Reese, Della
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Name (Latin)
Reese, Della
Other forms of name
Early, Delloreese Patricia
Reese Lett, Della
Reese-Lett, Della, Rev
Early, Deloreese Patricia
Date of birth
1931-07-06
Date of death
2017-11-19
Place of birth
Detroit (Mich.)
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Actors
Clergy
Jazz musicians
Singers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- African American National Biography, accessed March 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Reese, Della; Delloreese Patricia Early; singer, actress, jazz musician, ordained minister; born 06 July 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, United States; studied at Wayne State University, Detroit; formed a gospel group Meditation Singers; joined Erskine Hawkins Orchestra; became an artist on the RCA Victor records (1959); played Tess in CBS television series Touched by an Angel (1994-2002); earned seven Image Awards, Emmy Award, Annie Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Touched by an Angel (1996-2002); won a Grammy Award for her album Della Reese and Brilliance (1991) and for My Soul Feels Better Right Now (1999); was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1994); became an ordained minister by the Universal Foundation for Better Living (1987); presided over the Universal Foundation for Better Living Church she founded in Los Angeles)
- Give it to God, 2006:disc label (Dell Reese Lett)
- New York times WWW site, viewed Nov. 20, 2017(Della Reese; b. Delloreese Patricia Early, July 6, 1931, Detroit; d. Sunday night [Nov. 19, 2017], Encino, Calif., aged 86; husky-voiced singer and actress who spent almost a decade playing a down-to-earth heavenly messenger on the CBS series Touched by an angel and became an ordained minister in real life; appeared also in films)
- Rev. Della Reese-Lett ( (Up Church website, accessed May 29, 2019:) )
- Her Black is beautiful [SR] 197-:labels (Della Reese)
- Angels along the way, 1997:CIP t.p. (Della Reese) CIP galley (b. July 6, 1931)
- Della Reese, 2001:CIP galley, p. 6 (b. Deloreese Patricia Early, July 6, 1931, Detroit)
- Larkin, C. The encycl. of popular music, 3rd ed.(b. Dellareese Taliaferro, July 6, 1932, Detroit)
- Southern, E. Biog. dict. of Afro-American and African musicians, c1982(b. Delloreese Patricia Early, July 6, 1932, Detroit)