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Loretta Devine

Devine was born in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Eunice O'Neal (née Toliver), was a beautician, and her father, James Devine, worked as a laborer. She grew up in the Acres Homes area of Houston, where her mother was a single mother to six children. She was very active on the pep squad and performed in talent shows at George Washington Carver High School. In 1971, Devine graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Drama.[6] In 1976, she received a Mas

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Grey's Anatomy

2005
as Adele Webber

Family Reunion

2019
as M'Dear

The Client List

2012
as Georgia Cummings

What Women Want

2000
as Flo the Doorwoman

Naked

2017
as Carol

I Am Sam

2001
as Margaret Calgrove

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

2008
as Delta (voice)

Urban Legend

1998
as Reese Wilson

Crash

2004
as Shaniqua Johnson

Dreamgirls

2006
as Jazz Singer

Doc McStuffins

2012
as Hallie

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

2011
as Delta (voice)

A Different World

1987
as Stevie Rallen

Dirty Laundry

2006
as Evelyn

HeadShop

2023
as Jeanette

Violets

2017
as Marcy

The PJs

1999
as Muriel Stubbs

Jackie's Back!

1999
as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)

Sticky Fingers

1988
as Diane

Comeback Dad

2014
as Malinda

Lottery Ticket

2010
as Grandma

Queen Bees

2021
as Sally Hanson

In the Hive

2012
as Mrs. Inez

Best Actress

2000
as Connie Travers

36 Hour Layover

2016
as Ms Carey

Boston Public

2000
as Marla Hendricks

Anna to the Infinite Power

1983
as Ms. Benson (Schoolteacher)

Kingdom Come

2001
as Marguerite Slocumb

This Christmas

2007
as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield

Politics of Love

2011
as Shirlee Gupta

Jingle Belle

2018
as Emory Simons

Behind the Movement

2018
as Jo Ann Robinson

The Carmichael Show

2015
as Cynthia Carmichael

Stanley & Iris

1990
as Bertha

Hoodlum

1997
as Pigfoot Mary

Welcome to Me

2014
as Barb Vaughn

First Sunday

2008
as Sister Doris

Urban Legends: Final Cut

2000
as Reese Wilson

Mack & Rita

2022
as Sharon

Young Love

2023
as Gigi Young

Cold Shoulder

2000
as Rosie

For Colored Girls

2010
as Juanita / Green

Chapter & Verse

2017
as Miss Maddy

Love Kills

1999
as Sylvia Finkelstein

Clover

1997
as Everleen

Caged No More

2016
as Aggie

Norm of the North

2016
as Tamecia (voice)

Woman Thou Art Loosed

2004
as Cassey Jordan

Waiting to Exhale

1995
as Gloria 'Glo' Matthews

My Other Home

2017
as Mabel Marbury

1440 and Counting

2015
as Mrs. Nickel

Caged Fear

1991
as Judy

Back to School Mom

2015
as Meghan Graham

Lover Girl

1997
as Leticia / 'Coco'

Wild Card

2003
as Matilda "M" Pearl McGuire

Funny Valentines

1999
as Dearie B.

Khumba

2013
as Mama V (voice)

State of Georgia

2011
as Honey Dupree

Eli Stone

2008
as Patti Dellacoix

Freedom Song

2000
as Evelyn Walker

Jumping the Broom

2011
as Mrs. Taylor

Class Act

1992
as Blade's Mom

Livin' Large!

1991
as Nadine Biggs

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Episode black-ish
Pops the Question
2019
Episode Connecting...
Day 82
2020
Episode Family Album
Salon, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehn, Goodbye
1993
Episode Boston Legal
Oral Contracts
2007
Episode Picket Fences
Close Encounters
1995
Episode black-ish
Father Christmas
2019
Episode Amen
Court of Love
1988
Episode Half & Half
The Big Phat Mouth Episode (1)
2003
Episode Eureka! (2022)
Nomad Like Home
2022
Episode Eureka! (2022)
Eurek-Or-Treat / Nomad Like Home
2022
Episode Roc
Roc Throws Joey Out
1992
Episode Teenage Euthanasia
First Date With the Second Coming
2021
Episode Half & Half
The Big Phat Mouth Episode (2)
2003
Episode Grey's Anatomy
Didn't We Almost Have It All?
2007
Episode Grey's Anatomy
Testing 1-2-3
2007
Episode Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Golden Goose
1997
Episode Grey's Anatomy
Time Has Come Today
2006
Episode Murphy Brown
The Bitch's Back
1990
Episode Touched by an Angel
Amazing Grace (1)
1997
Episode Boston Legal
The Nutcrackers
2006
Episode black-ish
O Mother Where Art Thou?
2019
Episode Grey's Anatomy
The Heart of the Matter
2007
Episode Promised Land
Amazing Grace (2)
1997
Episode Ally McBeal
I Will Survive
2000
Episode Reasonable Doubts
Pilot
1991
Episode Grey's Anatomy
I Will Follow You into the Dark
2009
Episode Touched by an Angel
Amazing Grace (2)
1997
Episode Supernatural
Patience
2017
Episode Grey's Anatomy
Great Expectations
2007
Episode Family Law
Playing God
2000
Episode Reasonable Doubts
Hard Bargains
1991
Episode The Cleveland Show
Mama Drama
2012
Episode Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Funerals
2006
Episode Glee
Original Song
2011
Episode Ned and Stacey
Reality Check
1995
Episode RuPaul's Drag Race
Snatch Game
2012
Episode Moesha
It Takes Two
1999
Episode Everybody Still Hates Chris
Everybody Still Hates Cheat Codes
2024
Episode Grey's Anatomy
Enough Is Enough (No More Tears)
2005
Episode Party Down
James Ellison Funeral
2010