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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Michael Denison to Carol L. Dudley
Roma Downey Biography (1960-)
Original name, Rosemary Downey; born May 6, 1960, in Derry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; immigrated to the United States, 1988; daughter of Patrick (a schoolteacher) and Maureen Downey (a homemaker and actress); married Leland Orser (an actor), 1986 (divorced, 1989); married David Anspaugh (a film director), November 24, 1995 (divorced March 15, 1998); children: (second marriage)Reilly Marie Anspaugh. Addresses: Agent: Gersh Agency, 232 North CanonDr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, producer
- Birth Details
- May 6, 1960
- Derry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Voice of narrator, Journey to a Hate-Free Millennium (also known as Journey to a Hate-Free Millennium: Stories of Hope and Compassion),New Light Media, 1999
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Lady Joanna Leighton, One Life to Live, ABC, 1988
- Danielle St. Clair, Disney Presents "The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage" (also known as Black Jack Savage), NBC, 1991
- Monica, Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1994-
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Miniseries
- Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, A Woman Named Jackie (also known as A Woman Called Jackie), NBC, 1991
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Movies
- Eileen O'Malley, Devlin, Showtime, 1992
- Kimberly Stevens, Getting Up and Going Home (also known as Unfaithful), Lifetime, 1992
- Hippolyta, Hercules and the Amazon Women (also known as ActionPack), syndicated, 1994
- Samantha Hallihan, A Child Is Missing (also known as The Dog Hermit), CBS, 1995
- Roxy, The Last Word, Showtime, 1995
- Kathleen Russell, Borrowed Hearts (also known as Borrowed Hearts: A Holiday Romance), CBS, 1997
- Annie Sullivan, Monday after the Miracle, 1998
- Cassie Whitman, A Test of Love, CBS, 1999
- Cassie Whitman, A Secret Life (also known as Breach of Trust), 2000
- Maggie Weston, Second Honeymoon, CBS, 2000
- Helen Radke, Sons of Mistletoe, CBS, 2001
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Pilots
- Suzanne Hartman, New Year (also known as New Year's and New Year's 1999), ABC, 1993
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Specials
- Host, Angels among Us, CBS, 1994
- Interviewee, Marry Me!, The Family Channel, 1996
- Host, Miracles and Visions (Fact or Fiction?), Fox, 1996
- Host, Life's Greatest Holiday Stories, CBS, 1997
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Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '97, CBS, 1997
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True Stories from Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998
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Della Reese: Outspoken Angel, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Host, A Christmas Gloria with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Canadian Brass, PBS, 1998
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CBS: The First 50 Years, CBS, 1998
- Host and narrator, Before Your Eyes: Don't Take My Daddy, CBS, 1998
- Host, The American Red Cross Celebrates Real Life Miracles, CBS, 1998
- Host, More True Stories from Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1999
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Intimate Portrait: Della Reese, Lifetime, 1999
- Host, Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '99, CBS, 2000
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Intimate Portrait: Roma Downey, Lifetime, 2001
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InStyle Celebrity Moms, NBC, 2001
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Awards Presentations
- Presenter, The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1996
- Host, The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1997
- Presenter, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1997
- Presenter, The 55th Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1998
- Presenter, The 50th Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
- Presenter, The TV Guide Awards, Fox, 1999
- Presenter, 2nd Annual TV Guide Awards, Fox, 2000
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Episodic
- Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1991
- Heather Winslow, "Reunion with Murder," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1994
- Monica, "Homecoming," Promised Land, CBS, 1996
- Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, 1997
- Monica, "Vengeance Is Mine: Part Two," Promised Land, CBS, 1998
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Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1998
- Herself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001
- Herself, The View, ABC, 2001
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Television Executive Producer
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Movies
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Borrowed Hearts (also known as Borrowed Hearts: A Holiday Romance), CBS, 1997
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Monday after the Miracle, CBS, 1998
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A Test of Love, CBS, 1999
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Second Honeymoon, CBS, 2000
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Sons of Mistletoe, CBS, 2001
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Stage Appearances
- (Off-Broadway debut) Tamara, 1987
- (Broadway debut) The Circle, 1989
- Also appeared in Arms and the Man,
Ghosts, and Love's Labor's Lost, all off-Broadway productions; in The Playboy of the Western World, Abbey Theater production, U.S. cities.
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Healing Angel, BMG Classics, 1999
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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People Weekly, June 3, 1996, pp. 57-58; March 30, 1998, p. 67; November 16, 1998, p. 236
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TV Guide, November 30, 1996, p. 19
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USA Weekend, January 24, 1997, p. 19
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