Loretta Devine
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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.
Known for
Credits
What Women Want (2000)
as Flo
Crash (2005)
as Shaniqua Johnson
I Am Sam (2001)
as Margaret Calgrove
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022)
as Irene (voice)
You're Not You (2014)
as Marilyn
Death at a Funeral (2010)
as Cynthia
Urban Legend (1998)
as Reese Wilson
Dreamgirls (2006)
as Jazz Singer
Norm of the North (2016)
as Tamecia (voice)
Khumba (2013)
as Mama V (voice)
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
as Reese
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
as Beverly
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
as Gloria
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
as Delta (voice)
Amos & Andrew (1993)
as Ula
The Starling (2021)
as Velma
Hoodlum (1997)
as Pigfoot Mary
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
as Delta (voice)
First Sunday (2008)
as Sister Doris
Stanley & Iris (1990)
as Bertha
Spell (2020)
as Eloise
Naked (2017)
as Carol
A Doutora Faz 10 Anos (2022)
as Hallie (voice)
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010)
as Miss Roberts
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)
as Ms. Thomson
Three Colors: Pan-African (2026)
as Nana
For Colored Girls (2010)
as Juanita / Green
Jumping the Broom (2011)
as Mrs. Taylor
This Christmas (2007)
as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
Mack & Rita (2022)
as Sharon
Spring Breakdown (2009)
as Dr. Marguerite
The Trap (2019)
as Mama Jay
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009)
as Self
Class Act (1992)
as Blade's Mom
Lottery Ticket (2010)
as Grandma
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Jingle Belle (2018)
as Emory Simons
Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
as Shirley
Little Nikita (1988)
as Verna McLaughlin
Don King: Only in America (1997)
as Connie Harper
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
as Miss Mary
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love (2024)
as Miss Mimi
Kingdom Come (2001)
as Marguerite Slocumb
The Sound and the Fury (2015)
as Dilsey
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)
as Self
Queen Bees (2021)
as Sally
Grandma's House (2016)
Actor
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Jackie's Back! (1999)
as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
Welcome to Me (2015)
as Barb Vaughn
Cougar Club (2007)
as Dolly
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006)
as Addie Collins
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
as Ruby Dandridge
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play (2010)
Actor
Punks (2000)
as Health Counselor
A Snowy Day in Oakland (2023)
as Jeanette
All I Didn't Want for Christmas (2022)
as Lorraine
Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004)
as Cassey Jordan
Lost & Found in Cleveland (2025)
as Joy Morris
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs (2002)
Actor
Always and Forever (2020)
as Elda
Saving Westbrook High (2013)
as Doris
King's Ransom (2005)
as Miss Gladys
A Family Reunion Christmas (2019)
as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
Sticky Fingers (1988)
as Diane
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend (2018)
as Self
A Sweet Christmas Romance (2019)
as Loretta
Parent Trap III (1989)
as Thelma
A Very Larry Christmas (2014)
as Mrs. Claus
Down in the Delta (1998)
as Zenia
The Breaks (1999)
as Floria
The Price of Kissing (1997)
as Jackee
Comeback Dad (2014)
as Malinda
Caged No More (2016)
as Aggie
Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie (2015)
as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
The American Clock (1993)
Actor
For the Love of Ruth (2015)
as Naomi
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America (2016)
as Herself
Back to School Mom (2015)
as Meghan Graham
Chapter & Verse (2017)
as Miss Maddy
The Christmas Showdown (2025)
as Hen
Funny Valentines (1999)
as Dearie B.
That's Her (—)
Actor
In the Hive (2012)
as Mrs. Inez
Freedom Song (2000)
as Evelyn Walker
Deck the Hallways (2025)
as Agnes
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special (2018)
as Hallie (voice)
Livin' Large! (1991)
as Nadine Biggs
Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way (2014)
as Hallie
Christmas in Harmony (2021)
as Mama
Lover Girl (1997)
as Leticia / 'Coco'
Bull Street (2024)
as Mrs. Big-Gal
Postmarked (2019)
as Hattie
Caged Fear (1991)
as Judy
Best Actress (2000)
as Connie Travers
Anna to the Infinite Power (1983)
as Mrs. Benson
Violets (2017)
as Marcy
Finding Faith (2025)
as Helen
Love Kills (1999)
as Sylvia Finkelstein
Break the Cycle (—)
Actor
Dirty Laundry (2006)
as Evelyn
Behind the Movement (2018)
as Jo Ann Robinson
Politics of Love (2011)
as Shirlee Gupta
No Regrets (2016)
as Ms. Carey
Forever, This Ring (2026)
Actor
Christmas Déjà Vu (2021)
as Crystal
The Colored Museum (1991)
as Janine
Clover (1997)
as Everleen
Lucille (2023)
as Lucille
Will (1981)
as Jean