Acting credits
162
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Loretta Devine
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.8
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Movies: 104Series: 58
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 - 2025
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.48
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.
5.0
The Christmas Showdown
as Hen
2025 Movie
2.0
Deck the Hallways
as Agnes
2025 Movie
5.0
Lost & Found in Cleveland
as Joy Morris
2025 Movie
9.3
Finding Faith
2025 Movie
8.8
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love
as Miss Mimi
2024 Movie
1.0
Bull Street
as Mrs. Big-Gal
2024 Movie
6.8
A Snowy Day in Oakland
as Jeanette
2023 Movie
6.4
All I Didn't Want for Christmas
as Lorraine
2022 Movie
6.8
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
as Irene (voice)
2022 Movie
5.4
Mack & Rita
as Sharon
2022 Movie
7.0
Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!
as Hallie (voice)
2022 Movie
5.0
Christmas Déjà Vu
as Crystal
2021 Movie
5.0
Christmas in Harmony
as Mama
2021 Movie
6.9
The Starling
as Velma
2021 Movie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021 Movie
5.9
Queen Bees
as Sally
2021 Movie
5.7
Always and Forever
as Elda
2020 Movie
6.5
Spell
as Eloise
2020 Movie
5.9
A Family Reunion Christmas
as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
2019 Movie
6.9
A Sweet Christmas Romance
as Loretta
2019 Movie
9.0
Postmarked
as Hattie
2019 Movie
4.9
The Trap
as Mama Jay
2019 Movie
6.7
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
2019 Movie
5.0
The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
as Hallie (voice)
2018 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Loretta Devine.
7.4
Holidazed
as Linda Lewin • 8 eps
2024 Series
6.4
Doctor Odyssey
as Jill Manafort • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.7
Everybody Still Hates Chris
as (voice) • 1 eps
2024 Series
5.6
Young Love
as Gigi Young (voice) • 12 eps
2023 Series
Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!
as Hallie (voice) • 10 eps
2023 Series
5.2
Teenage Euthanasia
1 eps
2021 Series
8.6
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem
as Angela • 5 eps
2021 Series
5.5
Connecting...
as Dayleen • 2 eps
2020 Series
6.9
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.5
P-Valley
as Ernestine • 9 eps
2020 Series
5.8
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
as Fabulosity - Contestant • 2 eps
2020 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
4.9
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.0
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Marrier • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.0
Family Reunion
as M'Dear • 44 eps
2019 Series
7.9
Summer Camp Island
as Sea Cow (voice) • 1 eps
2018 Series
5.9
Dear White People
as Sorbet (voice) • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.2
The Carmichael Show
as Cynthia Carmichael • 32 eps
2015 Series
7.1
black-ish
as Lynette • 3 eps
2014 Series
6.9
Sirens
as Hank's Mother • 3 eps
2014 Series
2.0
The Doc Files
as Hallie (voice) • 10 eps
2013 Series
6.0
The Soul Man
as Della Ballentine • 2 eps
2012 Series
6.6
The Client List
as Georgia Cummings • 25 eps
2012 Series
5.8
Doc McStuffins
as Nurse Hallie (voice) • 242 eps
2012 Series