Della Reese
- Acting
- July 6, 1931 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
- November 19, 2017
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 · Cora Brandt
- Miracle at Gate 213 · Alma Peddington
- Dear Secret Santa · Linda
- Meant to Be · Mave
- Christmas Angel · Elsie Waybright
- Me Again · Muriel
- Expecting Mary · Doris Dorkus
- Celebrity Ghost Stories · Self
- Testimonies of Faith
- If I Had Known I Was a Genius · Nana
- Naomi's New Morning · Self
- The Reichen Show · Self
- Beauty Shop · Mrs. Towner
- Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker · Narrator (Voice)
- The Giants of Black Music · Self
- That's So Raven · Rhonnie Wilcox
- The Moving of Sophia Myles · Sophia Myles
- Dinosaur · Eema (Voice)
- Anya's Bell · Anya Herpick
- Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years · Martha Logan
- The Secret Path · Honey
- Emma's Wish · Mona Washburn
- Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle · Tess
- Miracle in the Woods · Lilly Cooper
- A Match Made in Heaven · Katie Beale
- Promised Land · Tess
- A Thin Line Between Love and Hate · Ma Wright
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child · Blues Fairy (Voice)
- Touched by an Angel · Tess
- Intimate Portrait · Self
- Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' · Self
- The Distinguished Gentleman · Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- Picket Fences · Naomi Grand
- Vicki! · Self
- You Must Remember This · Ella DuChamps (Voice)
- The Royal Family · Victoria Royal
- The Kid Who Loved Christmas · Alicia Slater
- Dream On · Receptionist
- Harlem Nights · Vera
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo · Additional Voices (Voice), Mrs. Johnson (Voice)
- The Gift of Amazing Grace · Aunt Faith
- Designing Women · Mrs. Toussant
- L.A. Law · Lucille Lake
- MacGyver · Mama Colton
- Charlie & Co.
- Crazy like a Fox · Mrs. Flood, Nurse Flood
- Night Court · Aunt Ruth
- The A-Team · Mrs. Baracus
- The Love Boat · Millie Washington
- Nightmare in Badham County · Sarah
- Psychic Killer · Mrs. Gibson
- Welcome Back, Kotter · Mrs. Jean Tremaine
- Cop on the Beat · Claudine
- Chico and the Man · Della Rogers
- Police Woman · Tina Thompson
- Petrocelli · Angela Damon
- Twice in a Lifetime · Flo
- Match Game · Self
- Daddy's Girl · Diane
- Police Story · Claudine
- Voyage of the Yes · Opal Parker
- The Pet Set · Self
- McCloud · Sgt. Gladys Harris
- Medical Center · Capt. Sykes
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors · Grace Dayton
- ...& Beautiful
- The Mod Squad · Paula
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In · Self
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- Let's Rock! · Self
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar · Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- Golden Globe Awards · Self