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Loretta Devine

Biography

Loretta Devine

Actor

Born
August 21, 1949
Age
77 years old
Place of birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Years active
1987 – present
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81

Credits

39

Movies

42

TV series

40

Years active

6.6

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Loretta Devine

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Career timeline

  1. 1949 · Born

    Born in Houston, Texas, USA

  2. 1987 · Screen debut

    A Different World (TV)

  3. 2005 · Breakthrough

    Grey's Anatomy (TV)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    M.I.A. (TV)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Comedy51
  • Drama40
  • Family11
  • Animation9
  • Romance9
  • Crime7
Highest-rated title M.I.A. 2026 8.3 Most popular title Grey's Anatomy 2005 8.2

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Loretta Devine in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2026 M.I.A. as Aunt Judith TV
  2. 2024 Holidazed as Linda Lewin TV
  3. 2024 Doctor Odyssey as Jill Manafort TV
  4. 2024 Everybody Still Hates Chris as (voice) TV
  5. 2024 Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love as Miss Mimi Movie
  6. 2023 Young Love as Gigi Young (voice) TV
  7. 2022 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules as Irene (voice) Movie
  8. 2021 The Starling as Velma Movie
  9. 2021 Teenage Euthanasia TV
  10. 2021 Queen Bees as Sally Movie
  11. 2020 Spell as Eloise Movie
  12. 2020 Connecting... as Dayleen TV
  13. 2020 RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race as Fabulosity - Contestant TV
  14. 2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show as Marrier TV
  15. 2019 Family Reunion as M'Dear TV
  16. 2019 Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror as Self Movie
  17. 2018 Sierra Burgess Is a Loser as Ms. Thomson Movie
  18. 2018 Summer Camp Island as Sea Cow (voice) TV
  19. 2017 Naked as Carol Movie
  20. 2017 Dear White People as Sorbet (voice) TV
  21. 2017 Chapter & Verse as Miss Maddy Movie
  22. 2016 Norm of the North as Tamecia (voice) Movie
  23. 2015 The Carmichael Show as Cynthia Carmichael TV
  24. 2015 Welcome to Me as Barb Vaughn Movie
  25. 2014 You're Not You as Marilyn Movie
  26. 2014 black-ish as Lynette TV
  27. 2014 Sirens as Hank's Mother TV
  28. 2013 Khumba as Mama V (voice) Movie
  29. 2012 The Soul Man as Della Ballentine TV
  30. 2012 The Client List as Georgia Cummings TV
  31. 2012 Doc McStuffins as Nurse Hallie (voice) TV
  32. 2011 Jumping the Broom as Mrs. Taylor Movie
  33. 2011 Madea's Big Happy Family as Shirley Movie
  34. 2011 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 as Delta (voice) Movie
  35. 2010 Lottery Ticket as Grandma Movie
  36. 2010 My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Miss Roberts Movie
  37. 2010 Death at a Funeral as Cynthia Movie
  38. 2009 Spring Breakdown as Dr. Marguerite Movie
  39. 2009 Glee as Sister Mary Constance TV
  40. 2009 Party Down as Diane Ellison TV
  41. 2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua as Delta (voice) Movie
  42. 2008 Eli Stone as Patti Dellacroix TV
  43. 2008 First Sunday as Sister Doris Movie
  44. 2007 This Christmas as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield Movie
  45. 2006 Dreamgirls as Jazz Singer Movie
  46. 2006 Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story as Addie Collins Movie
  47. 2006 Psych as Melba Birdson TV
  48. 2005 Everybody Hates Chris as Maxine TV
  49. 2005 Supernatural as Missouri Moseley TV
  50. 2005 Crash as Shaniqua Johnson Movie
  51. 2005 Grey's Anatomy as Adele Webber TV
  52. 2004 Boston Legal as Judge Victoria Thomson TV
  53. 2003 Cold Case as Chandra Patterson (2009) TV
  54. 2003 Wild Card as M. Pearl McGuire TV
  55. 2002 Half & Half as Erika Duke TV
  56. 2002 Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs Movie
  57. 2001 I Am Sam as Margaret Calgrove Movie
  58. 2000 What Women Want as Flo Movie
  59. 2000 Boston Public as Marla Hendricks TV
  60. 2000 Urban Legends: Final Cut as Reese Movie
  61. 2000 Strong Medicine TV
  62. 1999 Family Law as Gloria Rivers TV
  63. 1999 Jackie's Back! as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend) Movie
  64. 1999 The PJs as Muriel Stubbs (voice) TV
  65. 1998 Urban Legend as Reese Wilson Movie
  66. 1997 Ally McBeal as Nora Mills TV
  67. 1997 Hoodlum as Pigfoot Mary Movie
  68. 1996 The Preacher's Wife as Beverly Movie
  69. 1996 Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault as Miss Mary Movie
  70. 1996 Promised Land as Tonya Hawkins TV
  71. 1996 Moesha as Steph TV
  72. 1995 Waiting to Exhale as Gloria Movie
  73. 1995 Ned & Stacey as Mrs. Duncan TV
  74. 1994 Touched by an Angel as Tonya Hawkins TV
  75. 1993 Amos & Andrew as Ula Movie
  76. 1992 Out All Night as Crystal TV
  77. 1992 Class Act as Blade's Mom Movie
  78. 1991 Roc TV
  79. 1990 Stanley & Iris as Bertha Movie
  80. 1988 Murphy Brown as Nurse Hawking TV
  81. 1987 A Different World as Stevie Rallen TV

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Quick facts

How old is Loretta Devine?

Loretta Devine is 77 years old, born on August 21, 1949.

Where was Loretta Devine born?

Loretta Devine was born in Houston, Texas, USA.

What was Loretta Devine’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Loretta Devine is A Different World (1987).

How many movies and series has Loretta Devine made?

Our catalogue lists 81 titles for Loretta Devine: 39 movies and 42 TV series.

What is Loretta Devine’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, M.I.A. has the highest audience rating, with 8.3/10 on TMDB.

Also born on August 21

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