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