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Della Reese

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American actress and singer (1931-2017)

United StatesActorsLived 1931 to 2017 · aged 86
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Della Reese was an American singer, actress, television personality, author and ordained minister. As a singer, she recorded blues, gospel, jazz and pop. " (1959).

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Filmography 35

Dinosaur2000 · ★ 6.6
Beauty Shop2005 · ★ 6.3
Harlem Nights1989 · ★ 6.1
The Distinguished Gentleman1992 · ★ 6.0
The Secret Path1999
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate1996 · ★ 5.7
Nightmare in Badham County1976
Christmas Angel2012
Dear Secret Santa2013
Psychic Killer1975
If I Had Known I Was a Genius2007
A Match Made in Heaven1997
Me Again2011
Miracle in the Woods1997
Anya's Bell1999
Expecting Mary2010
Cop on the Beat1975
Meant to Be2012
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years1999
Let's Rock!1958
Emma's Wish1998
The Kid Who Loved Christmas1990
Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle1998
Voyage of the Yes1973
You Must Remember This1992
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'1992
Twice in a Lifetime1974
The Moving of Sophia Myles2000
Daddy's Girl1973
Miracle at Gate 2132013
The Gift of Amazing Grace1986
Testimonies of Faith2007
The Giants of Black Music2003
Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker2004
...& Beautiful1969

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Television 24

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
The A-Team1983
The Love Boat1977
MacGyver1985
The Mike Douglas Show1961
Golden Globe Awards1944
Night Court1984
Touched by an Angel1994
Match Game1973
That's So Raven2003
L.A. Law1986
The Merv Griffin Show1962
The Ed Sullivan Show1948
Police Woman1974
Medical Center1969
The Dick Cavett Show1968
Celebrity Ghost Stories2009
Intimate Portrait1993
Designing Women1986
Dream On1990
Picket Fences1992
The Reichen Show2005
Petrocelli1974
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968

Awards 8

2002NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
2001NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
2000NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
1999NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
1998NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
1997NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
1996NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Connected to Della 6

Eddie MurphyAlso in Harlem Nights (1989)Ice CubeAlso in Beauty Shop (2005)Hayden PanettiereAlso in Dinosaur (2000)Randy TravisAlso in Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle (1998)Tatyana AliAlso in Dear Secret Santa (2013)Gene SimmonsAlso in Expecting Mary (2010)

About this person

Della Reese was an American singer, actress, television personality, author and ordained minister. As a singer, she recorded blues, gospel, jazz and pop. Several of her singles made the US Hot 100, including the number two charting song, "Don't You Know?" (1959). As a television personality and actress, she was the first black woman to host her own talk show and appeared on the highly-rated CBS television series Touched by an Angel.

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United States
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Actors
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Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2017 · aged 86
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