Loretta Devine ( born Loretta Devine , born August 21, 1949) is an American character actress . On television, she is best known for her roles in the Fox series Boston School (2000-2004) and her occasional participation in the Shonda Rimes series Anatomy of Passion (2005-2013), for her role in the latter she won the Emmy Award in 2011 . Devine also won eight NAACP Image Award for various roles [4] .
| Loretta Devine | |
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| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Houston , Texas , USA |
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| Profession | actress |
| Career | 1978 - present time |
| Awards | Prime Time Emmy Award |
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On the big screen, Devine is known for her roles in the films “ Waiting for an Exhalation ” (1995), “ The Priest 's Wife ” (1996), “ City Legends ” (1998), “ I Am Sam ” (2001), “ Clash ” (2004), “Woman, you are free!” (2004), “Christmas” (2007), “ Songs of Love ” (2010) and “ Testing the Wedding ” (2011).
Content
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 3 Filmography
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Early life
Devine grew up in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Eunice O'Neill (née Toliver), was a beautician, and her father, James Devine, worked as a worker [5] .
Career
Devine began her career in 1978 with participation in Broadway musicals, including Dream Girls . Together with Wikilin Reynolds, she performed in the play The Colored Museum , and then they starred as sisters in the short-lived sitcom CBS Sugar and Spice . Devine also had secondary roles in the sitcoms Another World and Rock.
In 1995, Devine starred in the commercially successful film “ Waiting for an Exhalation ” with Whitney Houston , Angela Bassett and Lela Rochon , and a year later starred in the film “ Priest 's Wife ”, again with Houston. Both roles earned her the NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture. In 1998, she had a supporting role in the movie " Return to Origins " with Alfrey Woodard , and a year later she starred with her in the film "Funny Valentines". Devine also appeared in the films “ City Legends ” (1998), “ City Legends 2 ” (2000), “ I Am Sam ” (2001) and “ Clash ” (2004). In 2004, she starred with Kimberly Elise in the movie “Woman, You Are Free!”, Earning an Independent Spirit nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role .
From 2000 to 2004, Devine starred in the Fox series Boston School, playing as a teacher. The role brought her three more NAACP Image Award. Since then, Devine has had regular roles in Lucky Card ( Lifetime , 2004-2005), Eli Stone ( ABC , 2008-2009), Great Georgia ( ABC Family , 2011), and Client List (Lifetime , 2012-2013) and the Carmichael Show ( NBC , since 2015). From 2005 to 2013, she had a secondary role as Adele Webber in the series Shonda Rimes " Anatomy of Passion ." The role earned her an Emmy Award in 2011 and a nomination in 2012, as well as another NAACP Image Award and a nomination for “ Choice of Television Critics ” [4] . Between this, she continued to appear on the big screen in films such as Christmas (2007), First Sunday (2008), Death at a Funeral (2010), and The Trial of a Wedding (2011). She also starred in Tyler Perry ’s Love Songs (2010) and starred in Madey ’s Big Happy Family (2011).
Filmography
- Will (1981)
- Anna and Unlimited Power (1983)
- Little Nikita (1988)
- Dexterous Fingers (1988)
- Stanley and Iris (1989)
- Innocent Young Woman (1991)
- Wide Leg (1991)
- School party (1992)
- Emos and Andrew (1993)
- The Cruel Truth (1994)
- Waiting for expiration (1995)
- The wife of a priest (1996)
- Gangster (1997)
- Mistress (1997)
- The Price of Innocence (1997)
- Murderous Love (1998)
- Return to the roots (1998)
- City Legends (1998)
- The White Crow (1999)
- Funny Valentines (1999)
- Divorce and seven children (1999)
- Lilly (1999)
- Punks (2000)
- City Legends 2: The Last Section (2000)
- What women want (2000)
- In the Other World (2001)
- I'm Sam (2001)
- Book of love (2002)
- A child in the family (2002)
- Woman, you are free! (2004)
- Collision (2004)
- Redeem King (2005)
- Dream Girls (2006)
- Club "Kitty" (2007)
- Christmas (2007)
- First Sunday (2008)
- Baby from Beverly Hills (2008)
- Spring Break (2009)
- My son, my son, what have you done (2009)
- Death at a funeral (2010)
- Lottery Ticket (2010)
- Love Songs (2010)
- Baby from Beverly Hills 2 (2010)
- Madei's Big Happy Family (2011)
- The Test of Wedding (2011)
- The politics of love (2011)
- In the hive (2012)
- Safari King (2013)
- Welcome to me (2014)
- The noise and rage (2014)
- You are not you (2014)
- Norm from the North (2016)
- Cell (2016)
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 135500656 // General Normative Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Internet Broadway Database - 2000.
- ↑ 1 2 Loretta Devine Awards . Internet Movie Database .
- ↑ Loretta Devine Biography (1949? -)