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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…
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- 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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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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- Loretta
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- female
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- United States
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- Houston
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- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
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- Alpha Kappa Alpha
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- Loretta Devine
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
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- English language
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Loretta Devine (ur. 21 sierpnia 1949 w Houston w stanie Teksas) – amerykańska aktorka teatralna, filmowa i telewizyjna. Córka Jamesa Devine'a i Eunice Devine (z domu O’Neal). W 1971 roku ukończyła University of Houston, a pięć lat później została absolwentką Brandeis University. Debiutem aktorki na dużym ekranie był dramat filmowy Will z 1981 roku. Od tego czasu aktorka wystąpiła w blisko osiemdziesięciu filmach i serialach telewizyjnych, a najbardziej znana jest z roli licealnej nauczycielki Marli Hendricks w serialu stacji FOX Boston Public (2000 – 2004). Za rolę Marli Hendricks Loretta zdobyła trzy nagrody NAACP Image Award (2001, 2003, 2004). Od kwietnia 2001 roku jest zaręczona z Glennem Marshallem.
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