Della Reese

Born: 1931-07-06

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.


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Dinosaur

as Eema (voice)
Released: 2000-05-19

An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite...

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The Distinguished Gentleman

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Released: 1992-12-04

A Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just...

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Beauty Shop

as Mrs. Towner
Released: 2005-04-22

Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has...

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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

as Ma Wright
Released: 1996-04-04

Nightclub manager Darnell Wright is a perpetual playboy who is almost as devoted to his job as...

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The Secret Path

as Honey
Released: 1999-04-02

14-year-old Jo Ann Foley lives in squalor in a rural Southern community during World War II....

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Harlem Nights

as Vera
Released: 1989-11-17

'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious...

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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

as Martha Logan
Released: 1999-04-18

Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored")...

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The Gift Of Amazing Grace

as Aunt Faith
Released: 1986-11-19

Teenage girl is frustrated about her lack of singing ability in her gospel singing family. She...

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Christmas Angel

as Elsie Waybright
Released: 2013-08-25

While working on a class assignment to write a paper on “My Impossible Christmas Wish,” Olivia...

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Dear Secret Santa

as Linda
Released: 2013-12-01

Beverly Hills banker/workaholic Jennifer comes home to her small Northern California town just...

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Cop on the Beat

as Claudine
Released: 1975-05-06

An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in...

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A Match Made in Heaven

as Katie Beale
Released: 1997-04-27

A dying widow plays matchmaker to her 32-year-old unmarried son and sets him up with a nurse...

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Nightmare in Badham County

as Sarah
Released: 1976-11-05

Two UCLA coeds have engine trouble in small Southern town. When they spurn the local sheriff's...

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Me Again

as Muriel
Released: 2011-08-21

Things don't go as expected when a disenchanted pastor wishes for a different life.

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Miracle in the Woods

as Lilly Cooper
Released: 1997-10-26

Quarreled sisters; Sarah and Wanda inherit property from their mother. It has always belonged to...

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Anya's Bell

as Anya Herpick
Released: 1999-10-31

Inspirational tale set in the late 1940s involving an elderly blind woman with a unique...

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Emma's Wish

as Mona Washburn
Released: 1998-10-18

A lonely retirement home resident obtains a magical ring on her 75th birthday which grants her...

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Twice in a Lifetime

as Flo
Released: 1974-03-16

A tugboat operator and a waterfront cafe owner clash with a dock foreman who is trying to change...

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Voyage of the Yes

as Opal Parker
Released: 1973-01-16

Two teenagers set out on a 2000-mile sailboat journey from California to Hawaii and en route...

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The Kid Who Loved Christmas

as Alicia Slater
Released: 1990-12-14

In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household...

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Psychic Killer

as Mrs. Gibson
Released: 1975-12-01

Mental patient Arnold Masters, hospitalized for a murder he didn't commit, learns astral...

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The Moving of Sophia Myles

as Sophia Myles
Released: 2000-11-26

A pastor's cherished wife is thrown into despair and experiences a crisis of faith after his...

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Miracle at Gate 213

as Alma Peddington
Released: 2013-12-10

It's Christmas Eve and an unexpected delay at the airport has left everyone stranded. Young Joy...

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Expecting Mary

as Doris Dorkus
Released: 2010-11-12

Expecting Mary is the story of a young girl, who's had all the trappings of an upscale life, but...

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Meant to Be

as Mave
Released: 2012-12-27

When 20-year old Nathan loses his career and his girlfriend, he questions his purpose in life....

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The Giants of Black Music

as Self
Released: 2003-03-24

Mother Popcorn - James Brown What's The Use Of Breaking Up - Jerry Butler MacArthur Park -...

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Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle

as Tess
Released: 1998-09-15

After their parents died, Wayne Travers (Randy Travis) began taking care of his mentally...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self - Guest Hostess
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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Columbo

as Johnny Carson's Guest (uncredited)
First aired: 1971-09-15

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...

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MacGyver

as Mama Colton
First aired: 1985-09-29

He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a...

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The A-Team

as Mrs. Baracus
First aired: 1983-01-23

A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Hostess
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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The Love Boat

as Millie Washington
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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Night Court

as Aunt Ruth
First aired: 1984-01-04

An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on...

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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L.A. Law

as Lucille Lake
First aired: 1986-09-15

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...

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Touched by an Angel

as Tess
First aired: 1994-09-21

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...

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Intimate Portrait

as Self
First aired: 1993-11-14

Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...

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That's So Raven

as Rhonnie Wilcox
First aired: 2003-01-17

No ordinary teenager; Raven Baxter can see glimpses of the future! Watch her schemes and...

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Police Woman

as Tina Thompson
First aired: 1974-09-13

Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los...

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Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee
First aired: 1944-01-20

An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...

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The Reichen Show

as Self
First aired: 2005-11-11

A list of celebrity interviews and sensational topics.

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Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self
First aired: 2009-10-03

Compelling, surprising and downright spooky — celebrities share their real-life personal...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self - Singer
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Designing Women

as Mrs. Toussant
First aired: 1986-09-29

Julia Sugarbaker, Mary Jo Shively, Charlene Frazier-Stillfield and Suzanne Sugarbaker are...

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Blues Fairy (voice)
First aired: 1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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Crazy like a Fox

as Mrs. Flood
First aired: 1984-12-30

Crazy Like a Fox is an American television series set in San Francisco, California, that aired...

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Crazy like a Fox

as Nurse Flood
First aired: 1984-12-30

Crazy Like a Fox is an American television series set in San Francisco, California, that aired...

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Petrocelli

as Angela Damon
First aired: 1974-09-11

Petrocelli is an American legal drama which ran for two seasons on NBC from September 11, 1974...

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Dream On

as Receptionist
First aired: 1990-07-08

The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book...

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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The Mod Squad

as Paula
First aired: 1968-09-24

The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran...

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Chico and the Man

as Della Rogers
First aired: 1974-09-13

Chico and the Man is an American sitcom which ran on NBC for four seasons, from September 13,...

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Promised Land

as Tess
First aired: 1996-09-17

Promised Land is an American drama series which aired on CBS from 1996 to 1999. It is a spin-off...

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Roots: The Next Generations

as Mrs. Lydia Branch
First aired: 1979-02-18

Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from...

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The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Grace Dayton
First aired: 1969-09-14

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors is an American medical drama that lasted for four seasons on NBC,...

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Welcome Back, Kotter

as Mrs. Jean Tremaine
First aired: 1975-09-09

Welcome Back, Kotter is an American television sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan and featuring a young...

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered

as Cora Brandt
First aired: 2014-04-20

A group of postal detectives work to solve the mysteries behind undeliverable letters and...

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The Pet Set

as Self
First aired: 1971-01-25

Each episode of this part talk show, part docuseries begins with animal-loving celebrities...

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It Takes Two

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-10-14

It Takes Two is an American sitcom, created by Susan Harris, that aired on ABC from October 14,...

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The Royal Family

as Victoria Royal
First aired: 1991-09-18

A soon-to-be divorced woman moves back home with her three kids.

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