Actress Roma Downey's profession has been outlined by main tasks which have had a profound cultural influence. From starring in “Touched By an Angel” to co-creating “The Bible,” Downey has all the time tried to deal with religion, household, and positivity.
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This search continues together with her new youngsters's guide, “Message on the Moon,” a deeply private mission based mostly on her childhood. Downey, who was born in Eire and later immigrated to the US, lately spoke to CBN Information about her efforts, additionally speaking about her love of prayer and gratitude for America.
“They are saying, 'You possibly can take the lady out of Eire, however you’ll be able to't take the lady out of Eire,'” she mentioned. “And I assume that's true, however I really like America and America has been so good to me.
Downey continued, “I’m so extremely grateful to this nation. All my youngsters had been born in America and my husband and I are each Americans. We make our dwelling between Southern California and the good state of Utah.”
This isn’t the primary time that the actress addressed her love for America.
Downey and her husband, famed tv producer Mark Burnett, spoke on the 2016 Nationwide Prayer Breakfast and shared extra particulars about their journey to America and their recognition of the American Dream.
Burnett instructed the viewers how he moved to Los Angeles after leaving the British Military when he was simply 22 years previous. Residing with a boyfriend and not sure of his path, he ultimately took a job as a babysitter in Beverly Hills.
From there, he labored onerous and ultimately made it to Hollywood, creating reveals like “The Voice” and “Survivor,” as famous by Blaze Media. When he later joined MGM as an government, his story closed.
“I received an workplace on the highest flooring of MGM… [with an] unimaginable view of the Hollywood signal [and] Beverly Hills after which it hit me,” Burnett mentioned. “I appeared out the window… and I truly noticed the home the place I used to be the nanny.
He continued, “This may solely occur in America! It's the American dream.”
As for Downey, she recalled working in New York checking coats at an upscale restaurant. In the future, the late TV legend Regis Philbin came to visit and gave her a $20 tip, an act of kindness that shocked her on the time.
A number of years later, she starred in “Touched By an Angel” and ended up on Philbin's present, the place the 2 mentioned what had lately occurred at a restaurant.
“Coat test in a minute,” Downey mentioned on the time. “Subsequent time to play on TV.”
Be taught extra concerning the actress' newest mission, “A Message within the Moon.”
