Roma Downey (born 6 May 1960) is an Irish actress, singer, and producer, from Derry, Northern Ireland. She is best known for her role as angel Monica, the main character of the TV series Touched by an Angel.
Biography from TMDB.
- May 6, 1960 (66)
- Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
- Actor and producer
- 28 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
What are Roma Downey's films like?
Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 18
A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 2 · Dark 6
Grounded 14 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 6 · Charged 7 · Intense 5
Steady 11 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0
Casual 11 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5
Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 7 of 13 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Jackie Kennedy in A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
- Shapeshifteras Kimberly Stevens in Getting Up and Going Home (1992)
- Heraldas Monica in Touched by an Angel (1994)
- Shadowas Hippolyta in Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994)
- Allyas Samantha Hallihan in A Child Is Missing (1995)
- Heroas Kathleen Russell in Borrowed Hearts (1997)
- Heroas Cassie Whitman in The Test of Love (1999)
- Heroas Maggie Weston in Second Honeymoon (2001)
- Heroas Helen Radke in The Sons of Mistletoe (2001)
- Allyas Megan in Funky Monkey (2004)
- Heroas Jillian Hayes in The Survivors Club (2004)
- Threshold guardianas Barbara 'Barb' Randall in Keeping Up with the Randalls (2011)
- Heroas Elizabeth Baxter in The Baxters (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Roma Downey's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Little Boy (2015) · producer
- Borrowed Hearts (1997) · actor, producer
- The Sons of Mistletoe (2001) · actor, producer
- Come Dance at My Wedding (2009) · actor
- The Baxters (2024) · actor, producer
- A Woman Named Jackie (1991) · actor
- The Test of Love (1999) · actor, producer · free
- On a Wing and a Prayer (2023) · producer
- The Survivors Club (2004) · actor, producer
- Merv (2025) · producer
- Little Boy (2015) · producer · free
- Borrowed Hearts (1997) · actor, producer · free
- A.D. The Bible Continues (2015) · producer · free
- The Sons of Mistletoe (2001) · actor, producer · free
- Come Dance at My Wedding (2009) · actor · free
- A Woman Named Jackie (1991) · actor · free
- The Test of Love (1999) · actor, producer · free
- Getting Up and Going Home (1992) · actor · free
- Ben-Hur (2016) · producer · free
- On a Wing and a Prayer (2023) · producer · free
- Shout! TV, show their 4 titles on Shout! TV
- Howdy, show their 3 titles on Howdy
- Fox Nation, show their 2 titles on Fox Nation
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Dove Channel, show their title on Dove Channel
- Great American Pure Flix, show their title on Great American Pure Flix
- HISTORY Vault, show their title on HISTORY Vault
Subscription and free streaming for Roma Downey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
44 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Merv(2025)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Baxters(2024)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
On a Wing and a Prayer(2023)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Redeeming Love(2022)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Rough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Country Ever After(2020)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Messiah(2020)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
A Bump Along the Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Ben-Hur(2016)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Little Boy(2015)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
A.D. The Bible Continues(2015)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
The Dovekeepers(2015)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows
Son of God(2014)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all filmsLa Biblia (serie de televisión) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Bible(2013)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Little Angels Vol. 3: 123's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Come Dance at My Wedding(2009)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
At Jesus' Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Funky Monkey(2004)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Survivors Club(2004)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Sons of Mistletoe(2001)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Second Honeymoon(2001)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Between the Lions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Test of Love(1999)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Monday After the Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Touched by an Angel: A Christmas Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
It's a Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Borrowed Hearts(1997)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
A Child Is Missing(1995)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Last Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Touched by an Angel(1994)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Diagnosis Murder(1993)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Devlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
A Woman Named Jackie(1991)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
On the Frontlines of Hunger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles, 41 of them dated from 1991 to 2025; peak year 2014.
Biggest box office
Ben-Hur (2016)
Highest rated
Little Boy (2015)
Most popular right now
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Film career
Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1994Screen debut· Hercules and the Amazon Women
- 1994Primetime Emmy nomination· Touched by an Angel
- 1997First top-billed film· Borrowed Hearts
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
5 major nominations and no wins, 1997–2013.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Roma Downey's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of the 18 of 19 with a score; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th13
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 27 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed12
Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Roma Downey's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Roma Downey work with?
People who share at least 2 of Roma Downey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Burnett shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Larry PeerceShared titles: Second Honeymoon (2001), The Test of Love (1999), A Woman Named Jackie (1991)See all 3 shared titles with Larry Peerce
- Tony MitchellShared titles: The Baxters (2024), A.D. The Bible Continues (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Tony Mitchell
Writers
- Peter NelsonShared titles: Funky Monkey (2004), Getting Up and Going Home (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Nelson
Actors
- Sarah Rosen FruitmanShared titles: The Sons of Mistletoe (2001), Borrowed Hearts (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Sarah Rosen Fruitman
Composers and editors
- Lawrence ShraggeShared titles: Keeping Up with the Randalls (2011), Come Dance at My Wedding (2009), The Sons of Mistletoe (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Lawrence Shragge
- Lorne BalfeShared titles: A.D. The Bible Continues (2015), Son of God (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Lorne Balfe
- Robert HallShared titles: A.D. The Bible Continues (2015), Son of God (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Hall
Producers
- Mark BurnettShared titles: Ben-Hur (2016), A.D. The Bible Continues (2015), Little Boy (2015), The Dovekeepers (2015), Son of God (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Mark Burnett
- Tom TodoroffShared titles: The Survivors Club (2004), Second Honeymoon (2001), The Sons of Mistletoe (2001), The Test of Love (1999), Borrowed Hearts (1997)See all 5 shared titles with Tom Todoroff
- Mishy TurnerShared titles: A.D. The Bible Continues (2015), The Dovekeepers (2015), Son of God (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Mishy Turner
- James WilbergerShared titles: Redeeming Love (2022), Keeping Up with the Randalls (2011)See all 2 shared titles with James Wilberger
