Loretta Devine

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Film & TV

Houston, Texas, USA

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…

Known for

• Three Colors: Pan-African — Nana2026
• Forever, This Ring2026
• M.I.A. — Aunt Judith2026
• Lost & Found in Cleveland — Joy Morris2025
• Finding Faith — Helen2025
• Deck the Hallways — Agnes2025
• The Christmas Showdown — Hen2025
• Bull Street — Mrs. Big-Gal2024
• Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love — Miss Mimi2024
• Everybody Still Hates Chris — (voice)2024

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

5,215

Total plays

19,091

Loretta Devine is one of the original cast members of the Tony-award winning musical, "Dreamgirls." She played the character Lorrell, the same character that Anika Noni Rose played in the movie version in 2006. Devine, since starring in that musical, has become a rather successful movie and television actress, probably moreso than either Jennifer Holiday and Sheryl Lee Ralph, the other two principals in the Broadway play. Ms. Devine has been featured in such films as "The Lottery Ticket" <a hr

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Loretta

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Houston

Occupation

voice actor

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Award

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

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