Biography
Roma Downey is an Irish actress, producer, and author. She gained recognition for her role as Monica the angel, in the CBS television series Touched by an Angel, which ran for nine seasons. Downey portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries A Woman Named Jackie. Downey stars in and produces the television series The Baxters. She has a stage career, performing with the Abbey Theatre, the National Theatre of Ireland, and appearing on and off Broadway.
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Awards & recognition
- Irish Film & Television Awards · 2016
- TV Land Award · 1999
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Miniseries or Movie · 2013 · nominated
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- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Television Series Drama · 1999 · nominated
- Gemini Award — Best TV Movie or Mini-Series · 1998 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Television Series Drama · 1998 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 1998 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 1997 · nominated
- Helen Hayes Award · 1991 · nominated
Filmography29 titles
Getting Up and Going Home
A Woman Named Jackie
It's a Miracle
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Redeeming Love
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Bible
The Survivors Club
The Baxters
Messiah
Little Boy
Touched by an Angel
Diagnosis: Murder
Son of God
The Sons of Mistletoe
Saturday Night Live
Keeping Up with the Randalls
Borrowed Hearts
Come Dance at My Wedding
The Daily Show
Buttons, A New Musical Film
The Dovekeepers
On a Wing and a Prayer
Second Honeymoon
Merv
Grace and Goliath
The Test of Love
The Last Word
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