Actor

Loretta Devine

Born 21 August 1949 · 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.

Films and shows

  1. 2026Three Colors: Pan-African2h 3mNana
  2. 2026Forever, This Ring
  3. 2025Finding Faith1h 40mHelen
  4. 2025The Christmas Showdown1h 24mHen
  5. 2025Deck the Hallways1h 28mAgnes
  6. 2025Lost & Found in Cleveland2h 3mJoy Morris
  7. 2024Bull Street1h 58mMrs. Big-Gal
  8. 2024Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love1h 27mMiss Mimi
  9. 2024Holidazed1 seasonLinda Lewin
  10. 2023Lucille13mLucille
  11. 2023Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!1 seasonHallie (voice)
  12. 2023Young Love1 seasonGigi Young (voice)
  13. 2023A Snowy Day in Oakland1h 32mJeanette
  14. 2022A Doutora Faz 10 Anos22mHallie (voice)
  15. 2022All I Didn't Want for Christmas1h 29mLorraine
  16. 2022Mack & Rita1h 35mSharon
  17. 2022Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules1h 14mIrene (voice)
  18. 2021Christmas Déjà Vu1h 32mCrystal
  19. 2021Christmas in Harmony1h 24mMama
  20. 2021Queen Bees1h 41mSally
  21. 2021The Starling1h 43mVelma
  22. 2021Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem2 seasonsAngela
  23. 2020Spell1h 31mEloise
  24. 2020Always and Forever1h 38mElda
  25. 2019The Trap1h 30mMama Jay
  26. 2019A Sweet Christmas Romance1h 29mLoretta
  27. 2019Postmarked23mHattie
  28. 2019Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror1h 23mSelf
  29. 2019Family Reunion3 seasonsM'Dear
  30. 2019A Family Reunion Christmas29mAmelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
  31. 2018The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special24mHallie (voice)
  32. 2018Behind the Movement1h 19mJo Ann Robinson
  33. 2018Jingle Belle1h 28mEmory Simons
  34. 2018Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend2h 27mSelf
  35. 2018Sierra Burgess Is a Loser1h 45mMs. Thomson
  36. 2017Chapter & Verse1h 36mMiss Maddy
  37. 2017Violets25mMarcy
  38. 2017Naked1h 36mCarol
  39. 2016Caged No More1h 30mAggie
  40. 2016No Regrets1h 28mMs. Carey
  41. 2016Brett Gelman's Dinner in America24mHerself
  42. 2016Norm of the North1h 26mTamecia (voice)
  43. 2016Grandma's House1h 32m
  44. 2015For the Love of Ruth1h 20mNaomi
  45. 2015Back to School Mom1h 28mMeghan Graham
  46. 2015Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie2hHallie (voice) (archive footage)
  47. 2015The Sound and the Fury1h 41mDilsey
  48. 2015The Carmichael Show3 seasonsCynthia Carmichael
  49. 2015Welcome to Me1h 27mBarb Vaughn
  50. 2014Comeback Dad1h 28mMalinda
  51. 2014Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way1h 55mHallie
  52. 2014A Very Larry Christmas1h 22mMrs. Claus
  53. 2014You're Not You1h 44mMarilyn
  54. 2013Saving Westbrook High1h 30mDoris
  55. 2013The Doc Files1 seasonHallie (voice)
  56. 2013Khumba1h 25mMama V (voice)
  57. 2012The Client List2 seasonsGeorgia Cummings
  58. 2012In the Hive1h 51mMrs. Inez
  59. 2012Doc McStuffins5 seasonsNurse Hallie (voice)
  60. 2011Madea's Big Happy Family1h 46mShirley
  61. 2011State of Georgia1 seasonHoney Dupree
  62. 2011Politics of Love1h 33mShirlee Gupta
  63. 2011Jumping the Broom1h 52mMrs. Taylor
  64. 2011Beverly Hills Chihuahua 21h 24mDelta (voice)
  65. 2010For Colored Girls2h 14mJuanita / Green
  66. 2010Lottery Ticket1h 39mGrandma
  67. 2010My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done1h 31mMiss Roberts
  68. 2010Death at a Funeral1h 32mCynthia
  69. 2010Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play2h 33m
  70. 2009Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s2hSelf
  71. 2008Eli Stone2 seasonsPatti Dellacroix
  72. 2008First Sunday1h 36mSister Doris
  73. 2008Beverly Hills Chihuahua1h 31mDelta (voice)
  74. 2007This Christmas1h 57mShirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
  75. 2007Cougar Club1h 33mDolly
  76. 2006Dirty Laundry1h 40mEvelyn
  77. 2006Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story1h 28mAddie Collins
  78. 2006Dreamgirls2h 10mJazz Singer
  79. 2005King's Ransom1h 35mMiss Gladys
  80. 2005Crash1h 52mShaniqua Johnson
  81. 2004Woman Thou Art Loosed1h 34mCassey Jordan
  82. 2003Wild Card2 seasonsM. Pearl McGuire
  83. 2002Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs1h 31m
  84. 2001Kingdom Come1h 34mMarguerite Slocumb
  85. 2001I Am Sam2h 12mMargaret Calgrove
  86. 2000Freedom Song1h 52mEvelyn Walker
  87. 2000Boston Public4 seasonsMarla Hendricks
  88. 2000Punks1h 45mHealth Counselor
  89. 2000Best Actress2hConnie Travers
  90. 2000Urban Legends: Final Cut1h 38mReese
  91. 2000What Women Want2h 7mFlo
  92. 1999The Breaks1h 26mFloria
  93. 1999The PJs3 seasonsMuriel Stubbs (voice)
  94. 1999Funny Valentines1h 48mDearie B.
  95. 1999Love Kills1h 37mSylvia Finkelstein
  96. 1999Introducing Dorothy Dandridge1h 55mRuby Dandridge
  97. 1999Jackie's Back!1h 31mSnookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
  98. 1998Down in the Delta1h 52mZenia
  99. 1998Urban Legend1h 40mReese Wilson
  100. 1997Clover1h 31mEverleen
  101. 1997Lover Girl1h 27mLeticia / 'Coco'
  102. 1997The Price of Kissing1h 33mJackee
  103. 1997Don King: Only in America2h 1mConnie Harper
  104. 1997Hoodlum2h 10mPigfoot Mary
  105. 1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault2hMiss Mary
  106. 1996The Preacher's Wife2h 3mBeverly
  107. 1995Waiting to Exhale2h 7mGloria
  108. 1993Amos & Andrew1h 36mUla
  109. 1992Class Act1h 38mBlade's Mom
  110. 1991Livin' Large!1h 36mNadine Biggs
  111. 1991Caged Fear1h 40mJudy
  112. 1991The Colored Museum1h 28mJanine
  113. 1990Stanley & Iris1h 44mBertha
  114. 1990Sugar and Spice1 season
  115. 1989Parent Trap III1h 26mThelma
  116. 1988Sticky Fingers1h 37mDiane
  117. 1988Little Nikita1h 38mVerna McLaughlin
  118. 1983Anna to the Infinite Power1h 41mMrs. Benson
  119. 1981Will1h 13mJean
  120. Baby of the Family1h 41mDelores
  121. Legally Mad1 seasonJeanette Harris
  122. Break the Cycle
  123. That's Her1h 35m