- Date of Birth: July 06, 1931
- Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Della Reese Biography
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Della Reese mini-bio: 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.
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emmittjohnson1posted 135 days ago -
Some people forget that Della Reese was in Dinosaurs!! She was the one who told of the nesting grounds.
posted 893 days ago -
Where is the list of all the movies she's been in? "The Moving of Sophia Myles" & "Chasing Secrets" are great movies IMHO
posted 929 days ago -
Yes Tess rocks, But I wouldn't like to get on her bad side... She scares me when shes angry
posted 1005 days ago -
I love Della Reese! I think that she does a great job as Tess on "Touched by an Angel"
posted 1023 days ago
