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Born August 21, 1949 in Houston, Texas, USA. Equally at home on stage and on screen, award-winning actress Loretta Devine has created some of the most memorable roles in theatre, film and television. Devine first captured national attention in the role of Lorrell, one of the three original "Dreamgirls" in Michael Bennett's classic award-winning ...
Loretta Devine 1953 –. Actress. Launch from Phase I to Phase II. Sexy and Respectable. Keeping Busy. Devine ’ s Love for the Theater. How She Does It. Sources. Soft-spoken, dreamy-eyed Loretta Devine is a big-boned beauty who is instrumental in changing the way African American females are viewed on stage, television, and screen.
Beginning in the early 1990s, she maintained a constant television presence with dozens of appearances on shows ranging from "Murphy Brown" (CBS, 1988-1998) to "Cop Rock" (ABC, 1990) to "Roc" (FOX, 1991-94). In theaters, Devine picked a matronly role in the Kid 'n Play comedy "Class Act" (1992), an urban updating of the Prince and the Pauper tale.
Feb 9, 2018 · Loretta Devine as Jo Ann Robinson in Behind the Movement. Emmy Award-winning actress and NAACP Lifetime Achievement Theater Award-winner Loretta Devineis used to portraying powerful characters.
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Loretta Devine. Actress: Crash. Equally at home on stage and on screen, award-winning actress Loretta Devine has created some of the most memorable roles in theatre, film and television. Devine first captured national attention in the role of Lorrell, one of the three original "Dreamgirls" in Michael Bennett's classic award-winning Broadway ...
Family Life. Her mother Eunice O'Neal was a beautician, and her father James Devine was a laborer. She was married to Lamar Tyler from 1973 until 2008. The couple had one son together. She then married Glenn Marshall. Associated With. She co-starred with Alfre Woodard in the 1998 film Down in the Delta.
Oct 17, 2018 · The streaming giant has handed out a straight-to-series order for multigenerational live-action comedy series Family Reunion, with Tia Mowry and Loretta Devine set to star. The multicamera comedy ...
