Loretta Devine
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Adele Webber
2005
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Supernatural
Missouri Moseley
2005
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Series
Psych
Melba Birdson
2006
Series
Cold Case
Chandra Patterson (2009)
2003
Series
Touched by an Angel
Tonya Hawkins
1994
Series
Boston Legal
Judge Victoria Thomson
2004
Series
Boston Legal
Annabelle Carruthers
2004
Series
Glee
Sister Mary Constance
2009
Series
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Great Performances
Janine
1971
Series
Strong Medicine
2000
Series
black-ish
Lynette
2014
Series
Summer Camp Island
Sea Cow (voice)
2018
Series
Boston Public
Marla Hendricks
2000
Series
Doc McStuffins
Nurse Hallie (voice)
2012
Series
Doc McStuffins
Hattie (voice)
2012
Series
A Different World
Stevie Rallen
1987
Series
Girlfriends
Judge Vashti Jackson
2000
Series
Everybody Hates Chris
Maxine
2005
Series
Murphy Brown
Nurse Hawking
1988
Series
Party Down
Diane Ellison
2009
Series
Moesha
Steph
1996
Series
Family Law
Gloria Rivers
1999
Series
P-Valley
Ernestine
2020
Series
Ally McBeal
Nora Mills
1997
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mother (voice)
1995
Series
Shake It Up
Marsha Sanders
2010
Series
Half & Half
Erika Duke
2002
Series
Doctor Odyssey
Jill Manafort
2024
Series
Eli Stone
Patti Dellacroix
2008
Series
Family Reunion
M'Dear
2019
Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Marrier
2019
Series
Ned & Stacey
Mrs. Duncan
1995
Series
Love & War
1992
Series
The Client List
Georgia Cummings
2012
Series
The Soul Man
Della Ballentine
2012
Series
The PJs
Muriel Stubbs (voice)
1999
Series
Promised Land
Tonya Hawkins
1996
Series
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Film
What Women Want
Flo
2000
Series
M.I.A.
Aunt Judith
2026
Series
Dear White People
Sorbet (voice)
2017
Series
Everybody Still Hates Chris
(voice)
2024
Series
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
Fabulosity - Contestant
2020
Film
Crash
Shaniqua Johnson
2005
Series
Sirens
Hank's Mother
2014
Series
The Carmichael Show
Cynthia Carmichael
2015
Film
I Am Sam
Margaret Calgrove
2001
Series
Roc
1991
Series
Roc
Cynthia
1991
Film
You're Not You
Marilyn
2014
Series
Wild Card
M. Pearl McGuire
2003
Film
Dreamgirls
Jazz Singer
2006
Series
Cop Rock
1990
Film
Death at a Funeral
Cynthia
2010
Film
Urban Legend
Reese Wilson
1998
Film
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Irene (voice)
2022
Out All Night
Crystal
1992
Series
Young Love
Gigi Young (voice)
2023
Film
Norm of the North
Tamecia (voice)
2016
Film
Khumba
Mama V (voice)
2013
Series
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
2020
Film
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Delta (voice)
2008
Series
The Murder of Mary Phagan
Annie Maude Carter
1988
Film
Hoodlum
Pigfoot Mary
1997
Series
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem
Angela
2021
Film
The Preacher's Wife
Beverly
1996
Film
Spell
Eloise
2020
Film
Waiting to Exhale
Gloria
1995
Film
Naked
Carol
2017
Film
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Delta (voice)
2011
Film
Urban Legends: Final Cut
Reese
2000
Film
The Starling
Velma
2021
Film
Amos & Andrew
Ula
1993
Series
Holidazed
Linda Lewin
2024
Film
For Colored Girls
Juanita / Green
2010
Series
Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!
Hallie (voice)
2023
Film
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Miss Roberts
2010
Film
First Sunday
Sister Doris
2008
Series
Connecting...
Dayleen
2020
Film
Mack & Rita
Sharon
2022
Film
Jumping the Broom
Mrs. Taylor
2011
Series
The Doc Files
Hallie (voice)
2013
Film
This Christmas
Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
2007
Film
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Ms. Thomson
2018
Film
Stanley & Iris
Bertha
1990
Film
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Film
Little Nikita
Verna McLaughlin
1988
Series
State of Georgia
Honey Dupree
2011
Film
A Doutora Faz 10 Anos
Hallie (voice)
2022
Film
The Sound and the Fury
Dilsey
2015
Film
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Film
Spring Breakdown
Dr. Marguerite
2009
Film
Queen Bees
Sally
2021
Film
The Trap
Mama Jay
2019
Film
Lottery Ticket
Grandma
2010
Film
Class Act
Blade's Mom
1992
Film
Three Colors: Pan-African
Nana
2026
Film
Madea's Big Happy Family
Shirley
2011
Film
Don King: Only in America
Connie Harper
1997
Film
Kingdom Come
Marguerite Slocumb
2001
Film
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Ruby Dandridge
1999
Film
King's Ransom
Miss Gladys
2005
Film
A Snowy Day in Oakland
Jeanette
2023
Film
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Miss Mary
1996
Film
Cougar Club
Dolly
2007
Film
Lost & Found in Cleveland
Joy Morris
2025
Film
Welcome to Me
Barb Vaughn
2015
Series
Sugar and Spice
1990
Film
Down in the Delta
Zenia
1998
Film
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Cassey Jordan
2004
Film
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
2019
Film
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002
Film
Jingle Belle
Emory Simons
2018
Film
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love
Miss Mimi
2024
Film
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
Self
2018
Film
Saving Westbrook High
Doris
2013
Film
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self
2009
Film
A Family Reunion Christmas
Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
2019
Legally Mad
Jeanette Harris
Film
Always and Forever
Elda
2020
Film
The Price of Kissing
Jackee
1997
Film
Caged No More
Aggie
2016
Film
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Addie Collins
2006
Film
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010
Film
Jackie's Back!
Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
1999
Film
Freedom Song
Evelyn Walker
2000
Film
A Sweet Christmas Romance
Loretta
2019
Film
Parent Trap III
Thelma
1989
Film
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
Lorraine
2022
Film
Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie
Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
2015
Film
Lover Girl
Leticia / 'Coco'
1997
Film
Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way
Hallie
2014
Film
Punks
Health Counselor
2000
Film
A Very Larry Christmas
Mrs. Claus
2014
Film
Grandma's House
2016
Film
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
Hallie (voice)
2018
Film
The Christmas Showdown
Hen
2025
Film
Comeback Dad
Malinda
2014
Film
In the Hive
Mrs. Inez
2012
Film
Sticky Fingers
Diane
1988
Film
Livin' Large!
Nadine Biggs
1991
Film
Deck the Hallways
Agnes
2025
Film
The Breaks
Floria
1999
Film
Anna to the Infinite Power
Mrs. Benson
1983
Film
Back to School Mom
Meghan Graham
2015
Film
Funny Valentines
Dearie B.
1999
Film
For the Love of Ruth
Naomi
2015
Film
Caged Fear
Judy
1991
Film
Christmas in Harmony
Mama
2021
Film
Finding Faith
Helen
2025
Film
Love Kills
Sylvia Finkelstein
1999
Film
The American Clock
1993
Film
Violets
Marcy
2017
Film
Dirty Laundry
Evelyn
2006
Film
Postmarked
Hattie
2019
Film
Behind the Movement
Jo Ann Robinson
2018
Film
No Regrets
Ms. Carey
2016
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
Herself
2016
Film
Best Actress
Connie Travers
2000
Film
Clover
Everleen
1997
Film
Chapter & Verse
Miss Maddy
2017
Film
Politics of Love
Shirlee Gupta
2011
Film
Christmas Déjà Vu
Crystal
2021
Film
Bull Street
Mrs. Big-Gal
2024
Film
Break the Cycle
Forever, This Ring
2026
That's Her
Film
Will
Jean
1981
Film
The Colored Museum
Janine
1991
Lucille
Lucille
2023