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Name: Loretta Devine
Full/Alt. name: Lorreta Devine
Date of Birth: Sunday August 21 1949
Born: Houston, Texas (USA)
Partial Biography: A solidly-built actress-singer with vulnerable eyes and a kewpie-doll voice, Loretta Devine was a professional actor for about 18 years before rising to prominence through the 1995 feature film "Waiting…Full Loretta Devine Biography…

Death at a Funeral (2010) Actor/Actress
First Sunday (2008) 12A (Contains infrequent moderate sex references)Played "Sister Doris"
Spring Breakdown (2008) Played "Dr Marguerite"
Dirty Laundry (2008) (for language, some sexual content and thematic elements)Played "Evelyn"
Dreamgirls (2007) 12A (Contains one use of strong language and hard drug references)Played "Jazz Singer"
Crash (2005) 15 (Contains strong language and moderate violence)Played "Shaniqua"
King's Ransom (2005) TB (for crude and sexual humor and language)Played "Miss Gladys"
Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004) (for violence, sexual content and drug use)Played "Cassie--Michelle's Mother"
I Am Sam (2002) 12A (for language)Played "Margaret Calgrove"
Kingdom Come (2001) (for thematic elements, language and sensuality)Played "Marguerite Jackson", Song Performer ("Blessed Assurance Jesus Is Mine")

NAACP Image Award (2001) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - "Boston Public"
NAACP Image Award (1998) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - "The Preacher's Wife"
NAACP Image Award (1997) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - "Waiting to Exhale"