
Della Reese
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 6, 1931
- Died
- November 19, 2017 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
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
Filmography

Signed, Sealed, Delivered
TV · as Cora Brandt · 2 eps

Dear Secret Santa
Movie · as Linda

Miracle at Gate 213
Movie · as Alma Peddington

Meant to Be
Movie · as Mave

Christmas Angel
Movie · as Elsie Waybright

Me Again
Movie · as Muriel

Expecting Mary
Movie · as Doris Dorkus

Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV · as Self · 1 ep

If I Had Known I Was a Genius
Movie · as Nana
Testimonies of Faith
Movie

Beauty Shop
Movie · as Mrs. Towner

The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Naomi's New Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

The Giants of Black Music
Movie · as Self

That's So Raven
TV · as Rhonnie Wilcox · 1 ep

Dinosaur
Movie · as Eema (voice)

The Moving of Sophia Myles
Movie · as Sophia Myles

Anya's Bell
Movie · as Anya Herpick

The Secret Path
Movie · as Honey

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Movie · as Martha Logan

Emma's Wish
Movie · as Mona Washburn

Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle
Movie · as Tess

A Match Made in Heaven
Movie · as Katie Beale

Miracle in the Woods
Movie · as Lilly Cooper

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Movie · as Ma Wright

Promised Land
TV · as Tess · 3 eps

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Blues Fairy (voice) · 1 ep

Touched by an Angel
TV · as Tess · 211 eps

Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Movie · as Self

The Distinguished Gentleman
Movie · as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

You Must Remember This
Movie · as Ella DuChamps (voice)
Vicki!
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Picket Fences
TV · as Naomi Grand · 1 ep

The Royal Family
TV · as Victoria Royal · 15 eps

The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Movie · as Alicia Slater

Dream On
TV · as Receptionist · 1 ep

Harlem Nights
Movie · as Vera

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
TV · as Additional Voices (voice), Mrs. Johnson (voice) · 12 eps

The Gift of Amazing Grace
Movie · as Aunt Faith

L.A. Law
TV · as Lucille Lake · 1 ep

Designing Women
TV · as Mrs. Toussant · 1 ep

Charlie & Co.
TV · 18 eps

MacGyver
TV · as Mama Colton · 2 eps

Crazy like a Fox
TV · as Mrs. Flood, Nurse Flood · 1 ep

Night Court
TV · as Aunt Ruth · 1 ep

The A-Team
TV · as Mrs. Baracus · 1 ep

The Love Boat
TV · as Millie Washington · 2 eps

Nightmare in Badham County
Movie · as Sarah

Psychic Killer
Movie · as Mrs. Gibson

Cop on the Beat
Movie · as Claudine

Welcome Back, Kotter
TV · as Mrs. Jean Tremaine · 2 eps

Twice in a Lifetime
Movie · as Flo

Chico and the Man
TV · as Della Rogers · 88 eps

Petrocelli
TV · as Angela Damon · 1 ep

Police Woman
TV · as Tina Thompson · 1 ep

Voyage of the Yes
Movie · as Opal Parker
Daddy's Girl
Movie · as Diane

Match Game
TV · as Self · 5 eps

Police Story
TV · as Claudine · 1 ep

The Pet Set
TV · as Self · 1 ep

McCloud
TV · as Sgt. Gladys Harris · 1 ep

...& Beautiful
Movie

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
TV · as Grace Dayton · 1 ep

Medical Center
TV · as Capt. Sykes · 1 ep

The Mod Squad
TV · as Paula · 1 ep

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self · 10 eps

The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self - Guest Hostess · 11 eps

The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self, Self - Co-Hostess · 10 eps
Let's Rock!
Movie · as Herself

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 7 eps

Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep