Della Reese

Known for

Acting

Born

July 6, 1931

Birthplace

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died

November 19, 2017 (aged 86)

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.

Best known work

Dinosaur

2000

The A-Team

1983

MacGyver

1985

Beauty Shop

2005

Harlem Nights

1989

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992

That's So Raven

2003

The Love Boat

1977

Touched by an Angel

1994

Night Court

1984

Filmography

2014
Signed, Sealed, DeliveredTV
as Cora Brandt (2 episodes)
2013
Miracle at Gate 213
as Alma Peddington
2013
Dear Secret Santa
as Linda
2012
Meant to Be
as Mave
2012
Christmas Angel
as Elsie Waybright
2011
Me Again
as Muriel
2010
Expecting Mary
as Doris Dorkus
2009
Celebrity Ghost StoriesTV
as Self (1 episode)
2007
Testimonies of Faith
2007
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
as Nana
2005
Naomi's New MorningTV
as Self (1 episode)
2005
The Reichen ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
2005
Beauty Shop
as Mrs. Towner
2004
Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker
as Narrator (voice)
2003
The Giants of Black Music
as Self
2003
That's So RavenTV
as Rhonnie Wilcox (1 episode)
2000
The Moving of Sophia Myles
as Sophia Myles
2000
Dinosaur
as Eema (voice)
1999
Anya's Bell
as Anya Herpick
1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Martha Logan
1999
The Secret Path
as Honey
1998
Emma's Wish
as Mona Washburn
1998
Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle
as Tess
1997
Miracle in the Woods
as Lilly Cooper
1997
A Match Made in Heaven
as Katie Beale