Della Reese died on Sunday night at her home in California she was 86. Della moved from pop and jazz singing stardom in the 1950s and 1960s to a long career as a popular TV actor on Touched by an Angel and other shows.<\/p>\n
Reese broke into TV full-time with a starring role in the hit 1975-78 Jack Albertson-Freddie Prinze comedy series Chico and the Man. She also took starring roles in the features Harlem Nights and A Thin Line Between Love and Hate and appeared in 20 made-for-TV pictures.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was an incredible wife, mother, grandmother, friend and pastor as well as an award-winning actor and singer. Through her life and work she touched and inspired the lives of millions of people,\u201d actor Roma Downey, Reese\u2019s co-star said in a statement.
\nDowney added, \u201cShe was a mother to me and I had the privilege of working with her side by side for so many years on \u2018Touched by an Angel.\u2019 I know heaven has a brand new angel this day. Della Reese will be forever in our hearts.\u201d
\nSinger Dionne Warwick said, \u201cWe have lost another voice that I\u2019m sure God will use in that great heavenly choir.\u201d Reared in gospel, Reese became a seductive, big-voiced secular music star with her R&B and pop hit \u201cDon\u2019t You Know\u201d in 1959.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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