`ANGEL' DOWNEY FLYING WITH TV MOVIE, POSSIBLE TOUR.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith In the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of her sixth season of ``Touched by an Angel,'' Roma Downey Roma Downey (born on May 6, 1960 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is an Irish actress and producer, best known for her role as Della Reese's employee, Monica, the main character of the TV series Touched by an Angel. is definitely ready to spread her wings. The actress stars in CBS' Dec. 1 ``A Test of Love'' telepic - in which she plays an American woman who discovers her husband of 20 years has been leading a secret life. And she's talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to music man Phil Coulter  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. about joining him on the road to do some live performances of their ``Healing Angel'' album. Roma says she'd love to perform the ``lovely piece of work . . . of Celtic soundscapes and spoken word.'' However, the challenges of her schedule may well be too steep, she notes. ``We get very little time off. I work many hours a week, and I'm also a single parent of a gorgeous 3-year-old. The time I'm not working, I'm spending with her.'' The series set, in fact, is a second home to her daughter, Reilly Marie - with whom Roma spent part of her summer hiatus visiting family in Ireland. ``I was pregnant while doing the show, the crew has known her from the beginning. She's practically grown up here. And Della Reese Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931), is a famous American Emmy nominated actor and Grammy nominated singer. She started her career in the late 1950s as a successful Jazz singer, best known for her 1959 hit single "Don't You Know". , who is an amazing friend in my life, is her godmother.'' In spite of her desire to branch out, Downey makes it clear she's still thrilled with her series. ``This year, for the first time in a couple of seasons, we had some really good competition,'' she says, referring to such Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. shows as ``Third Watch'' and ``Felicity.'' ``But we managed to work our way into the Top 5 again.'' The sci-fi scene Travolta in his forthcoming ``Battlefield, Earth''? ``Amazingly evil, really consummately evil,'' laughs Forest Whitaker, who plays Travolta's fellow alien in the sci-fi epic due out next year. Whitaker tells us that ``Battlefield'' is ``unlike anything I've seen before. I know it's been compared to `Planet of the Apes,' but it's very dark underneath, dealing with relationships, greed, a holocaust. I think it's going to be really good.'' One might not think of the actor who rose to fame in ``The Crying Game'' and made his name as a director with ``Waiting to Exhale'' - and who previously starred with Travolta in ``Phenomenon'' - as an obvious choice to play an alien creature. But Whitaker says that he's a huge sci-fi fan and just hasn't had the chance to do a genre film before. ``It was wild, because we'd spend hours in makeup. Our characters are about 8 feet tall: We wear these boots to make us really tall - and armor. As an actor, if gives you a lot to play off of - when you're that far up, the world looks pretty different, and it's easy to feel superior.'' Next, Whitaker will be seen in HBO's Dec. 11 ``Witness Protection,'' which has him as a U.S. marshal trying to train mob informant Tom Sizemore and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (born November 17, 1958 in Lombard, Illinois) is an American actress and singer of Italian descent. Mastrantonio's first credited screen appearance was in Brian DePalma's Scarface as Gina Montana, sister of Al Pacino's Tony Montana. , to assume different identities - in only five days. Our town It has been a terrible year for Alan Thicke. He tells us that both his parents died and that his marriage to Gina Tolleson fell apart. ``I really still don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what happened to Gina and me. She is young,'' he says of the 29-year-old former Miss World. He is thrilled that he has joint custody joint custody n. in divorce actions, a decision by the court (often upon agreement of the parents) that the parents will share custody of a child. There are two types of custody, physical and legal. of their 2-year-old son, and says, ``He's the joy of my life. I have him with me three days a week.'' We caught up with Alan at the opening of the La Boca del Conga Room - the new eatery at L.A.'s very happening Conga Room nightclub that boasts celeb ce·leb n. Informal A celebrity. investors, including Jimmy Smits, Paul Rodriguez and Sheila E. On hand for the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. and the spirited salsa dancing were Jimmy's buddies from ``NYPD Blue,'' Dennis Franz and Sharon Lawrence, Tony Curtis, basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the adorable Bai Ling (``Red Corner,'' the forthcoming ``Anna and the King''). And on and on. Touching the future Cute premise on the TV series plotted by NBC's earstwhile programming chief Warren Littlefield for his company and NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Productions: ``Those Who Can't'' focuses on a cocky ladies' man who thinks that working as a substitute teacher will allow him to support himself and have plenty of free time, too. His big surprise is finding himself thriving as a teacher - and caring about his students. With reports by Stephanie DuBois. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1) DOWNEY (2) WHITAKER (3) MASTRANTONIO (4) THICKE |
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