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Loretta Devine

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Overview

Date of Birth:
21 August 1949, Houston, Texas, USA more
Trivia:
Graduated from the University of Houston in 1971 with a BA in Speech and... more
Awards:
6 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Halle Berry Reveals 'What You Don't Know About Don Cheadle' (From PEOPLE.com. 29 June 2008, 10:00 PM, PDT)
Sean Penn Sparks Off Early Oscar Buzz (From WENN. 17 August 2001)
US TV Schedule:
Fri. July 113:00 AMBET A Different WorldReconcilable Differences#1.1
Fri. July 113:30 AMBET A Different WorldPilot#1.2more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Self
Actress:
  1. Touched (2008) (pre-production) .... Miss Esther
  2. Spring Breakdown (2008) (completed) .... Dr. Racine Marguerite

  3. "Grey's Anatomy" .... Adele Webber (10 episodes, 2005-2008)
        - Freedom (2008) TV episode .... Adele Webber
        - The Becoming (2008) TV episode .... Adele Webber
        - The Heart of the Matter (2007) TV episode .... Adele Webber
        - Didn't We Almost Have It All? (2007) TV episode .... Adele Webber
        - Testing 1-2-3 (2007) TV episode .... Adele Webber
          (5 more)
  4. "Eli Stone" .... Patti (13 episodes, 2008)
        - Soul Free (2008) TV episode .... Patti
        - Waiting for That Day (2008) TV episode .... Patti
        - Patience (2008) TV episode .... Patti
        - Heartbeat (2008) TV episode .... Patti
        - I Want Your Sex (2008) TV episode (credit only) .... Patti
          (8 more)
  5. First Sunday (2008) .... Sister Doris
  6. "The PJs" .... Muriel Stubbs (36 episodes, 1999-2008)
        - Red Man's Burden (2008) TV episode (voice) .... Muriel Stubbs
        - National Buffoon's European Vacation (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Muriel Stubbs
        - Smoke Gets in Your High-Rise (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Muriel Stubbs
        - Clip Show (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Muriel Stubbs
        - Scarthroat (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Muriel Stubbs
          (31 more)
  7. "Boston Legal" .... Annabelle Carruthers / ... (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Oral Contracts (2007) TV episode .... Judge Victoria Thomson
        - The Nutcrackers (2006) TV episode .... Annabelle Carruthers
  8. This Christmas (2007) .... Shirley Ann 'MaDere' Whitfield
  9. Cougar Club (2007) .... Dolly
  10. "Everybody Hates Chris" .... Maxine (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Everybody Hates Math (2007) TV episode .... Maxine
        - Everybody Hates Dirty Jokes (2007) TV episode .... Maxine
        - Everybody Hates Funerals (2006) TV episode .... Maxine
  11. Dreamgirls (2006) .... Jazz Singer
  12. Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006) (TV) .... Addie Collins
  13. Dirty Laundry (2006) .... Evelyn
  14. "Girlfriends" .... Judge Jackson / ... (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
        - Party Over Here (2006) TV episode .... Judge Jackson
        - Trial and Errors (2005) TV episode .... Judge Vashti Jackson
  15. "Supernatural" .... Missouri Moseley (1 episode, 2005)
        - Home (2005) TV episode .... Missouri Moseley
  16. "Wild Card" .... M. Pearl McGuire (19 episodes, 2004-2005)
    ... aka Zoe Busiek: Wild Card (Canada: English title) (USA)
        - Zoe's Phony Matrimony (2005) TV episode .... M. Pearl McGuire
        - My Boyfriend Is an Axe Murderer (2005) TV episode .... M. Pearl McGuire
        - Multiple Personality Fatality (2005) TV episode .... M. Pearl McGuire
        - A Whisper from Zoe's Sister (2005) TV episode .... M. Pearl McGuire
        - See Ya Later, Investigator! (2005) TV episode .... M. Pearl McGuire
          (14 more)
  17. King's Ransom (2005) .... Miss Gladys
  18. Crash (2004/I) .... Shaniqua Johnson
    ... aka L.A. Crash (Germany)
  19. "Boston Public" .... Marla Hendricks (81 episodes, 2000-2004)
        - Chapter Eighty-One (2004) TV episode .... Marla Hendricks
        - Chapter Eighty (2004) TV episode .... Marla Hendricks
        - Chapter Seventy-Nine (2004) TV episode .... Marla Hendricks
        - Chapter Seventy-Eight (2004) TV episode .... Marla Hendricks
        - Chapter Seventy-Seven (2004) TV episode .... Marla Hendricks
          (76 more)
  20. Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004) .... Cassey Jordan
  21. "Half & Half" .... Erika (2 episodes, 2003)
        - The Big Phat Mouth Episode: Part 2 (2003) TV episode .... Erika
        - The Big Phat Mouth Episode: Part 1 (2003) TV episode .... Erika
  22. Book of Love (2002)
  23. Baby of the Family (2002) .... Delores
  24. I Am Sam (2001) .... Margaret Calgrove
  25. Kingdom Come (2001/I) .... Marguerite Slocumb
  26. What Women Want (2000) .... Flo the Doorwoman
  27. Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) .... Reese Wilson
    ... aka Légendes urbaines 2 (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Légendes urbaines: La suite (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Leyendas urbanas: Corte final (USA: Spanish title)
  28. "Ally McBeal" .... Nora Mills (1 episode, 2000)
        - I Will Survive (2000) TV episode .... Nora Mills
  29. "Family Law" .... Gloria Rivers (1 episode, 2000)
        - Playing God (2000) TV episode .... Gloria Rivers
  30. Best Actress (2000) (TV) .... Connie Travers
  31. Freedom Song (2000) (TV) .... Evelyn Walker
  32. Punks (2000) .... Health Counselor

  33. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV) .... Ruby Dandridge
    ... aka Face of an Angel (UK: DVD title)
  34. Jackie's Back! (1999) (TV) .... Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
    ... aka Jackie's Back: Portrait of a Diva (USA)
  35. "Clueless" .... Phyliss Holiday (1 episode, 1999)
        - Graduation (1999) TV episode .... Phyliss Holiday
  36. "Moesha" .... Steph (1 episode, 1999)
        - It Takes Two (1999) TV episode .... Steph
  37. The Breaks (1999) .... Floria
  38. Funny Valentines (1999) (TV) .... Dearie B.
  39. Operation Splitsville (1999) .... Principal
  40. Lillie (1999) .... Michelle
  41. Urban Legend (1998) .... Reese Wilson
    ... aka Mixed Culture
    ... aka Urban Legend (France)
  42. Down in the Delta (1998) .... Zenia
  43. Love Kills (1998) .... Sylvia Finkelstein
  44. Alyson's Closet (1998) (voice) .... Raul's Mother
  45. Don King: Only in America (1997) (TV) .... Connie Harper
  46. Lover Girl (1997) .... Leticia/'Coco'
    ... aka Lover Girls
  47. Clover (1997) (TV) .... Everleen
  48. Hoodlum (1997) .... Pigfoot Mary
  49. The Price of Kissing (1997) .... Jackee
  50. "Touched by an Angel" .... Tonya Hawkins (2 episodes, 1997)
        - Amazing Grace: Part 2 (1997) TV episode .... Tonya Hawkins
        - Amazing Grace: Part 1 (1997) TV episode .... Tonya Hawkins
  51. "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" .... Mother (1 episode, 1997)
        - The Golden Goose (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Mother
  52. The Preacher's Wife (1996) .... Beverly
  53. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV) .... Miss Mary
    ... aka Rebound
    ... aka Rebound: The Legend of Earl Manigault (Australia)
  54. Waiting to Exhale (1995) .... Gloria 'Glo' Matthews
  55. "Ned and Stacey" .... Mrs. Duncan (1 episode, 1995)
        - Reality Check (1995) TV episode .... Mrs. Duncan
  56. "Picket Fences" .... Marla Melrose (1 episode, 1995)
        - Close Encounters (1995) TV episode .... Marla Melrose
  57. The Hard Truth (1994) .... Nichols' secretary
  58. The American Clock (1993) (TV) .... Irene
    ... aka Arthur Miller's The American Clock
  59. "Roc" .... Cynthia (2 episodes, 1992-1993)
    ... aka Roc Live
        - You Don't Send Me No Flowers (1993) TV episode .... Cynthia
        - Roc Throws Joey Out (1992) TV episode .... Cynthia
  60. Amos & Andrew (1993) .... Ula
  61. Caged Fear (1992) .... Judy
    ... aka Hotel Oklahoma
    ... aka Innocent Young Female (UK: video title)
    ... aka Jail Force (USA)
  62. Class Act (1992) .... Blade's Mom
  63. "Reasonable Doubts" .... Valerie Hall (2 episodes, 1991)
        - Hard Bargains (1991) TV episode .... Valerie Hall
        - Episode #1.1 (????) TV episode .... Valerie Hall
  64. Livin' Large! (1991) .... Nadine Biggs
    ... aka The Tapes of Dexter Jackson
  65. "Great Performances" .... Janine (1 episode, 1991)
        - The Colored Museum (1991) TV episode .... Janine
  66. "Cop Rock" .... Juror (1 episode, 1990)
        - Marital Blitz (1990) TV episode .... Juror
  67. "Murphy Brown" .... Nurse Hawking (1 episode, 1990)
        - The Bitch's Back (1990) TV episode .... Nurse Hawking
  68. "Sugar and Spice" (1990) TV series .... Loretta Fontaine (unknown episodes)
  69. Stanley & Iris (1990) .... Bertha

  70. Heart and Soul (1989) (TV) .... Tonia Harris
  71. Parent Trap III (1989) (TV) .... Thelma
  72. "Amen" .... Lyndia Cummings (1 episode, 1988)
        - Court of Love (1988) TV episode .... Lyndia Cummings
  73. Sticky Fingers (1988) .... Diane
  74. "A Different World" .... Stevie Rallen (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
        - Come Back, Little Eggby (1988) TV episode .... Stevie Rallen
        - Romancing Mr. Stone (1987) TV episode .... Stevie Rallen
        - Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You (1987) TV episode .... Stevie Rallen
        - Rudy and the Snow Queen (1987) TV episode .... Stevie Rallen
        - War of the Words (1987) TV episode .... Stevie Rallen
          (4 more)
  75. Little Nikita (1988) .... Verna McLaughlin
    ... aka The Sleepers
  76. The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988) (TV) .... Annie Maude Carter
  77. "CBS Summer Playhouse" .... Cheryl (1 episode, 1987)
        - Sirens (1987) TV episode .... Cheryl
  78. Anna to the Infinite Power (1983) .... Ms. Benson (Schoolteacher)
  79. Will (1981)
Soundtrack:
  1. "Eli Stone" (2 episodes, 2008)
        - Soul Free (2008) TV episode (performer: "Feeling Good" (uncredited))
        - One More Try (2008) TV episode (performer: "One More Try" (uncredited))
  2. "Boston Public" (2 episodes, 2001-2003)
        - Chapter Fifty-Seven (2003) TV episode (performer: "Georgia On My Mind")
        - Chapter Fourteen (2001) TV episode (performer: "Midnight Train To Georgia")

  3. The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (1988) (TV) (performer: "One Night Only/Dreamgirls")
Self:
  1. Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2008) (in production)
    ... aka B.G.A. 2 (USA: informal English title)
    ... aka Broadway: The Golden Age Two (USA: informal English title)

  2. Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself
  3. "HBO First Look" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
        - The Making of 'Dreamgirls' (2006) TV episode .... Herself
  4. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode #1.102 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
  5. The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
  6. "Pyramid" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
    ... aka The $100,000 Pyramid (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode dated 4 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Herself
  7. 34th NAACP Image Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself
  8. 33rd NAACP Image Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  9. Headliners & Legends: Denzel Washington (2002) (TV) .... Herself
  10. The Script (2002) .... Herself
  11. "Hollywood Squares" .... Herself - Guest Appearance (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka H² (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka H2: Hollywood Squares (USA: fifth season title)
        - Episode dated 17 December 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Herself - Guest Appearance
  12. Iron Chef USA: Showdown in Las Vegas (2001) (TV) .... Judge

  13. "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode)
        - Lela Rochon (????) TV episode .... Herself

  14. The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (1988) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
  15. The 39th Annual Tony Awards (1985) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter & Performer

Additional Details

Other Works:
Appeared in 'Ruben Studdard's music video "What If" more
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Animation | Crime more
Plot Keywords:
African American | Character Name In Title | Independent Film | Police more
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