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Loretta Devine
Acting
177 known credits
1.6 popularity score 77 years
Biography
About Loretta Devine
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 she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2011.
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Loretta Devine across film and television
173credited titles
111movie credits
62TV credits
1981–2026screen career span
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Awards received
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesFor Grey's Anatomy
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