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
2025
- Deck the Hallways as Agnes
- Lost & Found in Cleveland as Joy Morris
- Finding Faith
- The Christmas Showdown as Hen
2024
- Doctor Odyssey as Jill Manafort
- Everybody Still Hates Chris as (voice)
- Tempted by Love as Miss Mimi
- Bull Street as Mrs. Big-Gal
- Holidazed as Linda Lewin
2023
- A Snowy Day in Oakland as Jeanette
- Young Love as Gigi Young (voice)
- Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In! as Hallie (voice)
- Lucille as Lucille
2022
- 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
- Queen Bees as Sally
- The Starling as Velma
- Teenage Euthanasia
- Christmas Déjà Vu as Crystal
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- Christmas in Harmony as Mama
- Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem as Angela
2020
- P-Valley as Ernestine
- Always and Forever as Elda
- 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
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)
- Jingle Belle as Emory Simons
- Sierra Burgess Is a Loser as Ms. Thomson
- Behind the Movement as Jo Ann Robinson
- The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special as Hallie (voice)
- Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend as Self
2017
- Naked as Carol
- Chapter & Verse as Miss Maddy
- Dear White People as Sorbet (voice)
- Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
2016
- No Regrets as Ms. Carey
- Grandma's House
- Norm of the North as Tamecia (voice)
- Caged No More as Aggie
- Brett Gelman's Dinner in America as Herself
2015
- The Carmichael Show as Cynthia Carmichael
- For the Love of Ruth as Naomi
- Welcome to Me as Barb Vaughn
- Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
- The Sound and the Fury as Dilsey
- Back to School Mom as Meghan Graham
2014
- black-ish as Lynette
- Sirens as Hank's Mother
- Comeback Dad as Malinda
- You're Not You as Marilyn
- A Very Larry Christmas as Mrs. Claus
- 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 Client List as Georgia Cummings
- The Soul Man as Della Ballentine
- In the Hive as Mrs. Inez
2011
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 as Delta (voice)
- Jumping the Broom as Mrs. Taylor
- Politics of Love as Shirlee Gupta
- Madea's Big Happy Family as Shirley
- State of Georgia as Honey Dupree
2010
- Shake It Up as Marsha Sanders
- Lottery Ticket as Grandma
- Death at a Funeral as Cynthia
- My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Miss Roberts
- For Colored Girls as Juanita / Green
- 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
- First Sunday as Sister Doris
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua as Delta (voice)
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
- Supernatural as Missouri Moseley
- Grey's Anatomy as Adele Webber
- 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
- Girlfriends as Judge Vashti Jackson
- Strong Medicine
- Boston Public as Marla Hendricks
- What Women Want as Flo
- Urban Legends: Final Cut as Reese
- Best Actress as Connie Travers
- Punks as Health Counselor
- Freedom Song as Evelyn Walker
1999
- Family Law as Gloria Rivers
- The Breaks as Floria
- Love Kills as Sylvia Finkelstein
- Funny Valentines as Dearie B.
- The PJs as Muriel Stubbs (voice)
- Introducing Dorothy Dandridge as Ruby Dandridge
- Jackie's Back! as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
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
- The Price of Kissing as Jackee
- Don King: Only in America as Connie Harper
- 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)
- Waiting to Exhale as Gloria
- Ned & Stacey as Mrs. Duncan
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Tonya Hawkins
1993
- Amos & Andrew as Ula
- The American Clock
1992
- Love & War
- Class Act as Blade's Mom
- Out All Night as Crystal
1991
- Caged Fear as Judy
- Roc
- The Colored Museum as Janine
- Livin' Large! as Nadine Biggs
1990
- Stanley & Iris as Bertha
- Cop Rock
- Sugar and Spice
1989
- Parent Trap III as Thelma
1988
- Murphy Brown as Nurse Hawking
- Little Nikita as Verna McLaughlin
- Sticky Fingers as Diane
- The Murder of Mary Phagan as Annie Maude Carter
1987
- A Different World as Stevie Rallen
- A Different World as Stevie Rallen
1983
- Anna to the Infinite Power as Mrs. Benson
1981
- Will as Jean
1971
- Great Performances as Janine