Acting

Loretta Devine

Born 1949-08-21 · Houston, Texas, USA

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.

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Forever, This Ring
2026
M.I.A.
as Aunt Judith
2026
Three Colors: Pan-African
as Nana
2026
Deck the Hallways
as Agnes
2025
The Christmas Showdown
as Hen
2025
Lost & Found in Cleveland
as Joy Morris
2025
Finding Faith
as Helen
2025
Holidazed
as Linda Lewin
2024
Doctor Odyssey
as Jill Manafort
2024
Everybody Still Hates Chris
as (voice)
2024
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love
as Miss Mimi
2024
Bull Street
as Mrs. Big-Gal
2024
Lucille
as Lucille
2023
Young Love
as Gigi Young (voice)
2023
Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!
as Hallie (voice)
2023
A Snowy Day in Oakland
as Jeanette
2023
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
as Lorraine
2022
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
as Irene (voice)
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest
2022
Mack & Rita
as Sharon
2022
A Doutora Faz 10 Anos
as Hallie (voice)
2022
Christmas Déjà Vu
as Crystal
2021
Christmas in Harmony
as Mama
2021
The Starling
as Velma
2021
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem
as Angela
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
Queen Bees
as Sally
2021
Always and Forever
as Elda
2020
Spell
as Eloise
2020
Connecting...
as Dayleen
2020
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
2020
P-Valley
as Ernestine
2020
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
as Fabulosity - Contestant
2020
A Family Reunion Christmas
as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
2019
A Sweet Christmas Romance
as Loretta
2019
Postmarked
as Hattie
2019
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Marrier
2019
Family Reunion
as M'Dear
2019
The Trap
as Mama Jay
2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
2019
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
as Hallie (voice)
2018
Jingle Belle
as Emory Simons
2018
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
as Self
2018
Behind the Movement
as Jo Ann Robinson
2018
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Ms. Thomson
2018
Summer Camp Island
as Sea Cow (voice)
2018
Violets
as Marcy
2017
Naked
as Carol
2017
Dear White People
as Sorbet (voice)
2017
Chapter & Verse
as Miss Maddy
2017
No Regrets
as Ms. Carey
2016
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
as Self
2016
Grandma's House
2016
Caged No More
as Aggie
2016
Norm of the North
as Tamecia (voice)
2016
The Sound and the Fury
as Dilsey
2015
The Carmichael Show
as Cynthia Carmichael
2015
For the Love of Ruth
as Naomi
2015
Welcome to Me
as Barb Vaughn
2015
Back to School Mom
as Meghan Graham
2015
Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie
as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
2015
A Very Larry Christmas
as Mrs. Claus
2014
You're Not You
as Marilyn
2014
black-ish
as Lynette
2014
Comeback Dad
as Malinda
2014
Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way
as Hallie
2014
Sirens
as Hank's Mother
2014
Saving Westbrook High
as Doris
2013
The Doc Files
as Hallie (voice)
2013
Khumba
as Mama V (voice)
2013
In the Hive
as Mrs. Inez
2012
The Soul Man
as Della Ballentine
2012
The Client List
as Georgia Cummings
2012
Doc McStuffins
as Nurse Hallie (voice)
2012
Doc McStuffins
as Hattie (voice)
2012
Politics of Love
as Shirlee Gupta
2011
State of Georgia
as Honey Dupree
2011