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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/LorettaDevineDec10.jpg/220px-LorettaDevineDec10.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="316" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/LorettaDevineDec10.jpg/330px-LorettaDevineDec10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/LorettaDevineDec10.jpg/440px-LorettaDevineDec10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1742" data-file-height="2500" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Devine in 2010</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1949-08-21</span>) </span>August 21, 1949<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 75)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston" title="University of Houston">University of Houston</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Brandeis_University" title="Brandeis University">Brandeis University</a> (MFA)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Actress</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1977–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Glenn Marshall Tyler</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1967)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="#Awards_and_nominations">Full list</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Loretta Devine</b> (born August 21, 1949) is an American actress. She is known for numerous roles across stage and screen. Her most high profile roles include Lorrell Robinson in the original (1981) <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> production of <i><a href="/wiki/Dreamgirls" title="Dreamgirls">Dreamgirls</a></i>, Gloria Matthews in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Waiting_to_Exhale" title="Waiting to Exhale">Waiting to Exhale</a></i> (1995), and her recurring role as Adele Webber on the medical drama <i><a href="/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy" title="Grey's Anatomy">Grey's Anatomy</a></i>, for which she won a <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Guest_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series</a>. Devine also played Juanita Sims in the film adaptation of <a href="/wiki/For_Colored_Girls" title="For Colored Girls">For Colored Girls</a> (2010). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Loretta Devine was born in <a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a>, on August 21, 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She grew up in the <a href="/wiki/Acres_Homes,_Houston" title="Acres Homes, Houston">Acres Homes</a> area of Houston, where her mother was a single mother to six children.<sup id="cite_ref-Backstage-Greys-2011_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Backstage-Greys-2011-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was very active on the pep squad, and performed in talent shows at <a href="/wiki/Carver_High_School_(Houston,_Texas)" title="Carver High School (Houston, Texas)">George Washington Carver High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ModernLuxury-Houston-Profile-2013_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ModernLuxury-Houston-Profile-2013-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1971, Devine graduated from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston" title="University of Houston">University of Houston</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> in <a href="/wiki/Public_speaking" title="Public speaking">Speech</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drama" title="Drama">Drama</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ModernLuxury-Houston-Profile-2013_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ModernLuxury-Houston-Profile-2013-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1976, she received a <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Fine_Arts" title="Master of Fine Arts">Master of Fine Arts</a> in <a href="/wiki/Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Theater">Theater</a> from <a href="/wiki/Brandeis_University" title="Brandeis University">Brandeis University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BrandeisMag-DiscardedBoys-2011_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BrandeisMag-DiscardedBoys-2011-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stage_work">Stage work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Stage work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Devine has worked extensively on Broadway. Her Broadway debut was in 1978 in a musical called <i><a href="/wiki/A_Broadway_Musical" title="A Broadway Musical">A Broadway Musical</a></i>, which closed after 14 previews and only one performance on December 21, 1978. She captured attention in her second Broadway show, called <i>Comin' Uptown,</i> which featured <a href="/wiki/Gregory_Hines" title="Gregory Hines">Gregory Hines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TavisSmiley-JumpingBroom-2011_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TavisSmiley-JumpingBroom-2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She rose to stardom in <i><a href="/wiki/Dreamgirls" title="Dreamgirls">Dreamgirls</a></i>, a smash 1983 Broadway musical loosely based on the history of <a href="/wiki/The_Supremes" title="The Supremes">The Supremes</a>, in which she originated the role of Lorrell Robinson (a fictional character based on <a href="/wiki/Mary_Wilson_(singer)" title="Mary Wilson (singer)">Mary Wilson</a>). The story of <i>Dreamgirls</i> was created during workshops that were carried out in six-week workshops over the period of three years, which Devine, <a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Lee_Ralph" title="Sheryl Lee Ralph">Sheryl Lee Ralph</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Holliday" title="Jennifer Holliday">Jennifer Holliday</a> developed via improv.<sup id="cite_ref-TavisSmiley-JumpingBroom-2011_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TavisSmiley-JumpingBroom-2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also received raves in the 1995 Apollo revival of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz" title="The Wiz">The Wiz</a></i> as Glinda the Good Witch of the South.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In May 2024 she starred in <i>The Preacher’s Wife</i>, a musical that began its run in Atlanta at The Alliance Theatre and is based on the previous films. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While rehearsing for <i>Dreamgirls</i> with a little girl in 1981, Devine was cast in <a href="/wiki/Jessie_Maple" title="Jessie Maple">Jessie Maple</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Will_(1981_film)" title="Will (1981 film)">Will</a></i>, the first independent feature-length film directed by an African-American woman.<sup id="cite_ref-INDIE_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INDIE-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For her featured role in the low-budget film, Devine earned $500.<sup id="cite_ref-INDIE_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INDIE-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Minor roles for Devine followed in films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Little_Nikita" title="Little Nikita">Little Nikita</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Stanley_%26_Iris" title="Stanley & Iris">Stanley & Iris</a></i>. </p><p>In 1995, she landed a major role as Gloria Matthews in <i><a href="/wiki/Waiting_to_Exhale" title="Waiting to Exhale">Waiting to Exhale</a></i>, opposite <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gregory_Hines" title="Gregory Hines">Gregory Hines</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Angela_Bassett" title="Angela Bassett">Angela Bassett</a>. The role earned her an <a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Motion_Picture" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture">NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture</a>, as did her next film, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Preacher%27s_Wife" title="The Preacher's Wife">The Preacher's Wife</a></i>, her second film with Houston and Hines. She later co-starred opposite <a href="/wiki/Alfre_Woodard" title="Alfre Woodard">Alfre Woodard</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Down_in_the_Delta" title="Down in the Delta">Down in the Delta</a></i> (1998) and <i><a href="/wiki/Funny_Valentines" title="Funny Valentines">Funny Valentines</a></i> (1999). </p><p>She has a cameo performance in the film version of <i><a href="/wiki/Dreamgirls_(film)" title="Dreamgirls (film)">Dreamgirls</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_and_continued_film_successes">Television and continued film successes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Television and continued film successes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Devine played roles as a repertory character in the play <i><a href="/wiki/The_Colored_Museum" title="The Colored Museum">The Colored Museum</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Vickilyn_Reynolds" title="Vickilyn Reynolds">Vickilyn Reynolds</a>. Devine and Reynolds both went on to play sisters in the short-lived TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Sugar_and_Spice_(US_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar and Spice (US TV series)">Sugar and Spice</a></i>. During the period between the play and the series, Devine appeared in the first season of the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/A_Different_World_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="A Different World (TV series)">A Different World</a></i> as Stevie Rallen, a dormitory director at the fictional Hillman College. </p><p>From 2000 to 2004, Devine starred as high school teacher Marla Hendricks on the <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> drama series <i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Public" title="Boston Public">Boston Public</a></i>. Devine won three more Image Awards for her work in the series. She also continued to work in film, playing prominent roles in <i><a href="/wiki/Urban_Legend_(film)" title="Urban Legend (film)">Urban Legend</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Urban_Legends:_Final_Cut" title="Urban Legends: Final Cut">Urban Legends: Final Cut</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_Sam" title="I Am Sam">I Am Sam</a></i>. Devine earned yet another Image Award nomination and an <a href="/wiki/Independent_Spirit_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent Spirit Award">Independent Spirit Award</a> nomination for her work in the 2004 film <i><a href="/wiki/Woman_Thou_Art_Loosed" title="Woman Thou Art Loosed">Woman Thou Art Loosed</a></i>. She also appeared in the 2005 film <i><a href="/wiki/Crash_(2005_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Crash (2005 film)">Crash</a></i>. In 2007, she appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/This_Christmas_(2007_film)" title="This Christmas (2007 film)">This Christmas</a></i>, and in the next year had a series regular role on the <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> comedy-drama <i><a href="/wiki/Eli_Stone" title="Eli Stone">Eli Stone</a></i>. Devine also was part of the ensemble casts of two <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Perry" title="Tyler Perry">Tyler Perry</a>-directed films <i><a href="/wiki/For_Colored_Girls" title="For Colored Girls">For Colored Girls</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Madea%27s_Big_Happy_Family_(film)" title="Madea's Big Happy Family (film)">Madea's Big Happy Family</a></i>. In 2008, she was featured prominently on <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a>'s remake of the song "<a href="/wiki/Feeling_Good" title="Feeling Good">Feeling Good</a>." She also appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/First_Sunday" title="First Sunday">First Sunday</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Chihuahua" title="Beverly Hills Chihuahua">Beverly Hills Chihuahua</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Jumping_the_Broom_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jumping the Broom (film)">Jumping the Broom</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-TavisSmiley-JumpingBroom-2011_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TavisSmiley-JumpingBroom-2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Devine had a recurring role in the <a href="/wiki/Shonda_Rhimes" title="Shonda Rhimes">Shonda Rhimes</a> drama series <i><a href="/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy" title="Grey's Anatomy">Grey's Anatomy</a></i> as <a href="/wiki/Dr._Richard_Webber" class="mw-redirect" title="Dr. Richard Webber">Dr. Richard Webber</a>'s first wife, Adele.<sup id="cite_ref-LATimes-Greys-2008_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LATimes-Greys-2008-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011 she won a <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Guest_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series</a> for her performance. She was nominated for a second time for her performance in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Devine also won <a href="/wiki/Gracie_Allen_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Gracie Allen Award">Gracie Allen Award</a> for Outstanding Female Actor in a Feature Role for <i>Grey's Anatomy</i> in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, she also starred on the short-lived <a href="/wiki/Freeform_(TV_channel)" title="Freeform (TV channel)">ABC Family</a> comedy <i><a href="/wiki/State_of_Georgia_(TV_series)" title="State of Georgia (TV series)">State of Georgia</a></i>. In 2012, she was part of <i><a href="/wiki/Being_Mary_Jane" title="Being Mary Jane">Being Mary Jane</a></i> cast. She also voiced the character Hallie, on the <a href="/wiki/Disney_Junior" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney Junior">Disney Junior</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Doc_McStuffins" title="Doc McStuffins">Doc McStuffins</a></i>. Later that year she began starring in the <a href="/wiki/Lifetime_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lifetime (TV network)">Lifetime</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Client_List_(TV_series)" title="The Client List (TV series)">The Client List</a></i>, playing the role of Georgia Cummings, the owner of the massage parlor where the lead character Riley Parks works. The series was canceled after two seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Devine also played Cynthia Carmichael on the NBC sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/The_Carmichael_Show" title="The Carmichael Show">The Carmichael Show</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-MadameNoire-Carmichael-2015_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MadameNoire-Carmichael-2015-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ebony-Carmichael-2015_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ebony-Carmichael-2015-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Devine starred on the Netflix series, <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Reunion_(TV_series)" title="Family Reunion (TV series)">Family Reunion</a></i>, with <a href="/wiki/Richard_Roundtree" title="Richard Roundtree">Richard Roundtree</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tia_Mowry" title="Tia Mowry">Tia Mowry-Hardrict</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_2">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Will_(1981_film)" title="Will (1981 film)">Will</a></i> </td> <td>Will's Wife </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anna_to_the_Infinite_Power" title="Anna to the Infinite Power">Anna to the Infinite Power</a></i> </td> <td>Ms. Everett Benson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1988 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Little_Nikita" title="Little Nikita">Little Nikita</a></i> </td> <td>Verna McLaughlin </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sticky_Fingers_(1988_film)" title="Sticky Fingers (1988 film)">Sticky Fingers</a></i> </td> <td>Diane Cooley </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Parent_Trap_III" title="Parent Trap III">Parent Trap III</a></i> </td> <td>Thelma Pardrige </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Heart and Soul</i> </td> <td>Tonia Harris </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Stanley_%26_Iris" title="Stanley & Iris">Stanley & Iris</a></i> </td> <td>Bertha Simmons </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1991 </td> <td><i>Caged Fear</i> </td> <td>Judy </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Livin%27_Large" title="Livin' Large">Livin' Large</a></i> </td> <td>Nadine Biggs </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Class_Act" title="Class Act">Class Act</a></i> </td> <td>Ms. Brown </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Amos_%26_Andrew" title="Amos & Andrew">Amos & Andrew</a></i> </td> <td>Ula </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_American_Clock" title="The American Clock">The American Clock</a></i> </td> <td>Irene Mack Shaw </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hard_Truth" title="The Hard Truth">The Hard Truth</a></i> </td> <td>Rose Maxwell </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Waiting_to_Exhale" title="Waiting to Exhale">Waiting to Exhale</a></i> </td> <td>Gloria Matthews </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rebound:_The_Legend_of_Earl_%27The_Goat%27_Manigault" class="mw-redirect" title="Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault">Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault</a></i> </td> <td>Miss Mary Johnson </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Preacher%27s_Wife" title="The Preacher's Wife">The Preacher's Wife</a></i> </td> <td>Beverly </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1997 </td> <td><i>The Price of Kissing</i> </td> <td>Jackee Blaine </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hoodlum_(film)" title="Hoodlum (film)">Hoodlum</a></i> </td> <td>Pigfoot Mary </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Clover_(TV_movie)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clover (TV movie)">Clover</a></i> </td> <td>Everleen Moore </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lover_Girl" title="Lover Girl">Lover Girl</a></i> </td> <td>Leticia </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Don_King:_Only_in_America" title="Don King: Only in America">Don King: Only in America</a></i> </td> <td>Connie Harper </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Kills_(film)" title="Love Kills (film)">Love Kills</a></i> </td> <td>Sylvia Finkelstein </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Down_in_the_Delta" title="Down in the Delta">Down in the Delta</a></i> </td> <td>Zenia </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Urban_Legend_(film)" title="Urban Legend (film)">Urban Legend</a></i> </td> <td>Reese Wilson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Operation Splitsville</i> </td> <td>Principal </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Alyson's Closet</i> </td> <td>Raul's Mother (voice) </td> <td>Short </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1999 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Funny_Valentines" title="Funny Valentines">Funny Valentines</a></i> </td> <td>Dearie B. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Breaks_(1999_film)" title="The Breaks (1999 film)">The Breaks</a></i> </td> <td>Floria </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jackie%27s_Back" title="Jackie's Back">Jackie's Back</a></i> </td> <td>Snookie Tate </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Introducing_Dorothy_Dandridge" title="Introducing Dorothy Dandridge">Introducing Dorothy Dandridge</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruby_Dandridge" title="Ruby Dandridge">Ruby Dandridge</a> </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Lillie</i> </td> <td>Michelle </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Punks_(film)" title="Punks (film)">Punks</a></i> </td> <td>Aretha Stone </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Song_(film)" title="Freedom Song (film)">Freedom Song</a></i> </td> <td>Evelyn Walker </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Best Actress</i> </td> <td>Connie Travers </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Urban_Legends:_Final_Cut" title="Urban Legends: Final Cut">Urban Legends: Final Cut</a></i> </td> <td>Reese Wilson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/What_Women_Want" title="What Women Want">What Women Want</a></i> </td> <td>Florence "Flo" Glover </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2001 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(2001_film)" title="Kingdom Come (2001 film)">Kingdom Come</a></i> </td> <td>Marguerite Slocumb </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_Sam" title="I Am Sam">I Am Sam</a></i> </td> <td>Margaret Calgrove </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Love_(2002_film)" title="Book of Love (2002 film)">Book of Love</a></i> </td> <td>Mary Baker </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Baby of the Family</i> </td> <td>Delores Evans </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Woman_Thou_Art_Loosed" title="Woman Thou Art Loosed">Woman Thou Art Loosed</a></i> </td> <td>Cassey Jordan </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Crash_(2004_film)" title="Crash (2004 film)">Crash</a></i> </td> <td>Shaniqua Johnson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Ransom_(film)" title="King's Ransom (film)">King's Ransom</a></i> </td> <td>Miss Gladys </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2006 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dirty_Laundry_(2006_film)" title="Dirty Laundry (2006 film)">Dirty Laundry</a></i> </td> <td>Evelyn </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Life_Is_Not_a_Fairy_Tale" title="Life Is Not a Fairy Tale">Life Is Not a Fairy Tale</a></i> </td> <td>Addie Collins </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dreamgirls_(film)" title="Dreamgirls (film)">Dreamgirls</a></i> </td> <td>Gladys Brooks </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2007 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cougar_Club" title="Cougar Club">Cougar Club</a></i> </td> <td>Dolly </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/This_Christmas_(2007_film)" title="This Christmas (2007 film)">This Christmas</a></i> </td> <td>Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2008 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/First_Sunday" title="First Sunday">First Sunday</a></i> </td> <td>Sister Doris </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Chihuahua" title="Beverly Hills Chihuahua">Beverly Hills Chihuahua</a></i> </td> <td>Delta (voice) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2009 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spring_Breakdown" title="Spring Breakdown">Spring Breakdown</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Marguerite Tyson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/My_Son,_My_Son,_What_Have_Ye_Done%3F" class="mw-redirect" title="My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?">My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?</a></i> </td> <td>Miss Willheima Roberts </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Death_at_a_Funeral_(2010_film)" title="Death at a Funeral (2010 film)">Death at a Funeral</a></i> </td> <td>Cynthia </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lottery_Ticket_(2010_film)" title="Lottery Ticket (2010 film)">Lottery Ticket</a></i> </td> <td>Grandma Dorothy Carson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/For_Colored_Girls" title="For Colored Girls">For Colored Girls</a></i> </td> <td>Juanita Sims/Green </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Chihuahua_2" title="Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2">Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2</a></i> </td> <td>Delta (voice) </td> <td>Video </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2011 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Madea%27s_Big_Happy_Family_(film)" title="Madea's Big Happy Family (film)">Madea's Big Happy Family</a></i> </td> <td>Shirley </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jumping_the_Broom_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jumping the Broom (film)">Jumping the Broom</a></i> </td> <td>Pamela Taylor </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Love" title="Politics of Love">Politics of Love</a></i> </td> <td>Shirlee Gupta </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Hive" title="In the Hive">In the Hive</a></i> </td> <td>Mrs. Inez </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2013 </td> <td><i>The Get Away</i> </td> <td>Ms. Crawford </td> <td>Short </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Khumba" title="Khumba">Khumba</a></i> </td> <td>Mama Veronica aka Mama V (voice) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Teachers</i> </td> <td>Doris </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>A Very Larry Christmas</i> </td> <td>Mrs. Claus </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2014 </td> <td><i>Comeback Dad</i> </td> <td>Malinda </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Welcome_to_Me" title="Welcome to Me">Welcome to Me</a></i> </td> <td>Barb Vaughn </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sound_and_the_Fury_(2014_film)" title="The Sound and the Fury (2014 film)">The Sound and the Fury</a></i> </td> <td>Dilsey </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/You%27re_Not_You" title="You're Not You">You're Not You</a></i> </td> <td>Marilyn Jo </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2015 </td> <td><i>Back to School Mom</i> </td> <td>Meghan Graham </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>1440 and Counting</i> </td> <td>Mrs. Nickel </td> <td>Short </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>For the Love of Ruth</i> </td> <td>Naomi </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2016 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Norm_of_the_North" title="Norm of the North">Norm of the North</a></i> </td> <td>Tamecia (voice) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Caged_No_More" title="Caged No More">Caged No More</a></i> </td> <td>Aggie James </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Grandma’s House</i> </td> <td>Grandma Margie </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>36 Hour Layover</i> </td> <td>Mrs. Carey </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2017 </td> <td><i>The Lost Souls Cafe</i> </td> <td>Geneva </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/My_Other_Home" title="My Other Home">My Other Home</a></i> </td> <td>Mabel Marbury </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Naked_(2017_film)" title="Naked (2017 film)">Naked</a></i> </td> <td>Carol </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Violets</i> </td> <td>Marcy </td> <td>Short </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2018 </td> <td><i>Behind the Movement</i> </td> <td>Jo Ann Robinson </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Burgess_Is_a_Loser" title="Sierra Burgess Is a Loser">Sierra Burgess Is a Loser</a></i> </td> <td>Ms. April Thomson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Jingle Belle</i> </td> <td>Emory Simons </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">2019 </td> <td><i>The Trap</i> </td> <td>Mama Jay </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>First Day Back</i> </td> <td>Superintendent Lola Greene </td> <td>Short </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Postmarked</i> </td> <td>Hattie </td> <td>Short </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>A Sweet Christmas Romance</i> </td> <td>Mrs. Rose </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>A Family Reunion Christmas</i> </td> <td>Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2020 </td> <td><i>The Last Starship</i> </td> <td>Dorothy </td> <td>Short </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spell_(film)" title="Spell (film)">Spell</a></i> </td> <td>Eloise </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Always and Forever</i> </td> <td>Elda </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The McHenry Trial - Don't Judge a Kid by Their Hoodie</i> </td> <td>Doris McHenry </td> <td>Short </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2021 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Bees_(film)" title="Queen Bees (film)">Queen Bees</a></i> </td> <td>Sally Heart </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Starling" title="The Starling">The Starling</a></i> </td> <td>Velma </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Christmas in Harmony</i> </td> <td>Mama </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Christmas Déjà Vu</i> </td> <td>Crystal </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mack_%26_Rita" title="Mack & Rita">Mack & Rita</a></i> </td> <td>Sharon </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_Rodrick_Rules_(2022_film)" title="Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022 film)">Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules</a></i> </td> <td>Irene </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>All I Didn't Want for Christmas</i> </td> <td>Lorraine </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Snowy_Day_in_Oakland" title="A Snowy Day in Oakland">A Snowy Day in Oakland</a></i> </td> <td>Jeanette </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2024 </td> <td><i>Bull Street</i> </td> <td>Mrs. Big-Gal </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Rock the Boat 2</i> </td> <td>- </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love</i> </td> <td>Miss Mimi </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>TBA </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_%26_Found_in_Cleveland" title="Lost & Found in Cleveland">Lost & Found in Cleveland</a></i> </td> <td>TBA </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><i>The Core of the Apple</i> </td> <td>Herself </td> <td>Episode: "Manhattan Afrodreams" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/CBS_Summer_Playhouse" title="CBS Summer Playhouse">CBS Summer Playhouse</a></i> </td> <td>Cheryl </td> <td>Episode: "Sirens" </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">1987–88</span> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Different_World_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="A Different World (TV series)">A Different World</a></i> </td> <td>Stevie Rallen </td> <td>Main Cast: Season 1 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1988 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Murder_of_Mary_Phagan" title="The Murder of Mary Phagan">The Murder of Mary Phagan</a></i> </td> <td>Annie Maude Carter </td> <td>Episode: "Episode #1.1 & #1.2" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Amen_(TV_series)" title="Amen (TV series)">Amen</a></i> </td> <td>Lydia Cummings </td> <td>Episode: "Court of Love" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Murphy_Brown" title="Murphy Brown">Murphy Brown</a></i> </td> <td>Nurse Diana Hawking </td> <td>Episode: "The Bitch's Back" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sugar_and_Spice_(American_TV_series)" title="Sugar and Spice (American TV series)">Sugar and Spice</a></i> </td> <td>Loretta Fontaine </td> <td>Main Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cop_Rock" title="Cop Rock">Cop Rock</a></i> </td> <td>Juror Devine </td> <td>Episode: "Marital Blitz" & "No Noose Is Good Noose" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1991 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Great_Performances" title="Great Performances">Great Performances</a></i> </td> <td>Janine Wills </td> <td>Episode: "The Colored Museum" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Reasonable_Doubts" title="Reasonable Doubts">Reasonable Doubts</a></i> </td> <td>Valerie Hall </td> <td>Episode: "Hard Bargains" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_%26_War_(TV_series)" title="Love & War (TV series)">Love & War</a></i> </td> <td>Donna </td> <td>Episode: "For John" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992–93 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Roc_(TV_series)" title="Roc (TV series)">Roc</a></i> </td> <td>Cynthia Raine </td> <td>Recurring Cast: Season 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Out_All_Night_(TV_series)" title="Out All Night (TV series)">Out All Night</a></i> </td> <td>Crystal </td> <td>Episode: "The Way We Were" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Family_Album_(1993_TV_series)" title="Family Album (1993 TV series)">Family Album</a></i> </td> <td>June </td> <td>Episode: "Salon, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehn, Goodbye" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1995 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Picket_Fences" title="Picket Fences">Picket Fences</a></i> </td> <td>Marla Melrose </td> <td>Episode: "Close Encounters" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ned_and_Stacey" title="Ned and Stacey">Ned and Stacey</a></i> </td> <td>Mrs. Sally Duncan </td> <td>Episode: "Reality Check" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Touched_by_an_Angel" title="Touched by an Angel">Touched by an Angel</a></i> </td> <td>Tonya Hawkins </td> <td>Episode: "Amazing Grace: Part 1" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Promised_Land_(1996_TV_series)" title="Promised Land (1996 TV series)">Promised Land</a></i> </td> <td>Tonya Hawkins </td> <td>Episode: "Amazing Grace: Part 2" </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Happily_Ever_After:_Fairy_Tales_for_Every_Child" title="Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child">Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child</a></i></span> </td> <td>Mother (voice) </td> <td>Episode: "The Golden Goose" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><i>E! Behind the Scenes</i> </td> <td>Herself </td> <td>Episode: "Urban Legend" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1999 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Moesha" title="Moesha">Moesha</a></i> </td> <td>Gwen "Stephanie" "Steph" Watkins </td> <td>Episode: "It Takes Two" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Clueless_(TV_series)" title="Clueless (TV series)">Clueless</a></i> </td> <td>Phyllis Holiday </td> <td>Episode: "Graduation" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999–01 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_PJs" title="The PJs">The PJs</a></i> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">Muriel Stubbs (née Warren)</span> (voice) </td> <td>Main Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Family_Law_(American_TV_series)" title="Family Law (American TV series)">Family Law</a></i> </td> <td>Gloria Rivers </td> <td>Episode: "Playing God" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ally_McBeal" title="Ally McBeal">Ally McBeal</a></i> </td> <td>Nora Mills </td> <td>Episode: "I Will Survive" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2001 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Intimate_Portrait" title="Intimate Portrait">Intimate Portrait</a></i> </td> <td>Herself </td> <td>Episode: "Lela Rochon" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Squares" title="Hollywood Squares">Hollywood Squares</a></i> </td> <td>Herself/Panelist </td> <td>Recurring Guest </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000–04 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Public" title="Boston Public">Boston Public</a></i> </td> <td>Marla Hendricks </td> <td>Main Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pyramid_(game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pyramid (game show)">Pyramid</a></i> </td> <td>Herself/Celebrity Contestant </td> <td>Episode: "Nov 4, 2003" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Half_%26_Half" title="Half & Half">Half & Half</a></i> </td> <td>Erika Duke </td> <td>Episode: "The Big Phat Mouth Episode: Part 1 & 2" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004–05 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Card_(TV_series)" title="Wild Card (TV series)">Wild Card</a></i> </td> <td>M. Pearl McGuire </td> <td>Main Cast: Season 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(American_TV_series)" title="Supernatural (American TV series)">Supernatural</a></i> </td> <td>Missouri Moseley </td> <td>Episode: "Home" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005–06 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Girlfriends_(2000_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Girlfriends (2000 TV series)">Girlfriends</a></i> </td> <td>Judge Vashti Jackson </td> <td>Episode: "Trial and Errors" & "...Ain't Nothing Over There" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005–13 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy" title="Grey's Anatomy">Grey's Anatomy</a></i> </td> <td>Adele Webber </td> <td>Recurring Cast: Season 2-4 & 7-8, Guest: Season 5-6 & 9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Legal" title="Boston Legal">Boston Legal</a></i> </td> <td>Annabelle Carruthers </td> <td>Episode: "The Nutcrackers" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006–07 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Everybody_Hates_Chris" title="Everybody Hates Chris">Everybody Hates Chris</a></i> </td> <td>Maxine </td> <td>Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Legal" title="Boston Legal">Boston Legal</a></i> </td> <td>Judge Victoria Thomson </td> <td>Episode: "Oral Contracts" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008–09 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Eli_Stone" title="Eli Stone">Eli Stone</a></i> </td> <td>Patti Dellacroix </td> <td>Main Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cold_Case" title="Cold Case">Cold Case</a></i> </td> <td>Chandra Patterson '09 </td> <td>Episode: "Soul" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Party_Down" title="Party Down">Party Down</a></i> </td> <td>Diane Ellison </td> <td>Episode: "James Ellison Funeral" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2011 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Glee_(TV_series)" title="Glee (TV series)">Glee</a></i> </td> <td>Sister Mary Constance </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/Original_Song" title="Original Song">Original Song</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/State_of_Georgia_(TV_series)" title="State of Georgia (TV series)">State of Georgia</a></i> </td> <td>Honey Dupree </td> <td>Main Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2012 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Drag_Race" title="RuPaul's Drag Race">RuPaul's Drag Race</a></i> </td> <td>Herself </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/Snatch_Game" title="Snatch Game">Snatch Game</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shake_It_Up_(American_TV_series)" title="Shake It Up (American TV series)">Shake It Up</a></i> </td> <td>Judge Marsha Elliott </td> <td>Episode: "Judge It Up" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Game_(American_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Game (American TV series)">The Game</a></i> </td> <td>Grandma Donna Mack </td> <td>Episode: "There's No Place Like Home" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cleveland_Show" title="The Cleveland Show">The Cleveland Show</a></i> </td> <td>Shirley (voice) </td> <td>Episode: "Mama Drama" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012–13 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Client_List_(TV_series)" title="The Client List (TV series)">The Client List</a></i> </td> <td>Georgia Cummings-Clemens </td> <td>Main Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012–20 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Doc_McStuffins" title="Doc McStuffins">Doc McStuffins</a></i> </td> <td>Hallie Hippo (voice) </td> <td>Main Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2014 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Psych" title="Psych">Psych</a></i> </td> <td>Melba Birdson </td> <td>Episode: "1967: A Psych Odyssey" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sullivan_%26_Son" title="Sullivan & Son">Sullivan & Son</a></i> </td> <td>Rose </td> <td>Episode: "Hank Goes Black" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Turbo_Fast" title="Turbo Fast">Turbo Fast</a></i> </td> <td>Lydia </td> <td>Episode: "Zoo Lander/Balloonatics" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014–15 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sirens_(2014_TV_series)" title="Sirens (2014 TV series)">Sirens</a></i> </td> <td>Rosemary St. Claire </td> <td>Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Being_Mary_Jane" title="Being Mary Jane">Being Mary Jane</a></i> </td> <td>CeCe Robinson </td> <td>Recurring Cast: Season 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015–17 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Carmichael_Show" title="The Carmichael Show">The Carmichael Show</a></i> </td> <td>Cynthia Carmichael </td> <td>Main Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2016 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Game_Night" title="Hollywood Game Night">Hollywood Game Night</a></i> </td> <td>Herself/Celebrity Player </td> <td>Episode: "Sealed with a Kesha" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Nubbin & Friends</i> </td> <td>Mrs. Sandy Johnson </td> <td>Episode: "The Letter "A"" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(American_TV_series)" title="Supernatural (American TV series)">Supernatural</a></i> </td> <td>Missouri Moseley </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Supernatural_episodes" title="List of Supernatural episodes">Patience</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2018 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dear_White_People_(TV_series)" title="Dear White People (TV series)">Dear White People</a></i> </td> <td>Sorbet </td> <td>Episode: "Volume 2: Chapter VII" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Living_Biblically" title="Living Biblically">Living Biblically</a></i> </td> <td>Estelle Williams </td> <td>Episode: "Never Let Loyalty Love You" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Is_(TV_series)" title="Love Is (TV series)">Love Is</a></i> </td> <td>Rose Marie </td> <td>Recurring Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2019 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Black_Lady_Sketch_Show" title="A Black Lady Sketch Show">A Black Lady Sketch Show</a></i> </td> <td>Pastor Rosetta Daniels </td> <td>Episode: "Your Boss Knows You Don't Have Eyebrows" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Black-ish" title="Black-ish">Black-ish</a></i> </td> <td>Lynette Mae </td> <td>Recurring Cast: <a href="/wiki/Black-ish_(season_6)" class="mw-redirect" title="Black-ish (season 6)">Season 6</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019–22 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Family_Reunion_(TV_series)" title="Family Reunion (TV series)">Family Reunion</a></i> </td> <td>Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan </td> <td>Main Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2020 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cherish_the_Day_(TV_series)" title="Cherish the Day (TV series)">Cherish the Day</a></i> </td> <td>Herself </td> <td>Episode: "Catharsis" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Game_On:_A_Comedy_Crossover_Event" title="Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event">Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event</a></i> </td> <td>Amelia 'M'Dear' McKellan </td> <td><span class="nowrap">Episode: "Family Reunion: Remember the Family's Feud?"</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Connecting" title="Connecting">Connecting</a></i> </td> <td>Dayleen </td> <td>Recurring Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020–22 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/P-Valley" title="P-Valley">P-Valley</a></i> </td> <td>Earnestine Sayles </td> <td>Main Cast: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Teenage_Euthanasia" title="Teenage Euthanasia">Teenage Euthanasia</a></i> </td> <td>God (voice) </td> <td>Episode: "First Date with the Second Coming" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021–23 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Loud_House" title="The Loud House">The Loud House</a></i> </td> <td>Gayle McBride (voice) </td> <td>Recurring Cast: Season 5-6, Guest: Season 7 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Days_of_Our_Lives:_Beyond_Salem" title="Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem">Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem</a></i> </td> <td>Angela </td> <td>Main Cast: Season 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Eureka!_(2022_TV_series)" title="Eureka! (2022 TV series)">Eureka!</a></i> </td> <td>Wanda (voice) </td> <td>Recurring Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Secret_Celebrity_Drag_Race" title="RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race">RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race</a></i> </td> <td>Herself/Fabulosity </td> <td>Episode: "I'm Coming Out: First Time in Drag!" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Days_of_Our_Lives" title="Days of Our Lives">Days of Our Lives</a></i> </td> <td>Angela </td> <td>Episode: "Episode #1.14592" & "#1.14595" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!</i> </td> <td>Hallie Hippo (voice) </td> <td>Recurring Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>God-ly</i> </td> <td>Clotho </td> <td>Episode: "King of the Castle P1" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Young_Love_(TV_series)" title="Young Love (TV series)">Young Love</a></i> </td> <td>Gigi Young (voice) </td> <td>Recurring Cast </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Business" title="Kingdom Business">Kingdom Business</a></i> </td> <td>Darlene </td> <td>Recurring Cast: Season 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2024 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Everybody_Still_Hates_Chris" title="Everybody Still Hates Chris">Everybody Still Hates Chris</a></i> </td> <td>Maxine (voice) </td> <td>Episode: "Everybody Still Hates Cheat Codes" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Doctor_Odyssey" title="Doctor Odyssey">Doctor Odyssey</a></i> </td> <td>Jill Manafort </td> <td>Episode: "Quackers" </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_Video">Music Video</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Music Video"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Song </th> <th>Artist </th></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td>"What If" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruben_Studdard" title="Ruben Studdard">Ruben Studdard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Video_Game">Video Game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Video Game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Quest_(2015_video_game)" title="King's Quest (2015 video game)">King's Quest</a></i> </td> <td>Muriel Hobblepot </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Broadway">Broadway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Broadway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Musical </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Location </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1977 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hair_(musical)#1970s" title="Hair (musical)">Hair</a></i> </td> <td>Dionne </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samuel_J._Friedman_Theatre" title="Samuel J. Friedman Theatre">Samuel J. Friedman Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Langston Hughes</i> </td> <td>Soloist </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosetta_LeNoire#Amas_Repertory_Theater" title="Rosetta LeNoire">AMAS Repertory Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Karma</i> </td> <td>- </td> <td>Richard Allen Center </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Verandah</i> </td> <td>Gloria </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Dramatists" title="New Dramatists">New Dramatists</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Seasons Reasons</i> </td> <td>Soloists </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Street_Settlement" title="Henry Street Settlement">Henry Street Settlement</a> Playhouse </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">1978 </td> <td><i>Godsong</i> </td> <td>Minister </td> <td><a href="/wiki/La_MaMa_Experimental_Theatre_Club" title="La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club">La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Broadway_Musical" title="A Broadway Musical">A Broadway Musical</a></i> </td> <td>Yenta Lady </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lunt-Fontanne_Theatre" title="Lunt-Fontanne Theatre">Lunt-Fontanne Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Miss Truth</i> </td> <td>Loretta </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Apollo_Theatre" title="Apollo Theatre">Apollo Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Bones</i> </td> <td>- </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Circle_in_the_Square_Theatre" title="Circle in the Square Theatre">Circle in the Square Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz" title="The Wiz">The Wiz</a></i> </td> <td>Glinda the Good Witch of the South </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Street_Settlement" title="Henry Street Settlement">Henry Street Settlement</a> Playhouse </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Blacks</i> </td> <td>Virtue </td> <td>Richard Allen Center </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td><i>Comin' Uptown</i> </td> <td>Young Mary </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winter_Garden_Theatre" title="Winter Garden Theatre">Winter Garden Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1980 </td> <td><i>Lion and the Jewel</i> </td> <td>Jewel </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Center" title="Lincoln Center">Lincoln Center</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Dementos</i> </td> <td>Precious </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Center" title="New York City Center">New York City Center</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dreamgirls" title="Dreamgirls">Dreamgirls</a></i> </td> <td>Lorell Robinson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Theatre" title="Imperial Theatre">Imperial Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td><i>The Casting of Kevin Christian</i> </td> <td>- </td> <td>Shepherd Street Art Gallery </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td><i>Gotta Getaway!</i> </td> <td>Mermaid </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Radio_City_Music_Hall" title="Radio City Music Hall">Radio City Music Hall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><i>Long Time Since Yesterday</i> </td> <td>Janeen Earl-Taylor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Street_Settlement" title="Henry Street Settlement">Henry Street Settlement</a> Playhouse </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1986 </td> <td><i>Big Deal</i> </td> <td>Lilly </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broadway_Theatre_(53rd_Street)" title="Broadway Theatre (53rd Street)">Broadway Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Colored Museum</i> </td> <td>Lala, Wigs, and Model </td> <td>Public Theaters/Susan Stein Shiva Theater </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1990 </td> <td><i>Spunk</i> </td> <td>Delia </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Taper_Forum" title="Mark Taper Forum">Mark Taper Forum</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Woman from the Town</i> </td> <td>Cissy </td> <td>- </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream" title="A Midsummer Night's Dream">A Midsummer Night's Dream</a></i> </td> <td>Cissy </td> <td>- </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Hot Mikado</i> </td> <td>Cissy </td> <td>- </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1991 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lady_Day_at_Emerson%27s_Bar_and_Grill" title="Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill">Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billie_Holiday" title="Billie Holiday">Billie Holiday</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Globe_Theatre" title="Old Globe Theatre">Old Globe Theatre</a>, San Diego, CA, then Little Theatre, Phoenix, AZ, 1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Rabbit Foot</i> </td> <td>Holly Day </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Theatre_Center" title="Los Angeles Theatre Center">Los Angeles Theatre Center</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>East Texas Hot Links</i> </td> <td>Charlesetta </td> <td>The Met </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Rodgers, Hart, Hammerstein Tribute</i> </td> <td>Soloist </td> <td>Embassy Theatre </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Big Moments on Broadway</i> </td> <td>Soloist </td> <td>Kennedy Center Opera House </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wiz" title="The Wiz">The Wiz</a></i> </td> <td>Glinda the Good Witch of the South </td> <td>Apollo Revival </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Awards </th> <th>Category </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Outcome </th></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Hayes_Award" title="Helen Hayes Award">Helen Hayes Award</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Hayes_Awards_Resident_Acting" class="mw-redirect" title="Helen Hayes Awards Resident Acting">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Resident Musical</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Mikado" title="Hot Mikado">Hot Mikado</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Motion_Picture" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Waiting_to_Exhale" title="Waiting to Exhale">Waiting to Exhale</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Motion_Picture" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Preacher%27s_Wife" title="The Preacher's Wife">The Preacher's Wife</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Public" title="Boston Public">Boston Public</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actress_in_a_Television_Movie,_Mini-Series_or_Dramatic_Special" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special">Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Song_(film)" title="Freedom Song (film)"><i>Freedom Song</i></a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Motion_Picture" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(2001_film)" title="Kingdom Come (2001 film)"><i>Kingdom Come</i></a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Public" title="Boston Public">Boston Public</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/7th_Golden_Satellite_Awards" title="7th Golden Satellite Awards">2003</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Awards" title="Satellite Awards">Satellite Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Television_Series" title="Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television Series">Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Drama</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Public" title="Boston Public">Boston Public</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/35th_NAACP_Image_Awards" title="35th NAACP Image Awards">2004</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Public" title="Boston Public">Boston Public</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/8th_Golden_Satellite_Awards" title="8th Golden Satellite Awards">2004</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Awards" title="Satellite Awards">Satellite Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Television_Series" title="Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television Series">Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Drama</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Public" title="Boston Public">Boston Public</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/36th_NAACP_Image_Awards" title="36th NAACP Image Awards">2005</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Motion_Picture" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Woman_Thou_Art_Loosed" title="Woman Thou Art Loosed">Woman Thou Art Loosed</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/20th_Independent_Spirit_Awards" title="20th Independent Spirit Awards">2005</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_Spirit_Awards" title="Independent Spirit Awards">Independent Spirit Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_Spirit_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Female" title="Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female">Best Supporting Female</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Woman_Thou_Art_Loosed" title="Woman Thou Art Loosed">Woman Thou Art Loosed</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/38th_NAACP_Image_Awards" title="38th NAACP Image Awards">2007</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actress_in_a_Television_Movie,_Mini-Series_or_Dramatic_Special" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special">Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Life_Is_Not_a_Fairy_Tale" title="Life Is Not a Fairy Tale">Life Is Not a Fairy Tale</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Motion_Picture" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/This_Christmas_(2007_film)" title="This Christmas (2007 film)"><i>This Christmas</i></a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/40th_NAACP_Image_Awards" title="40th NAACP Image Awards">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series">Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Eli_Stone" title="Eli Stone">Eli Stone</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/63rd_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards" title="63rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="Primetime Emmy Awards">Primetime Emmy Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Guest_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series">Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy" title="Grey's Anatomy">Grey's Anatomy</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gracie_Allen_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Gracie Allen Awards">Gracie Allen Awards</a> </td> <td>Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy" title="Grey's Anatomy">Grey's Anatomy</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/43rd_NAACP_Image_Awards" title="43rd NAACP Image Awards">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy" title="Grey's Anatomy">Grey's Anatomy</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/64th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards" title="64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="Primetime Emmy Awards">Primetime Emmy Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Guest_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series">Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy" title="Grey's Anatomy">Grey's Anatomy</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_Critics%27_Choice_Television_Awards" title="2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Critics%27_Choice_Television_Awards" title="Critics' Choice Television Awards">Critics' Choice Television Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Critics%27_Choice_Television_Award_for_Best_Guest_Performer_in_a_Drama_Series" title="Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series">Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy" title="Grey's Anatomy">Grey's Anatomy</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/44th_NAACP_Image_Awards" title="44th NAACP Image Awards">2013</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actress_in_a_Motion_Picture" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture">Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Hive" title="In the Hive">In the Hive</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series">Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy" title="Grey's Anatomy">Grey's Anatomy</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_a_Youth_(Series,_Special,_Television_Movie_or_Limited-Series)" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)">Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Doc_McStuffins" title="Doc McStuffins">Doc McStuffins</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Awards" title="1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Awards" title="Children's and Family Emmy Awards">Children's and Family Emmy Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Performance" class="mw-redirect" title="Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance">Outstanding Lead Performance</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Family_Reunion_(TV_series)" title="Family Reunion (TV series)">Family Reunion</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_African-Americans_in_Houston" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the African-Americans in Houston">History of the African-Americans in Houston</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loretta_Devine&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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Epatha Merkerson">S. Epatha Merkerson</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandra_Wilson" title="Chandra Wilson">Chandra Wilson</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandra_Wilson" title="Chandra Wilson">Chandra Wilson</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angela_Bassett" title="Angela Bassett">Angela Bassett</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Epatha_Merkerson" title="S. Epatha Merkerson">S. Epatha Merkerson</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S._Epatha_Merkerson" title="S. Epatha Merkerson">S. Epatha Merkerson</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archie_Panjabi" title="Archie Panjabi">Archie Panjabi</a> (2011)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Loretta Devine</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taraji_P._Henson" title="Taraji P. Henson">Taraji P. Henson</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khandi_Alexander" title="Khandi Alexander">Khandi Alexander</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regina_King" title="Regina King">Regina King</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naturi_Naughton" title="Naturi Naughton">Naturi Naughton</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naturi_Naughton" title="Naturi Naughton">Naturi Naughton</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Whitfield" title="Lynn Whitfield">Lynn Whitfield</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Whitfield" title="Lynn Whitfield">Lynn Whitfield</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> (2021)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Loretta Devine</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gail_Bean" title="Gail Bean">Gail Bean</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_a_Youth_(Series,_Special,_Television_Movie_or_Limited-series)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist 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href="/wiki/Marcus_Scribner" title="Marcus Scribner">Marcus Scribner</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marsai_Martin" title="Marsai Martin">Marsai Martin</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caleb_McLaughlin" title="Caleb McLaughlin">Caleb McLaughlin</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marsai_Martin" title="Marsai Martin">Marsai Martin</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marsai_Martin" title="Marsai Martin">Marsai Martin</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marsai_Martin" title="Marsai Martin">Marsai Martin</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Brown_(actor)" title="Miles Brown (actor)">Miles Brown</a> (2021)</li> <li>Ja'Siah Young (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leah_Jeffries" title="Leah Jeffries">Leah Sava Jeffries</a> (2023)</li></ul> 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