Roma Downey is a renowned actress and producer who has been creating inspirational content for over two decades. Born in Northern Ireland, she was classically trained in London and has performed on stage with the esteemed Abbey Theater and on and off Broadway.
She gained widespread recognition for her role as Monica, the tender-hearted angel, in the hit CBS show "Touched by an Angel" for nearly a decade, earning multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
As President of LightWorkers, Downey, along with her husband Mark Burnett, produces inspirational content under the joint venture with MGM. Notable productions include the highly acclaimed "The Bible" series on HISTORY, which garnered over 100 million views in the US and earned three Emmy nominations.
Downey and Burnett also produced the feature film "Son of God," which broke box office records as one of the highest faith movie openings of all time, and earned Downey the Movie Guide Grace Award for her role as Mother Mary.
Throughout her illustrious career, Downey has received numerous accolades, including the Irish Diaspora Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Screen, a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, and recognition as a "Trailblazer" by Variety.
She has been featured on The Hollywood Reporter's list of Most Powerful Women in Hollywood and Most Influential People of 2013, and has won the Women in Leadership Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and The Visionary Award at the 2025 Movieguide Awards.
As a producer, Downey has worked on various television series, including "Messiah" and "Country Ever After" for Netflix, "The Women of the Bible" for Lifetime, "The Dovekeepers" for CBS, "A.D. The Bible Continues" for NBC, and "Answered Prayers" for TLC.
She has also executive produced several feature films, including "Little Boy," "Woodlawn," "Ben-Hur," and "Faithkeepers," and has produced the Irish comedy "A Bump Along the Way" and the short film "Rough."
Downey's most recent projects include the feature film "On A Wing and A Prayer" and the television series "The Baxters," based on the Karen Kingsbury best-selling book series. She has also authored several books, including the New York Times best-seller "Box of Butterflies," her 90-day devotional "Unexpected Blessings," and her most recent best-selling book "Be an Angel: Devotions to Inspire and Encourage Love and Light Along the Way."
