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devine in december 2010 houston , texas , u.s. loretta tyler 21 august 1949 1977 -- present lorettadevinedec10.jpg loretta devine
 actress , singer
loretta devine

loretta devine -lrb- born august 21 , 1949 -rrb- is an american actress and singer , best known for her roles as marla hendricks in the fox drama series `` boston public '' , and for her recurring role as adele webber on the shonda rhimes ' `` grey 's anatomy '' , for which she won primetime emmy award for outstanding guest actress in a drama series in 2011 .
in film , devine appeared in `` waiting to exhale '' , `` the preacher 's wife '' , `` i am sam '' , `` urban legend '' , `` crash '' , `` woman thou art loosed '' , `` for colored girls '' , `` this christmas '' and `` jumping the broom '' .
