Della Reese, Singer and ‘Touched by an Angel’ Star, Dies at 86

Della Reese, the husky-voiced singer and actress who spent almost a decade playing a down-to-earth heavenly messenger on the CBS series “Touched by an Angel” and became an ordained minister in real life, died on Sunday night at her home in Encino, Calif. She was 86. Her death was confirmed by her manager, Lynda Bensky. She did not specify the cause but said that Ms. Reese had diabetes. Ms. Reese had been under contract to Jubilee Records for three years when, in 1957, she had her first big hit record, the romantic ballad “And That Reminds Me.” Named the year’s most promising “girl singer” by Billboard, Variety and Cash Box, she was soon making regular appearances on the leading television variety shows of the day. Her biggest hit was “Don’t You Know” — adapted from “Musetta’s Waltz,” an aria from “La Bohème” — which reached No. 2 on the Billboard singles chart in 1959. tmz2016fs11221,hollywood,celebrity,entertainment,famous,hollywood news,fame,entertainment news,tmz 2017,raw video,della reese,della reese dead,singer dead,singer della reese,touched by an angle,della reese touched by an angel,angel,cat-entertainment,death,singer,actress,celebrity news,series,life,television,nondenominational christianity,someday,roma downey,della,obit,family theater productions,holy cross family ministries,family rosary,catholic,faith,prayer,family,rosary,prayer and pasta,catholic central,father patrick peyton csc,father david guffey csc,father willy raymond csc,easton ma,albany ny,lightworkers media,lightworkers,touched by an angel,cbs 2 news morning,access hollywood,who is della reese,roma downey touched by an ange,interviews,roma downey della reese,gossip,breaking news,deaths,actors,tess touched by an angel,della reese passed away,access,musicians,della reese death,della reese touched by an angl,della reese dies,r.i.p,music legend,dies,celebrities news,news,celebrities,real-cool news,donny \u0026 marie osmond,donny osmond,dead,usatoday_custom,obituary,usatyoutube,thr online,obituaries,reese peanut butter cups,interpersonal relationship,franklin lett,mother,grandmother,

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