Exhale

    Gloria

    60

  21. Ned & Stacey

    Mrs. Duncan · 1 episode

    71

  22. Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Mother (voice) · 1 episode

    67
  23. 1994

    Touched by an Angel

    Tonya Hawkins · 1 episode

    65
  24. 1993

    Amos & Andrew

    Ula

    44

  25. The American Clock

    Movie

  26. 1992

    Love & War

    TV · 3 Seasons · Comedy

  27. Class Act

    Blade's Mom

    50
  28. 1991

    Livin' Large!

    Nadine Biggs

  29. Roc

    Cynthia · 1 episode

    75

  30. Caged Fear

    Judy

  31. The Colored Museum

    Janine

  32. 1990

    Cop Rock

    Juror

  33. Sugar and Spice

    TV

  34. Stanley & Iris

    Bertha

    54

1980s

  1. 1989

    Parent Trap III

    Thelma

  2. 1988

    Murphy Brown

    Nurse Hawking · 1 episode

    69

  3. Sticky Fingers

    Diane

  4. Little Nikita

    Verna McLaughlin

    55

  5. The Murder of Mary Phagan

    Annie Maude Carter · 2 episodes

  6. 1987

    A Different World

    Stevie Rallen · 9 episodes

    70
  7. 1983

    Anna to the Infinite Power

    Mrs. Benson

  8. 1981

    Will

    Jean

No release date

  1. Break the Cycle

    Movie

Appearances10

2020s

  1. 2022

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    47
  2. 2021

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Self

2010s

  1. 2019

    The Tamron Hall Show

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    46

  2. The Kelly Clarkson Show

    Self · 1 episode

    60

  3. Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

    Self

  4. 2018

    Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009

    Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

    Self

  2. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    54

  3. RuPaul's Drag Race

    Self - Guest Judge · 1 episode

    82

No release date

  1. Broadway: The Next Generation

    Self