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Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

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

Born

Aug 21, 1949

Houston, Texas, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

111 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.5

Known For

What Women Want
What Women Want
2000 • as Flo
★ 6.4
Crash
Crash
2005 • as Shaniqua Johnson
★ 7.2
I Am Sam
I Am Sam
2001 • as Margaret Calgrove
★ 7.6
Urban Legend
Urban Legend
1998 • as Reese Wilson
★ 6.1
Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls
2006 • as Jazz Singer
★ 6.7
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022 • as Irene (voice)
★ 6.8
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral
2010 • as Cynthia
★ 5.9
Hoodlum
Hoodlum
1997 • as Pigfoot Mary
★ 6.5
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008 • as Delta (voice)
★ 5.4
You're Not You
You're Not You
2014 • as Marilyn
★ 7.4
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife
1996 • as Beverly
★ 5.8
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011 • as Delta (voice)
★ 5.9
Urban Legends: Final Cut
Urban Legends: Final Cut
2000 • as Reese
★ 4.9
Khumba
Khumba
2013 • as Mama V (voice)
★ 6.0
Naked
Naked
2017 • as Carol
★ 5.8
Norm of the North
Norm of the North
2016 • as Tamecia (voice)
★ 4.7
Spell
Spell
2020 • as Eloise
★ 6.4
First Sunday
First Sunday
2008 • as Sister Doris
★ 5.6
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
1995 • as Gloria
★ 6.2
Jingle Belle
Jingle Belle
2018 • as Emory Simons
★ 5.9
The Trap
The Trap
2019 • as Mama Jay
★ 5.0
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018 • as Ms. Thomson
★ 6.3
Lottery Ticket
Lottery Ticket
2010 • as Grandma
★ 5.6
This Christmas
This Christmas
2007 • as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
★ 6.6
Grandma's House
★ 4.5
Jumping the Broom
Jumping the Broom
2011 • as Mrs. Taylor
★ 5.9
The Starling
The Starling
2021 • as Velma
★ 6.9
Amos & Andrew
Amos & Andrew
1993 • as Ula
★ 5.5
Punks
Punks
2000 • as Health Counselor
★ 5.1
Madea's Big Happy Family
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011 • as Shirley
★ 6.7
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010 • as Miss Roberts
★ 6.1
Mack & Rita
Mack & Rita
2022 • as Sharon
★ 5.5
For Colored Girls
For Colored Girls
2010 • as Juanita / Green
★ 6.7
Spring Breakdown
Spring Breakdown
2009 • as Dr. Marguerite
★ 5.5
Stanley & Iris
Stanley & Iris
1990 • as Bertha
★ 6.5
Don King: Only in America
Don King: Only in America
1997 • as Connie Harper
★ 6.8
Cougar Club
Cougar Club
2007 • as Dolly
★ 3.9
Politics of Love
Politics of Love
2011 • as Shirlee Gupta
★ 3.3
Class Act
Class Act
1992 • as Blade's Mom
★ 6.3
Little Nikita
Little Nikita
1988 • as Verna McLaughlin
★ 6.0
Welcome to Me
Welcome to Me
2015 • as Barb Vaughn
★ 5.9
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
2015 • as Dilsey
★ 5.0
King's Ransom
King's Ransom
2005 • as Miss Gladys
★ 5.0
Queen Bees
Queen Bees
2021 • as Sally
★ 6.0
Deck the Hallways
Deck the Hallways
2025 • as Agnes
★ 2.0
Lost & Found in Cleveland
Lost & Found in Cleveland
2025 • as Joy Morris
★ 5.0
A Doutora Faz 10 Anos
A Doutora Faz 10 Anos
2022 • as Hallie (voice)
★ 7.0
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love
★ 7.2
Jackie's Back!
Jackie's Back!
1999 • as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
★ 6.9
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
1999 • as Ruby Dandridge
★ 6.4
A Snowy Day in Oakland
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023 • as Jeanette
★ 6.8
A Sweet Christmas Romance
A Sweet Christmas Romance
2019 • as Loretta
★ 6.9
Lover Girl
Lover Girl
1997 • as Leticia / 'Coco'
★ 5.9
Always and Forever
Always and Forever
2020 • as Elda
★ 5.7
Sticky Fingers
Sticky Fingers
1988 • as Diane
★ 5.8
Parent Trap III
Parent Trap III
1989 • as Thelma
★ 5.9
Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come
2001 • as Marguerite Slocumb
★ 6.6
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Woman Thou Art Loosed
2004 • as Cassey Jordan
★ 5.5
Caged Fear
Caged Fear
1991 • as Judy
★ 4.1
The Breaks
The Breaks
1999 • as Floria
★ 6.5
Caged No More
Caged No More
2016 • as Aggie
★ 4.3
Down in the Delta
Down in the Delta
1998 • as Zenia
★ 6.3
movie
Baby of the Family
• as Delores
A Family Reunion Christmas
A Family Reunion Christmas
2019 • as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
★ 5.9
A Very Larry Christmas
A Very Larry Christmas
2014 • as Mrs. Claus
★ 2.0
Back to School Mom
Back to School Mom
2015 • as Meghan Graham
★ 5.3
Best Actress
Best Actress
2000 • as Connie Travers
★ 2.6
The Price of Kissing
The Price of Kissing
1997 • as Jackee
★ 4.7
The Christmas Showdown
The Christmas Showdown
2025 • as Hen
★ 5.0
In the Hive
In the Hive
2012 • as Mrs. Inez
★ 5.0
Finding Faith
Finding Faith
2025 • as Helen
★ 8.6
No Regrets
No Regrets
2016 • as Ms. Carey
★ 7.2
Chapter & Verse
Chapter & Verse
2017 • as Miss Maddy
★ 7.4
Postmarked
Postmarked
2019 • as Hattie
★ 9.0
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
★ 6.4
Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie
Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie
2015 • as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
★ 5.5
Dirty Laundry
Dirty Laundry
2006 • as Evelyn
★ 5.4
For the Love of Ruth
For the Love of Ruth
2015 • as Naomi
★ 6.2
Freedom Song
Freedom Song
2000 • as Evelyn Walker
★ 5.7
Christmas in Harmony
Christmas in Harmony
2021 • as Mama
★ 5.0
Clover
Clover
1997 • as Everleen
★ 5.6
Anna to the Infinite Power
Anna to the Infinite Power
1983 • as Mrs. Benson
★ 5.5
Violets
Violets
2017 • as Marcy
Funny Valentines
Funny Valentines
1999 • as Dearie B.
★ 7.7
Saving Westbrook High
Saving Westbrook High
2013 • as Doris
★ 6.0
Livin' Large!
Livin' Large!
1991 • as Nadine Biggs
★ 5.8
Love Kills
Love Kills
1999 • as Sylvia Finkelstein
★ 3.5
Will
Will
1981 • as Jean
★ 8.0
Christmas Déjà Vu
Christmas Déjà Vu
2021 • as Crystal
★ 4.2
Bull Street
Bull Street
2024 • as Mrs. Big-Gal
★ 1.0
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
2018 • as Hallie (voice)
★ 5.0
movie
★ 3.5
Behind the Movement
Behind the Movement
2018 • as Jo Ann Robinson
Comeback Dad
Comeback Dad
2014 • as Malinda
★ 6.9
movie
Lucille
2023 • as Lucille
The Colored Museum
The Colored Museum
1991 • as Janine