Person Details

Birthday: 1949-08-21 01:11:01

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA

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Movie Involvements: 49

TV Involvements: 17


Most Famous Work

Biography

Loretta Devine was born on August 21, 1949 in Houston, Texas. She graduated from the University of Houston in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Drama and BrandeisUniversity in 1976 with a MFA in Theater. Devine is a member of The Epsilon Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She began her career on Broadway starring in Dreamgirls. Minor roles for Devine followed in films such as Little Nikita (1988) and Stanley & Iris (1990). She also appeared in the first season of the TV series A Different World. In 1995, she landed a high-profile role as Gloria Matthews in Waiting to Exhale, joined in the cast by Whitney Houston, Gregory Hines, and Angela Bassett, among others. The role earned her an NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actress, as did her next movie, The Preacher's Wife, her second movie with Houston and Hines. In 2000, Devine took on the role of impassioned high school teacher Marla Hendricks on the Fox TV drama Boston Public. Devine won three more Image Awards for her work in the series. She also continued to work in film, playing prominent roles in Urban Legend, Urban Legends: Final Cut, and I Am Sam. Devine earned yet another Image Award nomination and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her work in the 2004 film Woman Thou Art Loosed. She also appeared in the 2005 Academy Awards Best Picture winning film Crash. She also plays Rochelle's mother, Maxine on the sitcom, Everybody Hates Chris. In 2007, she appeared in This Christmas, co-starring Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, and Regina King. Devine also appeared in Grey's Anatomy as Adele Webber. She played Patti on Eli Stone, an ABC television series which began airing in 2008 an in 2009, Devine starred in the TV series Cold Case. Most recently she can be seen in Lottery Ticket (2010), For Colored Girls (2010), Death at a Funeral and Madea’s Big Happy Family (2011).

Most Famous Work

Grey's Anatomy
Average
8

Grey's Anatomy

(2005) Adele Webber
Supernatural
Average
8

Supernatural

(2005) Missouri Moseley
Cold Case
Average
8

Cold Case

(2003) Chandra Patterson (2009)
Touched by an Angel
Average
7

Touched by an Angel

(1994) Tonya Hawkins
Doc McStuffins
Average
6

Doc McStuffins

(2012) Hattie (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race
Average
8

RuPaul's Drag Race

(2009) Self - Judge
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Average
8
Eli Stone
Average
7

Eli Stone

(2008) Patti Dellacroix

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Gigi Young (voice)
Hallie (Voice)
Jeanette
2022 Lorraine
Irene (voice)
Sharon
Hallie (voice)
2021 N/A
Mama
Velma
Angela
N/A
Self
Sally
2020 Elda
Eloise
Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
Ernestine
Self - Contestant / Fabulosity
2019 Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
Loretta
Hattie
Self - Guest
N/A
Marrier
M'Dear
Mama Jay
Self
2018 Hallie
Emory Simons
Self
Jo Ann Robinson
Ms. Thomson
Sea Cow (voice)
2017 Carol
Sorbet (voice)
Miss Maddy
2016 Ms Carey
Herself
N/A
Aggie
Tamecia (voice)
2015 Dilsey
Cynthia Carmichael
Naomi
Meghan Graham
Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
2014 Marilyn
Lynette
Barb Vaughn
Malinda
Hallie
Hank's Mother
2013 Mrs. Claus
Doris
Hallie (voice)
Mama V (voice)
2012 Mrs. Inez
Georgia Cummings
Hattie (voice)
Nurse Hallie (voice)
2011 Shirlee Gupta
Honey Dupree
Mrs. Taylor
Shirley
Delta (voice)
2010 Marsha Sanders
Juanita / Green
Grandma
Cynthia
2009 Miss Roberts
Dr. Marguerite
Sister Mary Constance
Diane Ellison
Self - Judge
2008 Delta (voice)
Patti Dellacroix
Sister Doris
2007 Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
Dolly
2006 Jazz Singer
Addie Collins
Evelyn
Melba Birdson
2005 N/A
Missouri Moseley
Shaniqua Johnson
Miss Gladys
Adele Webber
2004 Judge Victoria Thomson
Cassey Jordan
2003 Chandra Patterson (2009)
M. Pearl McGuire
2002 N/A
N/A
2001 Margaret Calgrove
Marguerite Slocumb
2000 Flo
Marla Hendricks
Reese
N/A
N/A
Connie Travers
Evelyn Walker
Health Counselor
1999 Sylvia Finkelstein
N/A
Ruby Dandridge
Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
Floria
Dearie B.
Muriel Stubbs
1998 Zenia
Reese Wilson
1997 Connie Harper
Leticia / 'Coco'
Everleen
N/A
Pigfoot Mary
Jackee
1996 Beverly
Tonya Hawkins
N/A
1995 Gloria
Mother (voice)
1994 Tonya Hawkins
1993 Ula
N/A
1992 N/A
Blade's Mom
1991 Nadine Biggs
N/A
Cynthia
Judy
Janine
1990 N/A
N/A
Bertha
1989 Thelma
1988 Nurse Hawking
Diane
Verna McLaughlin
1987 Stevie Rallen
1983 Mrs. Benson
1981 N/A
1971 Janine
Jeanette Harris
Mrs. Big-Gal
Reese
Joy Morris
Year Character Movie/Tv

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