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Touched By An Angel Season 1
The first season of the American dramatic television series ''Touched by an Angel'' premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 where it ran for 11 episodes until it concluded on March 4, 1995. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series chronicled the cases of two angels, Monica (Roma Downey) and her supervisor Tess (Della Reese), who bring messages from God to various people to help them as they reach a crossroads in their lives. A season set containing all of the episodes of the season was released to DVD region code#Region codes and countries, Region 1 DVD on August 31, 2004. The episodes use the song "Walk with You", performed by Reese, as their opening theme. Cast Starring *Roma Downey as Monica *Della Reese as Tess Recurring *Charles Rocket as Adam Episodes References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Touched by an Angel season 1 Touched by an Angel seasons 1994 American television seasons 1995 American television seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Roma Downey
Roma Downey (born 6 May 1960) is an actress, producer, and author from Northern Ireland. She gained recognition for her role as Monica the angel, in the CBS television series ''Touched by an Angel'', which ran for nine seasons. Downey portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries '' A Woman Named Jackie''. Downey stars in and produces the television series ''The Baxters''. She has a stage career, performing with the Abbey Theatre, the National Theatre of Ireland, and appearing on and off Broadway. Downey has starred in and served as an executive producer for CBS television movies, including '' Borrowed Hearts'' and ''Second Honeymoon''. As President of Lightworkers Media, the faith and family division of MGM, she and her husband, Mark Burnett, produced the miniseries '' The Bible'', in which she played Mary, mother of Jesus. In collaboration with Burnett, Downey has produced feature films, including '' Ben-Hur'' (2016), ''Son of God'', ''Little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bruce Kessler
Bruce Kessler (March 23, 1936 – April 4, 2024) was an American racing driver and film and television director. Racing career Bruce Kessler was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. He was the son of a clothing designer. In the early 1950s he started racing his mother's Jaguar XK120 in the Sports Car Club of America races at sixteen years old. He raced the road race courses at Paramount Ranch and Willow Springs in California. He was a team driver along with Chuck Daigh for the Scarab race cars built by his good friend Lance Reventlow in the late 1950s. Kessler entered one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix ( Monaco 1958) with a Connaught owned by Bernie Ecclestone, but failed to qualify, although he posted the 21st-fastest time of the 28 entrants. Kessler and Reventlow, driving Reventlow's Mercedes-Benz SL aluminum coupe had stopped at Blackwells Corner on CA Rt. 466/133 on September 30, 1955 on their way to the Salinas Road Races wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ed Marinaro
Ed Marinaro (born March 31, 1950) is an American actor and former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Cornell Big Red, where he was a unanimous All-American and won the Maxwell Award in 1971. From 2010 to 2011, Marinaro starred in the football comedy series ''Blue Mountain State''. He is also known as a regular cast member of ''Hill Street Blues'', playing Officer Joe Coffey for five seasons (1981–1986). Career Football Marinaro played high school football in New Milford, New Jersey, for the New Milford High School Knights. Marinaro played college football at Cornell University, where he was a three-time All-American, and set over 16 NCAA records. He was the first running back in NCAA history to run for 4,000 career rushing yards, and led the nation in rushing in 1971. Marinaro was runner-up to Pat Sullivan for the Heisman Trophy in 1971, the highest finish for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brooke Adams (actress)
Brooke Adams (born February 8, 1949) is an American actress, best known for her film roles in '' Days of Heaven'' (1978), ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' (1978) and '' The Dead Zone'' (1983). Early life Adams was born on February 8, 1949, in New York City, to Rosalind (née Gould), an actress, and Robert K. Adams, who was a producer, actor, and former vice president of CBS, as well as an unverified descendant of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Her sister is actress Lynne Adams. She attended the High School of Performing Arts and the School of American Ballet, and in her youth took dance classes at her aunt's studio in Montague, Michigan. Career After playing roles in television and low-budget films such as ''Shock Waves'', Adams appeared in '' Days of Heaven'' (1978) and the remake of ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' (1978), for which she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress. She has also starred in the films ''Cuba'' (1979), '' The Dead Zone' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nancy Allen (actress)
Nancy Allen (born June 24, 1950) is an American actress. She came to prominence for her performances in several films directed by Brian De Palma in the 1970s and early 1980s. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award nomination and three Saturn Award nominations. Her first major role was as Chris Hargensen in Brian De Palma's film '' Carrie'' (1976). Allen was subsequently cast as the co-lead in the Robert Zemeckis-directed comedy ''I Wanna Hold Your Hand'' (1978), followed by a supporting part in Steven Spielberg's ''1941'' (1979). Allen married De Palma in 1979, and her subsequent portrayal of a prostitute who witnesses a murder in his feature '' Dressed to Kill'' (1980) earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. She then appeared in De Palma's neo-noir film ''Blow Out'' (1981), playing a woman implicated in an assassination. Allen and De Palma divorced in 1984. She appeared in the science fiction films '' Strange Invaders'' (1983) and '' The Philadelph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Peter Scolari
Peter Thomas Scolari (September 12, 1955 – October 22, 2021) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Henry Desmond in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''Bosom Buddies'' (1980–1982) and Michael Harris on the CBS sitcom ''Newhart'' (1984–1990), the latter of which earned him three consecutive nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from 1987 to 1989. Scolari had roles as Wayne Szalinski in the Walt Disney Television, Disney sitcom ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show'' (1997–2000) and as Tad Horvath in the HBO series ''Girls (TV series), Girls'' (2012–2017), the latter of which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He had recurring roles as Gillian B. Loeb in the superhero Crime film#crime series, crime series ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'' (2015) and Bishop Thomas Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wendy Makkena
Wendy Rosenberg Makkena ( ; born October 4, 1958) is an American actress best known for playing Sister Mary Robert in the film ''Sister Act'' (1992) and its sequel '' Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit'' (1993) and numerous other roles in film and television. She has appeared regularly on stage since the 1980s. Her other film credits include ''Air Bud'' (1997), '' State of Play'' (2009), and ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'' (2019). Early life Makkena was born in Manhattan, New York City, and attended the Juilliard School. Her mother, Diana K. Rosenberg, was an astrologer specializing in various fields therein including Western and Indian astrology. Career In 1987, she made her Broadway debut in a production of '' Pygmalion'' starring Peter O'Toole. She later appeared in '' Lend Me a Tenor'' and ''Side Man''. In 1988, she made her film debut appearing in ''Eight Men Out''. In 1992, Makkena had a supporting role opposite Whoopi Goldberg in the musical comedy film ''Sister Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Susan Ruttan
Susan Ruttan (Born Susan Diane Dunrud; September 16, 1948) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Roxanne Melman on ''L.A. Law'' (1986–1993), for which she was nominated four times for a Primetime Emmy Award. Early years A native of Oregon City, Oregon, Ruttan is an Oregon logger's daughter, born Susan Diane Dunrud on September 16, 1948,LeBaron, Gaye (September 3, 1987)"Gaye LeBaron's Notebook: That's no victim; that's my wife" '' The Press Democrat''. p. 2. Retrieved April 22, 2025. "Susan Ruttan lived in Santa Rosa until her husband died in a motorcycle accident ..She was Susan Dunrud when she came to Santa Rosa from Oregon in the late '60s to live with her family. Her mother, Helen Manis, is a retired Memorial Hospital employee who still lives in Santa Rosa. ..Susan is the widow of Mel Ruttan Jr., the Vietnam vet son of the late Santa Rosa insurance adjuster Mel Ruttan. They were living in Novato when Mel was killed in 1970 or '71." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rodney Eastman
Rodney Eastman (born July 20, 1967) is a Canadian actor best known for his role of Joey Crusel in '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' and '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master''. He is also a musician in a band named King Straggler with fellow actors John Hawkes and Brentley Gore. The band resides in Los Angeles, California. Life and career Eastman was born in Montreal in 1967 and moved with his family to Los Angeles when he was five. Deciding while he was attending Schurr High School in Montebello, California that he wanted to be an actor, he studied drama and appeared in numerous high school productions. After graduating, he landed his first job as an extra in the television musical ''Have You Tried Talking to Patty?'' Eastman has starred in several films, and his best-known film role is in the 1987 hit horror film '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' as Joey Crusel. In 1988, he reprised his role in the sequel '' A Nightmare on Elm Street ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alyson Hannigan
Allison Lee Hannigan (born March 24, 1974), known professionally as Alyson Hannigan, is an American actress and television presenter. She began her film career with supporting roles in the comedy films '' Impure Thoughts'' (1986) and '' My Stepmother Is an Alien'' (1988), receiving a Young Artist Award nomination for the latter. In 1999, she began starring in the '' American Pie'' film series as Michelle Flaherty, the films' primary love interest, appearing in every film in the series from 1999 to 2012. For her role in the series, she was nominated for three Teen Choice Awards and won a Young Hollywood Award. She went on to star in the parody film '' Date Movie'' (2006), the slasher film '' You Might Be the Killer'' (2018), and the superhero film '' Flora & Ulysses'' (2021). Hannigan got her start in television starring in the short-lived sitcom '' Free Spirit'' from 1989 to 1990, for which she earned a Young Artist Award nomination. After several minor roles in television fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nicole Yorkin
Nicole Yorkin is an American television writer and producer. In 1997, she shared an Emmy Award nomination with several producers of ''Chicago Hope'' in the category "Outstanding Drama Series". In 2003, she and her partner Dawn Prestwich won a Writers Guild of America (WGA) award for the pilot episode of the episodic drama ''The Education of Max Bickford''. Biography She is the daughter of the late screenwriter and television director and producer Bud Yorkin. In 2009, Prestwich and Yorkin joined the crew of new ABC science fiction drama ''FlashForward'' as consulting producers and writers. The series was co-created by David S. Goyer and Brannon Braga. The show follows a team of FBI agents investigating a global blackout that gave victims a vision of their future. Prestwich and Yorkin co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Gimme Some Truth" based on a story by Barbara Nance. They also co-wrote the episodes "Believe" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". She co-created the period drama ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dawn Prestwich
Dawn Prestwich is an American television writer and producer. She attended The Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas and Stanford University. In 1997, she shared an Emmy nomination with several producers of '' Chicago Hope'' in the category "Outstanding Drama Series". In 2003, she and Nicole Yorkin won a Writers Guild of America award for the pilot episode of the episodic drama '' The Education of Max Bickford''. In 2009 Prestwich and Yorkin joined the crew of new ABC science fiction drama ''FlashForward'' as consulting producers and writers. The series was co-created by David S. Goyer and Brannon Braga. The show follows a team of FBI agents investigating a global blackout that gave victims a vision of their future. Prestwich and Yorkin co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Gimme Some Truth" based on a story by Barbara Nance. They also co-wrote the episodes "Believe" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". She co-created the period drama '' Z: The Beginning of Everything'' for Amazon wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
