Gloria — Waiting to Exhale Character Profile

About Gloria

Single mother and beauty salon owner. After her ex-husband reveals he is gay, she struggles with overprotectiveness. She eventually falls in love with her neighbor, learns to let her son explore the world, and prioritizes her own well-being.

Character Facts

Played by

Loretta Devine

Appears in

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Gloria — Social Close Friend — Savannah (Whitney Houston)

  A steadfast friendship built on mutual emotional support and shared struggles.

• Gloria — Social Close Friend — Bernadine (Angela Bassett)

  A steadfast friendship built on mutual emotional support and shared struggles.

• Gloria — Social Close Friend — Robin (Lela Rochon)

  A steadfast friendship built on mutual emotional support and shared struggles.

• Gloria — Family Mother — Tarik (Donald Faison)

  A protective maternal bond that evolves as Gloria learns to let go.

• Gloria — Romantic Love Interest — Marvin (Gregory Hines)

  A budding romance that helps Gloria shift focus to personal well-being.

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More characters from Waiting to Exhale

• Savannah (Whitney Houston)
• Bernadine (Angela Bassett)
• Robin (Lela Rochon)
• Tarik (Donald Faison)
• Marvin (Gregory Hines)
• Kenneth (Dennis Haysbert)
• Minister (Wren T. Brown)
• Denise (Kenya Moore)
• Lionel (Jeffrey D. Sams)
• Fireman (Graham Galloway)
• John, Jr. (Brandon Hammond)
• Savannah's Mother (Starletta DuPois)