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Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 21, 1949 (75)
Birthplace Houston, Texas, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Waitin ... g 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.

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Filmography

A Snowy Day in Oakland

A Snowy Day in Oakland

2023

as Jeanette

Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!

Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!

2022

as Hallie (voice)

Mack & Rita

Mack & Rita

2022

as Sharon

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

2022

as Irene (voice)

Christmas Déjà Vu

Christmas Déjà Vu

2021

as Crystal

Christmas in Harmony

Christmas in Harmony

2021

as Mama

Queen Bees

Queen Bees

2021

as Sally

The Starling

The Starling

2021

as Velma

Spell

Spell

2020

as Eloise

Always and Forever

Always and Forever

2020

as Elda

The Trap

The Trap

2019

as Mama Jay

A Sweet Christmas Romance

A Sweet Christmas Romance

2019

as Loretta

Postmarked

Postmarked

2019

as Hattie

A Family Reunion Christmas

A Family Reunion Christmas

2019

as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan

Behind the Movement

Behind the Movement

2018

as Jo Ann Robinson

Jingle Belle

Jingle Belle

2018

as Emory Simons

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

2018

as Ms. Thomson

Chapter & Verse

Chapter & Verse

2017

as Miss Maddy

Naked

Naked

2017

as Carol

Caged No More

Caged No More

2016

as Aggie

No Regrets

No Regrets

2016

as Ms. Carey

Norm of the North

Norm of the North

2016

as Tamecia (voice)

Back to School Mom

Back to School Mom

2015

as Meghan Graham

For the Love of Ruth

For the Love of Ruth

2015

as Naomi

The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

2015

as Dilsey

Comeback Dad

Comeback Dad

2014

as Malinda

You're Not You

You're Not You

2014

as Marilyn

Welcome to Me

Welcome to Me

2014

as Barb Vaughn

Saving Westbrook High

Saving Westbrook High

2013

as Doris

A Very Larry Christmas

A Very Larry Christmas

2013

as Mrs. Claus

Khumba

Khumba

2013

as Mama V (voice)

In the Hive

In the Hive

2012

as Mrs. Inez

Madea's Big Happy Family

Madea's Big Happy Family

2011

as Shirley

Politics of Love

Politics of Love

2011

as Shirlee Gupta

Jumping the Broom

Jumping the Broom

2011

as Mrs. Taylor

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

2011

as Delta (voice)

For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls

2010

as Juanita / Green

Lottery Ticket

Lottery Ticket

2010

as Grandma

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010

as Miss Roberts

Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

2010

as Cynthia

Spring Breakdown

Spring Breakdown

2009

as Dr. Marguerite

First Sunday

First Sunday

2008

as Sister Doris

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

2008

as Delta (voice)

This Christmas

This Christmas

2007

as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield

Cougar Club

Cougar Club

2007

as Dolly

Dirty Laundry

Dirty Laundry

2006

as Evelyn

Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

2006

as Jazz Singer

King's Ransom

King's Ransom

2005

as Miss Gladys

Crash

Crash

2005

as Shaniqua Johnson

Woman Thou Art Loosed

Woman Thou Art Loosed

2004

as Cassey Jordan

Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come

2001

as Marguerite Slocumb

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

2001

as Margaret Calgrove

Urban Legends: Final Cut

Urban Legends: Final Cut

2000

as Reese

Freedom Song

Freedom Song

2000

as Evelyn Walker

Punks

Punks

2000

as Health Counselor

Best Actress

Best Actress

2000

as Connie Travers

What Women Want

What Women Want

2000

as Flo

The Breaks

The Breaks

1999

as Floria

Funny Valentines

Funny Valentines

1999

as Dearie B.

Love Kills

Love Kills

1999

as Sylvia Finkelstein

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999

as Ruby Dandridge

Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back!

1999

as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)

Urban Legend

Urban Legend

1998

as Reese Wilson

Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta

1998

as Zenia

Clover

Clover

1997

as Everleen

Lover Girl

Lover Girl

1997

as Leticia / 'Coco'

The Price of Kissing

The Price of Kissing

1997

as Jackee

Don King: Only in America

Don King: Only in America

1997

as Connie Harper

Hoodlum

Hoodlum

1997

as Pigfoot Mary

The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

1996

as Beverly

Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

1995

as Gloria

Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew

1993

as Ula

Class Act

Class Act

1992

as Blade's Mom

Livin' Large!

Livin' Large!

1991

as Nadine Biggs

Caged Fear

Caged Fear

1991

as Judy

The Colored Museum

The Colored Museum

1991

as Janine

Stanley & Iris

Stanley & Iris

1990

as Bertha

Parent Trap III

Parent Trap III

1989

as Thelma

Sticky Fingers

Sticky Fingers

1988

as Diane

Little Nikita

Little Nikita

1988

as Verna McLaughlin

Anna to the Infinite Power

Anna to the Infinite Power

1983

as Mrs. Benson

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Doc McStuffins

as Nurse Hallie (voice)

Episodes: 242

First Aired: Mar 23, 2012

Boston Public

as Marla Hendricks

Episodes: 81

First Aired: Oct 23, 2000

Family Reunion

as M'Dear

Episodes: 44

First Aired: Jul 10, 2019

The PJs

as Muriel Stubbs (voice)

Episodes: 43

First Aired: Jan 10, 1999

Wild Card

as M. Pearl McGuire

Episodes: 36

First Aired: Aug 02, 2003

The Carmichael Show

as Cynthia Carmichael

Episodes: 32

First Aired: Aug 26, 2015

Eli Stone

as Patti Dellacroix

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Jan 31, 2008

The Client List

as Georgia Cummings

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Apr 08, 2012

Grey's Anatomy

as Adele Webber

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Young Love

as Gigi Young (voice)

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 21, 2023

State of Georgia

as Honey Dupree

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jun 29, 2011

Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!

as Hallie (voice)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 06, 2023

The Doc Files

as Hallie (voice)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jul 22, 2013

A Different World

as Stevie Rallen

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 24, 1987

P-Valley

as Ernestine

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jul 12, 2020

Holidazed

as Linda Lewin

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Nov 14, 2024

Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem

as Angela

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 06, 2021

Roc

as Cynthia

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 25, 1991

Supernatural

as Missouri Moseley

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

black-ish

as Lynette

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 2014

Sirens

as Hank's Mother

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 06, 2014

Half & Half

as Erika Duke

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 23, 2002

Boston Legal

as Judge Victoria Thomson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

Connecting...

as Dayleen

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 08, 2020

The Murder of Mary Phagan

as Annie Maude Carter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 24, 1988

Everybody Hates Chris

as Maxine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2005

Touched by an Angel

as Tonya Hawkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Cold Case

as Chandra Patterson (2009)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2003

Murphy Brown

as Nurse Hawking

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1988

Family Law

as Gloria Rivers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Promised Land

as Tonya Hawkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1996

Legally Mad

as Jeanette Harris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

Party Down

as Diane Ellison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 2009

Doc McStuffins

as Hattie (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2012

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Mother (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 1995

Summer Camp Island

as Sea Cow (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 07, 2018

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Marrier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2019

Out All Night

as Crystal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1992

Glee

as Sister Mary Constance

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 19, 2009

Dear White People

as Sorbet (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 28, 2017

GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event

as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 10, 2020

Shake It Up

as Marsha Sanders

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 2010

Psych

as Melba Birdson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 07, 2006

Great Performances

as Janine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Everybody Still Hates Chris

as (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2024

Ned and Stacey

as Mrs. Duncan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1995

Doctor Odyssey

as Jill Manafort

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2024

Sugar and Spice

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Mar 30, 1990

Girlfriends

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 11, 2000

Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Contestant / Fabulosity

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 24, 2020

Ally McBeal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Moesha

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1996

Strong Medicine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 2000

Cop Rock

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1990

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

Teenage Euthanasia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 2021

Roc

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 25, 1991

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Love & War

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1992

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 17 24 12
2024 7 49 80 22
2024 8 20 42 11
2024 9 16 29 8
2024 10 15 27 9
2024 11 12 21 5
2024 12 14 23 7
2025 1 20 51 8
2025 2 11 23 2
2025 3 7 21 1
2025 4 1 2 1
2025 5 3 4 2
2025 6 2 3 1
2025 7 1 2 0
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