• Actress Della Reese is seen in 1991. 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,' died at age 86. A family representative released a statement Monday that Reese died peacefully Sunday in California. No cause of death or additional details were provided. | AP
    Actress Della Reese is seen in 1991. 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," died at age 86. A family representative released a statement Monday that Reese died peacefully Sunday in California. No cause of death or additional details were provided. | AP

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LOS ANGELES – Actress and gospel singer Della Reese, who appeared for years in the “Touched By An Angel” television series, has died at the age of 86 at her home in California, her family said on Monday.

The actress “passed away peacefully at her California home surrounded by love” on Sunday, her husband, Franklin Lett, and her family said in a statement.

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