Della Reese

Deceased · Born: Jul 6, 1931 · Died: Nov 19, 2017

Career

acting

2014

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Signed, Sealed, Delivered as Cora Brandt

2013

Dear Secret Santa

Dear Secret Santa as Linda

Christmas Angel

Christmas Angel as Elsie Waybright

2012

Meant to Be as Mave

2011

Me Again as Muriel

2010

Expecting Mary as Doris Dorkus

2007

If I Had Known I Was a Genius

If I Had Known I Was a Genius as Nana

Miss HIV as Narrator

2005

Beauty Shop as Mrs. Towner

2000

Dinosaur as Eema (voice)

The Moving of Sophia Myles

The Moving of Sophia Myles as Sophia Myles

1999

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years as Martha Logan

Journey to a Hate Free Millennium

Journey to a Hate Free Millennium as Narrator

The Secret Path

The Secret Path as Honey

Anya's Bell as Anya Herpick

1998

Emma's Wish as Mona Washburn

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel as Tess

1997

A Match Made in Heaven

A Match Made in Heaven as Katie Beale

Miracle in the Woods

Miracle in the Woods as Lilly Cooper

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Blues Fairy (voice)

1996

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate as Ma Wright

1994

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel as Tess

1991

The Royal Family

The Royal Family as Victoria Royal

MacGyver as Mama Colton

1990

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

The Kid Who Loved Christmas as Alicia Slater

1989

Harlem Nights as Vera

1985

The A-Team as Mrs. Baracus

1984

Crazy Like a Fox

Crazy Like a Fox as Mrs. Flood

1979

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations as Mrs. Lydia Branch

1976

Nightmare in Badham County

Nightmare in Badham County as Sarah

1975

Psychic Killer as Mrs. Gibson

1974

Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man as Della Rogers

1973

Voyage of the Yes

Voyage of the Yes as Opal Parker

appearances

1958