The singer and actress was 86 years old. — -- Della Reese, best known recently for her role as Tess on the hit TV series "Touched by an Angel," died Sunday, her family confirmed for ABC News.

It was just after those latter appearances that Della Reese signed on for her most iconic role, Touched by an Angel's Tess. As the brusque and snarky supervisor to Roma Downey's angel Monica ...

The legendary gospel singer and star of Touched By an Angel was 86 years old Della Reese, the vocal powerhouse who later starred as heaven-sent Tess on the television series Touched By an Angel ...

By Ryan Parker, Mike Barnes Della Reese, the music legend and star of Touched by an ... starred Downey as the angel Monica, with Reese playing her tough supervisor, Tess. Reese was nominated ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television drama "Touched by ...

LOS ANGELES • Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television drama "Touched by an Angel ...

For nine seasons on CBS, Reese played Tess on “Touched by an Angel,” tasked with sending angels to Earth to help people redeem themselves. “We were privileged to have Della as part of the ...

Della Reese, a performer and pastor best ... Sponsor Message In Touched by an Angel, Reese plays Tess, a sarcastic angel boss who is a maternal figure to Downey's apprentice guardian angel.

Della Reese, who segued from pop and jazz singing ... encouragement and optimism to millions of viewers as Tess on ‘Touched By An Angel,’ ” CBS said. “We will forever cherish her warm ...

LOS ANGELES — Della ... it was “Touched by an Angel” that cemented her TV stardom. With co-star Roma Downey, Reese, portraying the acerbic, Cadillac-driving supervising angel Tess ...

Della Reese will be forever in our hearts.” Reese and Downey shared the screen on the CBS inspirational drama “Touched by an Angel” for nine seasons from 1994 to 2003. For her role as Tess ...