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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1970
The Mike Douglas Show
1964
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Love Boat
1982
MacGyver
1990
Touched by an Angel
1994
L.A. Law
1993
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Golden Globe Awards
1998
Match Game
1977
Night Court
1989
The A-Team
1985

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
79
2014
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
as Cora Brandt
2013
Dear Secret Santa
as Linda
2013
Miracle at Gate 213
as Alma Peddington
2012
Meant to Be
as Mave
2012
Christmas Angel
as Elsie Waybright
2012
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2011
Me Again
as Muriel
2010
Expecting Mary
as Doris Dorkus
2007
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
as Nana
2007
Testimonies of Faith
2007
Naomi's New Morning
as Self
2006
The Reichen Show
as Self
2006
That's So Raven
as Rhonnie Wilcox
2005
Beauty Shop
as Mrs. Towner
2004
Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker
as Narrator (voice)
2003
The Giants of Black Music
as Self
2000
Dinosaur
as Eema (voice)
2000
The Moving of Sophia Myles
as Sophia Myles
1999
Anya's Bell
as Anya Herpick
1999
The Secret Path
as Honey
1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Martha Logan
1999
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1998
Emma's Wish
as Mona Washburn
1998
Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle
as Tess
1998
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1997
A Match Made in Heaven
as Katie Beale
1997
Miracle in the Woods
as Lilly Cooper
1997
Promised Land
as Tess
1997
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Blues Fairy (voice)
1996
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
as Ma Wright
1994
Touched by an Angel
as Tess
1993
L.A. Law
as Lucille Lake
1993
Vicki!
as Self
1993
Designing Women
as Mrs. Toussant
1993
Picket Fences
as Naomi Grand
1992
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as Self
1992
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1992
You Must Remember This
as Ella DuChamps (voice)
1992
Dream On
as Receptionist
1991
The Royal Family
as Victoria Royal
1990
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Alicia Slater
1990
MacGyver
as Mama Colton
1989
Harlem Nights
as Vera
1989
Night Court
as Aunt Ruth
1986
The Gift of Amazing Grace
as Aunt Faith
1985
Charlie & Co.
1985
Crazy like a Fox
as Mrs. Flood
1985
Crazy like a Fox
as Nurse Flood
1985
The A-Team
as Mrs. Baracus
1982
The Love Boat
as Millie Washington
1979
Welcome Back, Kotter
as Mrs. Jean Tremaine
1977
Match Game
as Self
1976
Nightmare in Badham County
as Sarah
1976
Medical Center
as Capt. Sykes
1976
McCloud
as Sgt. Gladys Harris
1975
Psychic Killer
as Mrs. Gibson
1975
Cop on the Beat
as Claudine
1975
Police Story
as Claudine
1974
Twice in a Lifetime
as Flo
1974
Chico and the Man
as Della Rogers
1974
Petrocelli
as Angela Damon
1974
Police Woman
as Tina Thompson
1973
Voyage of the Yes
as Opal Parker
1973
Daddy's Girl
as Diane
1972
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
1972
The Pet Set
as Self
1970
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Hostess
1970
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
as Grace Dayton
1969
...& Beautiful
1968
The Mod Squad
as Paula
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1966
Hollywood Squares
as Self
1964
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1958
Let's Rock!
as Herself
1957
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self