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Profile of Loretta Devine
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Loretta Devine |
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21st August 1949 |
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Houston, Texas, USA |
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Loretta Devine (born August 21, 1949 in Houston, Texas) is an American actor. She played teacher Marla Hendricks on the TV show Boston Public.
She can also be seen in I Am Sam as Margaret Calgrove. She played the security guard in Urban Legend and Urban Legends: Final Cut.
Devine first captured attention in Dreamgirls, a Broadway musical loosely based on the history of the Supremes. It premiered on December 20,1981 and ran for over 1500 performances; it eventually won two Tonys. Minor roles for Devine followed in films such as "Little Nikita" and "Stanley and Iris."
In 1995, however, she landed one of her meatiest parts ever as Gloria Matthews in Waiting to Exhale, joined by Whitney Houston, Gregory Hines, and Angela Bassett, among others. The role earned her an NAACP Image Award for best supporting actress, as did her next movie, The Preacher's Wife, her second movie with Houston and Hines.
In 2000, Devine got the role of teacher Marla Hendricks on Fox's TV drama Boston Public. 2001, 2003, and the following year saw her win three more Image Awards for her work in the series. In 2004, the year the show was canceled, she nailed yet another Image award nomination for Woman Thou Art Loosed. She also appeared in the film "Crash" released in 2005.
Selected Filmography
- King's Ransom (2005)
- Zoe Busiek: Wild Card (2003) (TV series) (2004–2005)
- Crash (2005)
- I Am Sam (2001)
- What Women Want (2000)
- Boston Public (2000) (TV series)
- Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
- Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV)
- The PJs (1999) (TV series)
- Urban Legend (1999)
- Hoodlum (1997)
- The Preacher's Wife (1996)
- Waiting to Exhale (1995)
- Class Act (1992)
- A Different World (1987) (TV series) (1987–1988)
External link
- Loretta Devine at the Internet Movie Database
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