Career Loretta Devine

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1 career

1.1 broadway
1.2 film
1.3 television





career
broadway

devine has worked extensively on broadway. appeared in 1978 musical broadway musical, closed after 1 performance. first broadway show called comin uptown, , featured gregory hines.


she captured attention in dreamgirls, broadway musical loosely based on history of supremes, in originated role of lorrell robinson (a fictional character based on mary wilson). story of dreamgirls created during workshops carried out in six-week workshops on period of 3 years, devine, sheryl lee ralph, , jennifer holliday developed via improv.


film

minor roles devine followed in films such little nikita , stanley & iris. has cameo performance in film version of dreamgirls.


in 1995, landed major role gloria matthews in waiting exhale, opposite whitney houston, gregory hines, , angela bassett. role earned naacp image award outstanding supporting actress in motion picture, did next movie, preacher s wife, second movie houston , hines. later co-starred opposite alfre woodard in down in delta (1998) , funny valentines (1999).


television

she repertory character in play colored museum vickilyn reynolds. devine , reynolds both went on play sisters in short-lived tv series sugar , spice. during period between play , series, devine appeared in first season of tv series different world stevie rollins, dormitory director @ fictional hillman college.


from 2000 2004, devine starred high school teacher marla hendricks on fox drama series boston public. devine won 3 more image awards work in series. continued work in film, playing prominent roles in urban legend, urban legends: final cut, , sam. devine earned yet image award nomination , independent spirit award nomination work in 2004 film woman thou art loosed. appeared in 2005 film crash. in 2007, appeared in christmas, , in next year had series regular role on abc comedy-drama eli stone. devine part of ensemble casts of 2 tyler perry-directed films colored girls , madea s big happy family.


devine had recurring role in shonda rhimes drama series grey s anatomy dr. richard webber s wife, adele. in 2011 won primetime emmy award outstanding guest actress in drama series performance. nominated second time performance in 2012. devine won gracie allen award outstanding female actor in feature role grey s anatomy in 2012. in 2011, starred on short-lived abc family comedy state of georgia. in 2012, part of being mary jane cast. played hallie, nurse, on playhouse disney s doc mcstuffins. later year began starring in lifetime series client list, playing role of georgia cummings, owner of massage parlor lead character riley parks works. series cancelled after 2 seasons.








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