Loretta Devine is an American singer and actress. She graduated with a Bachelors in Art and Speech from the University of Houston. She has worked in popular Television series like Boston Public and Grey`s Anatomy. She is best known for her roles in films like Waiting to Exhale, Urban Legend, Crash, For Colored Girls, and Jumping the Broom.Most recently she lent her voice for Norm of the North, which released in January 2016.