Loretta Devine
Born: 1949-08-21 Houston, Texas, USA
Loretta Devine was born on August 21, 1949 in Houston, Texas. She graduated from the University of Houston in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Drama and BrandeisUniversity in 1976 with a MFA in Theater. Devine is a member of The Epsilon Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She began her career on Broadway starring in Dreamgirls. Minor roles for Devine followed in films such as Little Nikita (1988) and Stanley & Iris (1990). She also appeared in the first season of the TV series A Different World. In 1995, she landed a high-profile role as Gloria Matthews in Waiting to Exhale, joined in the cast by Whitney Houston, G ...
Acting (in our collection)
Mack & Rita
(2022)
Queen Bees
(2021)
Welcome to Me
(2014)
You're Not You
(2014)
Madea's Big Happy Family
(2011)
Jumping the Broom
(2011)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
(2011)
For Colored Girls
(2010)
Lottery Ticket
(2010)
Death at a Funeral
(2010)
Spring Breakdown
(2009)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
(2008)
First Sunday
(2008)
Eli Stone
(2008)
This Christmas
(2007)
Dreamgirls
(2006)
Crash
(2005)
King's Ransom
(2005)
Woman Thou Art Loosed
(2004)
I Am Sam
(2001)
Down in the Delta
(1998)
Urban Legend
(1998)
Hoodlum
(1997)
The Preacher's Wife
(1996)
Waiting to Exhale
(1995)
Amos & Andrew
(1993)
Livin' Large!
(1991)
Stanley & Iris
(1990)