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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 6, 1931
Died
November 19, 2017
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
- Delloreese Patricia Early
- Della Reese Lett
Della Reese
0.6 Popularity
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
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Cora Brandt
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
2014
6.0
Alma Peddington
Miracle at Gate 213
2013
6.0
Linda
Dear Secret Santa
2013
5.8
Elsie Waybright
Christmas Angel
2013
5.1
Mave
Meant to Be
2012
5.3
Muriel
Me Again
2011
4.5
Doris Dorkus
Expecting Mary
2010
7.3
Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
4.0
Nana
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
2007
🎬
5.0
Self
Naomi's New Morning
2005
Credits
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
as Cora Brandt
2014
7.0
Miracle at Gate 213
as Alma Peddington
2013
6.0
Dear Secret Santa
as Linda
2013
6.0
Christmas Angel
as Elsie Waybright
2013
5.8
Meant to Be
as Mave
2012
5.1
Me Again
as Muriel
2011
5.3
Expecting Mary
as Doris Dorkus
2010
4.5
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
7.3
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
as Nana
2007
4.0
🎬
Naomi's New Morning
as Self
2005
5.0
The Reichen Show
as Self
2005
4.8
Beauty Shop
as Mrs. Towner
2005
6.3
The Giants of Black Music
as Self
2003
0.0
That's So Raven
as Rhonnie Wilcox
2003
7.2
The Moving of Sophia Myles
as Sophia Myles
2000
0.0
Dinosaur
as Eema (voice)
2000
6.5
Anya's Bell
as Anya Herpick
1999
6.0
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Martha Logan
1999
7.5
The Secret Path
as Honey
1999
7.3
Emma's Wish
as Mona Washburn
1998
3.8
Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle
as Tess
1998
9.3
Miracle in the Woods
as Lilly Cooper
1997
6.3
A Match Made in Heaven
as Katie Beale
1997
6.4
Promised Land
as Tess
1996
6.6
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
as Ma Wright
1996
5.6
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Blues Fairy (voice)
1995
6.0
Touched by an Angel
as Tess
1994
7.2
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
4.5
🎬
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as Self
1992
6.0
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1992
6.1
🎬
Vicki!
as Self
1992
5.0
You Must Remember This
as Ella DuChamps (voice)
1992
0.0
The Royal Family
as Victoria Royal
1991
6.0
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Alicia Slater
1990
6.6
Dream On
as Receptionist
1990
6.9
Harlem Nights
as Vera
1989
6.1
The Gift Of Amazing Grace
as Aunt Faith
1986
0.0
Designing Women
as Mrs. Toussant
1986
6.7
L.A. Law
as Lucille Lake
1986
7.1
MacGyver
as Mama Colton
1985
7.7
🎬
Charlie & Co.
1985
0.0
Crazy like a Fox
as Mrs. Flood
1984
7.1
Crazy like a Fox
as Nurse Flood
1984
7.1
Night Court
as Aunt Ruth
1984
7.4
The A-Team
as Mrs. Baracus
1983
7.5
It Takes Two
1982
5.0
Roots: The Next Generations
as Mrs. Lydia Branch
1979
7.4
The Love Boat
as Millie Washington
1977
6.3
Nightmare in Badham County
as Sarah
1976
5.9
Psychic Killer
as Mrs. Gibson
1975
5.2
Welcome Back, Kotter
as Mrs. Jean Tremaine
1975
7.2
Cop on the Beat
as Claudine
1975
4.1
Police Woman
as Tina Thompson
1974
6.2
Chico and the Man
as Della Rogers
1974
5.8
Petrocelli
as Angela Damon
1974
7.0
Twice in a Lifetime
as Flo
1974
0.0
🎬
Daddy's Girl
as Diane
1973
0.0
Voyage of the Yes
as Opal Parker
1973
1.0
Columbo
as Johnny Carson's Guest (uncredited)
1971
8.1
The Pet Set
as Self
1971
5.5
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
as Grace Dayton
1969
4.0
The Mod Squad
as Paula
1968
6.3
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.7
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
1968
6.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Hostess
1962
7.4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.4
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess
1961
5.4
🎬
Let's Rock!
as Herself
1958
4.0
🎬
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
7.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
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