Acting credits
166
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Loretta Devine
Acting
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Movies: 106Series: 60
TMDB ID: 18284
IMDb ID: nm0222643
Known for: Acting
Born: August 21, 1949
Age: 76
Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2026
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.5
Wikidata: Q257271
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Loretta Devine.
as Nana
Three Colors: Pan-African
2026 • Movie
as Agnes
Deck the Hallways
2025 • Movie
as Hen
The Christmas Showdown
2025 • Movie
as Joy Morris
Lost & Found in Cleveland
2025 • Movie
as Helen
Finding Faith
2025 • Movie
as Miss Mimi
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love
2024 • Movie
as Mrs. Big-Gal
Bull Street
2024 • Movie
as Jeanette
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023 • Movie
as Lorraine
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
2022 • Movie
as Irene (voice)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022 • Movie
as Sharon
Mack & Rita
2022 • Movie
as Hallie (voice)
A Doutora Faz 10 Anos
2022 • Movie
as Crystal
Christmas Déjà Vu
2021 • Movie
as Mama
Christmas in Harmony
2021 • Movie
as Velma
The Starling
2021 • Movie
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 • Movie
as Sally
Queen Bees
2021 • Movie
as Elda
Always and Forever
2020 • Movie
as Eloise
Spell
2020 • Movie
as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
A Family Reunion Christmas
2019 • Movie
as Loretta
A Sweet Christmas Romance
2019 • Movie
as Hattie
Postmarked
2019 • Movie
as Mama Jay
The Trap
2019 • Movie
as Self
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Loretta Devine.
as Aunt Judith • 3 eps
M.I.A.
2026 • Series
as Linda Lewin • 8 eps
Holidazed
2024 • Series
as Jill Manafort • 1 eps
Doctor Odyssey
2024 • Series
as (voice) • 1 eps
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024 • Series
as Gigi Young (voice) • 12 eps
Young Love
2023 • Series
as Hallie (voice) • 10 eps
Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!
2023 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
1 eps
Teenage Euthanasia
2021 • Series
as Angela • 5 eps
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem
2021 • Series
as Dayleen • 2 eps
Connecting...
2020 • Series
as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan • 1 eps
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
2020 • Series
as Ernestine • 9 eps
P-Valley
2020 • Series
as Fabulosity - Contestant • 2 eps
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Tamron Hall
2019 • Series
as Marrier • 1 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 • Series
as M'Dear • 44 eps
Family Reunion
2019 • Series
as Sea Cow (voice) • 1 eps
Summer Camp Island
2018 • Series
as Sorbet (voice) • 1 eps
Dear White People
2017 • Series
as Cynthia Carmichael • 32 eps
The Carmichael Show
2015 • Series
as Lynette • 3 eps
black-ish
2014 • Series
as Hank's Mother • 3 eps
Sirens
2014 • Series
as Hallie (voice) • 10 eps
The Doc Files
2013 • Series
as Della Ballentine • 2 eps
The Soul Man
2012 • Series