Loretta Devine
ActingBorn
August 21, 1949
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Biography
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 s…
Known For
Filmography
Forever, This Ring
2026
Three Colors: Pan-African
2026
Deck the Hallways
2025
The Christmas Showdown
2025
Lost & Found in Cleveland
2025
Finding Faith
2025
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love
2024
Bull Street
2024
Lucille
2023
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
2022
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
Mack & Rita
2022
Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!
2022
Christmas Déjà Vu
2021
Christmas in Harmony
2021
The Starling
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
Queen Bees
2021
Always and Forever
2020
Spell
2020
A Family Reunion Christmas
2019
A Sweet Christmas Romance
2019
Postmarked
2019
The Trap
2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
2018
Jingle Belle
2018
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
2018
Behind the Movement
2018
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018
Naked
2017
Chapter & Verse
2017
No Regrets
2016
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
2016
Grandma's House
2016
Caged No More
2016
Norm of the North
2016
The Sound and the Fury
2015
For the Love of Ruth
2015
Welcome to Me
2015
Back to School Mom
2015
Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie
2015
A Very Larry Christmas
2014
You're Not You
2014
Comeback Dad
2014
Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way
2014
Saving Westbrook High
2013
Khumba
2013
In the Hive
2012
Politics of Love
2011
Jumping the Broom
2011
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010
For Colored Girls
2010
Lottery Ticket
2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010
Death at a Funeral
2010
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009
Spring Breakdown
2009
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008
First Sunday
2008
This Christmas
2007
Cougar Club
2007
Dreamgirls
2006
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
2006
Dirty Laundry
2006
Crash
2005
King's Ransom
2005
Woman Thou Art Loosed
2004
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002
I Am Sam
2001
Kingdom Come
2001
What Women Want
2000
Urban Legends: Final Cut
2000
Best Actress
2000
Freedom Song
2000
Punks
2000
Love Kills
1999
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
1999
Jackie's Back!
1999
The Breaks
1999
Funny Valentines
1999
Down in the Delta
1998
Urban Legend
1998
Don King: Only in America
1997
Lover Girl
1997
Clover
1997
Hoodlum
1997
The Price of Kissing
1997
The Preacher's Wife
1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996
Waiting to Exhale
1995
Amos & Andrew
1993
The American Clock
1993
Class Act
1992
Livin' Large!
1991
Caged Fear
1991
The Colored Museum
1991
Stanley & Iris
1990
Parent Trap III
1989
Sticky Fingers
1988
Little Nikita
1988
Anna to the Infinite Power
1983
Will
1981
Break the Cycle
Broadway: The Next Generation
That's Her
Holidazed
2024
Doctor Odyssey
2024
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024
Young Love
2023
Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem
2021
Connecting...
2020
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
2020
P-Valley
2020
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
2020
Tamron Hall
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
Family Reunion
2019
Summer Camp Island
2018
Dear White People
2017
The Carmichael Show
2015
black-ish
2014
Sirens
2014
The Doc Files
2013
The Soul Man
2012
The Client List
2012
Doc McStuffins
2012
Doc McStuffins
2012
State of Georgia
2011
Shake It Up
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Glee
2009
Party Down
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Eli Stone
2008
Psych
2006
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
Supernatural
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Boston Legal
2004
Boston Legal
2004
Cold Case
2003
Wild Card
2003
Half & Half
2002
Boston Public
2000
Girlfriends
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
Family Law
1999
The PJs
1999
Ally McBeal
1997
Promised Land
1996
Moesha
1996
Ned & Stacey
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
Love & War
1992
Out All Night
1992
Roc
1991
Roc
1991
Cop Rock
1990
Sugar and Spice
1990
Murphy Brown
1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
A Different World
1987
Great Performances
1971
Legally Mad