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