
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...
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 6 nominations.
Series | The Alan Thicke Show | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | Whoa with Laine Lawson Craft | Unknown | 2017 |
Series | Mantrap | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | The Light | Herself | 2017 |
Series | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Unknown | 2014-04-20 |
Series | Unsung Hollywood | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | The Scroll: Transformation | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | Miracle at Gate 213 | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | What Is New Thought? | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | Dear Secret Santa | Linda | 2013-11-30 |
Movie | Meant to Be | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | Christmas Angel | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | Celebration of Gospel | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | Me Again | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | Hallelujah | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | Get Real! Wise Women Speak | Unknown | 2011 |
Series | Detroit 1-8-7 | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | Expecting Mary | Unknown | 2010 |
Series | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Unknown | 2008-10-25 |
Series | The Florence Henderson Show | Unknown | 2008-02-18 |
Movie | Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories | Unknown | 2008-03-25 |
Movie | Life on the Edge: A Global Crisis | Unknown | 2008 |
Series | Unsung | Unknown | 2008-11-27 |
Series | CBS Cares | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | Miss HIV | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | Testimonies of Faith: Humble Journey's | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | How to Go Out on a Date in Queens | Unknown | 2006 |
Movie | Legends Ball | Unknown | 2006-05-22 |
Movie | Beauty Shop | Unknown | 2005 |
Movie | CMT: 20 Greatest Songs of Faith | Herself | 2005-04-22 |
Series | Dancing with the Stars | Unknown | 2005-06-01 |
Movie | An Evening with Della Reese | Herself - Interviewee | 2004-06-18 |
Series | Tavis Smiley | Unknown | 2004-01-05 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | Unknown | 2004-09-13 |
Movie | Rare Birds | Unknown | 2003-07-18 |
Series | That's So Raven | Unknown | 2003 |
Series | The Wayne Brady Show | Unknown | 2003 |
Series | Intimate Portrait | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | Swept Away | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | 33rd NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 2002-03-01 |
Movie | Rhapsody in Black | Herself | 2002-07-01 |
Series | Lifestyle Magazine | Unknown | 2001 |
Movie | 31st NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 2000-04-06 |
Movie | Nurse Betty | Unknown | 2000 |
Movie | Dinosaur | Unknown | 2000-05-19 |
Movie | The Moving of Sophia Myles | Unknown | 2000 |
Movie | Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years | Unknown | 1999 |
Movie | Anya's Bell | Unknown | 1999 |
Movie | The Secret Path | Unknown | 1999 |
Movie | Journey to a Hate Free Millennium | Unknown | 1999 |
Movie | Guide to Healthy Living | Herself | 1998-07-01 |
Series | The Roseanne Show | Unknown | 1998-09-14 |
Movie | Mama Flora's Family | Unknown | 1998-11-08 |
Series | The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1998 |
Movie | 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Unknown | 1998-03-08 |
Movie | Emma's Wish | Unknown | 1998 |
Movie | True Stories from Touched by an Angel | Unknown | 1998 |
Series | The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Unknown | 1998-01-18 |
Movie | CBS: The First 50 Years | Unknown | 1998 |
Movie | 29th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 1998 |
Movie | Wrestling with Alligators | Unknown | 1998-01-18 |
Movie | Miracle in the Woods | Unknown | 1997 |
Movie | 28th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 1997 |
Series | The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1997 |
Movie | The Most Fascinating Women of 1997 | Unknown | 1997 |
Movie | A Match Made in Heaven | Katie Beale | 1997-04-27 |
Movie | 27th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 1996 |
Movie | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | Unknown | 1996 |
Series | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Unknown | 1996-06-10 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-03-06 |
Series | Promised Land | Unknown | 1996-09-17 |
Series | The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1996-09-08 |
Movie | The 1996 Annual Lucy Awards | Herself | 1996-09-07 |
Series | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Unknown | 1995-03-26 |
Series | Touched by an Angel | Tess | 1994-09-21 |
Movie | Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America | Unknown | 1993 |
Movie | A Bronx Tale | Unknown | 1993-10-01 |
Movie | 25th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 1993-01-25 |
Movie | The 13th Annual American Black Achievement Awards | Unknown | 1992 |
Movie | You Must Remember This | Unknown | 1992 |
Movie | Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' | Unknown | 1992 |
Movie | The Distinguished Gentleman | Unknown | 1992-12-04 |
Series | Picket Fences | Unknown | 1992-09-18 |
Series | Vicki! | Unknown | 1992-08-31 |
Series | One on One with John Tesh | Unknown | 1991 |
Series | The Chuck Woolery Show | Unknown | 1991 |
Series | The Royal Family | Unknown | 1991 |
Series | The Marsha Warfield Show | Unknown | 1990-03-26 |
Series | Married People | Unknown | 1990 |
Movie | The Kid Who Loved Christmas | Unknown | 1990 |
Series | Dream On | Unknown | 1990-07-08 |
Series | The Arsenio Hall Show | Unknown | 1989-01-03 |
Movie | Harlem Nights | Vera | 1989-11-17 |
Series | The Young Riders | Unknown | 1989-09-20 |
Series | A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | Unknown | 1988-09-10 |
Series | Designing Women | Unknown | 1988 |
Movie | Family Reunion: A Gospel Music Celebration | Unknown | 1988 |
Series | Biography | Unknown | 1987-04-06 |
Series | Ebony/Jet Showcase | Unknown | 1986 |
Series | ABC Afterschool Specials | Unknown | 1986 |
Series | Star's Table | Unknown | 1986 |
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Series | Larry King Live | Unknown | 1985-06-03 |
Series | MacGyver | Unknown | 1985-10-06 |
Series | 227 | Unknown | 1985-09-14 |
Series | Charlie & Co. | Unknown | 1985 |
Series | Night Court | Unknown | 1984-01-04 |
Series | Crazy Like a Fox | Unknown | 1984-12-30 |
Series | Pete's Place | Unknown | 1983 |
Series | The A-Team | Unknown | 1983-01-23 |
Series | It Takes Two | Unknown | 1982 |
Series | WKRP in Cincinnati | Unknown | 1981 |
Series | Lou Rawls Parade of Stars | Unknown | 1980-05-31 |
Series | Password Plus | Unknown | 1979 |
Series | The Jim Nabors Show | Unknown | 1978-01-09 |
Series | Sha Na Na | Unknown | 1977-02-12 |
Series | The Love Boat | Unknown | 1977-09-24 |
Series | Welcome Back, Kotter | Unknown | 1977 |
Series | The Mike Douglas Show | Unknown | 1977 |
Movie | Nightmare in Badham County | Unknown | 1976 |
Series | Chico and the Man | Unknown | 1976 |
Series | Match Game 73 | Unknown | 1976 |
Movie | Flo's Place | Flo | 1976-08-09 |
Series | Break the Bank | Unknown | 1976 |
Series | Rhyme and Reason | Unknown | 1975 |
Series | The Rookies | Unknown | 1975 |
Movie | Psychic Killer | Mrs. Gibson | 1975-12-01 |
Movie | The 17th Annual Grammy Awards | Unknown | 1975-03-01 |
Series | Sammy and Company | Unknown | 1975-04-06 |
Movie | Cop on the Beat | Claudine | 1975-05-06 |
Series | Joe Forrester | Unknown | 1975 |
Series | Police Woman | Unknown | 1974-09-13 |
Movie | Twice in a Lifetime | Unknown | 1974 |
Series | Petrocelli | Unknown | 1974 |
Series | Dinah! | Unknown | 1974-10-21 |
Series | The Young and the Restless | Unknown | 1973-03-26 |
Series | Flip | Unknown | 1973 |
Movie | Burt and the Girls | Unknown | 1973 |
Series | The $10,000 Pyramid | Unknown | 1973 |
Movie | Voyage of the Yes | Unknown | 1973 |
Series | Praise the Lord | Unknown | 1973-05-28 |
Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-09-25 |
Movie | Daddy's Girl | Diane | 1973-06-19 |
Series | Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1972 |
Movie | Cop Out! | Unknown | 1972 |
Series | Sanford and Son | Unknown | 1972-01-14 |
Series | Insight | Unknown | 1972 |
Series | Getting Together | Unknown | 1971 |
Movie | A City of the King | Innkeeper's wife | 1971-12-20 |
Series | Stand Up and Cheer | Unknown | 1971-09-01 |
Series | The Pet Set | Unknown | 1971-09-01 |
Series | McCloud | Unknown | 1970-09-16 |
Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1970 |
Series | Medical Center | Unknown | 1969-09-24 |
Series | The David Frost Show | Unknown | 1969-07-07 |
Series | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Unknown | 1969 |
Series | Della | Unknown | 1969 |
Series | Playboy After Dark | Unknown | 1969 |
Movie | ...And Beautiful | Unknown | 1969 |
Series | Allen Ludden's Gallery | Unknown | 1969-06-23 |
Series | Showcase '68 | Unknown | 1968 |
Series | The Merv Griffin Show | Unknown | 1968 |
Series | The Woody Woodbury Show | Unknown | 1968 |
Series | Mod Squad | Unknown | 1968-09-24 |
Series | Operation: Entertainment | Unknown | 1968 |
Series | The Dom DeLuise Show | Unknown | 1968 |
Series | The Joey Bishop Show | Unknown | 1967-04-17 |
Series | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Unknown | 1967-09-09 |
Series | The Jonathan Winters Show | Unknown | 1967-12-27 |
Series | The Hollywood Squares | Unknown | 1966-10-17 |
Series | Girl Talk | Unknown | 1965 |
Movie | Freedom Spectacular | Unknown | 1964-05-14 |
Series | That Regis Philbin Show | Unknown | 1964 |
Series | The Hollywood Palace | Unknown | 1964-01-04 |
Series | The Keefe Brasselle Show | Unknown | 1963 |
Series | The Lively Ones | Unknown | 1962 |
Series | The Tonight Show | Unknown | 1962-04-02 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
Series | The Jack Paar Tonight Show | Unknown | 1961 |
Movie | Let's Rock | Unknown | 1958 |
Series | The Big Record | Unknown | 1957 |
Series | Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium | Unknown | 1955 |
Series | Stage Show | Unknown | 1954-07-03 |
Series | Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Unknown | 1948-12-24 |