Loretta Devine


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08/20/1949
Houston, TX
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Briefly appeared in the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls as a jazz singer, a nod to her starring role in the original Broadway production.
Appeared alongside Whitney Houston in 1995's Waiting to Exhale and 1996's The Preacher's Wife.
Appeared in three of David E. Kelley's TV series: Ally McBeal, Boston Public and Boston Legal.
Was the voice of Muriel Stubbs in Eddie Murphy's animated sitcom, The PJs.
Got her start in Broadway musicals, including Hair, Dreamgirls and Big Deal.