
Cast
Loretta Devine
Acting
Cast
Loretta Devine
Known for
Acting
Born
1949-08-21
From
Houston, Texas, USA
Also known as لورتا دیواین
Biography
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.

What Women Want
as Flo

Crash
as Shaniqua Johnson

I Am Sam
as Margaret Calgrove

Hoodlum
as Pigfoot Mary

Urban Legend
as Reese Wilson

Naked
as Carol

Death at a Funeral
as Cynthia

First Sunday
as Sister Doris

Khumba
as Mama V (voice)

Beverly Hills Chihuahua
as Delta (voice)

Dreamgirls
as Jazz Singer

Waiting to Exhale
as Gloria

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
as Irene (voice)

The Starling
as Velma

Cougar Club
as Dolly

You're Not You
as Marilyn

This Christmas
as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield

Spell
as Eloise

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Delta (voice)

Urban Legends: Final Cut
as Reese

Madea's Big Happy Family
as Shirley

Spring Breakdown
as Dr. Marguerite

Little Nikita
as Verna McLaughlin

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Ms. Thomson

Jumping the Broom
as Mrs. Taylor

The Preacher's Wife
as Beverly

Welcome to Me
as Barb Vaughn

Lottery Ticket
as Grandma

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
as Miss Roberts

Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!
as Hallie (voice)

Norm of the North
as Tamecia (voice)

Kingdom Come
as Marguerite Slocumb

For Colored Girls
as Juanita / Green

Mack & Rita
as Sharon

The Sound and the Fury
as Dilsey

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
as Ruby Dandridge

Stanley & Iris
as Bertha

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Miss Mary

Will
as Jean

Jingle Belle
as Emory Simons

Lover Girl
as Leticia / 'Coco'

Freedom Song
as Evelyn Walker

Class Act
as Blade's Mom

Saving Westbrook High
as Doris

Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self

Amos & Andrew
as Ula

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self

Jackie's Back!
as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)

Sticky Fingers
as Diane

Queen Bees
as Sally

Love Kills
as Sylvia Finkelstein

Don King: Only in America
as Connie Harper

Always and Forever
as Elda

Comeback Dad
as Malinda

Grandma's House

Caged No More
as Aggie

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self

Parent Trap III
as Thelma

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love
as Miss Mimi

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

No Regrets
as Ms. Carey

The Trap
as Mama Jay

Best Actress
as Connie Travers

King's Ransom
as Miss Gladys

Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
as Self

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

In the Hive
as Mrs. Inez

Punks
as Health Counselor

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

The American Clock

Lost & Found in Cleveland
as Joy Morris

Three Colors: Pan-African
as Nana

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
as Addie Collins

The Price of Kissing
as Jackee

A Snowy Day in Oakland
as Jeanette

A Family Reunion Christmas
as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan

Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way
as Hallie

Deck the Hallways
as Agnes

The Breaks
as Floria

Dirty Laundry
as Evelyn

Politics of Love
as Shirlee Gupta

The Christmas Showdown
as Hen

Finding Faith
as Helen

Anna to the Infinite Power
as Mrs. Benson

Down in the Delta
as Zenia

Christmas in Harmony
as Mama

Forever, This Ring

The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
as Hallie (voice)

Caged Fear
as Judy

Woman Thou Art Loosed
as Cassey Jordan

Livin' Large!
as Nadine Biggs

Behind the Movement
as Jo Ann Robinson

All I Didn't Want for Christmas
as Lorraine

Chapter & Verse
as Miss Maddy

Break the Cycle

Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie
as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)

Funny Valentines
as Dearie B.

A Sweet Christmas Romance
as Loretta

Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
as Herself

Christmas Déjà Vu
as Crystal

Clover
as Everleen

For the Love of Ruth
as Naomi

Bull Street
as Mrs. Big-Gal

A Very Larry Christmas
as Mrs. Claus

Back to School Mom
as Meghan Graham

The Colored Museum
as Janine

Postmarked
as Hattie

That's Her

Lucille
as Lucille