Della Reese

Biography

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

Columbo

Johnny Carson's Guest (uncredited)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self - Guest Hostess

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Hostess

The A-Team

Mrs. Baracus

MacGyver

Mama Colton

The Love Boat

Millie Washington

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2013	Dear Secret Santa	Linda
2013	Miracle at Gate 213	Alma Peddington
2012	Meant to Be	Mave
2012	Christmas Angel	Elsie Waybright
2011	Me Again	Muriel
2010	Expecting Mary	Doris Dorkus
2007	If I Had Known I Was a Genius	Nana
2007	Testimonies of Faith
2005	Beauty Shop	Mrs. Towner
2003	The Giants of Black Music	Self
2000	Dinosaur	Eema (voice)
2000	The Moving of Sophia Myles	Sophia Myles
1999	Anya's Bell	Anya Herpick
1999	The Secret Path	Honey
1999	Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years	Martha Logan
1998	Emma's Wish	Mona Washburn
1998	Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle	Tess
1997	A Match Made in Heaven	Katie Beale
1997	Miracle in the Woods	Lilly Cooper
1996	A Thin Line Between Love and Hate	Ma Wright
1992	Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'	Self
1992	The Distinguished Gentleman	Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1992	You Must Remember This	Ella DuChamps (voice)
1990	The Kid Who Loved Christmas	Alicia Slater
1989	Harlem Nights	Vera
1986	The Gift of Amazing Grace	Aunt Faith
1976	Nightmare in Badham County	Sarah
1975	Psychic Killer	Mrs. Gibson
1975	Cop on the Beat	Claudine
1974	Twice in a Lifetime	Flo
1973	Voyage of the Yes	Opal Parker
1973	Daddy's Girl	Diane
1958	Let's Rock!	Herself

Year	TV Show	Role
2014	Signed, Sealed, Delivered	Cora Brandt
2009	Celebrity Ghost Stories	Self
2005	The Reichen Show	Self
2005	Naomi's New Morning	Self
2003	That's So Raven	Rhonnie Wilcox
1996	Promised Land	Tess
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Blues Fairy (voice)
1994	Touched by an Angel	Tess
1993	Intimate Portrait	Self
1992	Vicki!	Self
1992	Picket Fences	Naomi Grand
1991	The Royal Family	Victoria Royal
1990	Dream On	Receptionist
1986	L.A. Law	Lucille Lake
1986	Designing Women	Mrs. Toussant
1985	Charlie & Co.
1985	MacGyver	Mama Colton
1984	Crazy like a Fox	Mrs. Flood
1984	Crazy like a Fox	Nurse Flood
1984	Night Court	Aunt Ruth
1983	The A-Team	Mrs. Baracus
1982	It Takes Two
1977	The Love Boat	Millie Washington
1975	Welcome Back, Kotter	Mrs. Jean Tremaine
1974	Chico and the Man	Della Rogers
1974	Petrocelli	Angela Damon
1974	Police Woman	Tina Thompson
1973	Match Game	Self
1973	Police Story	Claudine
1971	Columbo	Johnny Carson's Guest (uncredited)
1971	The Pet Set	Self
1969	The Bold Ones: The New Doctors	Grace Dayton
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Self
1968	The Mod Squad	Paula
1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest
1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self - Guest Hostess
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self - Co-Hostess
1957	Tonight Starring Jack Paar	Self
1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self
1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Nominee