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Loretta Devine

Acting

Born August 21, 1949 · Houston, Texas, USA

Also known as لورتا دیواین

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series · 2011
  • Primetime Emmy Award

Filmography50+ titles

Finding Faith

2025as Helen

M.I.A.

2026as Aunt Judith

Supernatural

2005as Missouri Moseley

Half & Half

2002as Erika Duke

Grey's Anatomy

2005as Adele Webber

Everybody Hates Chris

2005as Maxine

Family Reunion

2019as M'Dear

Will

1981as Jean

Psych

2006as Melba Birdson

Boston Legal

2004as Annabelle Carruthers

Roc

1991as Cynthia

Cold Case

2003as Chandra Patterson (2009)

Everybody Still Hates Chris

2024as (voice)

Summer Camp Island

2018as Sea Cow (voice)

P-Valley

2020as Ernestine

Shake It Up

2010as Marsha Sanders

I Am Sam

2001as Margaret Calgrove

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009as Self - Guest Judge

Party Down

2009as Diane Ellison

You're Not You

2014as Marilyn

Strong Medicine

2000

Chapter & Verse

2017as Miss Maddy

Girlfriends

2000as Judge Vashti Jackson

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love

2024as Miss Mimi

No Regrets

2016as Ms. Carey

The Carmichael Show

2015as Cynthia Carmichael

Crash

2004as Shaniqua Johnson

Touched by an Angel

1994as Tonya Hawkins

State of Georgia

as Honey Dupree

black-ish

2014as Lynette

Moesha

1996as Steph

Ned and Stacey

1995as Mrs. Duncan

Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!

2022as Hallie (voice)

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019as Marrier

A Different World

1987as Stevie Rallen

The Starling

2021as Velma

A Sweet Christmas Romance

2019as Loretta

Comeback Dad

2014as Malinda

The PJs

1999as Muriel Stubbs (voice)

Jackie's Back!

1999as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)

GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event

as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan

A Snowy Day in Oakland

2023as Jeanette

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

2022as Irene (voice)

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

2019as Self

Madea's Big Happy Family

2011as Shirley

Glee

2009as Sister Mary Constance

Sirens

2014as Hank's Mother

For Colored Girls

2010as Juanita / Green

Eli Stone

2008as Patti Dellacroix

Dreamgirls

2006as Jazz Singer