Birth Place: Houston, TX, USA
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Loretta Devine is an actress and singer. She is known for her roles on stage and in television and film. She is best known for roles including 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.
[1988]Little Nikita Verna McLaughlin
[1988]Sticky Fingers Diane
[1990]Stanley & Iris Bertha
[1991]Caged Fear Judy
[1991]Livin' Large! Nadine Biggs
[1992]Class Act Blade's Mom
[1993]Amos & Andrew Ula
[1994]The Hard Truth NicholsSecretary
[1995]Waiting to Exhale Gloria
[1996]The Preacher's Wife Beverly
[1997]The Price of Kissing Jackee
[1997]Lover Girl Leticia /Coco
[1997]Hoodlum Pigfoot Mary
[1998]Operation Splitsville Principal
[1998]Love Kills Sylvia Finkelstein
[1998]Urban Legend Reese Wilson
[1998]Down in the Delta Zenia
[1999]Funny Valentines Dearie B.
[1999]Lillie Michelle
[1999]The Breaks Floria
[2000]Urban Legends: Final Cut Reese
[2000]Punks Health Counselor
[2000]What Women Want Flo the Doorwoman
[2001]Kingdom Come Marguerite Slocumb
[2001]I Am Sam Margaret Calgrove
[2002]Baby of the Family Delores
[2004]Woman Thou Art Loosed Csey Jordan
[2004]Crash Shaniqua
[2005]King's Ransom Miss Gladys
[2006]Dreamgirls Jazz Singer
[2006]Dirty Laundry Evelyn
[2007]This Christmas Ma Dere Whitfield
[2007]Cougar Club Dolly
[2008]First Sunday Sister Doris
[2008]Beverly Hills Chihuahua Delta
[2009]Spring Breakdown Dr. Marguerite
[2009]My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Ms Roberts
[2010]For Colored Girls Juanita, Green
[2010]Death at a Funeral Cynthia
[2010]Lottery Ticket Grandma
[2011]Madea's Big Happy Family Shirley
[2011]Jumping the Broom Mrs. Taylor
[2011]Politics of Love Shirlee Gupta
[2012]In the Hive Mrs. Inez
[2013]Khumba Mama V
[2013]A Very Larry Christmas Mrs. Claus
[2014]Welcome to Me Barb Vaughn
[2014]The Sound and the Fury Dilsey
[2014]Comeback Dad Malinda
[2014]You're Not You Marilyn
[2015]Back to School Mom Meghan Graham
[2015]For the Love of Ruth Naomi
[2016]Norm of the North Tamecia
[2016]Caged No More Aggie
[2016]Grandma's House Margie
[2016]Chapter & Verse Miss Maddy
[2016]No Regrets Ms Carey
[2017]Another Shot Mabel Marbury
[2017]Naked Carol
[2018]Sierra Burgess Is a Loser Ms. Thomson
[2019]The Trap Mama Jay
[2020]Spell Eloise
[2020]Always and Forever Elda
[2021]The Starling Velma
[2021]Queen Bees Sally Hanson
[2022]Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Irene
[2022]A Snowy Day in Oakland Jeanette
[2022]Mack & Rita Sharon
[2022]Bull Street Mrs. Big-Gal
A Different World Stevie Rallen
Boston Legal Judge Victoria Thomson, Annabelle Carruthers
Boston Public Marla Hendricks
Doc McStuffins Hallie
Eli Stone Patti Dellacroix
Everybody Hates Chris Maxine
Girlfriends Judge Vashti Jackson
Grey's Anatomy Adele Webber
P-Valley Ernestine, Ernestine Sayles
Roc Cynthia
Sirens Hank's Mother
Supernatural Missouri Moseley
The Carmichael Show Cynthia Carmichael
The Client List Georgia Cummings
The PJs Muriel Stubbs
Wild Card M. Pearl McGuire
Loretta DevineHot Mikado
Loretta Devine has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Loretta Devine has not appeared in the West End
Loretta Devine has been nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical award at the Helen Hayes Awards for her role in "Hot Mikado".
Loretta Devine's next show will be Pal Joey which opens on 11/1/2023 on Off-Broadway.