Della Reese

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

2014
Signed, Sealed, Delivered poster

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

TV · as Cora Brandt · 2 eps

2013
Dear Secret Santa poster

Dear Secret Santa

Movie · as Linda

2013
Miracle at Gate 213 poster

Miracle at Gate 213

Movie · as Alma Peddington

2012
Meant to Be poster

Meant to Be

Movie · as Mave

2012
Christmas Angel poster

Christmas Angel

Movie · as Elsie Waybright

2011
Me Again poster

Me Again

Movie · as Muriel

2010
Expecting Mary poster

Expecting Mary

Movie · as Doris Dorkus

2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
If I Had Known I Was a Genius poster

If I Had Known I Was a Genius

Movie · as Nana

2007
Testimonies of Faith

Testimonies of Faith

Movie

2005
Beauty Shop poster

Beauty Shop

Movie · as Mrs. Towner

2005
The Reichen Show poster

The Reichen Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Naomi's New Morning

Naomi's New Morning

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker

Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2003
The Giants of Black Music poster

The Giants of Black Music

Movie · as Self

2003
That's So Raven poster

That's So Raven

TV · as Rhonnie Wilcox · 1 ep

2000
Dinosaur poster

Dinosaur

Movie · as Eema (voice)

2000
The Moving of Sophia Myles poster

The Moving of Sophia Myles

Movie · as Sophia Myles

1999
Anya's Bell poster

Anya's Bell

Movie · as Anya Herpick

1999
The Secret Path poster

The Secret Path

Movie · as Honey

1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years poster

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Movie · as Martha Logan

1998
Emma's Wish poster

Emma's Wish

Movie · as Mona Washburn

1998
Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle poster

Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle

Movie · as Tess

1997
A Match Made in Heaven poster

A Match Made in Heaven

Movie · as Katie Beale

1997
Miracle in the Woods poster

Miracle in the Woods

Movie · as Lilly Cooper

1996
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate poster

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Movie · as Ma Wright

1996
Promised Land poster

Promised Land

TV · as Tess · 3 eps

1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

TV · as Blues Fairy (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Tess · 211 eps

1993
Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

Movie · as Self

1992
The Distinguished Gentleman poster

The Distinguished Gentleman

Movie · as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1992
You Must Remember This poster

You Must Remember This

Movie · as Ella DuChamps (voice)

1992
Vicki!

Vicki!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Picket Fences poster

Picket Fences

TV · as Naomi Grand · 1 ep

1991
The Royal Family poster

The Royal Family

TV · as Victoria Royal · 15 eps

1990
The Kid Who Loved Christmas poster

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

Movie · as Alicia Slater

1990
Dream On poster

Dream On

TV · as Receptionist · 1 ep

1989
Harlem Nights poster

Harlem Nights

Movie · as Vera

1988
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo poster

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

TV · as Additional Voices (voice), Mrs. Johnson (voice) · 12 eps

1986
The Gift of Amazing Grace poster

The Gift of Amazing Grace

Movie · as Aunt Faith

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Lucille Lake · 1 ep

1986
Designing Women poster

Designing Women

TV · as Mrs. Toussant · 1 ep

1985
Charlie & Co. poster

Charlie & Co.

TV · 18 eps

1985
MacGyver poster

MacGyver

TV · as Mama Colton · 2 eps

1984
Crazy like a Fox poster

Crazy like a Fox

TV · as Mrs. Flood, Nurse Flood · 1 ep

1984
Night Court poster

Night Court

TV · as Aunt Ruth · 1 ep

1983
The A-Team poster

The A-Team

TV · as Mrs. Baracus · 1 ep

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Millie Washington · 2 eps

1976
Nightmare in Badham County poster

Nightmare in Badham County

Movie · as Sarah

1975
Psychic Killer poster

Psychic Killer

Movie · as Mrs. Gibson

1975
Cop on the Beat poster

Cop on the Beat

Movie · as Claudine

1975
Welcome Back, Kotter poster

Welcome Back, Kotter

TV · as Mrs. Jean Tremaine · 2 eps

1974
Twice in a Lifetime poster

Twice in a Lifetime

Movie · as Flo

1974
Chico and the Man poster

Chico and the Man

TV · as Della Rogers · 88 eps

1974
Petrocelli poster

Petrocelli

TV · as Angela Damon · 1 ep

1974
Police Woman poster

Police Woman

TV · as Tina Thompson · 1 ep

1973
Voyage of the Yes poster

Voyage of the Yes

Movie · as Opal Parker

1973
Daddy's Girl

Daddy's Girl

Movie · as Diane

1973
Match Game poster

Match Game

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1973
Police Story poster

Police Story

TV · as Claudine · 1 ep

1971
The Pet Set poster

The Pet Set

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
McCloud poster

McCloud

TV · as Sgt. Gladys Harris · 1 ep

1969
...& Beautiful poster

...& Beautiful

Movie

1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors poster

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

TV · as Grace Dayton · 1 ep

1969
Medical Center poster

Medical Center

TV · as Capt. Sykes · 1 ep

1968
The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad

TV · as Paula · 1 ep

1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1968
The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1966
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self · 10 eps

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self - Guest Hostess · 11 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self, Self - Co-Hostess · 10 eps

1958
Let's Rock!

Let's Rock!

Movie · as Herself

1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 7 eps

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep