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