Loretta has been in many films and television shows.  Did you know that she does the voice of Muriel Stubbs in the t.v. cartoon series "The PJs"?  

1. Baby of the Family (2001) .... Delores
2. Intimate Portrait: Lela Rochon (2001) (TV) .... Herself
3. Book of Love (2000)
4. What Women Want (2000) .... Flo
5. "Boston Public" (2000) TV Series .... Marla Hendricks (Social Studies Teacher)
6. Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) .... Reese Wilson
   ... aka Leyendas urbanas: Corte final (2000) (USA: Spanish title)
   ... aka Légendes urbaines 2 (2000) (Canada: French title)
7. Best Actress (2000) (TV) .... Connie Travers
8. Freedom Song (2000) (TV) .... Evelyn Walker
9. Punks (2000) .... Health Counselor
10. Lillie (1999) .... Michelle
11. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV) .... Ruby Dandridge
12. Operation Splitsville (1999)
13. Jackie's Back! (1999) (TV) .... Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
    ... aka Jackie's Back: Portrait of a Diva (1999) (TV) (USA)
14. Breaks, The (1999) .... Floria
15. Funny Valentines (1999) (TV) .... Dearie B.
16. "PJs, The" (1999) TV Series (voice) .... Muriel Stubbs
17. Alyson's Closet (1998) (voice) .... Raul's Mother
18. Love Kills (1998) .... Sylvia Finkelstein
19. Urban Legend (1998) .... Reese Wilson
    ... aka Mixed Culture (1998) (USA)
    ... aka Urban Legend (1998) (France)
    ... aka Urban Legends (1998) (USA)
20. Down in the Delta (1998) .... Zenia, Annie's Caretaker
21. Price of Kissing, The (1997) .... Jackee
22. Don King: Only in America (1997) (TV) .... Connie Harper
23. Lover Girl (1997) .... Coco
    ... aka Lover Girls (1997)
24. Clover (1997) (TV) .... Everleen
25. Hoodlum (1997) .... Pigfoot Mary
26. Preacher's Wife, The (1996) .... Beverly
27. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV) .... Miss Mary
    ... aka Rebound (1996) (TV)
28. Waiting to Exhale (1995) .... Gloria Johnson
29. Hard Truth, The (1994) .... Nichols' Secretary
30. Amos & Andrew (1993) .... Ula
31. American Clock, The (1993) (TV) .... Irene
    ... aka Arthur Miller's The American Clock (1993) (TV)
32. Caged Fear (1992) .... Judy
    ... aka Hotel Oklahoma (1992)
33. Class Act (1992) .... Blade's Mom
34. Livin' Large! (1991) .... Nadine Biggs
    ... aka Tapes of Dexter Jackson, The (1991)
35. Stanley & Iris (1990) .... Bertha
36. "Sugar and Spice" (1990) TV Series .... Loretta Fontaine
    
    
37. Parent Trap III (1989) (TV) .... Thelma
38. Little Nikita (1988) .... Verna McLaughlin
    ... aka Sleepers, The (1988)
39. Sticky Fingers (1988) .... Diane
40. Murder of Mary Phagan, The (1988) (TV) .... Annie Maude Carter
41. "Different World, A" (1987) TV Series .... Stevie Rallen (1987-1988)
42. Colored Museum, The (1986) (TV)
43. Anna to the Infinite Power (1983) .... Ms. Benson (Schoolteacher)

Minor t.v. appearances

1. "Ally McBeal" (1997) playing "Nora Mills" in episode: "I Will Survive" (episode # 3.17) 4/17/2000
2. "Family Law" (1999) playing "Gloria Rivers" in episode: "Playing God" (episode # 1.19) 3/20/2000
3. "Moesha" (1996) playing "Steph" in episode: "It Takes Two" (episode # 4.18) 4/27/1999
4. "Clueless" (1996) playing "Sean's Mother" 1999
5. "Linc's" (1998) playing "Cult Leader" 1999
6. "Touched by an Angel" (1994) playing "Tonya Hawkins" in episode: "Amazing Grace (Part 2)" (episode # 3.21) 2/25/1997
7. "Touched by an Angel" (1994) playing "Tonya Hawkins" in episode: "Amazing Grace (Part 1)" (episode # 3.20) 2/23/1997
8. "Ned and Stacey" (1995) playing "Mrs. Duncan" in episode: "Reality Check" (episode # 1.9) 11/13/1995
9. "Picket Fences" (1992) playing "Marla Melrose" in episode: "Close Encounters" 2/3/1995
10. "Reasonable Doubts" (1991) playing "Valerie Hall" in episode: "Hard Bargains" (episode # 1.2) 9/27/1991
11. "Reasonable Doubts" (1991) playing "Valerie Hall"(episode # 1.1)
12. "Murphy Brown" (1988) playing "Nurse Hawking" in episode: "Bitch's Back, The" (episode # 2.25) 5/7/1990

Loretta Devine at Top Celebrity Pages

     Well, Marla may seem a bit nuts at times, but I think she makes a lot of sense too.  She has that common sense/street smart sort of intelligence.  She is often at odds with Harvey, and with his off the wall ideas playing opposite her, she sometimes looks like a genius.  The idea that she needs medication to control her depression will probably come into play more as the series progresses.  The fact that she wrote "I've gone to kill myself.  Hope you're happy" on the blackboard doesn't make her crazy, it just illustrates the frustration teachers face everyday.  

     I like her frankness,  I  think putting her with Harvey was a great idea and I hope she gets more air time in the future.

   Marla's character is one of my favorite parts of this show.  I love her snappy come-backs, and the way she interacts with Harvey in the classroom.  If I were to choose one of the Winslow High faculty as a teaching mentor it would probably be her.  She has a high-energy way of teaching her classes that really keeps the students' attention engaged.  In the future I'd  like to see her dealing one-on-one with a troubled student to see how she handles it..  And I'd also like to see more of her personal life outside the school.