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Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Acting

Born August 21, 1949 Houston, Texas, USA

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.

TV Shows(60)

Holidazed

Holidazed

Linda Lewin

2024

Doctor Odyssey

Doctor Odyssey

Jill Manafort

2024

Everybody Still Hates Chris

Everybody Still Hates Chris

(voice)

2024

Young Love

Young Love

Gigi Young (voice)

2023

Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!

Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!

Hallie (voice)

2023

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Self - Guest

2022

Teenage Euthanasia

Teenage Euthanasia

2021

Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem

Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem

Angela

2021

Connecting...

Connecting...

Dayleen

2020

GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event

GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event

Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan

2020

P-Valley

P-Valley

Ernestine

2020

Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race

Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race

Fabulosity - Contestant

2020

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

2019

A Black Lady Sketch Show

A Black Lady Sketch Show

Marrier

2019

Family Reunion

Family Reunion

M'Dear

2019

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

Sea Cow (voice)

2018

Dear White People

Dear White People

Sorbet (voice)

2017

The Carmichael Show

The Carmichael Show

Cynthia Carmichael

2015

black-ish

black-ish

Lynette

2014

Sirens

Sirens

Hank's Mother

2014

The Doc Files

The Doc Files

Hallie (voice)

2013

The Soul Man

The Soul Man

Della Ballentine

2012

The Client List

The Client List

Georgia Cummings

2012

Doc McStuffins

Doc McStuffins

Nurse Hallie (voice)

2012

State of Georgia

State of Georgia

Honey Dupree

2011

Shake It Up

Shake It Up

Marsha Sanders

2010

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

2009

Glee

Glee

Sister Mary Constance

2009

Party Down

Party Down

Diane Ellison

2009

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

Self - Guest Judge

2009

Eli Stone

Eli Stone

Patti Dellacroix

2008

Psych

Psych

Melba Birdson

2006

Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris

Maxine

2005

Supernatural

Supernatural

Missouri Moseley

2005

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

Adele Webber

2005

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

Judge Victoria Thomson

2004

Cold Case

Cold Case

Chandra Patterson (2009)

2003

Wild Card

Wild Card

M. Pearl McGuire

2003

Half & Half

Half & Half

Erika Duke

2002

Boston Public

Boston Public

Marla Hendricks

2000

Girlfriends

Girlfriends

Judge Vashti Jackson

2000

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

2000

The PJs

The PJs

Muriel Stubbs (voice)

1999

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

Nora Mills

1997

Promised Land

Promised Land

Tonya Hawkins

1996

Moesha

Moesha

Steph

1996

Ned & Stacey

Ned & Stacey

Mrs. Duncan

1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Mother (voice)

1995

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Tonya Hawkins

1994

Love & War

Love & War

1992

Out All Night

Out All Night

Crystal

1992

Roc

Roc

1991

Cop Rock

Cop Rock

1990

Sugar and Spice

Sugar and Spice

1990

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

Nurse Hawking

1988

The Murder of Mary Phagan

The Murder of Mary Phagan

Annie Maude Carter

1988

A Different World

A Different World

Stevie Rallen

1987

Great Performances

Great Performances

Janine

1971

Legally Mad

Legally Mad

Jeanette Harris

Movies(109)

Forever, This Ring

Forever, This Ring

2026

Three Colors: Pan-African

Three Colors: Pan-African

Nana

2026

Deck the Hallways

Deck the Hallways

Agnes

2025

The Christmas Showdown

The Christmas Showdown

Hen

2025

Lost & Found in Cleveland

Lost & Found in Cleveland

Joy Morris

2025

Finding Faith

Finding Faith

2025

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love

Miss Mimi

2024

Bull Street

Bull Street

Mrs. Big-Gal

2024

Lucille

Lucille

Lucille

2023

A Snowy Day in Oakland

A Snowy Day in Oakland

Jeanette

2023

All I Didn't Want for Christmas

All I Didn't Want for Christmas

Lorraine

2022

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Irene (voice)

2022

Mack & Rita

Mack & Rita

Sharon

2022

Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!

Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!

Hallie (voice)

2022

Christmas Déjà Vu

Christmas Déjà Vu

Crystal

2021

Christmas in Harmony

Christmas in Harmony

Mama

2021

The Starling

The Starling

Velma

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

2021

Queen Bees

Queen Bees

Sally

2021

Always and Forever

Always and Forever

Elda

2020

Spell

Spell

Eloise

2020

A Family Reunion Christmas

A Family Reunion Christmas

Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan

2019

A Sweet Christmas Romance

A Sweet Christmas Romance

Loretta

2019

Postmarked

Postmarked

Hattie

2019

The Trap

The Trap

Mama Jay

2019

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Self

2019

The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special

The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special

Hallie (voice)

2018

Jingle Belle

Jingle Belle

Emory Simons

2018

Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend

Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend

Self

2018

Behind the Movement

Behind the Movement

Jo Ann Robinson

2018

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

Ms. Thomson

2018

Naked

Naked

Carol

2017

Chapter & Verse

Chapter & Verse

Miss Maddy

2017

No Regrets

No Regrets

Ms. Carey

2016

Brett Gelman's Dinner in America

Brett Gelman's Dinner in America

Herself

2016

Grandma's House

Grandma's House

2016

Caged No More

Caged No More

Aggie

2016

Norm of the North

Norm of the North

Tamecia (voice)

2016

The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

Dilsey

2015

For the Love of Ruth

For the Love of Ruth

Naomi

2015

Welcome to Me

Welcome to Me

Barb Vaughn

2015

Back to School Mom

Back to School Mom

Meghan Graham

2015

Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie

Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie

Hallie (voice) (archive footage)

2015

A Very Larry Christmas

A Very Larry Christmas

Mrs. Claus

2014

You're Not You

You're Not You

Marilyn

2014

Comeback Dad

Comeback Dad

Malinda

2014

Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way

Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way

Hallie

2014

Saving Westbrook High

Saving Westbrook High

Doris

2013

Khumba

Khumba

Mama V (voice)

2013

In the Hive

In the Hive

Mrs. Inez

2012

Politics of Love

Politics of Love

Shirlee Gupta

2011

Jumping the Broom

Jumping the Broom

Mrs. Taylor

2011

Madea's Big Happy Family

Madea's Big Happy Family

Shirley

2011

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

Delta (voice)

2011

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

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

2010

For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls

Juanita / Green

2010

Lottery Ticket

Lottery Ticket

Grandma

2010

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

Miss Roberts

2010

Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

Cynthia

2010

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

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

Self

2009

Spring Breakdown

Spring Breakdown

Dr. Marguerite

2009

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Delta (voice)

2008

First Sunday

First Sunday

Sister Doris

2008

This Christmas

This Christmas

Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield

2007

Cougar Club

Cougar Club

Dolly

2007

Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

Jazz Singer

2006

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

Addie Collins

2006

Dirty Laundry

Dirty Laundry

Evelyn

2006

Crash

Crash

Shaniqua Johnson

2005

King's Ransom

King's Ransom

Miss Gladys

2005

Woman Thou Art Loosed

Woman Thou Art Loosed

Cassey Jordan

2004

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

2002

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

Margaret Calgrove

2001

Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come

Marguerite Slocumb

2001

What Women Want

What Women Want

Flo

2000

Urban Legends: Final Cut

Urban Legends: Final Cut

Reese

2000

Best Actress

Best Actress

Connie Travers

2000

Freedom Song

Freedom Song

Evelyn Walker

2000

Punks

Punks

Health Counselor

2000

Love Kills

Love Kills

Sylvia Finkelstein

1999

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Ruby Dandridge

1999

Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back!

Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)

1999

The Breaks

The Breaks

Floria

1999

Funny Valentines

Funny Valentines

Dearie B.

1999

Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta

Zenia

1998

Urban Legend

Urban Legend

Reese Wilson

1998

Don King: Only in America

Don King: Only in America

Connie Harper

1997

Lover Girl

Lover Girl

Leticia / 'Coco'

1997

Clover

Clover

Everleen

1997

Hoodlum

Hoodlum

Pigfoot Mary

1997

The Price of Kissing

The Price of Kissing

Jackee

1997

The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

Beverly

1996

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Miss Mary

1996

Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

Gloria

1995

Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew

Ula

1993

The American Clock

The American Clock

1993

Class Act

Class Act

Blade's Mom

1992

Livin' Large!

Livin' Large!

Nadine Biggs

1991

Caged Fear

Caged Fear

Judy

1991

The Colored Museum

The Colored Museum

Janine

1991

Stanley & Iris

Stanley & Iris

Bertha

1990

Parent Trap III

Parent Trap III

Thelma

1989

Sticky Fingers

Sticky Fingers

Diane

1988

Little Nikita

Little Nikita

Verna McLaughlin

1988

Anna to the Infinite Power

Anna to the Infinite Power

Mrs. Benson

1983

Will

Will

Jean

1981

Break the Cycle

Break the Cycle

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

Self

That's Her

That's Her