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Loretta Devine
Actor · Crew· Houston, Texas, USA
Loretta Devine, born in 1949, has carved a versatile career spanning stage and screen, marked by her commanding presence in both musical theatre and television. Her breakout role as Lorrell Robinson in the Broadway production of "Dreamgirls" laid the groundwork for a series of memorable performances, including the empathetic portrayal of Gloria Matthews in the film "Waiting to Exhale." Devine's portrayal of Adele Webber in "Grey's Anatomy" garnered critical acclaim and an Emmy Award, cementing her status as a formidable force in American entertainment.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
76 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Three Colors: Pan-African | Nana | Film |
| 2024 | Bull Street | Mrs. Big-Gal | Film |
| 2024 | Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love | Miss Mimi | Film |
| 2024 | Holidazed | Linda Lewin | TV |
| 2023 | Young Love | Gigi Young (voice) | TV |
| 2022 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Irene (voice) | Film |
| 2021 | Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem | Angela | TV |
| 2021 | The Starling | Velma | Film |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | Film |
| 2019 | Family Reunion | M'Dear | TV |
| 2019 | The Trap | Mama Jay | Film |
| 2019 | Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror | Self | Film |
| 2018 | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Ms. Thomson | Film |
| 2017 | Violets | Marcy | Film |
| 2016 | No Regrets | Ms. Carey | Film |
| 2016 | Norm of the North | Tamecia (voice) | Film |
| 2015 | The Sound and the Fury | Dilsey | Film |
| 2015 | The Carmichael Show | Cynthia Carmichael | TV |
| 2014 | You're Not You | Marilyn | Film |
| 2013 | Khumba | Mama V (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | Doc McStuffins | Nurse Hallie (voice) | TV |
| 2012 | In the Hive | Mrs. Inez | Film |
| 2012 | The Client List | Georgia Cummings | TV |
| 2011 | Politics of Love | Shirlee Gupta | Film |
| 2011 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 | Delta (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | Madea's Big Happy Family | Shirley | Film |
| 2011 | Jumping the Broom | Mrs. Taylor | Film |
| 2010 | My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | Miss Roberts | Film |
| 2010 | Lottery Ticket | Grandma | Film |
| 2010 | Death at a Funeral | Cynthia | Film |
| 2010 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play | Film | |
| 2010 | For Colored Girls | Juanita / Green | Film |
| 2009 | Spring Breakdown | Dr. Marguerite | Film |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Patti Dellacroix | TV |
| 2008 | First Sunday | Sister Doris | Film |
| 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Delta (voice) | Film |
| 2007 | This Christmas | Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield | Film |
| 2007 | Cougar Club | Dolly | Film |
| 2006 | Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story | Addie Collins | Film |
| 2006 | Dirty Laundry | Evelyn | Film |
| 2006 | Dreamgirls | Jazz Singer | Film |
| 2005 | Crash | Shaniqua Johnson | Film |
| 2005 | King's Ransom | Miss Gladys | Film |
| 2004 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | Cassey Jordan | Film |
| 2003 | Wild Card | M. Pearl McGuire | Film |
| 2002 | Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs | Film | |
| 2001 | Kingdom Come | Marguerite Slocumb | Film |
| 2001 | I Am Sam | Margaret Calgrove | Film |
| 2000 | Freedom Song | Evelyn Walker | Film |
| 2000 | What Women Want | Flo | Film |
| 2000 | Boston Public | Marla Hendricks | TV |
| 2000 | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Reese | Film |
| 1999 | The PJs | Muriel Stubbs (voice) | TV |
| 1999 | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Ruby Dandridge | Film |
| 1999 | Love Kills | Sylvia Finkelstein | Film |
| 1999 | The Breaks | Floria | Film |
| 1999 | Jackie's Back! | Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend) | Film |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta | Zenia | Film |
| 1998 | Urban Legend | Reese Wilson | Film |
| 1997 | Hoodlum | Pigfoot Mary | Film |
| 1997 | The Price of Kissing | Jackee | Film |
| 1997 | Don King: Only in America | Connie Harper | Film |
| 1997 | Lover Girl | Leticia / 'Coco' | Film |
| 1997 | Clover | Everleen | Film |
| 1996 | The Preacher's Wife | Beverly | Film |
| 1996 | Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault | Miss Mary | Film |
| 1995 | Waiting to Exhale | Gloria | Film |
| 1993 | Amos & Andrew | Ula | Film |
| 1992 | Class Act | Blade's Mom | Film |
| 1991 | Livin' Large! | Nadine Biggs | Film |
| 1991 | Caged Fear | Judy | Film |
| 1990 | Stanley & Iris | Bertha | Film |
| 1989 | Parent Trap III | Thelma | Film |
| 1988 | Sticky Fingers | Diane | Film |
| 1988 | Little Nikita | Verna McLaughlin | Film |
| 1983 | Anna to the Infinite Power | Mrs. Benson | Film |
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