Della Reese preparing for a commercial with Kraft Foods in 1977.

As an actress, Della Reese has made appearances in films, television films and television series. She made her first television appearance in a 1968 episode of The Mod Squad. Her first television film was released in 1973 titled Voyage of the Yes. In 1975, she made her first film appearance as Mrs. Gibson in Psychic Killer. During the 1970s and 1980s, Reese acted in television series and television films. This includes 1976's Nightmare in Badham County, five episodes of It Takes Two and 27 episodes of Chico and the Man. In 1989, she appeared as Vera Walker in the film Harlem Nights.

Between 1991 and 1992, Reese appeared in the short-lived television series The Royal Family. In 1994, Reese portrayed Tess in the series Touched by an Angel. The show ran for the next ten years and Reese received nominations for her role from the Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. She also won several accolades from the NAACP Image Awards for her role. In the late 1990s, Reese appeared in series of television films including Emma's Wish and Anya's Bell. During this period, she also made six appearances in the show Promised Land. Reese continued acting through the 2000s and the early part of the 2010s. Among her film appearances of this period was 2005's Beauty Shop and 2010's Expecting Mary. Her final filmography credit was in a 2014 episode of Signed, Sealed, Delivered.

Film

List of film appearances by Della Reese, showing all relevant details
Title Year Role Ref.
Psychic Killer 1975 Mrs. Gibson [1]
Harlem Nights 1989 Vera Walker [1]
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate 1996 Ma Wright [1]
Dinosaur 2000 Eema (voice) [1]
Beauty Shop 2005 Mrs. Towner [1]
If I Had Known I Was a Genius 2007 Nana [1]
Expecting Mary 2010 Doris Dorkus [2]
Meant to Be 2012 Mave [3]
Me Again 2012 Muriel [4]
Christmas Angel 2012 Elsa Way [1]

Television films

List of film appearances by Della Reese, showing all relevant details
Title Year Role Ref.
Voyage of the Yes 1973 Opal Parker [1]
Daddy's Girl 1973 Diane [1]
Twice in a Lifetime 1974 Flo [1]
Cop on the Beat 1975 Claudine [5]
Flo's Place 1976 Flo [1]
Nightmare in Badham County Sarah [1]
The Kid Who Loved Christmas 1990 Alicia Slater [1]
You Must Remember This 1992 Ella DuChamps Voice[1]
A Match Made in Heaven 1997 Katie Beale [1]
Miracle in the Woods Lilly Cooper [1]
Emma's Wish 1998 Mona Washburn [1]
Mama Flora's Family Nana Fleming [1]
The Secret Path (Chasing Secrets) 1999 Honey [1]
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First 100 Years Martha Logan [1]
Anya's Bell Anya Herpick [1]
The Moving of Sophia Myles 2000 Sophia Myles [1]
Hallelujah 2011 Dulcie Prejean [6]
Christmas Angel 2012 Elsie Waybright [1]
Dear Secret Santa 2013 Linda [7]
Miracle at Gate 213 2013 Alma Peddington

Television series

List of television series appearances by Della Reese, showing all relevant details
Title Year Role Notes Ref.
The Mod Squad 1968 Paula Episode: "Find Tara Chapman!" [8]
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors 1970 Grace Dayton Episode: "Killer on the Loose" [9]
Police Woman 1974 Tina Thompson Episode: "Requiem for Bored Wives" [9]
McCloud 1974–1976 Police Sgt. Gladys Harris 2 episodes [9]
Petrocelli 1975 Angela Damon Episode: "Once Upon a Victim"
The Rookies Landers Episode: "Ladies Day" [9]
Sanford and Son Herself Episode: "Della, Della, Della" [8]
Chico and the Man 1975–1978 Della Rogers 27 episodes [9]
Medical Center 1976 Capt. Sykes Episode: "Major Annie, MD"
Welcome Back, Kotter 1979 Mrs. Tremaine Episodes: "Come Back, Little Arnold", "The Gang Show"
Insight 1980 Judge Roberta Lynn Episode: "God in the Dock" [10]
The Love Boat 1982 Millie Washington 2 episodes
It Takes Two 1982–1983 Judge Caroline Phillips 5 episodes
The A-Team 1985 Mrs. Baracus Episode: "Lease with an Option to Die"
Crazy Like a Fox 1985–1986 Nurse Flood 3 episodes
Charlie & Co. 1986 Aunt Rachel 4 episodes [8]
ABC Afterschool Special Aunt Faith Episode: "The Gift of Amazing Grace"
227 1987–1990 Rita Clark / Grace 2 episodes
Night Court 1989 Aunt Ruth Episode: "Auntie Maim"
The Young Riders 1990 Stagecoach Sally Episode: "Born to Hang"
MacGyver 1990–1991 Mama Colton 2 episodes
Married People 1991 Annette Episode: "Dance Ten, Friends Zero"
The Royal Family 1991–1992 Victoria Royal 15 episodes [9]
Dream On 1992 Receptionist Episode: "No Deposit, No Return"
Designing Women 1993 Mrs. Toussant Episode: "Wedding Redux"
L.A. Law Lucille Lake Episode: "Vindaloo in the Villows"
Picket Fences Naomi Grand Episode: "The Lullaby League" [8]
Touched by an Angel 1994–2003 Tess 211 episodes
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (1998–2002)
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1997–98)
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (1997–98)		 [9]
Promised Land 1996–1998 Tess 6 episodes
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 1997 The Blues Fairy (voice) Episode: "Pinocchio"
That's So Raven 2006 Miss Rhonnie Wilcox Episode: "The Four Aces" [11]
The Young and the Restless 2009 Aunt Virginia 2 episodes [11]
Detroit 1-8-7 2010 Lorraine Henderson Episode: "Shelter" [12]
Signed, Sealed, Delivered 2014 Cora Brandt 2 episodes [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Filmography for Della Reese". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ Scheib, Ronnie (November 16, 2010). "Expecting Mary". Variety. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ Bobbin, Jay (November 26, 2013). "Meant to Be". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Interview With Della Reese: 'God's Had a Bad Agent'". The Christian Post. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ "COP ON THE BEAT". Library of Congress.
  6. ↑ "HALLELUJAH (2011)". Library of Congress.
  7. ↑ "Dear Secret Santa (TV) (2013)". FilmAffinity.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Della Reese". Biography. A&E Networks. Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Parker, Ryan; Barnes, Mike (November 20, 2017). "Della Reese, 'Touched By an Angel' Star, Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ "INSIGHT". Library of Congress. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  11. 1 2 Kaufman, Gil (November 20, 2017). "'Touched by an Angel' Star Della Reese Dies at 86". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  12. ↑ "DETROIT 1-8-7 Preview: December 7 on ABC". Broadway World. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  13. ↑ Rice, Lynette (November 20, 2017). "Della Reese, singer and 'Touched by an Angel' star, dies at 86". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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