Loretta Devine
- Birthday
- Aug 21, 1949
- Birthplace
- Houston, Texas, USA
Bio: Born in Houston in 1949, actress Loretta Devine rose to fame on-stage in the original Broadway production of Dreamgirls before parlaying her acclaim into a career in film and television. Her first major onscreen role came in 1987, when she was cast as a resident advisor on the Cosby Show-spin-off A Different World. Though she left the series after the first season,… More Bio: Born in Houston in 1949, actress Loretta Devine rose to fame on-stage in the original Broadway production of Dreamgirls before parlaying her acclaim into a career in film and television. Her first major onscreen role came in 1987, when she was cast as a resident advisor on the Cosby Show-spin-off A Different World. Though she left the series after the first season, it was far from her final gig as a TV series regular.Throughout the early '90s, Devine appeared in small supporting roles in features films such as Class Act and Amos & Andrew as well as a number of TV guest spots on shows ranging from Roc to Picket Fences. In 1995, Devine's career was given a shot in the arm when she was cast as one of the leads in Waiting to Exhale, an ensemble film that proved to be a success with both critics and audiences. More supporting work followed, and in 2000 she was cast as a lead on David E. Kelley's Fox drama Boston Public, a show that would go on to be nominated for multiple Emmys over the course of its four seasons on the air.Devine's career came full-circle in 2006 when she was cast in a small role in the film adaptation of Dreamgirls, the stage musical that launched her career. The following year, she was cast as a regular on ABC's supernatural legal drama Eli Stone.In 2010 she appeared in the American remake of Death at a Funeral, the comedy Lottery Ticket, and Tyler Perry's ambitious For Colored Girls. In 2011 she appeared in Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, and the next year she had a role on the TV series The Client List. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
Filmography
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Norm Of The North (2015)
- Actor
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In The Hive (2012)
- Actor
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Politics Of Love (2011)
- Actor
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Jumping the Broom (2011)
- Mrs. Taylor
- 55%
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Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
- Shirley
- 38%
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Loretta Devine Videos
Death At A Funeral
3 minutes 31 seconds
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2 minutes 20 seconds
Madea's Big Happy Family
1 minutes 59 seconds
For Colored Girls
2 minutes 29 seconds
Jumping The Broom
3 minutes 40 seconds
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