Acting credits
68
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Della Reese
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.9
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Movies: 30Series: 38
TMDB ID: 56950
IMDb ID: nm0005343
Known for: Acting
Born: July 6, 1931
Died: November 19, 2017
Age: 86
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2014
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q238361
Also known as
Delloreese Patricia Early • Della Reese Lett
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.
Movies
Movie credits linked with Della Reese.
Miracle at Gate 213
as Alma Peddington
2013 Movie
Dear Secret Santa
as Linda
2013 Movie
Meant to Be
as Mave
2012 Movie
Christmas Angel
as Elsie Waybright
2012 Movie
Me Again
as Muriel
2011 Movie
Expecting Mary
as Doris Dorkus
2010 Movie
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
as Nana
2007 Movie
Beauty Shop
as Mrs. Towner
2005 Movie
The Giants of Black Music
as Self
2003 Movie
The Moving of Sophia Myles
as Sophia Myles
2000 Movie
Dinosaur
as Eema (voice)
2000 Movie
Anya's Bell
as Anya Herpick
1999 Movie
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Martha Logan
1999 Movie
The Secret Path
as Honey
1999 Movie
Emma's Wish
as Mona Washburn
1998 Movie
Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle
as Tess
1998 Movie
Miracle in the Woods
as Lilly Cooper
1997 Movie
A Match Made in Heaven
as Katie Beale
1997 Movie
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
as Ma Wright
1996 Movie
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1992 Movie
You Must Remember This
as Ella DuChamps (voice)
1992 Movie
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Alicia Slater
1990 Movie
Harlem Nights
as Vera
1989 Movie
The Gift of Amazing Grace
as Aunt Faith
1986 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Della Reese.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
as Cora Brandt • 2 eps
2014 Series
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
That's So Raven
as Rhonnie Wilcox • 1 eps
2003 Series
Promised Land
as Tess • 3 eps
1996 Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Blues Fairy (voice) • 1 eps
1995 Series
Touched by an Angel
as Tess • 211 eps
1994 Series
Intimate Portrait
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
Picket Fences
as Naomi Grand • 1 eps
1992 Series
The Royal Family
as Victoria Royal • 15 eps
1991 Series
Dream On
as Receptionist • 1 eps
1990 Series
Designing Women
as Mrs. Toussant • 1 eps
1986 Series
L.A. Law
as Lucille Lake • 1 eps
1986 Series
MacGyver
as Mama Colton • 2 eps
1985 Series
Charlie & Co.
18 eps
1985 Series
Crazy like a Fox
as Mrs. Flood • 1 eps
1984 Series
Night Court
as Aunt Ruth • 1 eps
1984 Series
The A-Team
as Mrs. Baracus • 1 eps
1983 Series
The Love Boat
as Millie Washington • 2 eps
1977 Series
Welcome Back, Kotter
as Mrs. Jean Tremaine • 2 eps
1975 Series
Police Woman
as Tina Thompson • 1 eps
1974 Series
Chico and the Man
as Della Rogers • 88 eps
1974 Series
Petrocelli
as Angela Damon • 1 eps
1974 Series
Match Game
as Self • 5 eps
1973 Series
Police Story
as Claudine • 1 eps
1973 Series