Della Reese

Actor Jul 6 (died age 86) Detroit, Michigan, USA 1944–2014 (70 year career)

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Biography

Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades.

Known For

Film

Dinosaur

Eema (voice)

Film

Beauty Shop

Mrs. Towner

Film

Touched by an Angel

Tess

Film

Harlem Nights

Vera

Film

The Distinguished Gentleman

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Film

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Ma Wright

Film

The Secret Path

Honey

Film

Dear Secret Santa

Linda

Filmography

Acting (74)

Movies (33)

Dear Secret Santa

as Linda

Miracle at Gate 213

as Alma Peddington

Christmas Angel

as Elsie Waybright

Meant to Be

as Mave

Me Again

as Muriel

Expecting Mary

as Doris Dorkus

Testimonies of Faith

If I Had Known I Was a Genius

as Nana

Beauty Shop

as Mrs. Towner

The Giants of Black Music

2003

as Self

Dinosaur

2000

as Eema (voice)

6.6

The Moving of Sophia Myles

2000

as Sophia Myles

The Secret Path

1999

as Honey

7.5

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

as Martha Logan

Anya's Bell

as Anya Herpick

Emma's Wish

as Mona Washburn

Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle

as Tess

Miracle in the Woods

as Lilly Cooper

A Match Made in Heaven

1997

as Katie Beale

6.4

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

1996

as Ma Wright

5.6

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

6.0

You Must Remember This

1992

as Ella DuChamps (voice)

7.0

Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

1992

as Self

6.0

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

as Alicia Slater

Harlem Nights

as Vera

The Gift of Amazing Grace

1986

as Aunt Faith

Nightmare in Badham County

as Sarah

Cop on the Beat

as Claudine

Psychic Killer

as Mrs. Gibson

Twice in a Lifetime

as Flo

Daddy's Girl

1973

as Diane

Voyage of the Yes

as Opal Parker

Let's Rock!

as Herself

Television (41)

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

2014

as Cora Brandt

7.0

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

The Reichen Show

as Self

Naomi's New Morning

as Self

That's So Raven

as Rhonnie Wilcox

Promised Land

as Tess

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

as Blues Fairy (voice)

Touched by an Angel

as Tess

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Vicki!

as Self

Picket Fences

as Naomi Grand

The Royal Family

as Victoria Royal

Dream On

as Receptionist

L.A. Law

as Lucille Lake

Designing Women

as Mrs. Toussant

MacGyver

as Mama Colton

Charlie & Co.

Night Court

as Aunt Ruth

Crazy like a Fox

as Mrs. Flood

The A-Team

as Mrs. Baracus

It Takes Two

The Love Boat

as Millie Washington

Welcome Back, Kotter

as Mrs. Jean Tremaine

Police Woman

as Tina Thompson

Petrocelli

as Angela Damon

Chico and the Man

as Della Rogers

Match Game

as Self

Police Story

as Claudine

Columbo

as Johnny Carson's Guest (uncredited)

The Pet Set

as Self

Medical Center

as Capt. Sykes

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Grace Dayton

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

The Mod Squad

as Paula

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self - Guest Hostess

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self - Co-Hostess

5.4

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee