1. Roma Downey gained recognition for her role as Monica the angel, in the CBS television series Touched by an Angel, which ran for nine seasons.
42 Facts About Roma Downey
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Roma Downey has a stage career, performing with the Abbey Theatre, the National Theatre of Ireland, and appearing on and off Broadway.
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Roma Downey has starred in and served as an executive producer for CBS television movies, including Borrowed Hearts and Second Honeymoon.
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In collaboration with Burnett, Roma Downey has produced feature films, including Ben-Hur, Son of God, Little Boy, Woodlawn, Resurrection, Messiah, and Country Ever After.
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Roma Downey was the executive producer of the documentary Faithkeepers, which focuses on the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, as well as Bump Along the Way and the short film Rough, which won the IFTA for Best Short Film in 2021.
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Roma Downey produced the Amazon Prime feature film On a Wing and a Prayer.
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Roma Downey was honored on Variety's "Women of Impact" list in 2014.
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On 11 August 2016, Roma Downey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Roma Downey is a published author, with several books, including the New York Times best-seller Box of Butterflies.
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Roma Downey serves as an ambassador for Operation Smile, participating in missions to Honduras, Vietnam, and Jordan.
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Roma Downey was born and raised in Derry, Northern Ireland, in the Bogside district.
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Roma Downey is named after her two grandmothers, Ro from Rose and Ma from Mary, joined to make Roma Downey.
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Roma Downey then went on to study acting in London at The Drama Studio.
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Roma Downey joined the Abbey Players, based at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, and toured the United States in a production of The Playboy of the Western World.
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Roma Downey moved to New York City after an agent, whom she met during the tour of The Playboy of the Western World, suggested she had potential for success there.
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Roma Downey took a job as a coat checker at an Upper West Side restaurant, before getting cast in Broadway shows.
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Roma Downey starred on Broadway in The Circle with Sir Rex Harrison and at the Roundabout Theater and The Public Theater in New York City.
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Roma Downey played the role of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the American television miniseries A Woman Named Jackie which won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in 1992.
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Roma Downey received one nomination and one win at the TV Guide awards for favorite actress and received two Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe nominations.
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Roma Downey has said the character Monica interested her because it was a strong female role, which were "few and far between" and for its spiritual aspects:.
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Roma Downey has spoken of her deep and lasting love for and friendship with Della Reese.
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Roma Downey was one of the lasting gifts of Touched by an Angel.
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Roma Downey played the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
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Roma Downey produced and starred in television movies including Borrowed Hearts and Second Honeymoon.
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Roma Downey co-authored a book with her husband, A Story of God and All of Us.
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Roma Downey hosted It's a Miracle, on the Pax Network and appeared on stage in A Picasso at the Geffen Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Roma Downey portrayed Annie Sullivan in the TV movie Monday After the Miracle.
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Roma Downey has hosted Saturday Night Live, was one of People's most beautiful people.
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Roma Downey is a spokesperson for the volunteer group Operation Smile.
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Roma Downey is the executive producer of the animated video series, Little Angels, which was released on DVD with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on 14 February 2012.
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Burnett became UA's CEO and Roma Downey became president of LightWorkers Media.
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Roma Downey executive produced a re-telling of Ben-Hur, starring Jack Huston, which was released in August 2016.
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Roma Downey is the author of several books, including Unexpected Blessings and Box of Butterflies, which became a New York Times best seller.
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Roma Downey has two step-sons, James Burnett and Cameron Burnett, and a daughter, Reilly Marie Downey Anspaugh was born on 3 June 1996 and from her previous marriage to director David Anspaugh.
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Roma Downey's Touched by an Angel co-star, Della Reese, officiated at the wedding.
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Roma Downey is a "Smile Ambassador" for the non-profit organization Operation Smile which provides surgeries for children around the world who were born with severe cleft lip and palate.
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Roma Downey has traveled on several international missions with the group to Vietnam, Honduras and Jordan.
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Roma Downey received the Sally Award by the Salvation Army for her contribution to entertainment and helping those in need on 1 October 2015.
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Roma Downey has a Doctor of Fine Art honorary degree from the University of Ulster for her outstanding contribution to acting and philanthropy, and she and Burnett received honorary Doctor of Letters degrees from Nyack College in 2014.
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In 2010, Roma Downey graduated from the University of Santa Monica with a master's degree in Spiritual Psychology.
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Roma Downey was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to the arts, drama and the community in Northern Ireland.
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In 1999, Roma Downey signed with RCA Victor Records and recorded a CD called Healing Angel, released on 14 September 1999.