Loretta Devine Joins Lifetime’s ‘The Client List’

Actress Loretta Devine arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Joyful Noise" held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Jan. 9, 2012 in Hollywood

*Veteran actress Loretta Devine has joined Lifetime’s new drama “The Client List” as a series regular, reports Deadline.com.

Based on the network’s 2010 original movie, the series stars Jennifer Love Hewitt as Riley, a Texas housewife who after being deserted by her husband ends up running a massage parlor that serves as a front for a call-girl service.

Devine will play the parlor’s owner.

The actress has been recurring on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” a role that earned her an Emmy Award last year.