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Variety (1964) / A Trip to the Moon (1902) / The Art of the Moving Picture / Peaks of Japanese Cinema / Variety (1948) / The Mark of Zorro (1920) / A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture / The French New Wave / Screenland (1947) / The Lost World (1925) / Writing the Photoplay / Silent Cinema & the Avant-Garde / Cine-Mundial (1946) / He Walked by Night (1948) /
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Della Reese
Born
6 July 1931
Died
19 November 2017
Place
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Acting

Della Reese

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.

As actor

Dear Secret Santa

Dear Secret Santa

2013 · Linda
Miracle at Gate 213

Miracle at Gate 213

2013 · Alma Peddington
Meant to Be

Meant to Be

2012 · Mave
Christmas Angel

Christmas Angel

2012 · Elsie Waybright
Me Again

Me Again

2011 · Muriel
Expecting Mary

Expecting Mary

2010 · Doris Dorkus
If I Had Known I Was a Genius

If I Had Known I Was a Genius

2007 · Nana

Testimonies of Faith

2007
Beauty Shop

Beauty Shop

2005 · Mrs. Towner

Donald McKayle: Heartbeats of a DanceMaker

2004 · Narrator (voice)
The Giants of Black Music

The Giants of Black Music

2003 · Self
Dinosaur

Dinosaur

2000 · Eema (voice)
The Moving of Sophia Myles

The Moving of Sophia Myles

2000 · Sophia Myles
Anya's Bell

Anya's Bell

1999 · Anya Herpick
The Secret Path

The Secret Path

1999 · Honey
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

1999 · Martha Logan
Emma's Wish

Emma's Wish

1998 · Mona Washburn
Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle

Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle

1998 · Tess
A Match Made in Heaven

A Match Made in Heaven

1997 · Katie Beale
Miracle in the Woods

Miracle in the Woods

1997 · Lilly Cooper
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

1996 · Ma Wright

Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

1992 · Self
The Distinguished Gentleman

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992 · Elevator Operator (uncredited)
You Must Remember This

You Must Remember This

1992 · Ella DuChamps (voice)
The Kid Who Loved Christmas

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

1990 · Alicia Slater
Harlem Nights

Harlem Nights

1989 · Vera
The Gift of Amazing Grace

The Gift of Amazing Grace

1986 · Aunt Faith
Nightmare in Badham County

Nightmare in Badham County

1976 · Sarah
Psychic Killer

Psychic Killer

1975 · Mrs. Gibson
Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

1975 · Claudine