Person
Della Reese
Born 6 July 1931 Died 19 November 2017, aged 86 Detroit, Michigan, USA TMDB ↗
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.
FR·01
The numbers
37age in their first credit on record (1968)
46years on screen and counting
4credits in 1974, their busiest year
57dated credits on record
FR·02
Movie credits
Age: 82 Miracle at Gate 213
2013as Alma Peddington
Age: 82 Dear Secret Santa
2013as Linda
Age: 81 Meant to Be
2012as Mave
Age: 81 Christmas Angel
2012as Elsie Waybright
Age: 80 Me Again
2011as Muriel
Age: 79 Expecting Mary
2010as Doris Dorkus
No poster
Age: 75 Testimonies of Faith
2007
Age: 75 If I Had Known I Was a Genius
2007as Nana
Age: 73 Beauty Shop
2005as Mrs. Towner
No poster
Age: 73 Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker
2004as Narrator (voice)
Age: 69 The Moving of Sophia Myles
2000as Sophia Myles
Age: 68 Dinosaur
2000as Eema (voice)
Age: 68 Anya's Bell
1999as Anya Herpick
Age: 67 Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999as Martha Logan
Age: 67 The Secret Path
1999as Honey
Age: 67 Emma's Wish
1998as Mona Washburn
Age: 67 Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle
1998as Tess
Age: 66 Miracle in the Woods
1997as Lilly Cooper
Age: 65 A Match Made in Heaven
1997as Katie Beale
Age: 64 A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
1996as Ma Wright
Age: 61 The Distinguished Gentleman
1992as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Age: 60 You Must Remember This
1992as Ella DuChamps (voice)
Age: 59 The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990as Alicia Slater
Age: 58 Harlem Nights
1989as Vera
Age: 55 The Gift of Amazing Grace
1986as Aunt Faith
Age: 45 Nightmare in Badham County
1976as Sarah
Age: 44 Psychic Killer
1975as Mrs. Gibson
Age: 43 Cop on the Beat
1975as Claudine
Age: 42 Twice in a Lifetime
1974as Flo
No poster
Age: 41 Daddy's Girl
1973as Diane
Age: 41 Voyage of the Yes
1973as Opal Parker
Age: 38 ...& Beautiful
1969 FR·03
TV credits
Age: 82 Signed, Sealed, Delivered
2014as Cora Brandt
Age: 71 That's So Raven
2003as Rhonnie Wilcox
Age: 65 Promised Land
1996as Tess
Age: 63 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995as Blues Fairy (voice)
Age: 63 Touched by an Angel
1994as Tess
Age: 61 Picket Fences
1992as Naomi Grand
Age: 60 The Royal Family
1991as Victoria Royal
Age: 59 Dream On
1990as Receptionist
Age: 55 Designing Women
1986as Mrs. Toussant
Age: 55 L.A. Law
1986as Lucille Lake
Age: 54 MacGyver
1985as Mama Colton
Age: 54 Charlie & Co.
1985
Age: 53 Crazy like a Fox
1984as Mrs. Flood
Age: 53 Crazy like a Fox
1984as Nurse Flood
Age: 52 Night Court
1984as Aunt Ruth
Age: 51 The A-Team
1983as Mrs. Baracus
Age: 46 The Love Boat
1977as Millie Washington
Age: 44 Welcome Back, Kotter
1975as Mrs. Jean Tremaine
Age: 43 Chico and the Man
1974as Della Rogers
Age: 43 Police Woman
1974as Tina Thompson
Age: 43 Petrocelli
1974as Angela Damon
Age: 41 Police Story
1973as Claudine
Age: 38 Medical Center
1969as Capt. Sykes
Age: 38 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969as Grace Dayton
Age: 37 The Mod Squad
1968as Paula