Della Reese

Della Reese

Nascimento : 1931-07-06, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Morte : 2017-11-19

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Della Reese

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Miracle at Gate 213
Alma Peddington
It's Christmas Eve and an unexpected delay at the airport has left everyone stranded. Young Joy (Savannah Page Ray from NBC's Parenthood) is traveling on her own to visit family for the holidays, so a retired flight attendant at the airport (Shirley Jones) becomes her travel companion. As they wait with their fellow travelers, they soon learn that everyone can use a Christmas Miracle, especially a young man trying to escape his past, and they join together to help. Allow your spirit to be lifted and your heart to be warned as you watch each person receive their Miracle at Gate 213
Querido Papai Noel Secreto
Linda
Em luto pelo recente falecimento de um amigo, uma mulher recebe uma mensagem de natal surpreendente.
O Anjo Mora Ao Lado
Elsie Waybright
Uma jovem tenta provar que a misteriosa velha da frente é realmente um anjo, quando alguns dos filhos do bairro desejam o Natal. Olivia não é como a maioria dos alunos do quinto ano. Ela está sendo criada por Melinda, uma mãe solteira que trabalha em uma beringela local movimentada, administrada por sua boa amiga Daphne, mãe do melhor amigo de Olivia e colega de classe. Olivia tem um coração de ouro que brilha nas suas boas intenções e na imaginação dela. Durante a azáfama da temporada de Natal, uma misteriosa senhora se move silenciosamente para a casa ao lado. A casa ficou desabitada, já que o dono, Dr. Nathan Davis, deixou a cidade abruptamente. Quando alguns dos filhos do bairro, os desejos de Natal de repente começam a se tornar realidade, Olivia está convencida de que o recém-chegado das cidades é um anjo e ela está determinada a provar isso.
Meant to Be
Mave
When 20-year old Nathan loses his career and his girlfriend, he questions his purpose in life. Compounding his struggle, Nathan grew up in a foster home and never met his birth mother. He sets out on a quest to find his mother and somehow come to terms with her rejection of him. His journey begins by flying to the city where he was born. Upon his arrival, Nathan checks into a hotel and meets Mave the hotel's housekeeper. Encouraged by Mave's wisdom and the help of hotel guest Shelly, Nathan finds the address of his mother, Linda. Linda is a social worker who agonizes over the decision she made with Nathan 20 years ago. In an effort to admonish the guilt of giving up her son, Linda is caught up in the life of a teenage mother-to-be, Tori, who is conflicted by the decision to abort her baby. When Nathan gathers the courage to meet his mother, he uncovers a terrible secret that totally redefines what was meant to be for his life.
Por que eu, Senhor?
Muriel
Para quem vê de fora, Rich Chaplin (David A. R. White) tem tudo aquilo que qualquer pastor e homem de família pode querer. Mesmo assim, ele acaba perdendo de vista todos os planos de Deus, incluindo sua família, e começa a querer ter uma vida diferente. Então, de repente, ele se vê dentro da vida de todos aqueles que a sua indiferença, de algum modo, afetou. Essa inesquecível viagem fará com que Rich passe a ver a vida pelos olhos dos mais diversos tipos de pessoas – como, por exemplo, sua esposa, o namorado de sua filha e uma senhora idosa (Della Reese) – e, até mesmo, de um peixinho dourado! Em meio a tudo isso, ele precisará entender que pode estar perdendo a única chance de amar e fazer a diferença naqueles que lhe são mais importantes. Junte-se a Rich nessa jornada louca e hilária, que mudará o viver dele para sempre!
À espera de Maria
Doris Dorkus
Uma jovem grávida foge de casa e conhece pessoas extraordinárias no Novo México.
Um Salão do Barulho
Mrs. Towner
Atlanta. Gina Norris (Queen Latifah) é uma excelente cabeleireira que trabalha no salão do afetado Jorge (Kevin Bacon), que tem mais empáfia do que profissionalismo. Gina sempre sonhou ter seu salão. Um dia, após ser insultada por Jorge, que ainda ficou com o crédito do seu trabalho, ela decide que era hora de pedir demissão e transformar seu sonho em realidade. Gina abre seu salão de beleza com a ajuda de Lynn (Alicia Silverstone), uma ótima cabeleireira que nunca teve chance com o Jorge, que só permitia que ela lavasse os cabelos. Logo o salão da Gina vai ficando conhecido, no entanto quando ela começa a pegar as clientes de Jorge ele planeja se vingar. Mas ele não tem idéia do que Gina e as outras cabeleireiras são capazes de fazer.
The Giants of Black Music
Herself
Mother Popcorn - James Brown What's The Use Of Breaking Up - Jerry Butler MacArthur Park - Della Reese Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder Nowhere To Run - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Nothing But Heartaches - The Supremes Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye Goin' To A Go-Go - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Don't Mess With Bill - The Marvelettes Something About You - The Four Tops River Deep, Mountain High - Mary Wilson It's a Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown Everyday People - Sly & Family Stone
The Moving of Sophia Myles
Sophia Myles
A pastor's cherished wife is thrown into despair and experiences a crisis of faith after his mysterious death.
Dinossauro
Eema (voice)
A jornada do iguanodonte Aladar para encontrar outros seres de sua espécie. Devido a uma série de acontecimentos, o ovo em que nasceu foi separado de sua raça e Aladar precisa agora encontrá-los em meio uma chuva de meteoros flamejantes e cada vez maior escassez de água.
Anya's Bell
Anya Herpick
Inspirational tale set in the late 1940s involving an elderly blind woman with a unique collection of bells in her home and a dyslexic 12-year-old boy who form an offbeat friendship to help each other overcome a disability.
The Secret Path
Honey
A young girl stuck in a horrific cycle of familial violence finds the power to build her own future from the place she least suspected in an inspiring tale of friendship and devotion starring Ossie Davis and Della Reese, and directed by Bruce Pittman. For years Jo Ann Foley (Madeline Zima) has suffered under the cruel hand of her ruthless grandfather. A chance meeting with kindly neighbors Honey (Reese) and her husband Too Tall (Davis) finds things looking up, however, as the nurturing couple provides Jo Ann with the support needed to break free of her grandfather's tyrannical grip. As the future lies before her ready to be molded however she sees fit, Jo Ann must now find the courage to let go of the past and seek the redemption needed to start life anew.
Emma's Wish
Mona Washburn
A lonely retirement home resident obtains a magical ring on her 75th birthday which grants her wish to again be young. Awakening the next morning she finds herself to be 40 years old again. She leaves the home and takes a position as a housekeeper for her daughter, who does not recognize her.
Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle
Tess
After their parents died, Wayne Travers (Randy Travis) began taking care of his mentally retarded brother Joey, a responsibility he was starting to regret. His only help was Joey’s friend Serena–until a miracle happened on Christmas Eve. Charles, a con-artist, arrived the next morning and divided the town with his schemes. What he didn’t expect, however, was to find pieces of his life he’d abandoned long ago, and he certainly never expected to encounter real angels. Monica and Tess (Roma Downey, Della Reese) have their hands full helping the people discern between truth and lies while protecting a miracle that reveals the true giftof Christmas. From the heartwarming , hit series, Tounced by an Angel, this poignant story is destined to become a holiday classic
Milagre na Cabana
Lilly Cooper
Quarreled sisters; Sarah and Wanda inherit property from their mother. It has always belonged to the family. Sarah insists on selling it as soon as possible because she has many difficulties. She goes there with her daughter; Gina. Wanda, on the other hand, wants to keep the property in family. They soon discover that it's not abandoned. Old lady, Lilly Cooper has been living there for many years and doesn't want to leave the house, at least, not as long as she can meet her son.
Mamãe Quer Que Eu Case
Katie Beale
Depois que descobriu ter câncer, Helen só pensa em encontrar a esposa perfeita para seu filho.
Entre Tapas e Beijos
Ma Wright
Nightclub manager Darnell Wright is a perpetual playboy who is almost as devoted to his job as he is to the pursuit of beautiful women. After he sets his sights on the ultra-classy Brandi Web, he launches an all-out assault to win her heart. Ultimately, charm, lust and passion prevail, but Darnell learns the hard way that when you play, you pay. Brandi is much harder to get rid of than she was to get--especially when she realizes that she has a rival vying for Darnell's affection. When he finally decides to call it quits, Brandi becomes an obsessed femme fatale stalking the new love of her life.
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Self
A comical and musical collection of yuletide appearances on the Ed Sullivan show. Timeless appearances by musical guests such as Johnny Mathis, Sergio Franchi and Bing Crosby are included along with comedic performers such as Topo Gigio and the Muppets.
Um Distinto Cavalheiro
Elevator Operator
Em um mundo de conchavos políticos, até mesmo um charlatão profissional como Thomas Jefferson Johnson (Eddie Murphy) pode encontrar um adversário superior. Depois de usar a popularidade de seu nome para ser eleito, Johnson começa a receber as mesmas regalias financeiras de outros políticos. Porém, ao investigar a conexão entre empresas elétricas e câncer em crianças, ele surpreendentemente decide lutar para dar um fim a esta situação, só que para isso terá que enfrentar um inescrupuloso político.
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Alicia Slater
In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household when his new mom is killed in an auto accident and his traveling musician dad is deemed unfit to care for him, being on the road too much. Now, the only thing that can help is if a cold, bureaucratic adoption agency caseworker sees the error of her ways and allows them to be together.
Os Donos da Noite
Vera
Sugar Ray é dono de um ilegal cassino, junto de seu pai, no Harlem. Ameaçados por mafiosos e policiais corruptos, eles se envolvem em muitas confusões para tentar sobreviver no bairro e usam a trapaça como recurso para fugir dos grandes bandidos.
Nightmare in Badham County
Sarah
Two UCLA coeds have engine trouble in small Southern town. When they spurn the local sheriff's advances he arranges for them to be taken to the women's prison on trivial charges (the judge is a cousin), where they must endure atrocities at the hands of the administrators of the prison and the prison guards.
Psychic Killer
Mrs. Gibson
Mental patient Arnold Masters, hospitalized for a murder he didn't commit, learns astral projection--the art of leaving one's physical body and transporting the soul someplace else--from a fellow inmate. Upon his release, Arnold uses his new powers to bump off the people he holds responsible for his arrest, his mother's death while he was imprisoned and the price of meat! Lt. Morgan and Lt. Anderson are the cops on his trail, while his caring shrink, Dr. Scott, tries to prevent any more deaths.
Cop on the Beat
Claudine
An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in this pilot (a spin-off from "Police Story") for the 1975-76 series. The veteran cop concept also was the basis for "The Blue Knight" series at the same time — and that, too, was based on a Joseph Wambaugh creation. Also known as "The Return of Joe Forrester."
Twice in a Lifetime
Flo
A tugboat operator and a waterfront cafe owner clash with a dock foreman who is trying to change the way things on the piers have been done.
Daddy's Girl
Diane
A recently widowed Boston newspaper columnist tries to raise his eight-year old daughter with the help of his sister, with whom he shares a house.
Voyage of the Yes
Opal Parker
Two teenagers set out on a 2000-mile sailboat journey from California to Hawaii and en route combat the natural challenges and their inner shortcomings.
Let's Rock!
Herself
A lounge singer tries to adjust to rock 'n' roll music.