Della Reese

★ Acting #11,809

1931 - 2017 (age 86) • Acting

Born: 7/6/1931 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died: 11/19/2017 (age 86)

Known for: Acting

Della Reese

★ Acting #11,809

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

The A-Team

75%

Mrs. Baracus

1983

MacGyver

77%

Mama Colton

1985

Columbo

81%

Johnny Carson's Guest (uncredited)

1971

Beauty Shop

63%

Mrs. Towner

2005

Harlem Nights

61%

Vera

1989

That's So Raven

72%

Rhonnie Wilcox

2003

The Love Boat

63%

Millie Washington

1977

Touched by an Angel

72%

Tess

1994

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

71%

Cora Brandt

2014

Miracle at Gate 213

60%

Alma Peddington

2013

Dear Secret Santa

60%

Linda

2013

Meant to Be

51%

Mave

2012

Christmas Angel

59%

Elsie Waybright

2012

Me Again

49%

Muriel

2011

Expecting Mary

45%

Doris Dorkus

2010

Celebrity Ghost Stories

73%

Self

2009

Testimonies of Faith

2007

If I Had Known I Was a Genius

41%

Nana

2007

Naomi's New Morning

50%

Self

2005

The Reichen Show

48%

Self

2005

Beauty Shop

63%

Mrs. Towner

2005

The Giants of Black Music

Self

2003

That's So Raven

72%

Rhonnie Wilcox

2003

The Moving of Sophia Myles

80%

Sophia Myles

2000

Dinosaur

66%

Eema (voice)

2000

Anya's Bell

62%

Anya Herpick

1999

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

73%

Martha Logan

1999

The Secret Path

76%

Honey

1999

Emma's Wish

50%

Mona Washburn

1998

Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle

80%

Tess

1998

Miracle in the Woods

68%

Lilly Cooper

1997

A Match Made in Heaven

64%

Katie Beale

1997

Promised Land

65%

Tess

1996

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

57%

Ma Wright

1996

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

63%

Blues Fairy (voice)

1995

Touched by an Angel

72%

Tess

1994