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

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 Sweet Christmas Romance as Loretta
A Family Reunion Christmas as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
Postmarked as Hattie

2018

Summer Camp Island as Sea Cow (voice)
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser as Ms. Thomson
Jingle Belle as Emory Simons
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special as Hallie (voice)
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend as Self
Behind the Movement as Jo Ann Robinson

2017

Dear White People as Sorbet (voice)
Naked as Carol
Violets as Marcy
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
Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
Back to School Mom as Meghan Graham
For the Love of Ruth as Naomi

2014

black-ish as Lynette
Sirens as Hank's Mother
You're Not You as Marilyn
A Very Larry Christmas as Mrs. Claus
Comeback Dad as Malinda
Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way as Hallie

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 Soul Man as Della Ballentine
The Client List as Georgia Cummings
In the Hive as Mrs. Inez

2011

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 as Delta (voice)
Jumping the Broom as Mrs. Taylor
State of Georgia as Honey Dupree
Madea's Big Happy Family as Shirley
Politics of Love as Shirlee Gupta

2010

Shake It Up as Marsha Sanders
Death at a Funeral as Cynthia
For Colored Girls as Juanita / Green
Lottery Ticket as Grandma
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
Glee as Sister Mary Constance
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
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

2003

Cold Case as Chandra Patterson (2009)
Wild Card as M. Pearl McGuire

2002

Half & Half as Erika Duke
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

2001

I Am Sam as Margaret Calgrove
Kingdom Come as Marguerite Slocumb

2000

Strong Medicine
Girlfriends as Judge Vashti Jackson
Boston Public as Marla Hendricks
What Women Want as Flo
Urban Legends: Final Cut as Reese
Punks as Health Counselor
Freedom Song as Evelyn Walker
Best Actress as Connie Travers

1999

Family Law as Gloria Rivers
The PJs as Muriel Stubbs (voice)
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge as Ruby Dandridge
The Breaks as Floria
Jackie's Back! as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
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
Don King: Only in America as Connie Harper
Lover Girl as Leticia / 'Coco'
The Price of Kissing as Jackee
Clover as Everleen

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
Livin' Large! as Nadine Biggs
Caged Fear as Judy
The Colored Museum as Janine

1990

1989

Parent Trap III as Thelma

1988

Murphy Brown as Nurse Hawking
Little Nikita as Verna McLaughlin
The Murder of Mary Phagan as Annie Maude Carter
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