Most Recent Role: Adele Webber on Grey's Anatomy
Alias Name(s): Loretta Devine
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
Birthday: 8-21-1949
Birth Name: Loretta Devine
Alias Name(s): Loretta Devine
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
Birthday: 8-21-1949
Birth Name: Loretta Devine
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Loretta Devine is an American actress born in Houston, Texas, on August 21, 1949. In 1971 she graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech. She also graduated Brandeis University in 1976 with a MFA in Theater. She is best known for her role of teacher Marla Hendricks on Boston Public. At the moment she has a recurring role as Adele Webber on the Grey's Anatomy.
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The Becoming
Thursday 8 May 2008 on ABC
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In 2002 she was nominated at the Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for the TV series Boston Public.
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In 2003 and 2004 she won the Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Boston Public.
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In 2005 she was nominated at the Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for the movie Woman Thou Art Loosed.
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She was nominated at the 2007 Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for the tv movie Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story.
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In 2000 at the Black Reel Awards she was nominated for Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress for Funny Valentine.
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Loretta Devine (When asked about being recognized in public): I can basically go anywhere I want. Sometimes, people are shocked to see me in a place like Costco. They go, "What you doing in Costco?"
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Loretta Devine: (When asked what her secret to keeping her career going) I have no idea. If I knew it, I would try and sell it, I could tell you. I love it so much, I love doing it so much, I think it goes on the screen and you can see that, I hope. That's part of what it is.
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Loretta Devine (speaking about her cameo role in Dreamgirls): At first, I had such mixed feelings because they didn't want to pay me anything, and it was like "Come on."
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Loretta Devine (when asked about her work with David E. Kelly:I absolutely fell in love with him when I was doing Boston Public. He's such an unusual man, and he used to be drive by and say, "Loretta, you're going to be in love with a midget next week." [laughs] And I'd be like, "David!" And he'd say, "You don't believe me? Wait until you see this scene."
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Other Appearances
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A Different World
Stevie Rallen |
Boston Public
Marla Hendricks |
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Eli Stone
Patti |
Sugar and Spice
Loretta Fontaine |
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The PJs
voice of Muriel Stubbs |
Wild Card
M. (Matilda) Pearl McGuire (Season 2) |
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Grey's Anatomy
Adele Webber |
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Ally McBeal
I Will Survive Nora Mills |
Amen
Court of Love Lydia Cummings |
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Boston Legal
The Nutcrackers Annabelle Carruthers |
Boston Legal
Oral Contracts Judge Victoria Thomson |
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Clueless
Graduation Phyliss Holiday |
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January 31, 2008 Herself |
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Stars In
A Different WorldIn this spin-off from the popular sitcom The Cosby Show, Denise Huxtable enters her sophomore year at Hillman, alma mater of her parents and grandfather, where she moves into Gilbert Hall and... more
Boston Public"Dignity isn't something you practice. You either have it or you don't." From the Emmy Award-winning creator of Ally McBeal and The Practice, comes David E. Kelley's newest series, Boston... more
Eli StoneGreg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim bring us the tale of a San Francisco lawyer who finds out he has prophetic powers and decides to use them for good. Eli Stone is produced by ABC Television... more Sugar and Spice
Loretta Fontaine and Vickilyn Fontaine Clayton, two black sisters living in a small Oklahoma town who attempt to raise their rambunctious teenage niece, Toby Reed (played by La Verne Anderson)... more
The PJsThurgood Stubbs lives with his wife Muriel in the housing project where he is the chief superintendent. The show, created by Eddie Murphy (who provides Stubbs' voice), follows the adventures of the... more Wild Card
Joely Fisher stars in this one hour comedy/drama as Zoe Busiek, a blackjack dealer whose life takes an unexpected turn when she has to take care of her sister's children, teenaged Taylor (Vikki... more
