Loretta Devine
American actress
Loretta Devine (born August 21, 1949) is an American movie, stage and television actress.[1] She has starred on many television sitcoms, like A Different World. She acted in the movies Waiting to Exhale, I Am Sam, For Colored Girls and many others. She has won several Emmy Awards.
Devine was born in Texas.
Filmography
change| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Will | ||
| 1983 | Anna to the Infinite Power | Ms. Benson | |
| 1988 | Little Nikita | Verna McLaughlin | |
| 1988 | Sticky Fingers | Diane | |
| 1989 | Heart and Soul | Tonia Harris | Short film |
| 1990 | Stanley & Iris | Bertha | |
| 1990 | Sugar and Spice | Loretta Fontaine | |
| 1990 | Cop Rock | Juror | |
| 1991 | Livin' Large | Nadine Biggs | |
| 1992 | Caged Fear | Judy | |
| 1992 | Class Act | Blade's mom | |
| 1993 | Amos & Andrew | Ula | |
| 1994 | The Hard Truth | Nichols' secretary | |
| 1995 | Waiting to Exhale | Gloria Matthews | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
| 1996 | The Preacher's Wife | Beverly | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
| 1997 | The Price of Kissing | Jackee | |
| 1997 | Hoodlum | Pigfoot Mary | |
| 1997 | Lover Girl | Leticia | |
| 1998 | Urban Legend | Reese Wilson | |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta | Zenia | |
| 1999 | Lillie | Michelle | |
| 1999 | Operation Splitsville | Principal | |
| 1999 | Funny Valentine | Dearie B. | |
| 1999 | The Breaks | Floria | |
| 2000 | Punks | Health counselor | |
| 2000 | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Reese Wilson | |
| 2000 | What Women Want | Flo the Doorwoman | |
| 2001 | Kingdom Come | Marguerite Slocumb | Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
| 2001 | I Am Sam | Margaret Calgrove | |
| 2002 | Baby of the Family | Delores | |
| 2002 | Book of Love | — | |
| 2003 | Zoe Busiek: Wild Card | — | |
| 2004 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | Cassey Jordan | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
| 2004 | Crash | Shaniqua Johnson | Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2005 | King's Ransom | Miss Gladys | |
| 2006 | Dirty Laundry | Evelyn | |
| 2006 | Dreamgirls | Jazz singer | |
| 2007 | Cougar Club | Dolly | |
| 2007 | This Christmas | Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield | Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
| 2008 | First Sunday | Sister Doris | |
| 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Delta (voice) | |
| 2008 | Spring Breakdown | Dr. Marguerite | |
| 2009 | My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? | Miss Roberts | |
| 2010 | Death at a Funeral | Cynthia | |
| 2010 | Lottery Ticket | Grandma | |
| 2010 | For Colored Girls | Juanita Sims / Green | |
| 2010 | Politics of Love | Shirlee Gupta | |
| 2011 | Jumping the Broom | Pamela Taylor | |
| 2011 | Madea's Big Happy Family | Shirley | |
| 2013 | Khumba | Mama V (voice) | |
| 2014 | You're Not You | Marilyn | |
| 2015 | Welcome to Me | The Lawyer | |
| 2016 | Norm of the North | Tamecia (voice) | |
| 2016 | Caged No More | Aggie | |
| 2016 | Grandma’s House | Margie | |
| 2017 | My Other Home | Mabel Marbury | |
| 2017 | Naked | Carol | |
| 2018 | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Ms. Thomson | |
| 2018 | Jingle Belle | Emory Simons | |
| 2019 | The Trap | Mama Jay | |
| 2020 | HeadShop | Jeanette | post-production |
| TBA | Welcome to Pine Grove! | Sally | Post-production |
| TBA | The Starling | Post-production |
References
change- ↑ "Loretta Devine". Biography. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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