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Roma Downey: Biography

Roma Downey

Birth Place: Derry, Northern Ireland
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/06/1963, Taurus
Profession: Actor

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Roma Downey Fast Facts:

Both her parents died from heart attacks before her mid-twenties.
Aspired to be a painter until she discovered acting in college.
Studied acting at the Drama Studio London.
A spokesperson for the charity Operation Smile, she traveled to numerous countries (including Vietnam and Honduras) to help children prepare for facial-deformity surgery.
Drawing from her experiences as a single mom, she wrote a children's book called Love Is a Family that was published in 2001.
Touched by an Angel costar Della Reese (an ordained minister) officiated at her 2007 wedding to TV reality mogul Mark Burnett.

Roma Downey Relationships:
Maureen O'Reilly Downey - Mother
Leland Orser - Ex-husband
Patrick Downey - Father
Reilly Marie Anspaugh - Daughter
David Anspaugh - Ex-husband
James Burnett - Stepson
Cameron Burnett - Stepson
Mark Burnett - Husband
John Downey - Brother
Lawrence Downey - Brother
Roma Downey Awards:
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
College:
Attended Brighton College of Art, Brighton, England

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Mark Burnett, Roma Downey, CBS and UPN Winter Press Tour Party John Sciulli/WireImage.com

Sons of Mistletoe, Roma Downey, Scott Terra Ken Woroner/CBS

Sons of Mistletoe, Roma Downey, Scott Terra, Doris Roberts Steve Wilkie/CBS

Sons of Mistletoe, GEORGE NEWBERN, SCOTT TERRA, ROMA DOWNEY Ken Woroner/CBS

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