Roma Downey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Roma Downey
Occupation	TV Actress
Date Of Birth	May 6, 1960(1960-05-06)
Age	64
Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Taurus

Roma Downey Biography

Roma Downey is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on May 6, 1960 in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Actress and singer, who was well-known for her role in the TV drama Touched by an Angel.

She was seen in the film Come Dance at My Wedding with She appeared in the film Come Dance at My Wedding opposite John Schneider..

Roma Downey (born 6 May 1960) 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 (played by Della Reese), 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.

Downey played the role of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the American television miniseries A Woman Named Jackie (1991) which won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in 1992.

She was married to She got married to producer Mark Burnett and was previously married to Leland Orser., and previously she was married to Leland Oser.

Roma Downey Net Worth

Roma Downey is one of the richest TV Actress from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roma Downey 's net worth $100 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She attended Brighton College of Art, England where she studied to become an artist.

She released an album called Healing Angel.

Downey was born and raised in Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 1960, in the Bogside district. Roma is named after her two grandmothers, Ro from Rose and Ma from Mary, joined together to make Roma. She attended Thornhill College, a Catholic girls school. Her mother, Maureen O’Reilly Downey, a homemaker with an interest in the performing arts, died from a heart attack at age 48 when Downey was 10 years old. Her father, Patrick Downey, was a school teacher by training but worked as a mortgage broker. Her father died when Downey was 20. Originally, she planned to be a painter and earned a Bachelor of Arts at Brighton College of Art. Roma studied BA(Hons) Expressive Arts at Brighton Polytechnic (which later became Brighton University). Based at the Falmer campus Downey combined Art and Drama for her degree.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Roma Downey height 5 ft 4 in Roma weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Roma Downey Dating?

According to our records, Roma Downey married to Mark Burnett , David Anspaugh , Leland Orser. As of December 1, 2023, Roma Downey’s is not dating anyone.

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On 18 April 2009, Downey and Burnett delivered the keynote address and accepted an honorary doctorate of law at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management commencement ceremony. In 2010, Downey graduated from the University of Santa Monica with a master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology. Downey also has two honorary degrees; a Doctor of Fine Art (DFA) from the University of Ulster for her outstanding contribution to acting and philanthropy and a Doctor of Letters from Nyack College.

Facts & Trivia

Roma Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Roma Downey celebrates birthday on May 6 of every year.

On May 24, 2011, Downey and husband Mark Burnett announced they were producing a 10-hour docudrama for the History channel, The Bible, based on stories from the Bible scheduled to air in 2013. They began planning it in 2009 and lined up their own financing. The full production cost was $22 million USD. Downey and Burnett wanted to stay as true to the content in the Bible as possible so they put together a wide variety of pastors and academics to review the script and filming. For example, they worked with Pastors Joel Osteen and Rick Warren and academics such as Craig A. Evans and Mark Goodacre.

Is Roma Downey related to Robert Downey?

No relation to Robert Downey, Jr., despite a popular misconception.

What is Roma Downey doing now?

In addition to acting, Downey now works as a producer with a focus on Christian content. She collaborates with her husband, who is a well-known reality TV producer. Read on to find out more about Downey’s career today and about her relationship with her late Touched by an Angel co-star.

Who is Roma Downey husband?

Husband

How religious is Roma Downey?

Downey was raised a Roman Catholic.

Did Roma Downey have a cleft lip?

Cleft lip and palate can be cruelly ostracizing conditions, even life- threatening. Amid the desperation, Downey’s genuine concern radiates. (She tells us the story of her determination to see that one young woman got the transformational surgery.) “She is the perfect fit for Operation Smile,” Magee says.