Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

🎂 21st August 1949 (76 yrs) 📍 Houston, Texas, USA

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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Loretta Devine

🎬 Movies Featuring Loretta Devine

Deck the Hallways

Deck the Hallways (2025)

as Agnes
The Christmas Showdown

The Christmas Showdown (2025)

as Hen
Lost & Found in Cleveland

Lost & Found in Cleveland (2025)

as Joy Morris
Finding Faith

Finding Faith (2025)

Tempted by Love

Tempted by Love (2024)

as Miss Mimi
Bull Street

Bull Street (2024)

as Mrs. Big-Gal
No Image

Lucille (2023)

as Lucille
A Snowy Day in Oakland

A Snowy Day in Oakland (2023)

as Jeanette
All I Didn't Want for Christmas

All I Didn't Want for Christmas (2022)

as Lorraine
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022)

as Irene (voice)
Mack & Rita

Mack & Rita (2022)

as Sharon
Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!

Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10! (2022)

as Hallie (voice)
Christmas Déjà Vu

Christmas Déjà Vu (2021)

as Crystal
Christmas in Harmony

Christmas in Harmony (2021)

as Mama
The Starling

The Starling (2021)

as Velma
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

as Self
Queen Bees

Queen Bees (2021)

as Sally
Always and Forever

Always and Forever (2020)

as Elda
Spell

Spell (2020)

as Eloise
A Family Reunion Christmas

A Family Reunion Christmas (2019)

as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
A Sweet Christmas Romance

A Sweet Christmas Romance (2019)

as Loretta
Postmarked

Postmarked (2019)

as Hattie
The Trap

The Trap (2019)

as Mama Jay
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)

as Self
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special

The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special (2018)

as Hallie (voice)
Jingle Belle

Jingle Belle (2018)

as Emory Simons
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend

Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend (2018)

as Self
Behind the Movement

Behind the Movement (2018)

as Jo Ann Robinson
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)

as Ms. Thomson
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation (2017)

as Self
Naked

Naked (2017)

as Carol
Chapter & Verse

Chapter & Verse (2017)

as Miss Maddy
No Regrets

No Regrets (2016)

as Ms. Carey
No Image

Brett Gelman's Dinner in America (2016)

as Herself
Grandma's House

Grandma's House (2016)

Caged No More

Caged No More (2016)

as Aggie
Norm of the North

Norm of the North (2016)

as Tamecia (voice)
The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury (2015)

as Dilsey
For the Love of Ruth

For the Love of Ruth (2015)

as Naomi
Welcome to Me

Welcome to Me (2015)

as Barb Vaughn
Back to School Mom

Back to School Mom (2015)

as Meghan Graham
Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie

Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie (2015)

as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
A Very Larry Christmas

A Very Larry Christmas (2014)

as Mrs. Claus
You're Not You

You're Not You (2014)

as Marilyn
Comeback Dad

Comeback Dad (2014)

as Malinda
Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way

Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way (2014)

as Hallie
Saving Westbrook High

Saving Westbrook High (2013)

as Doris
Khumba

Khumba (2013)

as Mama V (voice)
In the Hive

In the Hive (2012)

as Mrs. Inez
Politics of Love

Politics of Love (2011)

as Shirlee Gupta
Jumping the Broom

Jumping the Broom (2011)

as Mrs. Taylor
Madea's Big Happy Family

Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

as Shirley
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)

as Delta (voice)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play (2010)

For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls (2010)

as Juanita / Green
Lottery Ticket

Lottery Ticket (2010)

as Grandma
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010)

as Miss Roberts
Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral (2010)

as Cynthia
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009)

as Self
Spring Breakdown

Spring Breakdown (2009)

as Dr. Marguerite
Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)

as Delta (voice)
First Sunday

First Sunday (2008)

as Sister Doris
This Christmas

This Christmas (2007)

as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
Cougar Club

Cougar Club (2007)

as Dolly
Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls (2006)

as Jazz Singer
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006)

as Addie Collins
Dirty Laundry

Dirty Laundry (2006)

as Evelyn
Crash

Crash (2005)

as Shaniqua Johnson
King's Ransom

King's Ransom (2005)

as Miss Gladys
Woman Thou Art Loosed

Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004)

as Cassey Jordan
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs (2002)

I Am Sam

I Am Sam (2001)

as Margaret Calgrove
Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come (2001)

as Marguerite Slocumb
What Women Want

What Women Want (2000)

as Flo
Urban Legends: Final Cut

Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

as Reese
Best Actress

Best Actress (2000)

as Connie Travers
Freedom Song

Freedom Song (2000)

as Evelyn Walker
Punks

Punks (2000)

as Health Counselor
Love Kills

Love Kills (1999)

as Sylvia Finkelstein
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

as Ruby Dandridge
Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back! (1999)

as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
The Breaks

The Breaks (1999)

as Floria
Funny Valentines

Funny Valentines (1999)

as Dearie B.
Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta (1998)

as Zenia
Urban Legend

Urban Legend (1998)

as Reese Wilson
Don King: Only in America

Don King: Only in America (1997)

as Connie Harper
Lover Girl

Lover Girl (1997)

as Leticia / 'Coco'
Clover

Clover (1997)

as Everleen
Hoodlum

Hoodlum (1997)

as Pigfoot Mary
The Price of Kissing

The Price of Kissing (1997)

as Jackee
The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife (1996)

as Beverly
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)

as Miss Mary
Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

as Gloria
Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew (1993)

as Ula
The American Clock

The American Clock (1993)

Class Act

Class Act (1992)

as Blade's Mom
Livin' Large!

Livin' Large! (1991)

as Nadine Biggs
Caged Fear

Caged Fear (1991)

as Judy
The Colored Museum

The Colored Museum (1991)

as Janine
Stanley & Iris

Stanley & Iris (1990)

as Bertha
Parent Trap III

Parent Trap III (1989)

as Thelma
Sticky Fingers

Sticky Fingers (1988)

as Diane
Little Nikita

Little Nikita (1988)

as Verna McLaughlin
Anna to the Infinite Power

Anna to the Infinite Power (1983)

as Mrs. Benson
Will

Will (1981)

as Jean
Break the Cycle

Break the Cycle (N/A)