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Loretta Devine

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  • Birth Place: Houston, TX
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/21/1949, Leo
  • Profession: Actor; singer
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Loretta Devine Fast Facts:
  • Got her start in Broadway musicals, including Hair, Dreamgirls and Big Deal.
  • Appeared alongside Whitney Houston in 1995's Waiting to Exhale and 1996's The Preacher's Wife.
  • Was the voice of Muriel Stubbs in Eddie Murphy's animated sitcom, The PJs.
  • Appeared in three of David E. Kelley's TV series: Ally McBeal, Boston Public and Boston Legal.
  • Briefly appeared in the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls as a jazz singer, a nod to her starring role in the original Broadway production.
  • Best known for her small-screen character work, including recurring roles on Grey's Anatomy, Boston Public and Everybody Hates Chris.
  • College:
  • University of Houston, Houston, TX (BA in Speech, 1971); Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (MFA in Theater, 1976)
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