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Loretta Devine
Loretta Devine (Houston, Texas, 21 de agosto de 1949) es una actriz de cine, teatro y televisión estadounidense conocida por sus papeles en Boston Public, Grey's Anatomy y Eli Stone.
| Loretta Devine | ||
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| Devine en 2010 | ||
| Información personal | ||
| Otros nombres | Loretta Tyler | |
| Nacimiento | 21 de agosto de 1949 (71 años) Houston, Texas, Estados Unidos | |
| Nacionalidad | Estadounidense | |
| Educación | ||
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| Información profesional | ||
| Ocupación | Actriz | |
| Años activa | 1978-presente | |
| Miembro de | Alpha Kappa Alpha | |
| Premios artísticos | ||
| Premios Emmy | Mejor actriz invitada - Serie dramática 2011 Grey's Anatomy | |
Primeros años
Devine nació en Houston, Texas. Su madre, Eunice O'Neal era una esteticista, y su padre, James Devine, trabajaba como un obrero.[1]
Carrera
Devine apareció en la película A Broadway Musical. Capturó la atención en Dreamgirls, un musical de Broadway. Se estrenó el 20 de diciembre de 1981. Luego, tuvo papeles menores en Little Nikita y Stanley & Iris. Ha participado en la serie de televisión Supernatural (serie de televisión), como Missouri Moseley, y en Anatomía de Grey, como Adele Webber la mujer de Richard Webber, Adele padece Alzheimer.
De 2015 a 2017, trabajó en el papel de Cynthia en la serie The Charmichael Show.
Filmografía
Cine
| Año | Título | Papel | Notas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Comeback Dad | Malinda | |
| 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 |
Televisión
| Año | Título | Papel | Notas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Cheryl | episodio: "Sirens" |
| 1987–1988 | A Different World | Stevie Rallen | 10 episodios |
| 1988 | The Murder of Mary Phagan | Annie Maude Carter | Television film |
| 1988 | Amen | Lydia Cummings | episodio: "Court of Love" |
| 1989 | Parent Trap III | Thelma | Television film |
| 1990 | Murphy Brown | Nurse Hawking | episodio: "The Bitch's Back" |
| 1991 | Great Performances | Janine | episodio: "The Colored Museum" |
| 1991 | Reasonable Doubts | Valerie Hall | episodio: "Hard Bargains" |
| 1992–1993 | Roc | Cynthia | 5 episodios |
| 1993 | The American Clock | Irene | Television film |
| 1995 | Picket Fences | Marla Melrose | episodio: "Close Encounters" |
| 1995 | Ned and Stacey | Mrs. Duncan | episodio: "Reality Check" |
| 1996 | Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault | Miss Mary | Television film |
| 1997 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Mother | episodio: "The Golden Goose" |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Tonya Hawkins | episodio: "Amazing Grace: Part 1" |
| 1997 | Promised Land | Tonya Hawkins | episodio: "Amazing Grace: Part 2" |
| 1997 | Clover | Everleen | Television film |
| 1997 | Don King: Only in America | Connie Harper | Television film |
| 1999–2002 | The PJs | Muriel Stubbs (voice) | 43 episodios |
| 1999 | Moesha | Steph | episodio: "It Takes Two" |
| 1999 | Clueless | Phyliss Holiday | episodio: "Graduation" |
| 1999 | Funny Valentines | Dearie B. | Television film |
| 1999 | Jackie's Back! | Snookie Tate | Television film |
| 1999 | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Ruby Dandridge | Television film |
| 2000–2004 | Boston Public | Marla Hendricks | 81 episodios NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2001, 2003–04) Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television Series (2003–04) |
| 2000 | Family Law | Gloria Rivers | episodio: "Playing God" |
| 2000 | Ally McBeal | Nora Mills | episodio: "I Will Survive" |
| 2000 | Freedom Song | Evelyn Walker | Television film Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special |
| 2000 | Best Actress | Connie Travers | Television film |
| 2003 | The System | Mrs. Marsha Waters | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2003 | Half & Half | Erika | 2 episodios |
| 2004–2005 | Wild Card | M. Pearl McGuire | 19 episodios |
| 2005–2013 | Grey's Anatomy | Adele Webber | 22 episodios Gracie Allen Award for Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
| 2005, 2017 | Supernatural | Missouri Moseley | 2 episodios |
| 2005–2006 | Girlfriends | Judge Vashti Jackson | 2 episodios |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | Annabelle Carruthers | episodio: "The Nutcrackers" |
| 2006 | Life Is Not a Fairy Tale | Addie Collins | Television film Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special |
| 2006–2007 | Everybody Hates Chris | Maxine | 3 episodios |
| 2007 | Boston Legal | Judge Victoria Thomson | episodio: "Oral Contracts" |
| 2008–2009 | Eli Stone | Patti Dellacroix | 26 episodios Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series |
| 2009 | Cold Case | Chandra Patterson '09 | episodio: "Soul" |
| 2009 | Legally Mad | Jeanette | Unaired pilot[2] |
| 2010 | Party Down | Diane Ellison | episodio: "James Ellison Funeral" |
| 2011 | Glee | Sister Mary Constance | episodio: "Original Song" |
| 2011 | State of Georgia | Aunt Honey | 12 episodios |
| 2012–present | Doc McStuffins | Hallie Hippo/Nurse Hattie (voice) | 115 episodios |
| 2012 | The Game | Grandma Mack | episodio: "There's No Place Like Home" |
| 2012 | The Cleveland Show | Shirley (voice) | episodio: "Mama Drama" |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | episodio: "Snatch Game" |
| 2012 | Shake It Up | Judge Marsha | episodio: "Judge It Up" |
| 2012–2013 | The Client List | Georgia Cummings | 25 episodios |
| 2014 | Psych | Melba Birdson | episodio: "1967: A Psych Odyssey" |
| 2014–2015 | Sirens | Hank's Mother | 3 episodios |
| 2015 | Being Mary Jane | CeCe | 6 episodios |
| 2015–2017 | The Carmichael Show | Cynthia Carmichael | 32 episodios |
| 2016 | Dinner in America with Brett Gelman | Herself | TV Special |
| 2018 | Dear White People | Sorbet | episodio: "Volume 2: Chapter VII" |
| 2018 | Living Biblically | Estelle | episodio: "Never Let Loyalty Love You" |
| 2018 | Love Is | Rose | 2 episodios |
| 2019 - ¿? | Family Reunion | M'Dear | Main cast |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show | episodio: "Your Boss Knows You Don't Have Eyebrows" | |
| 2019 | Black-ish | Lynette | episodio: "Pops the Question" |
Referencias
- Loretta Devine Biography (1949?-)
- Schneider, Michael (11 de mayo de 2009). «NBC passing on ‘Legally Mad’». Variety. Consultado el 28 de diciembre de 2019.
Enlaces externos
- Loretta Devine en Internet Movie Database (en inglés).