Roma was raised in Derry, then went to the Brighton Art College in England where she received her bachelor's. After that, she attended the London Drama Studio, where she was awarded Most Promising Student of the Year when she graduated. Roma was nominated for the Helen Hayes Best Actress Award in 1991 while touring the US with Abbey Theatre's production of "The Playboy of the Western World". She is a beloved Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress from CBS hit series "Touched by an Angel" and Producer of the TV hit "The Bible," in which she also play Mary the Mother of Jesus. Roma is married to producer Mark Burnett. They have three children, Reilly Marie Anspaugh, Cameron Burnett, and James Burnett
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The Baxters (2024)
Starring as Elizabeth Baxter
(34 episodes)
- Episode 3x12: Return Together (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 3x11: God Made Us Three (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 3x10: An Urgent Message (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 3x09: Lost and Found (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 3x08: A Protest (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 3x07: Grief and Joy (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 3x06: Unexpected Guest (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 3x05: A Step Forward (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 3x04: The Moment of Truth (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 3x03: A Sisters Trip (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 3x02: Cautionary Tale (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 3x01: New Beginnings (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 2x12: It’s Not Perfect (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 2x11: Waiting for Wings (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 2x10: Say a Little Prayer (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 2x09: Broken Pieces (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 2x08: Paris (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 2x07: When the Smoke Clears (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 2x06: Allure (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 2x05: Memory Box (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 2x04: One Step Forward (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 2x03: Erin’s Birthday (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 2x02: The Easy Part (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 2x01: Blank Canvas (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 1x10: A Guide to Guilt (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 1x09: Justin D. James & Jessie Rosen (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 1x08: Food for Thought (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: Old Wounds (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: For Better Or Worse (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: In the Heat Of (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: In Hindsight (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Irreconcilable Differences (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Homecoming (Mar 28, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Under the Surface (Mar 28, 2024)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Roma Downey
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x138: Gail Simmons, Roma Downey, Justine Bateman (Apr 1, 2021)
- Episode 3x127: Tim Janis, Máiréad Nesbitt, Roma Downey, Justin Sylvester (Mar 17, 2021)
Answered Prayers (2015)
Starring as Host
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Out of the Darkness, Into the Light (Aug 30, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: We're Never Alone (Aug 23, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: All is Not Lost (Aug 16, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: His Healing Hands (Aug 9, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: A Divine Plan (Aug 2, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Send Me an Angel (Jul 26, 2015)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Roma Downey
- Episode 2015-04-01: Pharrell, Roma Downey, Mark Burnett, Milky Chance (Apr 1, 2015)
The Arsenio Hall Show (2013)
Guest starring as Roma Downey
- Episode 1x115: Cast of Son of God, Jeff Perry, David Banner (Mar 7, 2014)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Roma Downey
- Episode 19x29: Sleeping Dogs, Renegade Nell, American Rust: Broken Justice (Mar 30, 2024)
The Division (2001)
Guest starring as Reagan Gilancy
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x15: Acts of Desperation (May 16, 2004)
- Episode 4x14: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (May 9, 2004)
- Episode 4x13: The Kids Are Alright (May 2, 2004)
Promised Land (1996)
Guest starring as Monica
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x01: Saving Grace (Oct 1, 1998)
- Episode 1x17: Amazing Grace (Feb 25, 1997)
- Episode 1x09: The Homecoming (Nov 26, 1996)
The Daily Show with Craig Kilborn (1996)
Guest starring as Roma Downey
- Episode 1998-11-18: Roma Downey (Nov 18, 1998)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
Guest starring as Hippolyta
- Episode S01 Special: Hercules and the Amazon Women (May 5, 1994)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Starring as Monica
(98 episodes)
- Episode 9x19: The Show Must Not Go On (Apr 12, 2003)
- Episode 8x09: When Sunny Gets Blue (Dec 1, 2001)
- Episode 8x06: Famous Last Words (Nov 3, 2001)
- Episode 8x05: Chutzpah (Oct 27, 2001)
- Episode 8x04: Manhunt (Oct 20, 2001)
- Episode 7x16: Winners, Losers & Leftovers (Feb 25, 2001)
- Episode 7x10: An Angel on My Tree (Dec 17, 2000)
- Episode 6x21: Living the Rest of My Life (Apr 9, 2000)
- Episode 6x18: Bar Mitzvah (Mar 12, 2000)
- Episode 6x07: Voice of an Angel (Nov 14, 1999)
- Episode 6x03: The Last Day of the Rest of Your Life (Oct 19, 1999)
- Episode 5x26: Godspeed (May 23, 1999)
- Episode 5x22: Full Circle (Apr 25, 1999)
- Episode 5x20: Into the Fire (Apr 4, 1999)
- Episode 5x13: The Medium and the Message (Jan 10, 1999)
- Episode 5x08: The Wind Beneath My Wings (Nov 8, 1998)
- Episode 5x06: Beautiful Dreamer (Oct 25, 1998)
- Episode 5x02: Vengance Is Mine (aka Saving Grace: Part 1) (Sep 27, 1998)
- Episode 4x27: The Spirit of Liberty Moon (2) (May 17, 1998)
- Episode 4x26: The Spirit of Liberty Moon (1) (May 17, 1998)
- Episode 4x22: Cry, and You Cry Alone (Apr 12, 1998)
- Episode 4x21: Seek and Ye Shall Find (Apr 5, 1998)
- Episode 4x20: How Do You Spell Faith? (Mar 29, 1998)
- Episode 4x18: Breaking Bread (Mar 8, 1998)
- Episode 4x16: Redeeming Love (Feb 1, 1998)
- Episode 4x10: The Comeback (Nov 23, 1997)
- Episode 4x09: Charades (Nov 16, 1997)
- Episode 4x08: My Dinner with Andrew (Nov 9, 1997)
- Episode 4x07: Sandcastles (Nov 2, 1997)
- Episode 4x06: The Pact (Oct 26, 1997)
- Episode 4x05: Jones vs. God (Oct 19, 1997)
- Episode 4x04: Children of the Night (Oct 12, 1997)
- Episode 4x03: Nothing But Net (Oct 5, 1997)
- Episode 4x02: Great Expectations (Sep 28, 1997)
- Episode 4x01: Joe's Return (aka The Road Home: Part 1) (Sep 21, 1997)
- Episode 3x28: A Delicate Balance (May 18, 1997)
- Episode 3x27: Inherit the Wind (May 11, 1997)
- Episode 3x26: An Angel by Any Other Name (May 19, 1997)
- Episode 3x25: Full Moon (May 4, 1997)
- Episode 3x24: At Risk (Apr 27, 1997)
- Episode 3x23: Missing in Action (Apr 13, 1997)
- Episode 3x22: Last Call (Mar 30, 1997)
- Episode 3x21: Have You Seen Me? (Mar 16, 1997)
- Episode 3x20: Labor of Love (Mar 9, 1997)
- Episode 3x19: Amazing Grace (1) (Feb 23, 1997)
- Episode 3x18: Clipped Wings (Feb 16, 1997)
- Episode 3x17: Angel of Death (Feb 9, 1997)
- Episode 3x16: Crisis of Faith (Feb 2, 1997)
- Episode 3x15: Smokescreen (Jan 19, 1997)
- Episode 3x14: Forget Me Not (Jan 12, 1997)
- Episode 3x13: The Violin Lesson (Dec 22, 1996)
- Episode 3x12: The Journalist (Dec 1, 1996)
- Episode 3x11: Homecoming (Part 1) (Nov 24, 1996)
- Episode 3x10: Into the Light (Nov 17, 1996)
- Episode 3x09: Something Blue (Nov 10, 1996)
- Episode 3x08: The Sky Is Falling (Nov 3, 1996)
- Episode 3x07: Groundrush (Oct 30, 1996)
- Episode 3x06: Secret Service (Oct 13, 1996)
- Episode 3x05: Written in Dust (Oct 6, 1996)
- Episode 3x04: Sins of the Father (Sep 29, 1996)
- Episode 3x03: Random Acts (Sep 22, 1996)
- Episode 3x02: A Joyful Noise (Sep 21, 1996)
- Episode 3x01: Promised Land (Sep 15, 1996)
- Episode 2x24: Statute of Limitations (May 18, 1996)
- Episode 2x23: Birthmarks (May 11, 1996)
- Episode 2x22: Flesh and Blood (May 4, 1996)
- Episode 2x21: The Quality of Mercy (Apr 27, 1996)
- Episode 2x20: Portrait of Mrs. Campbell (Mar 23, 1996)
- Episode 2x19: Dear God (Mar 9, 1996)
- Episode 2x18: Lost and Found (Feb 24, 1996)
- Episode 2x17: Out of the Darkness (Feb 17, 1996)
- Episode 2x16: Jacob's Ladder (Feb 10, 1996)
- Episode 2x15: The Indigo Angel (Feb 3, 1996)
- Episode 2x14: Rock 'n' Roll Dad (Jan 20, 1996)
- Episode 2x13: 'Til We Meet Again (Jan 13, 1996)
- Episode 2x12: The One That Got Away (Jan 6, 1996)
- Episode 2x11: The Feather (Dec 16, 1995)
- Episode 2x10: Unidentified Female (Dec 2, 1995)
- Episode 2x09: The Big Bang (Nov 25, 1995)
- Episode 2x08: Operation Smile (Nov 11, 1995)
- Episode 2x07: Reunion (Nov 4, 1995)
- Episode 2x06: In the Name of God (Oct 28, 1995)
- Episode 2x05: Angels on the Air (Oct 21, 1995)
- Episode 2x04: The Driver (Oct 14, 1995)
- Episode 2x03: Sympathy for the Devil (Oct 7, 1995)
- Episode 2x02: Trust (Sep 30, 1995)
- Episode 2x01: Interview with an Angel (Sep 23, 1995)
- Episode 1x11: The Hero (Mar 4, 1995)
- Episode 1x10: There, but for the Grace of God (Feb 25, 1995)
- Episode 1x09: Fear Not! (Dec 25, 1994)
- Episode 1x08: Manny (Dec 14, 1994)
- Episode 1x07: An Unexpected Snow (Dec 7, 1994)
- Episode 1x06: The Heart of the Matter (Nov 2, 1994)
- Episode 1x05: Cassie's Choice (Oct 26, 1994)
- Episode 1x04: Fallen Angela (Oct 19, 1994)
- Episode 1x03: Tough Love (Oct 12, 1994)
- Episode 1x02: Show Me the Way Home (Sep 28, 1994)
- Episode 1x01: The Southbound Bus (Sep 21, 1994)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Roma Downey
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1998-11-12: Roma Downey, Kenneth Branagh, Goo Goo Dolls (Nov 12, 1998)
- Episode 1997-04-22: Katie Couric, Roma Downey, INXS (Apr 22, 1997)
Diagnosis Murder (1992)
Guest starring as Heather Winslow
- Episode 1x12: Reunion with Murder (Feb 4, 1994)
A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
Starring as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Part 3: The Onassis Years (Oct 15, 1991)
- Episode 1x02: Part 2: The Kennedy Years (Oct 14, 1991)
- Episode 1x01: Part 1: The Bouvier Years (Oct 13, 1991)
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991)
Starring as Danielle St. Clair
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls (May 26, 1991)
- Episode 1x06: The Not-So-Great Dictator (May 19, 1991)
- Episode 1x05: Look for the Union Label (May 12, 1991)
- Episode 1x04: Deals are Made to Be Broken (Apr 19, 1991)
- Episode 1x03: A Day in the Life of Logan Murphy (Apr 12, 1991)
- Episode 1x02: A Pirate Story (Apr 5, 1991)
- Episode 1x01: The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (Mar 31, 1991)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Roma Downey
- Episode 23x13: Roma Downey / Missy Elliott (Feb 14, 1998)
People's Choice Awards (1975)
Starring as Host
- Episode 1997-01-12: The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards (Jan 12, 1997)