Loretta Devine

RECENT CREDITS
Grey's Anatomy (TV)  Nov. 12, 2009
Cold Case (TV)  Oct. 25, 2009
Eli Stone (TV)  Jul. 11, 2009
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (FILM)  Oct. 3, 2008
Spring Breakdown (FILM)  Mar. 14, 2008
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HIGHLIGHTS
2007 Cast in "This Christmas," co-starring Mekhi Phifer, and Regina King
2006 Played Rochelle's mother, Maxine on the sitcom, "Everybody Hates Chris" (CW)
2005 Cast in the comedy "King's Ransom" with Anthony Anderson
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Death at a Funeral (Remake)  2010 -Cast
Actor
Film


My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done  2009 -Miss Roberts
Actor
Film


Baby of the Family   -Delores
Actor
Film


Beverly Hills Chihuahua  2008 -Voice of Delta
Actor
Film


Spring Breakdown  2008 -Dr Marguerite
Actor
Film


Eli Stone  2008-2009 -Patti
Actor
TV
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First Sunday  2008 -Sister Doris
Actor
Film


Dirty Laundry  2007 -Evelyn
Actor
Film


This Christmas  2007 -Ma'Dere Whitfield
Actor
Film


The 2007 Film Independent's Spirit Awards  2007 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Dreamgirls  2006 -Jazz Singer
Actor, Song Performer
Film


The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale  2006 -Grandmother Addie Collins
Actor
TV


Everybody Hates Chris  2006-2007 -Maxine
Actor
TV
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Supernatural  2005 -Missouri Moseley
Actor
TV
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Crash  2005 -Shaniqua
Actor
Film


King's Ransom  2005 -Miss Gladys
Actor
Film


Grey's Anatomy  2005-2009 -Adele Webber
Actor
TV
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Women Rock!  2004 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Boston Legal  2006-2007 -Annabelle Carruthers, Judge Victoria Thomson
Actor, Actor
TV
Expand


Woman Thou Art Loosed  2004 -CassieMichelle's Mother
Actor
Film


Cold Case  2003 -Chandra Patterson (2009)
Actor
TV
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Wild Card  2004-2005 -M. Pearl McGuire
Actor
TV
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Half & Half  2003 -Erika
Actor
TV
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I Am Sam  2001 -Margaret Calgrove
Actor
Film


Kingdom Come  2001 -Marguerite Jackson
Actor, Song Performer
Film


Intimate Portrait: Lela Rochon Fuqua  2001 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


What Women Want  2000 -Flo
Actor
Film


Urban Legends: Final Cut  2000 -Reese
Actor
Film


Girlfriends  2005-2006 -Judge Jackson
Actor
TV
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Strong Medicine  2000 -Cherisse
Actor
TV
Expand


The 2000 Essence Awards  2000
Actor
TV


The Best Actress  2000 -Connie Travers
Actor
TV


Freedom Song  2000 -Evelyn Walker
Actor
TV


Punks  2000 -Health Counselor
Actor
Film


Introducing Dorothy Dandridge  1999 -Ruby Dandridge
Actor
TV


Jackie's Back!  1999 -Snookie
Actor
TV


The 30th NAACP Image Awards  1999 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Funny Valentines  1999 -Dearie B
Actor
TV


Down in the Delta  1998 -Zenia
Actor
Film


Urban Legend  1998 -Reese
Actor
Film


One Day  1998
Actor
TV


Love Kills  1998 -Sylvia Finklestein
Actor
Film


Lover Girl  1998 -Coco
Actor
Film


Don King: Only in America  1997 -Connie Harper
Actor
TV


Clover  1997 -Everleen
Actor
TV


Ally McBeal  1997 -Nora Mills
Actor
TV


Hoodlum  1997 -Pigfoot Mary
Actor
Film


The 28th NAACP Image Awards  1997 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The Preacher's Wife  1996 -Beverly
Actor, Song Performer
Film


Waiting to Exhale  1995 -Gloria Johnson
Actor
Film


Ned and Stacey  1995 -Mrs Duncan
Actor
TV


The Hard Truth  1994 -Nichols' Secretary
Actor
TV


Family Album  1993 -June
Actor
TV


Arthur Miller's The American Clock  1993 -Irene
Actor
TV


Amos and Andrew  1993 -Ula
Actor
Film


Out All Night  1992 -Crystal
Actor
TV


Class Act  1992 -Blade's Mom
Actor
Film


Livin' Large  1991 -Nadine Biggs
Actor
Film


Roc  1991 -Cynthia
Actor
TV


In the House  1991
Actor
TV


The Colored Museum  1991 -Janine
Actor
TV


Sugar and Spice  1990 -Loretta Fontaine
Actor
TV


Stanley and Iris  1990 -Bertha
Actor
Film


Heart and Soul  1989 -Lorraine Wheeler
Actor
TV


Parent Trap III  1989 -Thelma
Actor
TV


Sticky Fingers  1988 -Diane
Actor
Film


Little Nikita  1988 -Verna McLaughlin
Actor
Film


The Murder of Mary Phagan  1988
Actor
TV


Sirens  1987 -Cheryl Kelly
Actor
TV


The 39th Annual Tony Awards  1985
Actor
TV


The PJs   -of Muriel Stubbs
Voice
TV


Touched By an Angel   -LaTonya Hawkins
Actor
TV


Caged Fear  
Actor
Film


Picket Fences   -Marla Melrose
Actor
TV


Reasonable Doubts   -Valerie
Actor
TV


Love & War   -Donna
Actor
TV


Moesha   -Gwen
Actor
TV


Murphy Brown   -Nurse Hawking
Actor
TV


A Different World   -Stevie Rallen
Actor
TV


Boston Public  2000-2004 -Marla Hendricks
Actor
TV
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Family Law   -Gloria
Actor
TV


Clueless   -Phyllis
Actor
TV


The Breaks  
Actor
Film


The Price of Kissing   -Jackee
Actor
Film




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Highlights

2007 Cast in "This Christmas," co-starring Mekhi Phifer, and Regina King
2006 Played Rochelle's mother, Maxine on the sitcom, "Everybody Hates Chris" (CW)
2005 Cast in the comedy "King's Ransom" with Anthony Anderson
2005 Cast in a recurring role as Adele Webber on the ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy"
2004 Cast in "Woman Thou Art Loosed" based on the self-help novel by Bishop T.D. Jakes; received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Female
2004 Cast in the Academy award winning film, "Crash"
2001 Played an overly religious woman whose brother has died in the comedy "Kingdom Come"
2001 Cast as a socal worker in the drama "I Am Sam" starring Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer
2000 Reprised role in "Urban Legends: Final Cut"
2000 - 2005 Had featured role in the ensemble of "Boston Public" (Fox)
1999 - 2001 Provided voice of Muriel Stubbs on the animated series "The PJs" (Fox)
1998 Cast in "Urban Legend"
1995 Had breakthrough role in "Waiting to Exhale"
1991 Reprised stage role in PBS version of "The Colored Museum"
1990 Starred in CBS sitcom "Sugar and Spice"
1988 Appeared in feature films "Little Nikita" and "Sticky Fingers"
1987 Cast in the first season of the NBC sitcom "A Different World" as Stevie Rallen, the dormitory director
1986 Had featured role in Bob Fosse's musical "Big Deal"
1986 Co-starred in off-Broadway production of George C Wolfe's "The Colored Museum"
1977 NY stage debut, off-off-Broadway production of "Godsong"
1977 Made Broadway debut in revival of "Hair"
1972 - 1974 Began career as a stage director at the Black Arts Center in Houston, TX
Taught English at Brandeis University
Was an instructor at a summer program at Harvard University
Played featured role of Lorell in Michael Bennett's Broadway production, "Dreamgirls"


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