Roma Downey

Age: 49
Height: 5' 4"

Birth Place: Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
Born: May. 6th, 1960

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Roma Downey's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Touched by an Angel	Monica
A Woman Named Jackie	Jacqueline Bo&hellip

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Before starring as Monica in "Touched by an Angel" (1994), Roma Downey was best known to television audiences for her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy (I) in the mini-series "A Woman Named Jackie" (1991). She was born and raised in Derry City, Northern Ireland, and earned a bachelor's degree at Brighton Art College in England, UK. She then attended the London Drama Studio, where she starred in productions of many classics, including the plays of Shakespeare, Shaw, and Chekhov. Downey toured the United States with Dublin's famous Abbey Players in a production of The Playboy of the Western World and was nominated for the Helen Hayes (I) Best Actress Award in 1991. Her additional stage credits include the Broadway production of The Circle opposite Rex Harrison (I), and Off Broadway productions of Love's Labour's Lost, Tamara, and Arms and the Man. Downey's additional television credits include starring roles in the films A Child Is Missing (1995) (TV) and Borrowed Hearts (1997) (TV), both on CBS, and Getting Up and Going Home (1992) (TV). Among her feature film credits are The Last Word (1995) and Devlin (1992) (TV). Downey has a daughter. Her birthday is May 6.

TRIVIA:

Living with _"Survivor" (2000)_ (qv) creator, 'Mark Burnett (II)' (qv) (2004).
'Mark Burnett (II)' (qv) proposed to Roma during a trip to Mexico [December 2, 2006].
Eloped and married her first husband, 'Leland Orser' (qv), in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Rome, Italy.
One child; a daughter, Reilly Marie (b.1996)
Cannot type and admits that she pecks at the keys when typing emails and using her computer.
Mother, Maureen, died when Roma was 10.
(1997) Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.
'Della Reese' (qv) is the godmother of her daughter Reilly.

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