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Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early; July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017) [1] was an American singer, actress, television personality, author and ordained minister. As a singer, she recorded blues , gospel , jazz and pop .
Della Reese, who segued from singing stardom to a long career as a popular TV actress on 'Touched By an Angel,' died on Sunday night.
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.
Della Reese as Tess, a tough and sarcastic, but loving supervisor who plays a key role in every one of Monica's cases. She acts like Monica's mother, addressing her as "angel girl", she is also the show's main protagonist. She appears in all but three episodes. John Dye as Andrew (main, seasons 3–9; recurring, season 2), known as "the Angel ...
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Won 1999 Won [5] Grammy Awards: Best Traditional Gospel Album: Live! My Soul Feels Better Right Now: Nominated NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Touched by an Angel: Won 2000 Won Annie Awards: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting By a Female Performer in an ...
Roma Downey OBE (born 6 May 1960) is an actress, producer, and author from Northern Ireland. She gained recognition for her role as Monica the angel, in the CBS television series Touched by an Angel, which ran for nine seasons.
Ruby Dee, actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and activist; married to Ossie Davis, lived in Rochelle Heights [20] Bob Denver , actor (Gilligan from Gilligans Island ) [ 21 ] Donald V. DeRosa , president, University of the Pacific
The seventh season of the American dramatic television series Touched by an Angel ran on CBS from October 15, 2000 through May 20, 2001, spanning 25 episodes. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series chronicled the cases of two angels, Monica (Roma Downey) and her supervisor Tess (Della Reese), who bring messages from God to various people to help them as they reach ...