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