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Roma Downey is an actress, producer, and author from Derry, Northern Ireland. She produced the mini-series, The Bible, for the History Channel and also starred in it, as Mary, mother of Jesus. For nine seasons she played Monica, the tender-hearted angel and employee of Tess, on the CBS television series Touched by an Angel, for which she earned multiple Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award Best Actress nominations. Born in Derry, Northern Ireland, she has performed on stage with the Abbey Theatre and has appeared both on and off Broadway. She played the leading role of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the miniseries for NBC, A Woman Named Jackie.
Born
Friday, 06 May 1960
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Baxters | Elizabeth Baxter | 2024 |
| Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic | Self | 2023 |
| Lost Lives | Narrator | 2019 |
| Buttons, A New Musical Film | Mother Gertrude / Mother Genevieve | 2018 |
| Grace and Goliath | Roma Downey / Herself | 2017 |
| Harry | Self | 2016 |
| Breaking Bread with Brooke Burke | Self | 2015 |
| Answered Prayers | Self - Hostess | 2015 |
| Son of God Reborn | Self | 2014 |
| Son of God | Mary, Mother of Jesus | 2014 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Baxters | Elizabeth Baxter | 2024 |
| Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic | Self | 2023 |
| Lost Lives | Narrator | 2019 |
| Buttons, A New Musical Film | Mother Gertrude / Mother Genevieve | 2018 |
| Grace and Goliath | Roma Downey / Herself | 2017 |
| Harry | Self | 2016 |
| Breaking Bread with Brooke Burke | Self | 2015 |
| Answered Prayers | Self - Hostess | 2015 |
| Son of God Reborn | Self | 2014 |
| Son of God | Mary, Mother of Jesus | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| The Real | Self | 2013 |
| The Bible | Mother Mary | 2013 |
| Faith Hollywood TV | Self | 2012 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Katie | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Steve Harvey | Self | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Oprah Prime | Self | 2012 |
| Keeping Up with the Randalls | Barb / Barbara 'Barb' Randall | 2011 |
| GeekRockTV | Self | 2010 |
| The Dr. Oz Show | Herself | 2009 |
| Come Dance at My Wedding | Laura Williams | 2009 |
| At Jesus' Side | Petra / Petra (Voice) | 2008 |
| Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition | Self | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| In the Cutz | Guest | 2005 |
| The Hour | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Funky Monkey | Megan | 2004 |
| The Insider | Herself / Herself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| The Survivors Club | Jillian Hayes | 2004 |
| Inside Edition | Self / Self - The Bible | 2003 |
| The Sons of Mistletoe | Helen Radke | 2001 |
| Second Honeymoon | Maggie Weston | 2001 |
| The Division | Reagan Gilancy | 2001 |
| Between the Lions | Self | 2000 |
| The Test of Love | Cassie Whitman | 1999 |
| Borrowed Hearts | Kathleen Russell | 1997 |
| Promised Land | Monica | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Miracles and Visions: Fact or Fiction? | Self - Hostess | 1996 |
| A Child Is Missing | Samantha Hallihan | 1995 |
| The Last Word | Roxy | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | Monica / Monique | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Hercules and the Amazon Women | Hippolyta | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Heather Winslow | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| Devlin | Eileen | 1992 |
| Getting Up and Going Home | Kimberly Stevens | 1992 |
| Dateline NBC | Self | 1992 |
| A Woman Named Jackie | Jacqueline Bouvier | 1991 |
| The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage | Danielle St. Clair | 1991 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self / Self - Author, Box of Butterflies | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Baxters | 2024 |
| On a Wing and a Prayer | 2023 |
| Redeeming Love | 2022 |
| Country Ever After | 2020 |
| Messiah | 2020 |
| A Bump Along the Way | 2019 |
| I Struggle. I Rise. | 2017 |
| Ben-Hur | 2016 |
| Faithkeepers | 2016 |
| Woodlawn | 2015 |
| Little Boy | 2015 |
| A.D. The Bible Continues | 2015 |
| Son of God | 2014 |
| The Bible | 2013 |
| Little Angels Vol. 2: Animals | 2012 |
| Little Angels Vol. 1: ABC's | 2012 |
| Little Angels Vol. 3: 123's | 2012 |
| Funky Monkey | 2004 |
| The Survivors Club | 2004 |
| The Sons of Mistletoe | 2001 |
| Second Honeymoon | 2001 |
| The Test of Love | 1999 |
| Borrowed Hearts | 1997 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
| 1999 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1998 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1998 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
