Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
21 Agustus 1949 (77)
Place of birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Also known as
لورتا دیواین
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 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.
Dikenal lewat
6.0
Series
Doc McStuffins
Nurse Hallie (voice)
2012–2020
7.6
Series
Boston Public
Marla Hendricks
2000–2005
6.5
Film
What Women Want
Flo
2000
3.9
Film
Cougar Club
Dolly
2007
6.6
Series
The Client List
Georgia Cummings
2012–2013
8.1
Series
Family Reunion
M'Dear
2019–2022
6.7
Series
Eli Stone
Patti Dellacroix
2008–2009
6.9
Series
The PJs
Muriel Stubbs (voice)
1999–2001
5.7
Film
Urban Legend
Reese Wilson
1998
5.6
Film
Lottery Ticket
Grandma
2010
6.6
Film
This Christmas
Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
2007
7.4
Film
You're Not You
Marilyn
2014
7.2
Film
Crash
Shaniqua Johnson
2005
5.4
Film
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Delta (voice)
2008
4.9
Film
Urban Legends: Final Cut
Reese
2000
7.6
Film
I Am Sam
Margaret Calgrove
2001
5.4
Series
Wild Card
M. Pearl McGuire
2003–2005
6.0
Film
Khumba
Mama V (voice)
2013
5.6
Series
Young Love
Gigi Young (voice)
2023
6.9
Film
Jackie's Back!
Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
1999
6.7
Film
Dreamgirls
Jazz Singer
2006
7.2
Series
The Carmichael Show
Cynthia Carmichael
2015–2017
5.9
Film
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Delta (voice)
2011
5.9
Film
Death at a Funeral
Cynthia
2010
6.8
Film
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Irene (voice)
2022
6.5
Film
Hoodlum
Pigfoot Mary
1997
6.3
Film
Waiting to Exhale
Gloria
1995
5.9
Film
Jumping the Broom
Mrs. Taylor
2011
2.6
Film
Best Actress
Connie Travers
2000
6.4
Film
Spell
Eloise
2020
5.8
Film
Naked
Carol
2017
6.3
Film
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Ms. Thomson
2018
5.6
Film
First Sunday
Sister Doris
2008
7.4
Series
Holidazed
Linda Lewin
2024
5.5
Film
Mack & Rita
Sharon
2022
6.9
Film
The Starling
Velma
2021
4.7
Film
Norm of the North
Tamecia (voice)
2016
8.6
Series
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem
Angela
2021–2022
2.0
Series
The Doc Files
Hallie (voice)
2013–
7.2
Series
State of Georgia
Honey Dupree
2011
6.0
Film
Queen Bees
Sally
2021
4.9
Film
The Trap
Mama Jay
2019
5.0
Film
The Christmas Showdown
Hen
2025
2.0
Film
Deck the Hallways
Agnes
2025
7.5
Series
Sugar and Spice
1990
5.7
Film
Always and Forever
Elda
2020
5.9
Film
Jingle Belle
Emory Simons
2018
5.0
Film
Lost & Found in Cleveland
Joy Morris
2025
3.9
Film
Caged No More
Aggie
2016
7.2
Film
No Regrets
Ms. Carey
2016
5.9
Film
A Family Reunion Christmas
Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
2019
6.8
Film
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
2019
1.0
Film
Bull Street
Mrs. Big-Gal
2024
7.2
Film
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love
Miss Mimi
2024
6.8
Film
A Snowy Day in Oakland
Jeanette
2023
4.5
Film
Grandma's House
2016
7.3
Film
Chapter & Verse
Miss Maddy
2017
4.2
Film
Christmas Déjà Vu
Crystal
2021
6.4
Film
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
Lorraine
2022
9.2
Film
Finding Faith
Helen
2025
7.0
Film
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
Self
2018
5.0
Film
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
Hallie (voice)
2018
7.0
Film
Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!
Hallie (voice)
2022
6.9
Film
A Sweet Christmas Romance
Loretta
2019
3.5
Film
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
Herself
2016
5.0
Film
Christmas in Harmony
Mama
2021
9.0
Film
Postmarked
Hattie
2019
Acting credits 67 titles
Finding Faith
as Helen
9.2
2025
The Christmas Showdown
as Hen
5.0
2025
Deck the Hallways
as Agnes
2.0
2025
Lost & Found in Cleveland
as Joy Morris
5.0
2025
Bull Street
as Mrs. Big-Gal
1.0
2024
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love
as Miss Mimi
7.2
2024
Holidazed
as Linda Lewin
7.4
2024
Young Love
as Gigi Young (voice)
5.6
2023
A Snowy Day in Oakland
as Jeanette
6.8
2023
Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!
as Hallie (voice)
7.0
2022
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
as Lorraine
6.4
2022
Mack & Rita
as Sharon
5.5
2022
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
as Irene (voice)
6.8
2022
Christmas Déjà Vu
as Crystal
4.2
2021
Christmas in Harmony
as Mama
5.0
2021
Queen Bees
as Sally
6.0
2021
The Starling
as Velma
6.9
2021
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem
as Angela
8.6
2021–2022
Spell
as Eloise
6.4
2020
Always and Forever
as Elda
5.7
2020
A Sweet Christmas Romance
as Loretta
6.9
2019
The Trap
as Mama Jay
4.9
2019
Postmarked
as Hattie
9.0
2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
6.8
2019
A Family Reunion Christmas
as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
5.9
2019
Family Reunion
as M'Dear
8.1
2019–2022
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Ms. Thomson
6.3
2018
Jingle Belle
as Emory Simons
5.9
2018
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
as Hallie (voice)
5.0
2018
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
as Self
7.0
2018
Chapter & Verse
as Miss Maddy
7.3
2017
Naked
as Carol
5.8
2017
Grandma's House
4.5
2016
Caged No More
as Aggie
3.9
2016
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
as Herself
3.5
2016
No Regrets
as Ms. Carey
7.2
2016
Norm of the North
as Tamecia (voice)
4.7
2016
The Carmichael Show
as Cynthia Carmichael
7.2
2015–2017
You're Not You
as Marilyn
7.4
2014
The Doc Files
as Hallie (voice)
2.0
2013–
Khumba
as Mama V (voice)
6.0
2013
The Client List
as Georgia Cummings
6.6
2012–2013
Doc McStuffins
as Nurse Hallie (voice)
6.0
2012–2020
State of Georgia
as Honey Dupree
7.2
2011
Jumping the Broom
as Mrs. Taylor
5.9
2011
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Delta (voice)
5.9
2011
Lottery Ticket
as Grandma
5.6
2010
Death at a Funeral
as Cynthia
5.9
2010
Eli Stone
as Patti Dellacroix
6.7
2008–2009
First Sunday
as Sister Doris
5.6
2008
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
as Delta (voice)
5.4
2008
This Christmas
as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
6.6
2007
Cougar Club
as Dolly
3.9
2007
Dreamgirls
as Jazz Singer
6.7
2006
Crash
as Shaniqua Johnson
7.2
2005
Wild Card
as M. Pearl McGuire
5.4
2003–2005
I Am Sam
as Margaret Calgrove
7.6
2001
Boston Public
as Marla Hendricks
7.6
2000–2005
Best Actress
as Connie Travers
2.6
2000
Urban Legends: Final Cut
as Reese
4.9
2000
What Women Want
as Flo
6.5
2000
The PJs
as Muriel Stubbs (voice)
6.9
1999–2001
Jackie's Back!
as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
6.9
1999
Urban Legend
as Reese Wilson
5.7
1998
Hoodlum
as Pigfoot Mary
6.5
1997
Waiting to Exhale
as Gloria
6.3
1995
Sugar and Spice
7.5
1990