Della Reese

Acting · 1931–2017 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

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

7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994 · Series · Tess

6.3

Beauty Shop

2005 · Mrs. Towner

6.1

Harlem Nights

1989 · Vera

6.6

Dinosaur

2000 · Eema (voice)

5.7

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

1996 · Ma Wright

7.5

The A-Team

1983 · Series · Mrs. Baracus

7.7

MacGyver

1985 · Series · Mama Colton

5.9

Christmas Angel

2012 · Elsie Waybright

7.5

The Secret Path

1999 · Honey

7.2

That's So Raven

2003 · Series · Rhonnie Wilcox

6.1

Chico and the Man

1974 · Series · Della Rogers

6.0

Dear Secret Santa

2013 · Linda

All acting credits56

7.0

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

2014 · Series · Cora Brandt

6.0

Dear Secret Santa

2013 · Linda

6.0

Miracle at Gate 213

2013 · Alma Peddington

5.9

Christmas Angel

2012 · Elsie Waybright

5.1

Meant to Be

2012 · Mave

4.9

Me Again

2011 · Muriel

4.5

Expecting Mary

2010 · Doris Dorkus

4.1

If I Had Known I Was a Genius

2007 · Nana

Testimonies of Faith

2007

6.3

Beauty Shop

2005 · Mrs. Towner

Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker

2004 · Narrator (voice)

7.2

That's So Raven

2003 · Series · Rhonnie Wilcox

6.6

Dinosaur

2000 · Eema (voice)

8.0

The Moving of Sophia Myles

2000 · Sophia Myles

7.5

The Secret Path

1999 · Honey

7.3

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

1999 · Martha Logan

6.2

Anya's Bell

1999 · Anya Herpick

5.0

Emma's Wish

1998 · Mona Washburn