She may speak with an appealing Irish lilt, but Downey is the first to admit that when it comes to singing, she's vocally challenged. So it may surprise fans of Downey, star of an avidly watched CBS show -- "Touched by an Angel" ranked by Nielsen at a near-holy No.

Does Roma Downey have an accent?

After getting a big role by losing her accent, Downey then got the role of a lifetime by having an accent. ... "When I went to read originally, the (call) went out for an American," Downey said. "It wasn't specified that it would be somebody with an accent.

Did Roma Downey leave touched by an angel?

Touched by an Angel's Roma Downey returned to CBS with The Dovekeepers. As an actress, Roma Downey enjoyed her biggest success at CBS with Touched by an Angel, and Downey came full circle when she returned to her old network with new miniseries The Dovekeepers in 2015.