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Loretta Devine - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Loretta Devine was born in Texas in 1949. Her mother was a beautician and her father worked in a factory. It would seem that nothing hinted that very soon little Loretta would become a recognized film star, receive her first Emmy award and five times in a row will be awarded the prestigious NAACP award.
But this is exactly what happened, and it all began in 1978, when the girl took part in one of the Broadway musicals. Subsequently, the actress starred a lot, however, mostly, the roles of Loretta Devine are of a secondary nature. She flashed in the frames of the fantastic film Anna and Boundless Power (1983), the dramatic thriller Little Nikita (1988), the romantic drama Stanley and Iris (1989), the comedy School Party (1992), the crime thriller The Cruel Truth (1994) and others.
In 1995, the actress will have a great opportunity to play alongside Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett in Forest Whitaker's romantic comedy Waiting to Breathe Out, centered on the life of four black women. The popularity of the girl after the release of the picture increased markedly, although universal recognition would come to her only in 2000 - along with the role of Marla Hendrix in the cult series Boston School, broadcast on American television for four years.
From this moment on, we can talk about another, better and more successful movie with Loretta Devine, among which is the fantastic comedy What Women Want (2000), Jesse Nelson's cult drama I Am Sam (2001), the tragic tape Collision (2004), musical drama Dreamgirls (2006) starring Beyonce Knowles and Eddie Murphy, the Losers comedy serial, and one of the actress's most recent works, the drama You're Not You (2014).
Loretta Devine has brown eyes, naturally dark hair, dark skin and full lips. The shape of the face is oval, the forehead is high, the hair is curly, thick. Loretta Devine changes her hair color, giving preference to light brown. The actress has a small, wide nose and a rounded chin. The growth of the actress is 169 cm, no tattoos.
