Della Reese enjoyed a career that spanned the 1950s and well into the 2000s, covering over 60 decades in a variety of roles, including some legendary lines in the classic film Harlem Nights.

CBS A popular singer beginning in the 1950s, Reese branched out to television, where she was the first African-American woman to host her own talk show.

Reese first started her career as an R&B and jazz singer in the 1950s and 60s. The Detroit native began singing in her church when she was 6 years old. By 1969, she became a TV star with her talk ...

1931: Actress and singer Della Reese, best known for her lead role on the TV series "Touched by an Angel," is born Delloreese Patricia Early in Detroit, Michigan. Reese started off in the 1950s as ...

Actress and gospel singer Della Reese, best known for her role in the "Touched By An Angel" television series, has died at the age of 86 at her home in California, her family said on Monday.

We love you." Reese began her career in the late 1940s as a gospel singer, and eventually began to dabble in jazz, releasing multiple albums of standards throughout the 1950s.

Della Reese, whose mighty voice gave her a three-decade career as a singer before she launched a successful acting career in shows like “Touched by an Angel,” has died in California. She was 86.

Nov. 20 (UPI) --Touched by an Angel star and singer Della Reese has died at the age of 86. Reese's Touch by an Angel costar Roma Downey and her family confirmed her death through a statement ...

Actress and gospel singer Della Reese, best known for her role in the "Touched By An Angel" television series, has died at the age of 86 at her home in California, her family said on Monday. The ...