---
name: "Loretta Devine"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/loretta-devine"
fi1m_id: "loretta-devine"
imdb_id: "nm0222643"
tmdb_id: 18284
wikidata_id: "Q257271"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 August 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-23T15:52:12.092643+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Loretta Devine

## Identity

Loretta Devine

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/loretta-devine
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** loretta-devine
- **IMDb ID:** nm0222643
- **TMDB ID:** 18284
- **Wikidata ID:** Q257271
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretta_Devine, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q257271, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222643/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18284

Actor. Born 21 August 1949 in Houston, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 August 1949, Houston, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 1988–2009
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 77 (1), 2000s 71 (3)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $98m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretta_Devine, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q257271, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222643/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18284

## Coming up

- *Forever, This Ring* (2026-10-02)

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Supernatural*](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Loretta Devine is an American actress and singer. She played Missouri Moseley in the 2005 series *Supernatural*.

She originated the role of Lorrell Robinson in the original Broadway production of *Dreamgirls*. Devine is known for her recurring role as Adele Webber in *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2011. Other credits include *What Women Want* (2000), *I Am Sam* (2001), *Crash* (2005), *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005) and *Beverly Hills Chihuahua* (2008).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, supernatural.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Party Down* (2009), Fi1m 82, as Diane Ellison — [page](https://film.one/tv/party-down.md)
- *Crash* (2005), Fi1m 54, as Shaniqua Johnson — [page](https://film.one/film/crash-2005.md)
- *Supernatural* (2005), Fi1m 77, as Missouri Moseley — [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), Fi1m 77, as Nurse Hawking — [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)

## Complete filmography (160)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Forever, This Ring* (2026), Actor
- *Three Colors: Pan-African* (2026), as Nana
- *M.I.A.* (2026), series, as Aunt Judith
- *Deck the Hallways* (2025), as Agnes
- *The Christmas Showdown* (2025), as Hen
- *Lost & Found in Cleveland* (2025), as Joy Morris
- *Finding Faith* (2025), as Helen
- *Holidazed* (2024), series, as Linda Lewin
- *Doctor Odyssey* (2024), series, as Jill Manafort
- *Everybody Still Hates Chris* (2024), series, as (voice)
- *Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love* (2024), as Miss Mimi
- *Bull Street* (2024), as Mrs. Big-Gal
- *Lucille* (2023), as Lucille
- *Young Love* (2023), series, as Gigi Young (voice)
- *Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!* (2023), series, as Hallie (voice)
- *A Snowy Day in Oakland* (2023), as Jeanette
- *All I Didn't Want for Christmas* (2022), as Lorraine
- *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules* (2022), as Irene (voice)
- *Mack & Rita* (2022), as Sharon
- *A Doutora Faz 10 Anos* (2022), as Hallie (voice)
- *Christmas Déjà Vu* (2021), as Crystal
- *Christmas in Harmony* (2021), as Mama
- *The Starling* (2021), as Velma
- *Teenage Euthanasia* (2021), series, Actor
- *Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem* (2021), series, as Angela
- *Queen Bees* (2021), as Sally
- *Always and Forever* (2020), as Elda
- *Spell* (2020), as Eloise
- *Connecting...* (2020), series, as Dayleen
- *GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event* (2020), series, as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
- *P-Valley* (2020), series, as Ernestine
- *A Family Reunion Christmas* (2019), as Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan
- *A Sweet Christmas Romance* (2019), as Loretta
- *Postmarked* (2019), as Hattie
- *A Black Lady Sketch Show* (2019), series, as Marrier
- *Family Reunion* (2019), series, as M'Dear
- *The Trap* (2019), as Mama Jay
- *The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special* (2018), as Hallie (voice)
- *Jingle Belle* (2018), as Emory Simons
- *Behind the Movement* (2018), as Jo Ann Robinson
- *Sierra Burgess Is a Loser* (2018), as Ms. Thomson
- *Summer Camp Island* (2018), series, as Sea Cow (voice)
- *Violets* (2017), as Marcy
- *Naked* (2017), as Carol
- *Dear White People* (2017), series, as Sorbet (voice)
- *Chapter & Verse* (2017), as Miss Maddy
- *No Regrets* (2016), as Ms. Carey
- *Grandma's House* (2016), Actor
- *Caged No More* (2016), as Aggie
- *Norm of the North* (2016), as Tamecia (voice)
- *The Sound and the Fury* (2015), as Dilsey
- *The Carmichael Show* (2015), series, as Cynthia Carmichael
- *For the Love of Ruth* (2015), as Naomi
- *Welcome to Me* (2015), as Barb Vaughn
- *Back to School Mom* (2015), as Meghan Graham
- *Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie* (2015), as Hallie (voice) (archive footage)
- *A Very Larry Christmas* (2014), as Mrs. Claus
- *You're Not You* (2014), as Marilyn
- *black-ish* (2014), series, as Lynette
- *Comeback Dad* (2014), as Malinda
- *Doc Mcstuffins: A Little Cuddle Goes A Long Way* (2014), as Hallie
- *Sirens* (2014), series, as Hank's Mother
- *Saving Westbrook High* (2013), as Doris
- *The Doc Files* (2013), series, as Hallie (voice)
- *Khumba* (2013), as Mama V (voice)
- *In the Hive* (2012), as Mrs. Inez
- *The Soul Man* (2012), series, as Della Ballentine
- *The Client List* (2012), series, as Georgia Cummings
- *Doc McStuffins* (2012), series, as Nurse Hallie (voice), Hattie (voice)
- *Politics of Love* (2011), as Shirlee Gupta
- *State of Georgia* (2011), series, as Honey Dupree
- *Jumping the Broom* (2011), as Mrs. Taylor
- *Madea's Big Happy Family* (2011), as Shirley
- *Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2* (2011), as Delta (voice)
- *Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play* (2010), Actor
- *Shake It Up* (2010), series, as Marsha Sanders
- *For Colored Girls* (2010), as Juanita / Green
- *Lottery Ticket* (2010), as Grandma
- *My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done* (2010), as Miss Roberts
- *Death at a Funeral* (2010), as Cynthia
- *Spring Breakdown* (2009), as Dr. Marguerite
- *Glee* (2009), series, as Sister Mary Constance — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/glee.md)
- *Party Down* (2009), series, as Diane Ellison — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/party-down.md)
- *Beverly Hills Chihuahua* (2008), as Delta (voice)
- *Eli Stone* (2008), series, as Patti Dellacroix
- *First Sunday* (2008), as Sister Doris
- *This Christmas* (2007), as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
- *Cougar Club* (2007), as Dolly
- *Dreamgirls* (2006), as Jazz Singer
- *Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story* (2006), as Addie Collins
- *Dirty Laundry* (2006), as Evelyn
- *Psych* (2006), series, as Melba Birdson
- *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), series, as Maxine
- *Supernatural* (2005), series, as Missouri Moseley — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *Crash* (2005), as Shaniqua Johnson — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/crash-2005.md)
- *King's Ransom* (2005), as Miss Gladys
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Adele Webber — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Boston Legal* (2004), series, as Judge Victoria Thomson, Annabelle Carruthers — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *Woman Thou Art Loosed* (2004), as Cassey Jordan
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Chandra Patterson (2009)
- *Wild Card* (2003), series, as M. Pearl McGuire
- *Half & Half* (2002), series, as Erika Duke
- *Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs* (2002), Actor
- *I Am Sam* (2001), as Margaret Calgrove
- *Kingdom Come* (2001), as Marguerite Slocumb
- *What Women Want* (2000), as Flo
- *Boston Public* (2000), series, as Marla Hendricks
- *Urban Legends: Final Cut* (2000), as Reese
- *Girlfriends* (2000), series, as Judge Vashti Jackson
- *Strong Medicine* (2000), series, Actor
- *Best Actress* (2000), as Connie Travers
- *Freedom Song* (2000), as Evelyn Walker
- *Punks* (2000), as Health Counselor
- *Love Kills* (1999), as Sylvia Finkelstein
- *Family Law* (1999), series, as Gloria Rivers
- *Introducing Dorothy Dandridge* (1999), as Ruby Dandridge
- *Jackie's Back!* (1999), as Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
- *The Breaks* (1999), as Floria
- *Funny Valentines* (1999), as Dearie B.
- *The PJs* (1999), series, as Muriel Stubbs (voice)
- *Down in the Delta* (1998), as Zenia
- *Urban Legend* (1998), as Reese Wilson
- *Don King: Only in America* (1997), as Connie Harper
- *Lover Girl* (1997), as Leticia / 'Coco'
- *Clover* (1997), as Everleen
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, as Nora Mills
- *Hoodlum* (1997), as Pigfoot Mary
- *The Price of Kissing* (1997), as Jackee
- *The Preacher's Wife* (1996), as Beverly
- *Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault* (1996), as Miss Mary
- *Promised Land* (1996), series, as Tonya Hawkins
- *Moesha* (1996), series, as Steph
- *Waiting to Exhale* (1995), as Gloria
- *Ned & Stacey* (1995), series, as Mrs. Duncan
- *Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child* (1995), series, as Mother (voice)
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Tonya Hawkins
- *Amos & Andrew* (1993), as Ula
- *The American Clock* (1993), Actor
- *Love & War* (1992), series, Actor
- *Out All Night* (1992), series, as Crystal
- *Class Act* (1992), as Blade's Mom
- *Livin' Large!* (1991), as Nadine Biggs
- *Roc* (1991), series, as Cynthia
- *Caged Fear* (1991), as Judy
- *The Colored Museum* (1991), as Janine
- *Cop Rock* (1990), series, Actor
- *Sugar and Spice* (1990), series, Actor
- *Stanley & Iris* (1990), as Bertha
- *Parent Trap III* (1989), as Thelma
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), series, as Nurse Hawking — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)
- *Sticky Fingers* (1988), as Diane
- *Little Nikita* (1988), as Verna McLaughlin
- *The Murder of Mary Phagan* (1988), series, as Annie Maude Carter
- *A Different World* (1987), series, as Stevie Rallen
- *Anna to the Infinite Power* (1983), as Mrs. Benson
- *Will* (1981), as Jean
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Janine
- *Break the Cycle*, Actor
- *That's Her*, Actor
- *Legally Mad*, series, as Jeanette Harris

## Gallery

- ![Loretta Devine](https://film.one/media/person/287203/gallery-504e175af7d3.jpg) Loretta Devine — Jesse Kornblum, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Loretta_Devine_BraveMaker_2026_01.jpg/1280px-Loretta_Devine_BraveMaker_2026_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS David E. Kelley, Jeri Ryan and Loretta Devine at the 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Ma (2003)](https://film.one/media/person/287203/gallery-b519ee2b645a.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS David E. Kelley, Jeri Ryan and Loretta Devine at the 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Ma (2003) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Boston_Public_%288187973253%29.jpg/1280px-Boston_Public_%288187973253%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS David E. Kelley, Jeri Ryan and Loretta Devine at the 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Ma (2003)](https://film.one/media/person/287203/gallery-248275e0059c.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS David E. Kelley, Jeri Ryan and Loretta Devine at the 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Ma (2003) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Boston_Public_%288187974287%29.jpg/1280px-Boston_Public_%288187974287%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS David E. Kelley, Jeri Ryan and Loretta Devine at the 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Ma (2003)](https://film.one/media/person/287203/gallery-b323aedcbb29.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS David E. Kelley, Jeri Ryan and Loretta Devine at the 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Ma (2003) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Boston_Public_%288187975223%29.jpg/1280px-Boston_Public_%288187975223%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Loretta Devine](https://film.one/media/person/287203/gallery-72cd165a862c.jpg) Loretta Devine — Image via TMDB
- ![Loretta Devine](https://film.one/media/person/287203/gallery-be34ebc4af92.jpg) Loretta Devine — Image via TMDB
- ![Loretta Devine](https://film.one/media/person/287203/gallery-63688399c78a.jpg) Loretta Devine — Image via TMDB
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS David E. Kelley, Jeri Ryan and Loretta Devine at the 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Ma (2003)](https://film.one/media/person/287203/gallery-7f39460016e0.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS David E. Kelley, Jeri Ryan and Loretta Devine at the 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Ma (2003) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Boston_Public_%288189054716%29.jpg/1280px-Boston_Public_%288189054716%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS David E. Kelley, Jeri Ryan and Loretta Devine at the 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Ma (2003)](https://film.one/media/person/287203/gallery-733048affa66.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS David E. Kelley, Jeri Ryan and Loretta Devine at the 62nd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Ma (2003) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Boston_Public_%288189055642%29.jpg/1280px-Boston_Public_%288189055642%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Loretta Devine](https://film.one/media/person/287203/gallery-12d5002a1d5f.jpg) Loretta Devine — Image via TMDB
- ![Loretta Devine](https://film.one/media/person/287203/gallery-5098265519e1.jpg) Loretta Devine — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2011: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *Grey's Anatomy*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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