Loretta Devine
- Born
- August 21, 1949 · Houston, Texas, USA
- Actress
- Producer
- soundtrack
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.
Filmography · 71 credits
- 2026Three Colors: Pan-African · Actress (Nana (segment: GOLD: Prologue))
- 2026That's Her · Actress
- 2025Finding Faith · Actress (Helen)
- 2025Darryl Holmes at Gwynn Park High School · Actress (Ms. Wilds)
- 2024Lost & Found in Cleveland · Actress (Joy Morris)
- 2024Rock the Boat 2 · Actress
- 2024Bull Street · Actress (Mrs. Big-Gal)
- 2023A Snowy Day in Oakland · Actress (Jeanette)
- 2022Mack & Rita · Actress (Sharon)
- 2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules · Actress (Irene)
- 2021The Starling · Actress (Velma)
- 2021Queen Bees · Actress (Sally Hanson)
- 2020Spell · Actress (Eloise)
- 2020Always and Forever · Actress (Elda)
- 2019The Trap · Actress (Mama Jay)
- 2018Sierra Burgess Is a Loser · Actress (Ms. Thomson)
- 2017Naked · Actress (Carol)
- 2016Norm of the North · Actress (Tamecia)
- 2016Caged No More · Actress (Aggie)
- 2016Grandma's House · Actress (Margie)
- 2016Chapter & Verse · Actress (Miss Maddy)
- 2015For the Love of Ruth · Actress (Naomi)
- 2015Back to School Mom · Actress (Meghan Graham)
- 2014Welcome to Me · Actress (Barb Vaughn)
- 2014The Sound and the Fury · Actress (Dilsey)
- 2014Comeback Dad · Actress (Malinda)
- 2012In the Hive · Actress (Mrs. Inez)
- 2011Jumping the Broom · Actress (Mrs. Taylor)
- 2011Madea's Big Happy Family · Actress (Shirley)
- 2011Politics of Love · Actress (Shirlee Gupta)
- 2011Reel Black Love · Self (Self)
- 2010Death at a Funeral · Actress (Cynthia)
- 2010Lottery Ticket · Actress (Grandma)
- 2010For Colored Girls · Actress (Juanita)
- 2010For Colored Girls · Actress (Green)
- 2009My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done · Actress (Ms Roberts)
- 2008First Sunday · Actress (Sister Doris)
- 2007This Christmas · Actress (Ma'Dere Whitfield)
- 2007Cougar Club · Actress (Dolly)
- 2006Dirty Laundry · Actress (Evelyn)
- 2005King's Ransom · Actress (Miss Gladys)
- 2004Crash · Actress (Shaniqua)
- 2004Woman Thou Art Loosed · Actress (Cassey Jordan)
- 2002Baby of the Family · Actress (Delores)
- 2001I Am Sam · Actress (Margaret Calgrove)
- 2001Kingdom Come · Actress (Marguerite Slocumb)
- 2000Urban Legends: Final Cut · Actress (Reese)
- 2000Punks · Actress (Health Counselor)
- 1999Funny Valentines · Actress (Dearie B.)
- 1999Lillie · Actress (Michelle)
- 1998Urban Legend · Actress (Reese)
- 1998Down in the Delta · Actress (Zenia)
- 1998Operation Splitsville · Actress (Principal)
- 1998Love Kills · Actress (Sylvia Finkelstein)
- 1997Hoodlum · Actress (Pigfoot Mary)
- 1997Lover Girl · Actress (Leticia)
- 1997Lover Girl · Actress ('Coco')
- 1997The Price of Kissing · Actress (Jackee)
- 1996The Preacher's Wife · Actress (Beverly)
- 1995Waiting to Exhale · Actress (Gloria)
- 1992Class Act · Actress (Blade's Mom)
- 1991Livin' Large! · Actress (Nadine Biggs)
- 1990Stanley & Iris · Actress (Bertha)
- 1988Little Nikita · Actress (Verna McLaughlin)
- 1988Sticky Fingers · Actress (Diane)
- 1981Will · Actress (Jean)
- —Forever This Ring · Actress
- —Rudy Tooty · Actress (Maureen)
- —Getting Happy · Actress (Gloria Matthews)
- —Break the Cycle · Actress
- —Harriet Jacobs · Actress (Molly Horniblow)