Loretta Devine

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 8 wins & 16 nominations See more awards »

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Crash (2004)

I Am Sam (2001)

Boston Public (2000)

Death at a Funeral (2010)

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Actress (104 titles)

???? Norm of the North (voice) (in production)

2013 Khumba (post-production)
Mama V

2013 You're Not You (post-production)

2012-2013 The Client List (TV series)
Georgia Cummings

– What Part of No? (2013) … Georgia Cummings

– Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy (2013) … Georgia Cummings

– Heaven's Just a Sin Away (2013) … Georgia Cummings

– I Ain't Broke But I'm Badly Bent (2013) … Georgia Cummings

– Unanswered Prayers (2013) … Georgia Cummings

See all 20 episodes »

2005-2013 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Adele Webber

– Things We Said Today (2013) … Adele Webber

– Run, Baby, Run (2012) … Adele Webber

– The Girl with No Name (2012) … Adele Webber

– If Only You Were Lonely (2012) … Adele Webber

– If/Then (2012) … Adele Webber

See all 22 episodes »

2012 In the Hive
Mrs. Inez

2012 The Soul Man (TV series)
Della Ballentine

– Momma's Home (2012) … Della Ballentine

– To Leave or Not to Leave (2012) … Della Ballentine

2012 The Cleveland Show (TV series)
Shirley

– Mama Drama (2012) … Shirley (voice)

2011-2012 Doc McStuffins (TV series)
Hallie

– Blame It on the Rain/Busted Boomer (2012) … Hallie

– That's Just Clawful (2012) … Hallie

– Gulpy Gulpy Gators!/One Note Wonder (2012) … Hallie

– Knight Time/A Bad Case of the Pricklethorns (2011) … Hallie (voice)

– A Good Case of the Hiccups/Stuck Up … Hallie

See all 13 episodes »

2012 The Game (TV series)
Grandma Mack

– There's No Place Like Home (2012) … Grandma Mack

2012 Shake It Up! (TV series)
Judge Marsha Sanders

– Judge It Up (2012) … Judge Marsha Sanders

2012 The Get Away (short)
Ms. Crawford

2011 Politics of Love
Shirlee Gupta

2011 State of Georgia (TV series)
Aunt Honey

– It's Not Easy Being Green (2011) … Aunt Honey

– Locked Up, a Broad (2011) … Aunt Honey

– The Popular Chicks (2011) … Aunt Honey

– Foot in the Door (2011) … Aunt Honey

– Mo' Honey, Mo' Problems (2011) … Aunt Honey

See all 12 episodes »

2011 Jumping the Broom
Pamela Taylor

2011 Madea's Big Happy Family
Shirley

2011 Glee (TV series)
Sister Mary Constance

– Original Song (2011) … Sister Mary Constance

2011 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (video)
Delta (voice)

2010 For Colored Girls
Juanita / Green

2010/I Lottery Ticket
Grandma

2010 Legally Mad (TV movie)
Jeanette

2010 Party Down (TV series)
Diane Ellison

– James Ellison Funeral (2010) … Diane Ellison

2010 Death at a Funeral
Cynthia

2009 Cold Case (TV series)
Chandra Patterson '09

– Soul (2009) … Chandra Patterson '09

2009 My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Ms Roberts

2008-2009 Eli Stone (TV series)
Patti Dellacroix

– Flight Path (2009) … Patti Dellacroix

– Tailspin (2009) … Patti Dellacroix

– Mortal Combat (2009) … Patti Dellacroix

– Sonoma (2009) … Patti Dellacroix

– Two Ministers (2008) … Patti Dellacroix

See all 26 episodes »

2009 Spring Breakdown
Dr. Marguerite

2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Delta (voice)

2008 First Sunday
Sister Doris

1999-2008 The PJs (TV series)
Muriel Stubbs

– Red Man's Burden (2008) … Muriel Stubbs (voice)

– A Race to His Credit (2001) … Muriel Stubbs (voice)

– Let's Get Ready to Rumba (2001) … Muriel Stubbs (voice)

– Survival: In Tha Hood (2001) … Muriel Stubbs (voice)

– Miracle Cleaner on 134th Street (2001) … Muriel Stubbs (voice)

See all 42 episodes »

2006-2007 Boston Legal (TV series)
Annabelle Carruthers / Judge Victoria Thomson

– Oral Contracts (2007) … Judge Victoria Thomson

– The Nutcrackers (2006) … Annabelle Carruthers

2007 This Christmas
Ma'Dere / Shirley Ann Whitfield

2007 Cougar Club
Dolly

2006-2007 Everybody Hates Chris (TV series)
Maxine

– Everybody Hates Math (2007) … Maxine

– Everybody Hates Dirty Jokes (2007) … Maxine

– Everybody Hates Funerals (2006) … Maxine

2006 Dreamgirls
Jazz Singer

2006 Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (TV movie)
Addie Collins

2006/I Dirty Laundry
Evelyn

2005-2006 Girlfriends (TV series)
Judge Jackson / Judge Vashti Jackson

– Party Over Here (2006) … Judge Jackson

– Trial and Errors (2005) … Judge Vashti Jackson

2005 Supernatural (TV series)
Missouri Moseley

– Home (2005) … Missouri Moseley

2004-2005 Wild Card (TV series)
M. Pearl McGuire

– Zoe's Phony Matrimony (2005) … M. Pearl McGuire

– My Boyfriend Is an Axe Murderer (2005) … M. Pearl McGuire

– Multiple Personality Fatality (2005) … M. Pearl McGuire

– A Whisper from Zoe's Sister (2005) … M. Pearl McGuire

– See Ya Later, Investigator! (2005) … M. Pearl McGuire

See all 19 episodes »

2005 King's Ransom
Miss Gladys

2004/I Crash
Shaniqua Johnson

2000-2004 Boston Public (TV series)
Marla Hendricks

– Chapter Eighty-One (2004) … Marla Hendricks

– Chapter Eighty (2004) … Marla Hendricks

– Chapter Seventy-Nine (2004) … Marla Hendricks

– Chapter Seventy-Eight (2004) … Marla Hendricks

– Chapter Seventy-Seven (2004) … Marla Hendricks

See all 81 episodes »

2004 Woman Thou Art Loosed
Cassey Jordan

2003 Half & Half (TV series)
Erika

– The Big Phat Mouth Episode: Part 2 (2003) … Erika

– The Big Phat Mouth Episode: Part 1 (2003) … Erika

2002 Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

2002 Baby of the Family
Delores

2001 I Am Sam
Margaret Calgrove

2001 Kingdom Come
Marguerite Slocumb

2000 What Women Want
Flo the Doorwoman

2000 Urban Legends: Final Cut
Reese

2000 Ally McBeal (TV series)
Nora Mills

– I Will Survive (2000) … Nora Mills

2000 Family Law (TV series)
Gloria Rivers

– Playing God (2000) … Gloria Rivers

2000 Best Actress (TV movie)
Connie Travers

2000 Freedom Song (TV movie)
Evelyn Walker

2000 Punks
Health Counselor

1999 Love Kills
Sylvia Finkelstein

1999 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (TV movie)
Ruby Dandridge

1999 Jackie's Back! (TV movie)
Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)

1999 Clueless (TV series)
Phyliss Holiday

– Graduation (1999) … Phyliss Holiday

1999 Moesha (TV series)
Steph

– It Takes Two (1999) … Steph

1999 The Breaks
Floria

1999 Funny Valentines
Dearie B.

1999 Operation Splitsville
Principal

1999 Lillie
Michelle

1998 Urban Legend
Reese Wilson

1998 Down in the Delta
Zenia

1998 Alyson's Closet (short)
Raul's Mother (voice)

1997 Don King: Only in America (TV movie)
Connie Harper

1997 Lover Girl
Leticia/'Coco'

1997 Clover (TV movie)
Everleen

1997 Hoodlum
Pigfoot Mary

1997 The Price of Kissing
Jackee

1997 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Tonya Hawkins

– Amazing Grace: Part 2 (1997) … Tonya Hawkins

– Amazing Grace: Part 1 (1997) … Tonya Hawkins

1997 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
Mother

– The Golden Goose (1997) … Mother (voice)

1996 The Preacher's Wife
Beverly

1996 Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (TV movie)
Miss Mary

1995 Waiting to Exhale
Gloria Matthews

1995 Ned and Stacey (TV series)
Mrs. Duncan

– Reality Check (1995) … Mrs. Duncan

1995 Picket Fences (TV series)
Marla Melrose

– Close Encounters (1995) … Marla Melrose

1994 The Hard Truth
Nichols' secretary

1993 The American Clock (TV movie)
Irene

1992-1993 Roc (TV series)
Cynthia

– You Don't Send Me No Flowers (1993) … Cynthia

– Andrew Dates Matty (1992) … Cynthia

– Roc Throws Joey Out (1992) … Cynthia

1993 Amos & Andrew
Ula

1992 Love & War (TV series)
Donna

– For John (1992) … Donna

1992 Class Act
Blade's Mom

1992 Caged Fear
Judy

1991 Reasonable Doubts (TV series)
Valerie Hall

– Hard Bargains (1991) … Valerie Hall

1991 Livin' Large!
Nadine Biggs

1991 Great Performances (TV series)
Janine

– The Colored Museum (1991) … Janine

1990 Cop Rock (TV series)
Juror

– Marital Blitz (1990) … Juror

1990 Sugar and Spice (TV series)
Loretta Fontaine

– A Star Is Boring (1990) … Loretta Fontaine

– Breaking in Is Hard to Do (1990) … Loretta Fontaine

– Pilot (1990) … Loretta Fontaine

– This Hostess Ain't No Cupcake (1990) … Loretta Fontaine

– Lovers and Other Truckers (1990) … Loretta Fontaine

See all 7 episodes »

1990 Murphy Brown (TV series)
Nurse Hawking

– The Bitch's Back (1990) … Nurse Hawking

1989 Heart and Soul (TV short)
Tonia Harris

1989 Parent Trap III (TV movie)
Thelma

1989 Stanley & Iris
Bertha

1988 Amen (TV series)
Lyndia Cummings

– Court of Love (1988) … Lyndia Cummings

1988 Sticky Fingers
Diane

1987-1988 A Different World (TV series)
Stevie Rallen

– Come Back, Little Eggby (1988) … Stevie Rallen

– Romancing Mr. Stone (1987) … Stevie Rallen

– If Chosen, I May Not Run (1987) … Stevie Rallen

– Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You (1987) … Stevie Rallen

– Rudy and the Snow Queen (1987) … Stevie Rallen

See all 10 episodes »

1988 Little Nikita
Verna McLaughlin

1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan (TV mini-series)
Annie Maude Carter

1987 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
Cheryl

– Sirens (1987) … Cheryl

1983 Anna to the Infinite Power
Ms. Benson (Schoolteacher)

1981 Will

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Originated the role of Lorell in the Broadway show "Dreamgirls." See more »

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Graduated from the University of Houston in 1971 with a BA in Speech and Drama and Brandeis University in 1976 with a MFA in Theater. See more »

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	STARmeter Top 5000 Up 310 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Loretta Devine Actress \| Soundtrack Trivia: Graduated from the University of Houston in 1971 with a BA in Speech and Drama and Brandeis University in 1976 with a MFA in Theater. See more trivia » Born: August 21, 1949 in Houston, Texas, USA
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