Loretta Devine

Acting

August 21, 1949 (76 years old)

Houston, Texas, USA

Female

109 Movies

65 TV Shows

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.

Grey's Anatomy

2005 8.2

as Adele Webber

Age 55 (now 76) 22 eps

22 eps

I Am Sam

2001 7.6

as Margaret Calgrove

Age 52 (now 76)

Spell

2020 6.4

as Eloise

Age 71 (now 76)

Urban Legend

1998 5.7

as Reese Wilson

Age 49 (now 76)

Madea's Big Happy Family

2011 6.8

as Shirley

Age 61 (now 76)

Family Reunion

2019 8.0

as M'Dear

Age 69 (now 76) 44 eps

44 eps

You're Not You

2014 7.4

as Marilyn

Age 65 (now 76)

Waiting to Exhale

1995 6.2

as Gloria

Age 46 (now 76)

Boston Public

2000 7.6

as Marla Hendricks

Age 51 (now 76) 81 eps

81 eps

This Christmas

2007 6.6

as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield

Age 58 (now 76)

Doc McStuffins

2012 5.9

as Nurse Hallie (voice)

Age 62 (now 76) 242 eps

242 eps

First Sunday

2008 5.6

as Sister Doris

Age 58 (now 76)

Naked

2017 5.8

as Carol

Age 67 (now 76)

Jumping the Broom

2011 5.9

as Mrs. Taylor

Age 61 (now 76)

The Client List

2012 6.6

as Georgia Cummings

Age 62 (now 76) 25 eps

25 eps

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

2008 5.4

as Delta (voice)

Age 59 (now 76)

Forever, This Ring

2026

Age 77 (now 76)

Three Colors: Pan-African

2026

as Nana

Age 76

Deck the Hallways

2025 2.0

as Agnes

Age 76

The Christmas Showdown

2025 5.0

as Hen

Age 76

Lost & Found in Cleveland

2025 5.0

as Joy Morris

Age 76

Finding Faith

2025 9.2

as Helen

Age 75 (now 76)

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love

2024 7.2

as Miss Mimi

Age 74 (now 76)

Bull Street

2024 1.0

as Mrs. Big-Gal

Age 74 (now 76)

Lucille

2023

as Lucille

Age 74 (now 76)

A Snowy Day in Oakland

2023 6.8

as Jeanette

Age 73 (now 76)

All I Didn't Want for Christmas

2022 6.4

as Lorraine

Age 73 (now 76)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

2022 6.8

as Irene (voice)

Age 73 (now 76)

Mack & Rita

2022 5.5

as Sharon

Age 72 (now 76)

Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!

2022 7.0

as Hallie (voice)

Age 72 (now 76)

Christmas Déjà Vu

2021 5.0

as Crystal

Age 72 (now 76)

Christmas in Harmony

2021 5.0

as Mama

Age 72 (now 76)

The Starling

2021 6.9

as Velma

Age 72 (now 76)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

as Self

Age 71 (now 76)

Queen Bees

2021 6.0

as Sally

Age 71 (now 76)

Always and Forever

2020 5.7

as Elda

Age 71 (now 76)

Spell

2020 6.4

as Eloise

Age 71 (now 76)

A Family Reunion Christmas

2019 5.9

as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan

Age 70 (now 76)

A Sweet Christmas Romance

2019 6.9

as Loretta

Age 70 (now 76)

Postmarked

2019 9.0

as Hattie

Age 70 (now 76)

The Trap

2019 4.9

as Mama Jay

Age 69 (now 76)

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

2019 6.8

as Self

Age 69 (now 76)

The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special

2018 5.0

as Hallie (voice)

Age 69 (now 76)

Jingle Belle

2018 5.9

as Emory Simons

Age 69 (now 76)

Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend

2018 7.0

as Self

Age 69 (now 76)

Behind the Movement

2018

as Jo Ann Robinson

Age 69 (now 76)

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

2018 6.3

as Ms. Thomson

Age 69 (now 76)

Naked

2017 5.8

as Carol

Age 67 (now 76)

Chapter & Verse

2017 7.3

as Miss Maddy

Age 67 (now 76)

No Regrets

2016 7.2

as Ms. Carey

Age 67 (now 76)

Brett Gelman's Dinner in America

2016 3.5

as Herself

Age 66 (now 76)

Grandma's House

2016 4.5

Age 66 (now 76)

Caged No More

2016 4.1

as Aggie

Age 66 (now 76)

Norm of the North

2016 4.7

as Tamecia (voice)

Age 66 (now 76)

The Sound and the Fury

2015 5.0

as Dilsey

Age 66 (now 76)

For the Love of Ruth

2015 6.2

as Naomi

Age 65 (now 76)

Welcome to Me

2015 5.9

as Barb Vaughn

Age 65 (now 76)

Back to School Mom

2015 5.3

as Meghan Graham

Age 65 (now 76)

Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie

2015 5.5

as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)

Age 65 (now 76)

A Very Larry Christmas

2014 2.0

as Mrs. Claus

Age 65 (now 76)

You're Not You

2014 7.4

as Marilyn

Age 65 (now 76)

Comeback Dad

2014 6.9

as Malinda

Age 64 (now 76)

Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way

2014 5.0

as Hallie

Age 64 (now 76)

Saving Westbrook High

2013 6.0

as Doris

Age 64 (now 76)

Khumba

2013 6.0

as Mama V (voice)

Age 63 (now 76)

In the Hive

2012 4.8

as Mrs. Inez

Age 63 (now 76)

Politics of Love

2011 3.3

as Shirlee Gupta

Age 62 (now 76)

Jumping the Broom

2011 5.9

as Mrs. Taylor

Age 61 (now 76)

Madea's Big Happy Family

2011 6.8

as Shirley

Age 61 (now 76)

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

2011 5.9

as Delta (voice)

Age 61 (now 76)

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play

2010 7.4

Age 61 (now 76)

For Colored Girls

2010 6.7

as Juanita / Green

Age 61 (now 76)

Lottery Ticket

2010 5.7

as Grandma

Age 60 (now 76)

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010 6.1

as Miss Roberts

Age 60 (now 76)

Death at a Funeral

2010 5.9

as Cynthia

Age 60 (now 76)

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

2009

as Self

Age 59 (now 76)

Spring Breakdown

2009 5.4

as Dr. Marguerite

Age 59 (now 76)

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

2008 5.4

as Delta (voice)

Age 59 (now 76)

First Sunday

2008 5.6

as Sister Doris

Age 58 (now 76)

This Christmas

2007 6.6

as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield

Age 58 (now 76)

Cougar Club

2007 3.9

as Dolly

Age 57 (now 76)

Dreamgirls

2006 6.7

as Jazz Singer

Age 57 (now 76)

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

2006 6.2

as Addie Collins

Age 56 (now 76)

Dirty Laundry

2006 5.7

as Evelyn

Age 56 (now 76)

Crash

2005 7.2

as Shaniqua Johnson

Age 55 (now 76)

King's Ransom

2005 4.9

as Miss Gladys

Age 55 (now 76)

Woman Thou Art Loosed

2004 5.5

as Cassey Jordan

Age 55 (now 76)

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

2002 9.5

Age 52 (now 76)

I Am Sam

2001 7.6

as Margaret Calgrove

Age 52 (now 76)

Kingdom Come

2001 6.5

as Marguerite Slocumb

Age 51 (now 76)

What Women Want

2000 6.5

as Flo

Age 51 (now 76)

Urban Legends: Final Cut

2000 4.9

as Reese

Age 51 (now 76)

Best Actress

2000 2.6

as Connie Travers

Age 50 (now 76)

Freedom Song

2000 5.7

as Evelyn Walker

Age 50 (now 76)

Punks

2000 5.1

as Health Counselor

Age 50 (now 76)

Love Kills

1999 3.5

as Sylvia Finkelstein

Age 50 (now 76)

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999 6.5

as Ruby Dandridge

Age 49 (now 76)

Jackie's Back!

1999 6.9

as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)

Age 49 (now 76)

The Breaks

1999 6.4

as Floria

Age 49 (now 76)

Funny Valentines

1999 7.7

as Dearie B.

Age 49 (now 76)

Down in the Delta

1998 6.3

as Zenia

Age 49 (now 76)

Urban Legend

1998 5.7

as Reese Wilson

Age 49 (now 76)

Don King: Only in America

1997 6.8

as Connie Harper

Age 48 (now 76)

Lover Girl

1997 5.9

as Leticia / 'Coco'

Age 48 (now 76)

Clover

1997 5.6

as Everleen

Age 48 (now 76)

Hoodlum

1997 6.4

as Pigfoot Mary

Age 48 (now 76)

The Price of Kissing

1997 4.7

as Jackee

Age 47 (now 76)

The Preacher's Wife

1996 5.8

as Beverly

Age 47 (now 76)

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996 7.2

as Miss Mary

Age 47 (now 76)

Waiting to Exhale

1995 6.2

as Gloria

Age 46 (now 76)

Amos & Andrew

1993 5.5

as Ula

Age 43 (now 76)

The American Clock

1993 5.7

Age 43 (now 76)

Class Act

1992 6.2

as Blade's Mom

Age 42 (now 76)

Livin' Large!

1991 5.8

as Nadine Biggs

Age 42 (now 76)

Caged Fear

1991 4.1

as Judy

Age 41 (now 76)

The Colored Museum

1991

as Janine

Age 41 (now 76)

Stanley & Iris

1990 6.5

as Bertha

Age 40 (now 76)

Parent Trap III

1989 5.9

as Thelma

Age 39 (now 76)

Sticky Fingers

1988 5.8

as Diane

Age 38 (now 76)

Little Nikita

1988 6.1

as Verna McLaughlin

Age 38 (now 76)

Anna to the Infinite Power

1983 5.4

as Mrs. Benson

Age 33 (now 76)

Will

1981 8.0

as Jean

Age 31 (now 76)

Broadway: The Next Generation

as Self