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. She began her long career as a singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single "Don't You Know?". In the late 1960s she hosted her own talk show, Della, which ran for 197 episodes. From 1975 she also starred in films, playing opposite Redd Foxx in Harlem Nights (1989), Martin Lawrence in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) and Elliott Gould in Expecting Mary (2010). Reese achieved continued success in the religious television drama Touched by an Angel (1994–2003), in which she played the leading role of Tess. More about Della Reese
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Della Reese was born Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, in the historic Black Bottom neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, to Richard Thaddeus Early, an African-American steelworker, and Nellie (Mitchelle), a cook with alleged Cherokee ancestry. Her mother had had several children before Reese's birth, none of whom lived with her; hence, Reese grew up as an only child. At six years old, Reese began singing in church; from this experience she became an avid gospel singer. On weekends in the 1940s, she and her mother would go to the movies independently to watch the likes of Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, and Lena Horne portray glamorous lives on screen. Afterward, Reese would act out scenes from the films. In 1944, she began her career directing the young people's choir, after she had nurtured acting plus her obvious musical talent. She was often chosen, on radio, as a regular singer. At the age of 13, she was hired to sing with Mahalia Jackson's gospel group. Reese entered Detroit's Cass Technical High School (where she attended the same year as Edna Rae Gillooly, later known as Ellen Burstyn). She also continued with her touring with Jackson. With higher grades, she became in 1947 the first in her family to graduate from high school, aged 15.In total, we tracked 65 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Della Reese (RARE JOHN DYE + DELLA REESE + ROMA DOWNEY signed cd cover Touched by an Angel) was sold in July 2012 for $212.50 while the cheapest item (Della Reese Signed TTM 8×10 Photo Legendary Jazz n Gospel Singer & Actress) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2021. The month with the most items sold (4) was November 2017 with an average selling price of $8.24 for an autographed item of Della Reese. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2021 with $49.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2011. In average, an autographed item from Della Reese is worth $8.22.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Della Reese were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Della Reese autographed 3x5 index card | $5.00 | ||
DELLA REESE Autographed inscribed 8X10 B&W photo AP # 50 | $15.00 | ||
DELLA REESE Classic Della lp AUTOGRAPHED | $19.99 | ||
Della Reese Signed 8x10 B&W Auto Autograph | $15.99 | ||
DELLA REESE Signed 8x10 Glossy Photo…MUSIC & ACTING LEGEND..(d.2017) | $9.99 | ||
DELLA REESE signed AUTOGRAPH 3277 | $6.05 | ||
DELLA REESE signed AUTOGRAPH 7712 | $6.05 | ||
Della Reese Signed lovingly 8x10 Auto Autograph B&W Photo | $5.00 | ||
Jazz Singer, Actress Della Reese Autographed Program/Menu | $9.95 | ||
Signed 1996 Jazz Gospel Singer Actress Della Reese Angels Along the Way | $25.00 |