August 21, 1949

Actress Loretta Devine is a five-time NAACP Image Award winner who became famous for her roles on shows like Boston Public, Grey's Anatomy and Eli Stone. A graduate of the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Drama, she has conquered the world of theater as well, with more than 20 play credits under her name since she started in 1978.

Aside from the aforementioned TV shows, Devine has also notably appeared on A Different World, Sugar and Spice, Touched by an Angel, The System, Wild Card, Everybody Hates Chris, Boston Legal, and The PJs. On the big screen, she was cast in Madea's Big Happy Family, For Colored Girls, The Preacher's Wife, Waiting to Exhale, Dreamgirls, and Crash.

In 2011, Devine joined the cast of the ABC Family series State of Georgia.

Houston, TX

Loretta Devine

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2011: Black Reel - Best Ensemble for For Colored Girls

2006: Black Reel - Best Ensemble for Crash

2004: Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Boston Public

2003: Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Boston Public

2001: Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Boston Public

1997: Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for The Preacher's Wife

1996: Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Waiting to Exhale

FILM:
- Will (1981)
- Anna to the Infinite Power (1983)
- Little Nikita (1988)
- Sticky Fingers (1988)
- Stanley & Iris (1989)
- Livin' Large! (1991)
- Caged Fear (1992)
- Class Act (1992)
- Amos & Andrew (1993)
- Waiting to Exhale (1995)
- The Preacher's Wife (1996)
- The Price of Kissing (1997)
- Hoodlum (1997)
- Lover Girl (1997)
- Alyson's Closet (1998)
- Down in the Delta (1998)
- Urban Legend (1998)
- Lillie (1999)
- Love Kills (1999)
- Operation Splitsville (1999)
- The Breaks (1999)
- Punks (2000)
- What Women Want (2000)
- Kingdom Come (2001)
- I Am Sam (2001)
- Baby of the Family (2002)
- Book of Love (2002)
- Women Thou Art Loosed (2004)
- Crash (2004)
- King's Ransom (2005)
- Dirty Laundry (2006)
- Dreamgirls (2006)
- Cougar Club (2007)
- This Christmas (2007)
- First Sunday (2008)
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua (voice, 2008)
- Spring Breakdown (2009)
- My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
- Death at a Funeral (2010)
- Lottery Ticket (2010)
- For Colored Girls (2010)

TELEVISION:
- A Different World (recurring, 1987-1988)
- Sugar and Spice (recurring, 1990)
- The PJs (voice, 1999-2008)
- Boston Public (regular, 2000-2004)
- The System (recurring, 2003)
- Wild Card (regular, 2004-2005)
- Grey's Anatomy (recurring, 2005-present)
- Everybody Hates Chris (recurring, 2006-2007)
- Eli Stone (regular, 2008-2009)
- The Great State of Georgia (regular, 2011-present)

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