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Loretta Devineborn 1949

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Actor

Popularity

4.3

Famous

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.

Credits

Lost & Found in Cleveland

2024

Comedy • Drama

as Joy Morris

0(0)

0.4

Bull Street

2024

Drama

as Mrs. Big-Gal

0(0)

0.3

A Snowy Day in Oakland

2023

Comedy

as Jeanette

6.6(8)

0.4

All I Didn't Want for Christmas

2022

Comedy • Romance • TV Movie

as Lorraine

7.1(8)

0.2

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

2022

Animation • Comedy • Family

as Irene (voice)

6.8(168)

1.6

Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!

2022

Animation • TV Movie

as Hallie (voice)

4(1)

0.6

Christmas Déjà Vu

2021

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy • TV Movie

as Crystal

5(4)

0.1

Christmas in Harmony

2021

Comedy • Drama • Romance • TV Movie

as Mama

5(13)

0.2

Norm of the North

2016

Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Family

as Tamecia (voice)

4.6(346)

1.8

Back to School Mom

2015

Drama

as Meghan Graham

5.3(3)

0.2

Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie

2015

Animation • Family • Fantasy

as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)

5.5(2)

0.2

You're Not You

2014

Drama

as Marilyn

7.4(804)

0.8

Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way

2014

Animation • Family

as Hallie

5(1)

0.1

Khumba

2013

Adventure • Animation • Family

as Mama V (voice)

6(259)

1.6

In the Hive

2012

Drama

as Mrs. Inez

5.2(5)

0.4

Politics of Love

2011

Comedy • Romance

as Shirlee Gupta

3.3(3)

0.3

Jumping the Broom

2011

Comedy

as Mrs. Taylor

5.9(208)

2.1

Madea's Big Happy Family

2011

Comedy • Drama

as Shirley

6.6(147)

For Colored Girls

2010

Drama

as Juanita / Green

6.7(79)

0.7

Lottery Ticket

2010

Comedy

as Grandma

5.6(177)

1.3

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Miss Roberts

6(212)

0.8

Death at a Funeral

2010

Comedy

as Cynthia

5.9(994)

2.3

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

2008

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Romance

as Delta (voice)

5.4(1,067)

2.1

First Sunday

2008

Action • Comedy

as Sister Doris

5.7(245)

1.4

This Christmas

2007

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield

6.5(134)

Dirty Laundry

2006

Comedy • Drama

as Evelyn

5.9(8)

0.2

Crash

2005

Drama

as Shaniqua Johnson

7.2(3,603)

4.9

Woman Thou Art Loosed

2004

Drama

as Cassey Jordan

5.5(20)

0.2

I Am Sam

2001

Drama

as Margaret Calgrove

7.6(2,343)

3.1

Kingdom Come

2001

Comedy • Drama

as Marguerite Slocumb

6.6(28)

0.7

Urban Legends: Final Cut

2000

Horror • Mystery

as Reese

4.9(487)

1.5

Best Actress

2000

Comedy • Crime • TV Movie

as Connie Travers

1.4(4)

0.3

Punks

2000

Comedy • Romance

as Health Counselor

5(7)

0.5

Love Kills

1999

Comedy • Romance • Thriller

as Sylvia Finkelstein

2(3)

0.4

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999

Drama • TV Movie

as Ruby Dandridge

6.6(42)

0.5

Funny Valentines

1999

Drama

as Dearie B.

7.2(6)

0.4

Down in the Delta

1998

Drama

as Zenia

6.4(26)

0.5

Urban Legend

1998

Horror • Mystery

as Reese Wilson

5.7(1,327)

2.3

Don King: Only in America

1997

Drama • TV Movie

as Connie Harper

6.5(11)

0.5

Lover Girl

1997

Comedy • Drama

as Leticia / 'Coco'

5.3(7)

1.2

Clover

1997

TV Movie

as Everleen

4.5(4)

0.4

Hoodlum

1997

Crime • Drama

as Pigfoot Mary

6.4(205)

3.7

The Price of Kissing

1997

Drama • Romance

as Jackee

3(2)

0.3

The Preacher's Wife

1996

Comedy • Drama • Family • Fantasy • Romance

as Beverly

5.8(236)

1.1

Waiting to Exhale

1995

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Gloria

6.3(173)

1.4

Class Act

1992

Comedy • Drama

as Blade's Mom

6.1(112)

Livin' Large!

1991

Comedy • Drama

as Nadine Biggs

6(11)

0.2

Caged Fear

1991

Thriller

as Judy

3.8(3)

0.3

The Colored Museum

1991

Drama • Music

as Janine

0(0)

Stanley & Iris

1990

Drama • Romance

as Bertha

6.5(160)

0.7

Sticky Fingers

1988

Comedy

as Diane

5.7(8)

0.4

Break the Cycle

Drama • Thriller

0(0)

0.2

Finding Faith

2025

Drama • Thriller

0(0)

0.6

Tempted by Love

2024

Drama • TV Movie

as Miss Mimi

8(1)

0.3

Mack & Rita

2022

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

as Sharon

5.6(66)

1.6

The Starling

2021

Drama

as Velma

6.9(291)

1.5

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Documentary

as Self

0(0)

0.4

Queen Bees

2021

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Sally

6(58)

0.9

Always and Forever

2020

Thriller

as Elda

5.7(19)

0.8

Spell

2020

Fantasy • Horror • Thriller

as Eloise

6.5(399)

2.1

A Family Reunion Christmas

2019

Comedy • Family

as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan

5.9(28)

1.4

A Sweet Christmas Romance

2019

Romance • TV Movie

as Loretta

6.9(28)

0.5

Postmarked

2019

Drama • Fantasy

as Hattie

9(2)

0.1

The Trap

2019

Comedy

as Mama Jay

4.9(76)

0.6

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

2019

Documentary

as Self

7.2(68)

0.3

The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special

2018

Animation • Family

as Hallie (voice)

5(1)

0.3

Jingle Belle

2018

Drama • Family • Music • Romance • TV Movie

as Emory Simons

5.9(19)

0.3

Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend

2018

Documentary • Horror

as Self

7(1)

0.3

Behind the Movement

2018

Drama • TV Movie

as Jo Ann Robinson

0(0)

0.3

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

2018

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Ms. Thomson

6.3(3,424)

1.1

Broadway: The Next Generation

2017

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

10(1)

0.5

Naked

2017

Comedy

as Carol

5.8(1,289)

2.5

Chapter & Verse

2017

Crime • Drama

as Miss Maddy

7.3(6)

0.4

No Regrets

2016

Drama • Romance

as Ms. Carey

7.1(7)

0.2

Brett Gelman's Dinner in America

2016

as Herself

3.5(2)

0.2

Grandma's House

2016

Drama

4.5(4)

Caged No More

2016

Action • Drama • Thriller

as Aggie

4.7(9)

0.4

The Sound and the Fury

2015

Drama

as Dilsey

5(29)

0.8

For the Love of Ruth

2015

Drama

as Naomi

4(3)

0.2

Welcome to Me

2014

Comedy • Drama

as Barb Vaughn

5.8(305)

0.9

Comeback Dad

2014

Drama

as Malinda

6.9(7)

0.3

A Very Larry Christmas

2013

Comedy • TV Movie

as Mrs. Claus

2(1)

0.2

Saving Westbrook High

2013

Family • TV Movie

as Doris

6(2)

0.2

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

2011

Comedy • Family

as Delta (voice)

5.9(398)

1.1

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

2009

Documentary • Music

as Self

0(0)

0.3

Spring Breakdown

2009

Comedy

as Dr. Marguerite

5.4(100)

Cougar Club

2007

Comedy

as Dolly

3.8(47)

1.4

Dreamgirls

2006

Drama • Music

as Jazz Singer

6.7(1,025)

3.2

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

2006

Drama • Music

as Addie Collins

6.5(13)

0.5

King's Ransom

2005

Comedy • Crime

as Miss Gladys

4.7(53)

0.9

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

2002

Comedy • Romance

10(1)

0.3

What Women Want

2000

Comedy • Romance

as Flo

6.5(4,051)

4.5

Freedom Song

2000

Drama • TV Movie

as Evelyn Walker

5.5(8)

0.4

Jackie's Back!

1999

Comedy • Music • TV Movie

as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)

6.9(7)

0.6

The Breaks

1999

Comedy

as Floria

6.2(25)

0.8

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996

Drama • TV Movie

as Miss Mary

7.1(53)

0.6

Amos & Andrew

1993

Action • Comedy

as Ula

5.4(160)

1.3

The American Clock

1993

Drama • TV Movie

6.5(4)

0.3

Parent Trap III

1989

Comedy • Family • TV Movie

as Thelma

6.2(22)

0.5

Little Nikita

1988

Action • Drama • Thriller

as Verna McLaughlin

6(110)

0.5

Anna to the Infinite Power

1983

Drama • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Mrs. Benson

5.2(12)

0.2

Will

1981

Drama

as Jean

0(0)

0.2