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Della Reese

Age: 78
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Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Born: Jul. 6th, 1931

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Della Reese's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Touched by an Angel	Tess
Promised Land	Tess
Chico and the Man	Della Rogers
The Royal Family	Victoria Royal
It Takes Two	Judge Carolin&hellip

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Della began singing in her hometown of Detroit when she was 6 years old. As a teenager, she toured with gospel great Mahalia Jackson and, at the age of 18, she formed the Meditation Singers and became the first performer to take gospel music to the casinos of Las Vegas. She was a vocalist with the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra and began making her own records. She was nominated for a Grammy Award as Best Female Soloist in Gospel music in 1987. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, producer Franklin Lett.

TRIVIA:

Has Cherokee ancestry.
She is also an ordained minister. She was the minister at the wedding of her _"Touched by an Angel" (1994)_ (qv) co-star, 'Roma Downey' (qv). She is the godmother of 'Roma Downey' (qv)'s daughter, Reilly Marie.
Della is Rt.Reverend of the Church "Understanding Principals for a Better Living" in Los Angeles, CA
Her children: Deloreese, James, Franklin, and Dominique.