Biography
Loretta Devine
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…
Career works
172
Movies
110
Series
62
Career average
6.2/10
Birth date
08/21/1949
Place of birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
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Forever, This Ring
2026
Three Colors: Pan-African
2026
Deck the Hallways
2025 · 2.0
The Christmas Showdown
2025 · 5.0
Lost & Found in Cleveland
2025 · 5.0
Finding Faith
2025 · 9.2
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love
2024 · 7.2
Bull Street
2024 · 1.0
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Lucille
2023
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023 · 6.8
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
2022 · 6.4
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022 · 6.8
Mack & Rita
2022 · 5.5
Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!
2022 · 7.0
Christmas Déjà Vu
2021 · 4.2
Series
M.I.A.
2026 · 8.5
Holidazed
2024 · 7.4
Doctor Odyssey
2024 · 6.4
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024 · 7.7
Young Love
2023 · 5.6
Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · 5.6
Teenage Euthanasia
2021 · 5.4
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem
2021 · 8.6
Connecting...
2020 · 5.5
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
2020 · 6.9
P-Valley
2020 · 7.6
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
2020 · 5.8
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · 6.3
Tamron Hall
2019 · 4.5