Loretta Devine
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.
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Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
171
Gender
Female
Birthday
1949-08-21 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Acting
2025
The Christmas Showdown as Hen2025
Lost & Found in Cleveland as Joy Morris2025
Deck the Hallways as Agnes2025
Finding Faith as Not available2024
Doctor Odyssey as Jill Manafort2024
Bull Street as Mrs. Big-Gal2024
Everybody Still Hates Chris as (voice)2024
Tempted by Love as Miss Mimi2024
Holidazed as Linda Lewin2023
A Snowy Day in Oakland as Jeanette2023
Young Love as Gigi Young (voice)2023
Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In! as Hallie (voice)2023
Lucille as Lucille2022
Mack & Rita as Sharon2022
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules as Irene (voice)2022
All I Didn't Want for Christmas as Lorraine2022
Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10! as Hallie (voice)2021
The Starling as Velma2021
Queen Bees as Sally2021
Christmas in Harmony as Mama2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self2021
Christmas Déjà Vu as Crystal2021
Teenage Euthanasia as Not available2021
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem as Angela2020
P-Valley as Ernestine2020
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race as Fabulosity - Contestant2020
Always and Forever as Elda2020
Spell as Eloise2020
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan2020
Connecting... as Dayleen2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self2019
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest2019
Family Reunion as M'Dear2019
A Sweet Christmas Romance as Loretta2019
The Trap as Mama Jay2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show as Marrier2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror as Self2019
A Family Reunion Christmas as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan2019
Postmarked as Hattie2018
Summer Camp Island as Sea Cow (voice)2018
Jingle Belle as Emory Simons2018
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser as Ms. Thomson2018
Behind the Movement as Jo Ann Robinson2018
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special as Hallie (voice)2018
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend as Self2017
Naked as Carol2017
Dear White People as Sorbet (voice)2017
Broadway: The Next Generation as Self2017
Chapter & Verse as Miss Maddy2016
No Regrets as Ms. Carey2016
Norm of the North as Tamecia (voice)2016
Caged No More as Aggie2016
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America as Herself2016
Grandma's House as Not available2015
Welcome to Me as Barb Vaughn2015
For the Love of Ruth as Naomi2015
The Carmichael Show as Cynthia Carmichael2015
Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)2015
The Sound and the Fury as Dilsey2015
Back to School Mom as Meghan Graham2014
black-ish as Lynette2014
Sirens as Hank's Mother2014
You're Not You as Marilyn2014
A Very Larry Christmas as Mrs. Claus2014
Comeback Dad as Malinda2014
Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way as Hallie2013
Khumba as Mama V (voice)2013
Saving Westbrook High as Doris2013
The Doc Files as Hallie (voice)2012
Doc McStuffins as Nurse Hallie (voice)2012
Doc McStuffins as Hattie (voice)2012
The Client List as Georgia Cummings2012
The Soul Man as Della Ballentine2012
In the Hive as Mrs. Inez2011
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 as Delta (voice)2011
Jumping the Broom as Mrs. Taylor2011
Politics of Love as Shirlee Gupta2011
Madea's Big Happy Family as Shirley2011
State of Georgia as Honey Dupree2010
Shake It Up as Marsha Sanders2010
Lottery Ticket as Grandma2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Miss Roberts2010
Death at a Funeral as Cynthia2010
For Colored Girls as Juanita / Green2010
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play as Not available2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest2009
Glee as Sister Mary Constance2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge2009
Party Down as Diane Ellison2009
Spring Breakdown as Dr. Marguerite2008
First Sunday as Sister Doris2008
Eli Stone as Patti Dellacroix2008
Beverly Hills Chihuahua as Delta (voice)2007
This Christmas as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield2007
Cougar Club as Dolly2006
Psych as Melba Birdson2006
Dreamgirls as Jazz Singer2006
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story as Addie Collins2006
Dirty Laundry as Evelyn2005
Supernatural as Missouri Moseley2005
Grey's Anatomy as Adele Webber2005
Everybody Hates Chris as Maxine2005
Crash as Shaniqua Johnson2005
King's Ransom as Miss Gladys2004
Boston Legal as Judge Victoria Thomson2004
Boston Legal as Annabelle Carruthers2004
Woman Thou Art Loosed as Cassey Jordan2003
Cold Case as Chandra Patterson (2009)2003
Wild Card as M. Pearl McGuire2002
Half & Half as Erika Duke2002
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs as Not available2001
Kingdom Come as Marguerite Slocumb2001
I Am Sam as Margaret Calgrove2000
Girlfriends as Judge Vashti Jackson2000
Strong Medicine as Not available2000
What Women Want as Flo2000
Boston Public as Marla Hendricks2000
Urban Legends: Final Cut as Reese2000
Best Actress as Connie Travers2000
Punks as Health Counselor2000
Freedom Song as Evelyn Walker1999
The Breaks as Floria1999
Family Law as Gloria Rivers1999
Love Kills as Sylvia Finkelstein1999
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge as Ruby Dandridge1999
Funny Valentines as Dearie B.1999
The PJs as Muriel Stubbs (voice)1999
Jackie's Back! as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)1998
Urban Legend as Reese Wilson1998
Down in the Delta as Zenia1997
Ally McBeal as Nora Mills1997
Hoodlum as Pigfoot Mary1997
The Price of Kissing as Jackee1997
Clover as Everleen1997
Don King: Only in America as Connie Harper1997
Lover Girl as Leticia / 'Coco'1996
Moesha as Steph1996
Promised Land as Tonya Hawkins1996
The Preacher's Wife as Beverly1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault as Miss Mary1995
Waiting to Exhale as Gloria1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Mother (voice)1995
Ned & Stacey as Mrs. Duncan1994
Touched by an Angel as Tonya Hawkins1993
Amos & Andrew as Ula1993
The American Clock as Not available1992
Class Act as Blade's Mom1992
Love & War as Not available1992
Out All Night as Crystal1991
Caged Fear as Judy1991
The Colored Museum as Janine1991
Roc as Not available1991
Roc as Cynthia1991
Livin' Large! as Nadine Biggs1990
Stanley & Iris as Bertha1990
Cop Rock as Not available1990
Sugar and Spice as Not available1989
Parent Trap III as Thelma1988
Sticky Fingers as Diane1988
Murphy Brown as Nurse Hawking1988
Little Nikita as Verna McLaughlin1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan as Annie Maude Carter1987
A Different World as Stevie Rallen1987
A Different World as Stevie Rallen1983
Anna to the Infinite Power as Mrs. Benson1981
Will as Jean1971
Great Performances as JanineNaN
Break the Cycle as Not availableNaN
Legally Mad as Jeanette HarrisNaN
Lottery Ticket 2 as Grandma