Loretta Devine

Lorretta Devine stars in the ABC dramas Grey's Anatomy and Eli Stone. Her film credits include This Christmas, King's Ransom and What Women Want.

• Stevie Rallen in A Different World (1987-1988)
• Tonya Hawkins in Touched by an Angel (1997)
• Marla Hendricks in Boston Public (2000-2004)
• M. Pearl McGuire in Wild Card (2004-2005)
• Annabelle Carruthers in Boston Public (2006-2007)
• Muriel Stubbs in The PJs (1999-2008)
• Adele Webber in Grey's Anatomy (2005-2008)
• Patti in Eli Stone (2008)

"(Re: what keeps her career going) I have no idea. If I knew it, I would try and sell it, I could tell you. I love it so much, I love doing it so much, I think it goes on the screen and you can see that, I hope. That's part of what it is."TV.com: Loretta Devine Quotes

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• August 21, 1949: Born

• 1971: Graduated with Bachelors of Arts from University of Houston

• 1976: Graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts in Theater

• 1981: Dreamgirls on Broadway

• 1987-88: A Different World

• 1995: Waiting to Exhale

• 1996: Best Supporting Actress award from NAACP Image Awards

• 1996: The Preacher's Wife NAACP Image Award

• 1998: Urban Legend

• 1999-00: The PJs

• 2000: Freedom Song

• 2000: Boston Public Won 3 NAACP Image Awards

• 2000: Urban Legends: Final Cut

• 2001: I Am Sam

• 2002: Baby of the Family

• 2004: Woman Thou Art Loosed Received the Independent Spirit Award

• 2004: Crash

• 2004-05: Wild Card

• 2005: Grey's Anatomy

• 2006: Dirty Laundry

• 2006: Everybody Hates Chris

• 2006: Dreamgirls

• 2007: This Christmas

• 2007: Eli Stone

• 2008: Spring Breakdown

• 2008: First Sunday

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