American actress, as well as singer Loretta Devine, is known for her role, Marla Hendricks, in the American drama series Boston Public. She also earned the Pan African Film Festival's Life Time Achievement Award in 2012.
Early Life And Education Of Loretta Devine
Loretta Devine was born on August 21, 1949, which makes her seventy-four years. She was born in Houston, Texas, United States of America. She is also famous as Loretta Tyler. She was born as the daughter of Eunice O'Neal Devine and James Devine.
Her mother was a beautician, and her father worked as a laborer. She was raised in the Acres Homes area of Houston. Her star sign is Leo. Loretta's nationality is American. Talking about her ethnicity, she belongs to Afro- America. She is an American citizen. There is no information about Loretta's siblings.
Loretta Devine joined the University of Houston. Later in 1971, she graduated with a BA in Speech and Drama. In 1976, she joined Brandeis University, earning a degree in MFA in Theater.
She was keen on acting, so she performed in many acts and dramas in high school and early school. During her student life, she was active on the pep squad. She also performed in talent shows at George Washington Carver High School.
Loretta Devine's Career
Loretta Devine acted in a short role in the 1981 movie Will. In 1988, she was featured in the American cult drama film Little Nikita as Verna McLaughlin. She was cast along with River Phoenix, Richard Bradford, and many others.
Moreover, she has also featured in the lead roles in many movies like Stanley & Iris (1990), Livin' Large (1991), The Hard Truth (1994), Waiting to Exhale(1995), What Women Want (2000), Kingdom Come (2001), Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004), Dreamgirls (2006), Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008), Death at a Funeral (2010), For Colored Girls (2010), You're Not You (2014), Welcome To Me (2015).
Similarly, she has also been featured in numerous short films and many television films. She has also made her presence in many television series Boston Public (2000-2004), Grey's Anatomy (2005-2013), Supernatural (2005), Eli Stone (2008), State of Georgia (2011), The Client List (2012), The Carmichael Show (2015).
Furthermore, she voiced in the 2016 American-Indian-Irish computer-animated comedy adventure film Norm of the North alongside Ken Jeong, Loretta Devine, Gabriel Iglesias, Bill Nighy, and others. She has also won many awards for her fantastic acting performance. She has won an Emmy Award and other too.
Despite being a famous actress, she is very much interested in music. She has also performed in many stage shows. She has hobbies of traveling and tasting various foods.
Loretta Devine's Net Worth
As of now, Devine has an estimated net worth of $10 million. She has amassed a hefty amount of money from her professional acting career, working over three decades.
Moreover, five upcoming projects are on the line, and she may have earned signing contracts to work on them. Her upcoming projects Devin include God-ly, Urban Legend, Bull Street, Lucille, and Rites & Wrongs.
Loretta Devine's Personal Life
Loretta Devine was married to Lamar Tyler in 1973. She had a relationship for seven years. They separated for a misunderstanding in their relationship and got divorced in 2008 after a divorce case filed by Loretta. Talking about her children, she has one child with him.
After being single for a long time, she meets with Glenn Marshall. Later they married, and they are currently together and enjoying their married life. They are happy and satisfied with their relationship and often visit various award functions and public events together.
This black beauty is also famous for her Sweet, soft-spoken talking voice during her appearance in movies and television series. According to her, she misses her parents very much, and she even remembers the day of their funeral. Devine regularly visits the grave of her parents.
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by sanjeet, 11 Dec, 2015
